The BURNING HOUSE, a marionette opera
by Carter Family Marionettes

 April 29 – May 8, 2011

Esterhazy, Franz Josef Haydn created this opera especially for The Royal Marionette Theater at Esterhaza Palace. This opera features splendid live baroque music lead by the internationally acclaimed Margriet Tindemans.

Exquisite cast and sets by Carter Family Marionettes. The Carter Family presented this opera to sold-out crowds at the Sanssouci Palace Theatre of Frederick the Great.

“The Burning House” makes a triumphant return from Europe with a limited engagement of only two-weekends in Seattle.

Don’t miss your chance to see this masterpiece of music and marionettes!

SHOWTIMES:
Fridays at 8pm / Saturdays at 2pm & 8pm / Sundays at 2pm

Tickets available at:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/131198

or call: (800)838-3006

Review of Carter Family Marionettes’ production of “The Burning House” from Berlin’s newspaper: http://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/wen-die-liebe-je-entzuendet/722300.html

Join host extraordinaire Susan Harper for an extravagant evening of magic, music, drama and much more!

All proceeds benefit Friends of the Cedar River Watershed.

Suggested donation is $20 per person.

Egan’s Ballard Jam House, 1707 NW Market St

Join us for the entire evening or drop in to catch an act or two.

All ages are welcome!

Featuring:

Host – Susan Harper, vocalist and songwriter www.susanharper.com
Steffan Soule ~ Magic that Moves www.steffansoule.com
Seattle Boys Tree-Oh ~ Delicious Harmonies
Hugh Sutten ~ Modern Troubadour
Lee Robinson ~ Folk/Country
Emilia Sosa ~ Jazz www.myspace.com/emiliamusic
Kylie Koyote ~ Devious Desert Nymph
www.facebook.com/people/Kylie-Koyote/100001889370789
Michael Murdock ~ Thespian

Friends of the Cedar River Watershed engages citizens to enhance and sustain watersheds through restoration, education, and stewardship.   www.cedarriver.org

Opening today at the Northwest Puppet Center and playing through November 21st.

A whimsical new production by Northwest Puppet Center’s founding artistic directors, Christine & Stephen Carter.

This show combines the famous tale of “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” with the plot from a 19th century Parisian puppet play by Louis Emil Duranty about a  magician’s ill-fated picnic.

Get ready for the buckets to fly in this classical and comical work of puppet theater!

The Northwest Puppet Center is located in the Maple Leaf neighborhood

9123 – 15th Ave  NE, Seattle, WA 98115-3111

Showtimes
Sat. 1pm & 3pm
Sun. 1pm & 3pm

Advance tickets available online or by phone:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/118860
1(800)838-3006

If you’d like to attend all the performances in the 2010-2011 Season,
save money with a subscription:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/118379

Tickets and subscriptions also available at the box office 30 minutes
before each show.

When you visit the puppet center be sure to visit the Puppetry Museum.

Currently on display:

BURATTINI, MARIONETTE & PUPI
An exhibit honoring Italy‘s contributions to the art of puppetry.

This exhibit features puppets from Bergamo, Milano, Sicilia and from Italian repertoire created by Seattle’s own Carter Family Marionettes.

Included in the exhibit are artifacts from the 18th and 19th century.

Museum exhibit open before and after performances or by appointment.

Northwest Puppet Center

(206)523-2579
info@nwpuppet.org

http://nwpuppet.org/apprentice.html

Anybody that knows us at Seattle Twist knows that Shannon and Bruce just fulfilled our wildest dreams by announcing this fun free event at their Trailer Park Cinema, Lucy and Desi in their comedy masterpiece, The Long, Long Trailer!

John Cleese (Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, A Fish Called Wanda, etc.) will be in Seattle on Tuesday, November 3rd at the Moore Theatre for his new comedy tour entitled, “A Final Wave at the World (or The Alimony Tour, Year One).”  Tickets here.

Cleese will be discussing his career in the zany and hilarious world of comedy, as well as his most pressing medical problems, his inability to find a suitable female companion, his mistrust of folk-dancing, and his latest plan for world peace.

Also, we’d like to mention that that there is a NEW DVD BOX SET of his brilliant series Fawlty Towers. All info about the special-edition DVD box set, Fawlty Towers Remastered, can be found here.  

LOOKALIKE CONTEST
Did you always think you looked like Basil Fawlty? And your dog had the air of the Major? Or perhaps your mom is a dead ringer for Sybil? Well now’s your opportunity to prove it to the world and John Cleese! Fans can submit a photo on the Facebook fan page for a chance to have their entry be one of 3 favorites chosen by Mr. Cleese himself! For extended details and official rules, please go here.

To date there are very few entries so your chances of winning are very good!  Did I mention that John Cleese will be selecting the three winners himself?  Bloody awesome!  The contest ends November 15^th, so enter today and guarantee a spot before there’s no vacancy (pardon the pun).  

In a show to benefit Furry Faces Foundation, comics Cathy Sorbo and Rod Long bring their skewed love observations to the historic Admiral Theater in West Seattle with a pre-Valentine’s Day show titled, “Love Sucks (when it’s good).”

“This is kind of an anti-Valentine show,” muses Sorbo. “February 14th puts a strain on single people or those who might not be dating currently. Even couples in love will undoubtedly recognize some of the similar semi-stupid things we do in relationships and get a chuckle.”

Sorbo and Long will present their stand-up embellished with relationship themes and cap-off the evening with a mini-counseling session with the audience.

“Love ain’t all hearts and roses,” submits Sorbo. “I’ve been married going on 18 years now, but I’m a recovering slut — you know what they say: one day at a time.”

Rod Long weighs in on his participation:

“I can’t wait to get my twice-divorced ass onstage and give out sound relationship advice.” He adds, “I have always found that when people are in ridiculous emotional transition that it’s hard to find somebody that just might be your soul mate. Unless, of course, you belong to eharmony.com where true love is but a click or three away from becoming reality.”

The foundation aides in many programs that benefit people and their pets. For example; “It’s Hip to Be Snipped” program helps fund spay/neuter of pets whose people who are on fixed/limited incomes and also the spay/neuter of feral cats.

The group also sponsors “Oliver’s Fund” which assists people on restricted income with unexpected veterinarian bills, food and other pet care necessities. They seek out donations of quality pet food which is disbursed to individuals on our Oliver’s Fund client list and to Seattle Area food banks.

The Admiral is asking people to bring:

– Dog Leashes, cat/dog treats, grooming brushes/combs
– Cat and dog toys, which we will give to shelters for cat and dog environment enrichment programs
– Fleece blankets
– Nutritionally-sound dog and cat food such as Taste of the Wild; Canidade/Felidade; Nutro/Max Cat; Precise.

Tickets for the event are $15.00 and are being sold through Brown Paper Tickets and tickets will also be sold at the door the night of the show.

PDL strikes again… this time on Regina Hackett’s blog.

PDL would like to invite you to witness the conclusion of our first two act blog theater production called “George Washington.”

Last Thursday, September 18th, we posted the first act on the Strangers Slog (http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/overstimulation_roundup) under the posting ‘Overstimulation Roundup” (September 18th, 4:23 pm).

Tonight we completed act two on Regina Hackett’s blog (http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/art/archives/149593.asp#comments) under the posting “Ignoring the online arts community while joining it” (September 24th, 8:41 pm).

It clocked in at around 700 posts and took about 7 hours. As crazy as a task as this may sound, we recognized the great potential to use public comments on media blogs as a stage for presenting plays, stories, improvisation and other acts of text based art. In an age where the blog forum is filled with chaos and random chatter, we saw an opportunity to create and present stories embedded in other organizations websites.

We encourage you to read the entirety of George Washington. We encourage you to reconsider the possibilities and potential for collaborative fiction. But most of all we hope you think about it, enjoy it, and give it a shot sometime. It is one way to get your ideas and your stories out to a larger audience.

I love this call to action. Shall we have a little collaborative fiction? Maybe if the presidential debates don’t happen tonight, some creative minds could enact fantasy debates in the comments of the appropriate political or newspaper blogs….

Cabaret Cruises on Lake Union.  Lounge in luxury whilst sipping delicious cocktails and enjoying award-winning cabaret.

 www.TheCanCan.com

Event: Everything But The Kitchen Sink (or not) Cabaret
Venue: The Triple Door, 216 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101
Time: door at 5:30PM, show at 7:30PM
Tickets: $22 advance, $25 day of show. Rated R (17+)
Ticket Contact: 206-838-4333, http://www.tripledoor.com/tickets
Tickets for all shows are on sale now!

The El Vez For Prez Tour 08

http://www.elvez.net

Yes!  It’s true every one’s favorite Mexican Immigrant is rocking the vote again this election year. Come check out his politics, his band, and the lovely Swedish Housewife!

The Kirkland Performing Arts Center

350 Kirkland Avenue

425-893-9900

www.kpcenter.org

 8PM

$10 – $26

The Swedish Housewife will be shakin’ her money-maker twice in one night; once with El Vez in Kirkland and later that same evening  in the heart of Seattle at Neumos!

Trannyshack Seattle

Hosted by Heklina with fabulous co-hostess Ursula Android and DJ Baby J.

Performances by Jackie Hell, Renttecca, Raya Light, Paula The Swedish Housewife, Kiddie, Ultra, Sylvia O’Stayformore, and more!

Neumos 

925 East Pike Street

Seattle

http://www.neumos.com/

 Door at 9:30PM

Show at 11:00PM

$10

After two spectacular Seattle engagements, PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS returns to wet and woody Seattle. And this time, Writer/Comedian Cathy Sorbo is on hand to whip the audience into a hysterical frenzy before this “Powerful Pair of Penises” makes their highly anticipated entrance. PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS (POP) settles into their new home at ACT Theatre from April 29^th – May 4th. Cathy comments, “I first met the boys a few years back and I can’t wait to see them again. I’ll bet they’ve ‘eh hem’ grown a lot since then. I wonder if I’ll recognize them?”

Make no mistake, there are no sock puppets in this show! This eye POP-ing show is exactly what it pretends to be; two naked penis puppeteers on stage presenting the ancient Australian art of genital origami with an astounding series of penis installations.

Requiring astonishing stamina, an unbelievable stretch factor and an amazing level of testicular fortitude, PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS leaves women and men gasping with more than 40 heroic and hilarious penis installations including The Pelican, The Windsurfer, The Eiffel Tower, Loch Ness Monster, and the signature installation, The Hamburger. POP has made countless celebrity’s eyes ‘pop’: Hugh Grant, Naomi Campbell, Posh Spice, Bono and Elton John to name a few. Join this star-studded list of POP supporters and see for yourself. PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS is a non-sexual adult show.

Show and ticket information can be found at: www.acttheatre.org

Box office phone: (12-7pm, closed mon.): 206-292-7676

Group Sales: (253) 839-4204

For more information visit: www.puppetryofthepenis.net

www.CathySorbo.com