Washington Ensemble Theatre’s blahblahblahBANG confronts you with two distinct modes of performance. The first includes rock climbing, aerials, striptease – typical of On the Boards’ self-described  “weird art environment. ”  ”¦BANG’s second mode remains true to its source, the 19th Century naturalistic drama Hedda Gabler, wherein the narrative proceeds through a realistic plotting of action and emotional argument that lead to Ibsen’s dark conclusion.

Doggie treats, acrobatics,  “fuck ” (the word), fucking (the act), Radiohead, regurgitation, and a dream sequence featuring those creepy translucent plastic Halloween masks, make up just a short list of the reasons that  “blahblahblahBANG ” should have been an absurd and spectacular theatrical abomination, but which, as it turns out, the Washington Ensemble Theatre manages to miraculously utilize in the creation of a coherent, deeply felt, and thoroughly entertaining production of a classic Western theatre mainstay. I am excruciatingly (and joyf

Congratulations to OtB alumna Dayna Hanson (last seen here in October 2006) for being selected for the Northwest Film Forum Start-to-Finish program! Read more about her new feature film "Rainbow" here. Posted by Tania