Theater Schmeater

From Rob West, Artistic Director and Moleskinerie reader:

"Since its inception in 1992, Theater Schmeater's mission has been to produce great plays simply and foster a love of theater as an art form in future audiences. We now incorporate more new plays into each season in a search to find the great plays of our own time, and encourage audiences to embrace them with the same respect that is given to established greats. In particular, we are looking to expand our repertoire to include more plays by women, racial and sexual minorities, and new plays from other countries.

Our work with "future audiences" is also very exciting. Since the theater's beginnings it has been our policy to admit any person under the age of eighteen for free to any Theater Schmeater production. Additionally, we have produced annual Free Classics in the Park for the past nine years, through which thousands of families have seen the great plays of classical literature at no charge in parks throughout Seattle.

The Theater is in production year-round, annually presenting 5-6 mainstage shows, 5-6 late night productions and our Free Classic in the Park. Our 2000 season was attended by over 8,100 people at 183 individual performances. Nearly 1,000 people enjoyed the park show and 336 youth took in a show at no cost to them. We also produce a handful of special events, including our annual Wine Auction fundraiser, serving as a venue for the Fringe Festival and co-hosting Tease-O-Rama, a preview performance of upcoming shows at
Fringe theaters..."

Current Shows:
MAINSTAGE:
God Damn Tom
By Wayne Rawley
Directed by
MJ Sieber

February 4 - February 26
Thurs, Fri and Sat nights at 8pm

PWYC Preview, Thurs, Feb 3, 8pm.
Opening Night, Fri, Feb 4, 8pm

Tom has done something wrong, or so we hear. Tom's best friend Jesse figures
it must be true. Ned has looked up to Tom since the first day they met and
he can't believe it's true. Ned's girlfriend Shelly doesn't dare face the
truth. Tom's wife Jillian doesn't care if it's true or not. And Tom's
brother Nason and sister-in-law Corkie? They just have to get out of town
before the guy from the Department of Construction and Land Use comes back.
God Damn Tom is about consequence. We don't know what Tom has done, but as
we meet his friends and family, we begin to discover why he should be
punished. Or maybe, why he shouldn't.

Featuring: Nicole Boote, Erik Hill, Alyssa Keene, Teri Lazzara, John
Lopresti, and Rob West

LATE NIGHT:
The Twilight Zone

Created by Rod Serling
Directed by Beth Raas
January 28th - February 19th
Thurs, Fri and Sat nights at 11pm

Pay-what-you-can Preview, Thurs, Jan. 27, 11pm.
Opening Night, Fri, Jan. 28, 11pm

TWO CLASSIC EPISODES:

LIVING DOLL

A talking doll kills an evil stepfather.

THE AFTER HOURS

A woman trapped in a department store overnight discovers she's actually a
mannequin.

Featuring: Holly Brewer, Katie Foster, Shawn Law, Matthew Middleton, and Ray
Tagavilla as Rod Serling

Visit: www.schmeater.org

onstage at Theater Schmeater:
Mainstage: GOD DAMN TOM
by Wayne Rawley; Directed by MJ Sieber
Thurs, Fri, Sat nights @ 8pm, Jan 21 - Feb 18

LateNight: THE TWILIGHT ZONE
Created by Rod Serling; Directed by Beth Raas
Thurs, Fri, Sat nights @ 11pm, Jan 28 - Feb 18