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 quarter-century later, standing ovations for 'Fences' Playwright August Wilson by Ben Rankin / April 6, 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
Culture Quirky 'Receptionist' makes for a good excuse to head to Portland Sharonlee McLean in <i>The Receptionist</i> at Portland Center Stage. by Ben Rankin / February 25, 2010
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
Culture Lessons from Ferguson The fatal shooting of the unarmed teen sparked protests, looting and a whole lot of soul searching about race. by Hubert Locke / August 31, 2014
Culture Martin v. Zimmerman: Where John Carlson went wrong George Zimmerman's acquittal sparked rallies like this one in New York City. by Hubert Locke / July 21, 2013
Culture Washington state's racist death penalty Guest Opinion: Washington state's justice system provides less justice and more penalty to those who aren't as lily-white as its juries. by Hubert Locke / September 15, 2013
Politics Alleged North Korean Sony Pictures hack a lesson in corporate decency Kim Jong Un, supreme leader of North Korea by Hubert Locke / December 21, 2014