Originally published Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 12:00 AM
ReACT lists 3 plays for the remainder of 2008 season
ReACT Theatre plans plays by John Patrick Shanley and Tony Kushner and a revival of "School House Rock!" for its 15th season as a multicultural Seattle fringe troupe.
Seattle Times theater critic
Chalk up another low-budget but feisty Seattle theater troupe that is biting off big plays.
The Repertory Actors Theatre (commonly known as ReACT) won the rights to do their current show, Lisa Kron's "Well" at Richard Hugo House, just as West Seattle's ArtsWest was going after them. (ArtsWest has moved its own rendition of "Well" to January 2008.)
The remainder of ReACT's 2008 season includes three other shows:
"Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika," July 17-Aug. 10
The second half of Tony Kushner's panoramic drama set during the early days of the AIDS epidemic.
"Defiance," Sept. 12-Oct. 5
The Northwest debut of this 2006 Off-Broadway work about racial frictions in the military during the Vietnam War. Written by John Patrick Shanley, "Defiance" is the second part of a planned play trilogy that began with the Pulitzer Prize-winner "Doubt."
"Schoolhouse Rock Live!"Oct.30-Nov.9
An encore of ReACT's nostalgic revue based on a slew of shortie, musical/educational films initially broadcast on ABC.
The company also hosts a play-reading series at Seattle's Elliot Bay Books.
ReACT is celebrating its 15th anniversary this season. The company is dedicated to multicultural casting and donating part of their box-office receipts to charity.
Subscription and other information: www.reacttheatre.org or 206-364-3283.
Misha Berson: mberson@seattletimes.com
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