• Polished Punk

    There are no skulls or safety pin sculptures on display in Linda Derschang’s home, but it still shows signs of her punk past—a metal “KISS” sign above a doorway, a Melvins poster beside a window.

    As creator of some of Seattle’s most recognizable hangouts (she owns Oddfellows, Smith, King’s Hardware and Linda’s Tavern), Derschang has developed a sophisticated style that juxtaposes aesthetics.

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  • The Callers connect at Washington Ensemble Theatre

    Alison Sargent
    Washington Ensemble Theatre’s first-ever original musical production, The Callers, crosses the lives of phone sex workers, phone psychics and the people who dial them. Both hotlines answer cries for help from complete strangers as they turn a...
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  • Nothing New in "How to Write a New Book for the Bible"

    Gianni Truzzi
    “The Bible is a story,” Bill Cain tells us in his onstage persona, “a story of a family.” That may be, but not all family stories are biblical in scope. The rejoinder is obvious, but this earnest meditation on family dynamics amid parental...
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  • Wit Wins in Olivier Wevers’ “Cast the First Rock in Twenty Twelve”

    Rachel Gallaher
    Olivier Wevers has done it again. Combining challenging choreography and a strong eye for humor and subversion, Whim W’Him’s Artistic Director brought the company’s third full-evening production to the Intiman last weekend. “Cast the First Rock in...
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