Seattle-based actor Matt Smith isn't widely acclaimed outside the area, though his credits are more diverse and sophisticated than many better-known performers. An improv comedian and educator, he has also scored bit parts in "Spider-Man" and "Sleepless in Seattle," performed on the now-defunct local sketch comedy show "Almost Live!" and works as an auctioneer. But there is likely no better introduction to his work than "My Last Year with the Nuns," director Bret Fetzer's stimulating adaptation of Smith's 1997 one-man-show, which recounts Smith's experiences "a white 13-year-old boy in Seattle, Wash. in 1966," as an opening title card puts it. However, race is just one ingredient that plays a role in forming the subtext of this alternately gentle and raunchy paean to Smith's childhood memories, which unfold across the Capitol Hill neighborhood where he grew up. "My Last Year with Nuns" magnifies Smith's appeal. With his folksy delivery belied by naughty asides and eyes that bulge.
- 6/6/2014
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Having been made aware of an intellectual property conflict, Annex Theatre is canceling its upcoming production of Hot Pants. The show was previously set to run from October 30th to November 20th.
Hot Pants! was set to run every Friday and Saturday night. Four local performers tell their own autobiographical story -- but one of them is lying. Then a panel of five, randomly selected audience members gets to interrogate the storytellers to see if they can figure out who's the liar. Everyone who guesses correctly wins a prize.
Conceived and curated by Troy Mink (Carlotta's Late Night Wingding, The Haint) and Bret Fetzer (director of Penguins, curator of Spin the Bottle). Hot Pants! was to be hosted by Troy Mink and will feature the Hot Pants Dancers, choreographed by Jen Moon and Meg Tully!
Storytellers would have included David Schmader (columnist for "The Stranger"), local comedians Emmett Montgomery and Michele Colyn,...
Hot Pants! was set to run every Friday and Saturday night. Four local performers tell their own autobiographical story -- but one of them is lying. Then a panel of five, randomly selected audience members gets to interrogate the storytellers to see if they can figure out who's the liar. Everyone who guesses correctly wins a prize.
Conceived and curated by Troy Mink (Carlotta's Late Night Wingding, The Haint) and Bret Fetzer (director of Penguins, curator of Spin the Bottle). Hot Pants! was to be hosted by Troy Mink and will feature the Hot Pants Dancers, choreographed by Jen Moon and Meg Tully!
Storytellers would have included David Schmader (columnist for "The Stranger"), local comedians Emmett Montgomery and Michele Colyn,...
- 10/20/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
By Christopher Stipp
The Archives, Right Here
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Item #1 - How Bruce Lee Changed The World
For those of us who love Bruce Lee’s influence on modern Asian cinema you’ve probably seen many incarnations of program in some form or another. Like an 80’s DJ who is ultimately limited by the fact that there is a finite number of tracks they can play, there seems to have been so much overlap with footage we’ve seen with regard to the man who was wickedly charismatic and destined for far more than we were given.
Thankfully, as I watched How Bruce Lee Changed The World,...
The Archives, Right Here
I was able to sit down for a couple of years and pump out a book. It’s got little to do with movies. Download and read “Thank You, Goodnight” right Here for free.
And now, you can follow me on Twitter under the name: Stipp
Item #1 - How Bruce Lee Changed The World
For those of us who love Bruce Lee’s influence on modern Asian cinema you’ve probably seen many incarnations of program in some form or another. Like an 80’s DJ who is ultimately limited by the fact that there is a finite number of tracks they can play, there seems to have been so much overlap with footage we’ve seen with regard to the man who was wickedly charismatic and destined for far more than we were given.
Thankfully, as I watched How Bruce Lee Changed The World,...
- 8/28/2009
- by Christopher Stipp
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