Tensions simmer in 'People of the Book,' a delicate psychological thriller at ACT
An Iraq war veteran returns with a complex wife and a troublesome tale in this world premiere from playwright Yussef El Guindi, who pens exquisitely...
Brendan Kiley
Brendan Kiley is the Seattle Times arts and culture reporter.
Why go to the theater? It’s inconvenient. It can be uncomfortable. And here’s why I love it.
Compared to an evening of Netflix and Uber Eats, theater is downright risky. But it's also an immediate, communal experience that can flirt with the...
7 best bets for theater in the Seattle area this fall
The fall theater season is looking a little feisty this year, from a play about a megachurch pastor who's suddenly not so sure about that...
Budget cruise from Bellingham to Alaska: one man’s account of his ferry deck adventure VIEW
Some tourists ride the Alaska state ferries for thrift and (relative) solitude from the cruise-ship casts of thousands, plus a touch of that riding-the-rails ambience. Our...
Everything you need to know about the hottest tickets in town: Seattle events for September 2019
From Elton John's farewell tour to the "Downton Abbey" movie, our Seattle Times arts writers dish on next month’s most buzzworthy arts and entertainment events.
Sit in a bar, among characters in a play, with Tennessee Williams' 'Small Craft Warnings'
Tennessee Williams' “Small Craft Warnings” happens in a dive bar called Monk’s Place and The Williams Project immerses us among the battered characters, with a...
‘It’s gonna kill this community’: A tiny Alaska town and others in the state brace as governor guts budget
In Alaska, the fishing town of Cordova is afraid that cuts to the state ferry system will eliminate their highway to the outside world. That's...
Everything you need to know about the hottest tickets in town: Seattle events for August 2019
From The Rolling Stones and THING music festival to Seattle Art Fair, our Seattle Times arts writers dish on next month’s most buzzworthy arts and...
Seattle’s Intiman Theatre tries a radical experiment, giving away every ticket for free
Seattle's Intiman Theatre is giving "radical hospitality" a try, giving away for free every ticket to its new show, "The Events." Other theaters, including Kent's...
Moon-landing conspiracy theorists aren’t all the same. Meet some from the Pacific Northwest.
If you look at moon-landing contrarians long enough, they roughly organize themselves into four species: the deniers, the doubters, the esoterics and the critics. And...