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 Social workers fleeing troubled foster care system Lousy pay, a toxic workplace and excessive workloads are driving away the people who serve vulnerable kids and their families. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / December 7, 2016
Culture These murals will change the way you look at Tacoma Esteban Camacho Steffensen is seen painting birds high on Seven Seas Brewing's building from a cherry picker. The 19,200 sq. ft. mural is one of the largest of its kind in Tacoma. by Rosemary Ponnekanti / June 22, 2017
Culture Hard truths about class and race from those who do the work A viewer takes in ¡Cuidado! - The Help, a new show now up at the Greg Kucera Gallery in Seattle. by Rosemary Ponnekanti / June 7, 2017
Culture The Tacoma artist who is reframing how we see Black bodies Christopher Paul Jordan in his Tacoma studio. by Rosemary Ponnekanti / July 31, 2017
A clean and confident production of 'Hamlet' Darragh Kennan as Hamlet by Ben Rankin / November 11, 2010
Culture At Intiman, a potent rendering of a hardscrabble world Intiman's new artistic director, Kate Whoriskey, restages the Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Ruined' by Ben Rankin / July 28, 2010
Culture ACT's fascinating collage on race and identity At ACT: a fusion of movement and theater by Ben Rankin / July 10, 2009
'Burning the boards' at New Century Hans Altwies and Jennifer Lee Taylor in 'Orange Flower Water' by Ben Rankin / June 27, 2009