Culture No child left inside: Obama, Congress trying to open doors A forest stream by Bill Schneider / February 10, 2010
A 'Twelfth Night' that skips the dark currents Carol Roscoe, Darragh Kennan, and Ray Gonzalez have fun with the Bard. by Thomas May / December 13, 2009
Culture Two visiting orchestras, two knockout concerts Harpsichordist Richard Egarr of the Academy of Ancient Music. (AAM) by Thomas May / February 20, 2008
Culture A Seattle playwright's new, soaring work Suzanne Bouchard as Catherine and Armando Duran as Arturo in Robert Schenkkan's <i>By the Waters of Babylon</i>. (Chris Bennion) by Thomas May / February 11, 2008
Bizet's underrated Pearl Fishers gets a fine production at Seattle Opera Conductor Gerard Schwarz lets Bizet's youthful lyricism flow by Thomas May / January 17, 2009
Culture Why the national park gun rule should stand The rule doesn't change much, says this commentator, mostly just making the status quo the legal status quo. So let it be. by Bill Schneider / January 8, 2009
Culture Seattle Opera: looking ahead Janice Baird as Elektra. (Patrice Nin) by Thomas May / January 3, 2008
Messiah becomes a tradition revived An especially memorable performance by Seattle Baroque and Tudor Choir at Town Hall. by Thomas May / December 24, 2007
WET detonates Ibsen's Hedda Gabler Adapted from Ibsen, <i>blahblahblahBANG</i> (Washington Ensemble Theatre) by Thomas May / December 17, 2007
Seamus Heaney tackles Sophocles at the Seattle Rep The lunar-like landscape of <i>The Cure at Troy</i>. Shown are Seth Numrich as Neoptolemus (left) and Boris McGiver as Philoctetes. (Chris Bennion) by Thomas May / April 10, 2008