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Talking With the Minds Behind This Year’s Finding Trails Festival Written by Sam Doherty | August 8, 2022 This is the fourth year of the Finding Trails Theatre Festival, but for the first time, it will be in person! Produced as part of the Seattle OAC Art in Parks program, Read more…
Interviewing the Cast of Twelfth Night Written by Sam Doherty | July 28, 2022 I had the privilege to interview members of the cast for Penguin’s upcoming Twelfth Night production. I asked about their experience working with their cast and crew, their opinions on how Shakespeare’s play interacts with concepts Read more…
Youth Director Adrian Martin Taking on Twelfth Night for Summer Penguin Show Written by Sam Doherty | July 25, 2022 Adrian (far right) in his natural habitat. Adrian Martin (he/they) is a rising Junior at Lincoln. He’s been doing theater since his mom realized there was a cheaper alternative to Read more…
Searching for Sasquatch and Finding Friendship: an interview with actor Auburn D’Artell Written by Katrina Filer | May 27, 2022 Meet Auburn D’Artell (he/they): actor, artist, cosplayer, youth leader. But in The Sasquatch Society, Auburn plays Corrie—a middle schooler who was convinced by their precocious but awkward classmate Edward to Read more…
A Dysfunctional Family Roadtrip: Playwright Valentine Wulf on “Welcome to the Landfill” Written by Katrina Filer | January 25, 2022 Meet Valentine Wulf: writer, artist, actress, and aspiring costume designer. Valentine joined Penguin for the Bonfire New Works Festival, where we first saw the script for our winter play, Welcome Read more…
Hersh at the October Bonfire Retreat; photo credit Katrina Filer Journey from Pen to Play: Meet Hersh, Member of the Bonfire Writer’s Cohort Written by Katrina Filer | December 10th, 2021 Meet Hersh Powers, member of both Penguin’s Writer’s Cohort and Seattle Rep’s Collective Playwrighting. Hersh, who has a strong Read more…
Erysichthon House, an illustration by Ivy Gilliam to be used in Metamorphoses as a projected backdrop. Illustrator, Costumer, and Composer: Meet the Storytellers Behind Metamorphoses Written by Katrina Filer | November 21st, 2021 Theater is full of storytellers. Writers, directors, actors—and behind the scenes, a production team. For Penguin’s production Read more…
Young artist Natalie practicing a short play from the Climate Change Theater Action Festival. Photo credit Katrina Filer. “Revisiting Joy and Play in Theater”: Penguins Kick Off Bonfire Collective Written by Katrina Filer | October 11th, 2021 On Saturday, October 2 and Sunday, October 3, Penguins met at UHeights for Read more…
Annika in a 2014 production of Metamorphoses directed by Shana Bestock. Photo credit: Paul Bestock. Director Annika Prichard on Returning to Metamorphoses and Indoor Theater Written by Katrina Filer | September 16th, 2021 Annika is a theater and teaching artist who was born and raised in Seattle. She graduated from Read more…
Maggie Lee (Dangerpants Photography, 2013) Interviewing Maggie Lee: Theater and Asian America Written by Linda Yan | July 9th, 2021 Maggie Lee is an award-winning Seattle playwright who creates diverse, imaginative new worlds on stage in genres like science fiction, fantasy, horror, and action-adventure, with plays produced in Seattle, New Read more…