Seattle Gay News
Issue 21, Volume 46, May 25, 2018
Arts & Entertainment
Fantastic Z’s 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche an absurd and fluffy dish
Fantastik Z Production's 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche at Ballard Underground – Photo by Alex Garland
by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer 5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE FANTASTIC Z PRODUCTIONS (AT BALLARD UNDERGROUND) Through June 2
You are cordially invited to attend the 1956 Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein Annual Quiche Breakfast. Bring your quiches to be judged. Their Golden Rule is “No Men. No Meat. All Manners.” A semi-interactive playlet (I’m not sure you can call it a full-fledged play), 5 Les-
see 5 LESBIANS page 4
June theater busts out singing
Deaf actor Joshua Castille as Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame at 5th Avenue Theatre – Photo by Mark Kitaoka
by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer June is bustin’ out with musicals in our fair town. Classics and world premieres seem to demand that we sing all month long!
The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The 5th Avenue Theatre, 6/1-24 (opens 6/8) Joshua Castille stars as Quasimodo in this local edition of this remarkable work, complete with a 30-person choir. A reimag-
see JUNE OPENINGS page 5
Arroyo’s is a great place to visit
Welcome to Arroyo's at Theater Schmeater – Photo by Dave Hastings
by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer WELCOME TO ARROYO’S THEATER SCHMEATER Through June 2 It’s hip hop and altruism and history and idealism and art. It’s finding out what you’re made of and finding out how to see what is
offered right in front of you. It’s so many things rolled up into one small, delightful play: Welcome to Arroyo’s by Kristoffer Diaz, and it’s at Theater Schmeater, right now. Expertly guided by director Jay O’Leary, this kick ass cast tells the story of a brother and sister reeling from the recent loss of their mother. The sister, Molly (Ashley Salazar), after years of hiding her
see ARROYO'S page 4
Masterfully composed Disobedience a tearfully resonant melodrama
Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams in Disobedience – Photo courtesy of Bleeker Street
by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer DISOBEDIENCE Now playing
When New York artist and photographer Ronit Krushka (Rachel Weisz) receives news that her Orthodox Jewish father (Anton Lesser) died she’s understandably shaken by the news. A beloved figure in the London
see DISOBEDIENCE page 8