Intiman's new Craig Lucas play: blighted lives and hidden truths Daniel Zaitchik, left, plays Billy and James McMenamin is Tad in the Intiman production of Craig Lucas' <I>Prayer for My Enemy</I> by Ben Rankin / August 13, 2007
Doing Shakespeare proud at the Seattle Rep Christine Marie Brown as Viola and Barzin Akhavan as Orsinio in Shakespeare's <i>Twelfe Night</i> at the Seattle Rep. (Chris Bennion) by Ben Rankin / September 27, 2007
Politics Washington state poised to ban guns at protests, Capitol grounds Despite opposition from Republicans and gun-rights activists, lawmakers in Olympia are working to deter ad hoc ‘patrols’ and armed protests. by Levi Pulkkinen & Katie Hayes InvestigateWest / April 9, 2021
News WA laws banning private armies go unenforced before election As concerns grow over vigilante militias on Election Day, police say laws are too vague to invoke. by Katie Hayes InvestigateWest / November 2, 2020 / Updated 2:10 p.m. November 3
Politics Washington state lawmakers look for ways to limit armed militias State laws are vague on armed protests and paramilitaries, but legislators and activists are trying to change that. by Katie Hayes InvestigateWest / January 8, 2021
Culture ACT's Noel Coward show: joyful and unrestrained Anna Lauris in ACT's <i>A Marvelous Party</i>. (Chris Bennion) by Ben Rankin / June 24, 2008
Culture A chamber Julius Caesar set in feudal Japan Seattle Shakespeare Company mounts a vigorous, mostly successful version of a good play for this political season. by Ben Rankin / January 18, 2008
Shakespeare's 'Two Gentlemen,' but with tanning lotion and texting Russ as Crab and Chris Ensweiler as Lance in 'Gentlemen' by Ben Rankin / March 26, 2010
Well-crafted 'Jammer' has a curious charm Ray Tagavilla, Nick Edwards, Jay Irwin, and Monica Wulzen in 'The Jammer' by Ben Rankin / March 23, 2010
Pinter's darting shadows and lights Frank Corrado and Suzanne Bouchard in 'Ashes' by Ben Rankin / January 28, 2010