Well, I wanted to blog with MP, but he told me  “I have my own voice. ” Then he totally showed me up by blogging in a timely manner and with some amazing haikus. But it’s not a competition. I have my own voice. And here it is. Dear Ginger Moloko, I love the idea of apocalyptic cabaret, making lists and changing outfits with every number, but all these fabulous details did not add up to much.

First, I must say that the entire NWNW experience is a rather amazing opportunity for artists in the NW. The fact that OtB offers 18 artists 20 min., a free theater, tech and publicity and a ready made audience is so great and kind of unreal. I just have to recognize the amazing opportunity that NWNW's presents to all of us. Okay- this was the first time that I saw both shows on the same night. Maybe I have a bit of ADD or really can't sit for three hours through any kind of theater experience, but I was having a hard time paying attention towards the end of the night.

A review on the Seattle P-I's Sound Off blog: Thanks to Alice Kaderlan for her insightful review of the first week of Northwest New Works at On the Boards. I concur with her opinion that the works by Heather Raikes and Deborah Wolf were among the most successful; the performances by tEEth and Erin Jorgensen, which Kaderlan did not mention, were also rewarding. Read More

Seattlest blogs about the festival: "As we said on Friday, this past weekend marked the opening of the 24th annual Northwest New Works Festival at On the Boards, which also runs next weekend and features 18 new performances from local artists.