2018 Productions | HIR 


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SHOW INFO

Co-Production with Intiman & ArtsWest

HIR by Taylor Mac
Directed by Jennifer Zeyl

Somewhere in the suburbs, Isaac has returned from the wars to help take care of his ailing father, only to enter a different warzone: a household in revolt. His mother, liberated from an oppressive marriage – with Isaac’s newly out transgender sibling as her ally – is on a crusade to dismantle the patriarchy. But in Taylor Mac’s sly, subversive comedy HIR, annihilating the past doesn’t always free you from it.

*Note: HIR features the use of strong language, violent content, loud noises and pulsating lights.

Runtime is approximately 2 hours 10 minutes with a 15 minute intermission.

VENUE

HIR is presented at ArtsWest Playhouse
4711 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116
artswest.org   (206) 938-0339

 

 

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PROGRAM

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TALKBACKS

All Talkbacks are free for ticket holders to that evening’s performance of HIR, and take place in the theatre after the performance.

Friday, March 9 – Patriarchy & toxic masculinity

Friday, March 16 – Domestic violence

Friday, March 23 – Military service & PTS

 

*Note: HIR features the use of strong language, violent content, loud noises and pulsating lights.

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CAST

Evan Barrett he/him/his (Isaac) is a Montana-born performer, musician and lifelong learner who is delighted to make his ArtsWest debut. He spent the holiday months in the Can Can Kitchen & Cabaret’s WONDERLAND BRUNCH, and performs regularly with the band Prom Queen, as Evonne, the yellow backup singer. He recently had the opportunity to direct DIVERSE HARMONY, a queer-straight-alliance youth chorus housed in Seattle First Baptist Church. When he’s not engaging directly with the arts, you’ll find him in the mountains, waters, or forests surrounding Seattle. He is a graduate of Cornish College of the Arts, where he now works as a piano accompanist.

Adrian Kljucec he/they (Max) is a performer, director, dramaturg, designer, and stage carpenter. After completing his undergraduate degree from the University of Puget Sound this winter, Adrian is thrilled to be making his professional debut in Seattle with HIR, one of his favorite plays. Some of Adrian’s previous roles include Nick in WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF; Matt/Homer/Troy McClure in MR. BURNS: A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY; Marcus G. Dahlman in YELLOW FACE; Connor in AFTERLIFE: A GHOST STORY; and Dakota in SIDEWINDERS. He has also collaborated with ARTBARN, The Satori Group, The Umbrella Project, ACTivate, and One Coast Collaboration.

Gretchen Krich she/her (Paige) was last seen as Mrs. Pearce in MY FAIR LADY at Village Theatre and at Seattle Rep as Janet the park ranger in Sam Hunter’s A GREAT WILDERNESS. Other local credits include DANCING AT LUGHNASA, CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION, BOOM! (Seattle Rep), CLOUD NINE (Strawshop), O LOVELY GLOWWORM (NCTC), DOUBT, BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE (Mount Baker Theatre), KING JOHN (Upstart Crow). She has travelled the country with the 1st National Tour of THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES and acted in regional theatres including La Jolla Playhouse, Hartford Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville (Humana Festival), Hartford Theatre Works, BAM and many others. Television and film credits include Guy Maddin’s BRAND UPON THE BRAIN, HENRY FOOL, EDEN, SEVEN MINUTES, AND LAW & ORDER. Gretchen is a graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City and a proud Lunt Fontanne Fellow- Class of 2015 with Phylicia Rashad.

Charles Leggett he/him (Arnold) was last seen at Intiman: James T, BARBECUE; Franklin, JOHN BAXTER IS A SWITCH HITTER; Roy Cohn, ANGELS IN AMERICA; Narrator, STU FOR SILVERTON; Phlaccidos, LYSISTRATA; Musician/Cop/Doctor, THE STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. Charles is a three-time nominee (Ray, YANKEE TAVERN, ACT, 2010; Lennie, OF MICE AND MEN, Seattle Rep, 2011) and recipient (Shylock, THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, Seattle Shakespeare Company, 2009) of the Theatre Puget Sound “Gregory” Award for Outstanding Actor, and has twice (2009 and 2015) been nominated for The Stranger Genius Award. Charles has also worked at Seattle Children’s Theatre, Book-It, The Village Theatre, 5th Avenue Theatre Company, many smaller local companies, and regionally at Portland Center Stage. His voice work includes over fifteen audio books (mostly for Seattle’s Cedar House Audio) and several video games. His poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in over three dozen publications nationwide and abroad and has twice been nominated for the Pushcart Prize.

Michael Ramquist he/him (Arnold US)
Michael just finished a  production of YOU ARE RIGHT, IF YOU THINK with Theatre 9/12. This past September, he appeared as George in Fully Reciprocal Theater’s production of WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? He appeared as Sorin in THE SEAGULL and the Duke/Doctor Pinch in COMEDY OF ERRORS with Island Shakespeare Festival on Whidbey Island this past summer. He and the cast of IN ARABIA WE’D ALL BE KINGS received the Gypsy Rose Lee award for best ensemble for the 2016 production at Theater Schmeater.

CREATIVE

Taylor Mac judy (Playwright) is one of the world’s leading theater artists. A playwright, actor, singer-songwriter, performance artist, director and producer and “Critical darling of the New York scene” (NY Magazine), judy’s work has been performed in hundreds of venues including New York City’s Town Hall, Lincoln Center, Celebrate Brooklyn, The Public Theatre and Playwrights Horizons, as well as London’s Hackney Empire and Barbican, D.C.’s Kennedy Center, Los Angeles’s Royce Hall and Ace Theater, Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre and MOMA. Mac is a MacArthur Fellow, a Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Drama and the recipient of multiple awards including the Kennedy Prize, a NY Drama Critics Circle Award, a Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, a Guggenheim, the Herb Alpert in Theater, the Peter Zeisler Memorial Award, the Helen Merrill Playwriting Award, 2 Bessies, 2 Obies, and an Ethyl Eichelberger Award. An alumnus of New Dramatists, judy is currently a New York Theater Workshop Usual Suspect and the Resident playwright at the Here Arts Center.

Jennifer Zeyl she/her (Director) is thrilled to direct HIR in collaboration with Arts West. A Seattle-based scenic designer, director and producer, she designs locally at ACT Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, On the Boards, Intiman, Seattle Shakespeare and Seattle Children’s Theatre and nationally at The Guthrie, The Public, The Rose and Two River Theatre Company. She is the Artistic Director of Intiman Theatre, Founding Co-Artistic Director of Washington Ensemble Theatre, winner of the Stranger Genius Award in Theatre and two-time Gregory Falls Best Scenic Designer, Jennifer is the grateful recipient of funding for her own generative work from the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, Artist Trust, 4Culture, and The NEA. Jennifer works for CityArts Magazine as the Creative Director of Genre Bender and is the Proprietress of Canoe Social Club, a salon for civic-minded artists. BFA Directing, BFA Theatre Design – University of Rhode Island 1996, MFA Scenic Design – University of Washington, 2003.

Julie Welch she/her (Co-Scenic Designer) recent credits include HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (Book-It Repertory Theatre); CORIOLANUS (Rebel Kat Production); GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR (Seattle Shakespeare Company); ALEX AND ARTS, BAD APPLES (ACT Theatre); THE THREE FEATHERS, AN AMERICAN DREAM (Seattle Opera); Grounded (Seattle Public Theatre); BARBECUE, BOOTYCANDY (Intiman Theatre); THE THINGS ARE AGAINST US (Washington Ensemble Theatre – Footlight Award, Gypsy Rose Lee Award); PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, REALLY REALLY (ArtsWest); FREE BOY (5th Avenue Educational Tour); TWISTER BEACH (Café Nordo); THE NOTEWORTHY LIFE OF HOWARD BARNES (Village Theatre); TROJAN WOMEN (Civic Rep); PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (Theatreworks UCCS); LAND OF THE SWEETS (House of Verlaine); TWELFTH NIGHT, COLD EMPTY TERRIBLE, COWBOY MOUTH, THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND, STOP KISS (UW Drama). Upcoming work includes: AN OCTOROON (ArtsWest) and BIG ROCK (Onward Ho! Productions). Welch holds an MFA from the University of Washington and a BA from the University of Puget Sound. Much love to W. www.jhwelchdesigns.com

Timothy White Eagle he/him (Co-Scenic Designer) graduated from University of Utah with a BFA in Theater. He is a Seattle-based visual and performance artist. In the late 1990s, he created and curated Seattle’s landmark performance art coffee house, the Coffee Messiah. In 2016, he was part of the cast of Taylor Mac’s 24 DECADE HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC. In 2017, he joined Taylor Mac’s creative team as Dandy Minion Artistic Director for the touring company of the 24 DECADE HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC.

Pete Rush he/him (Costume Designer) previously designed MOTHERS AND SONS, WONDERFUL LIFE, and BAD APPLES for ArtsWest. Select credits include: THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN (ACT Theatre), RENT, JASPER IN DEADLAND, SPAMALOT (5th Avenue Theatre), GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR, HAMLET, ELECTRA (Seattle Shakespeare Company), CIDER HOUSE RULES, AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY, SLAUGHTERHOUSE 5 (Book-It Repertory Theatre), THE ADDING MACHINE, THE BIG MEAL (New Century Theatre Company), as well as productions at Washington Ensemble Theatre, Strawberry Theatre Workshop, West of Lenin and Seattle Public Theater. Regional credits include: Hangar Theatre, George Street Playhouse, Berkshire Theatre Festival, and Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble.

Robert Aguilar he/him (Lighting Designer) at Intiman: WEDDING BAND, THE CHILDREN’S HOUR, JOHN BAXTER…, ANGELS IN AMERICA. Seattle Area: THE PAJAMA GAME, HOW TO SUCCEED…, JASPER IN DEADLAND (5th Ave); A RAISIN IN THE SUN, LIZARD BOY (Seattle Rep); DAISY, LITTLE SHOP… (ACT). Regional: FULL GALLOP (The Old Globe), 7 SPOTS ON THE SUN (Cincinnati Playhouse).

Matt Starritt he/him (Sound Designer) is a Seattle-based, freelance sound designer for theatre and dance. In Seattle, he has designed for ACT, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Intiman, Seattle Shakespeare Company, Strawberry Theatre Workshop, Book-It Repertory Theatre, ArtsWest, New Century Theatre Company, BenDeLaCreme, Waxie Moon, zoe | juniper, and Washington Ensemble Theatre. Nationally, he has designed for Alley Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Cornerstone Theater Company, The Old Globe, and South Coast Repertory. He is a part-time lecturer for the University of Washington’s School of Drama and was a founding member of Washington Ensemble Theatre.

HATLO they/them (Assistant Director) is a collaborative queer theater artist who creates and facilitates new performance. Collaborators include: Rosa Vissers (as PE|Mo), Alice Gosti, Shontina Vernon, Markeith Wiley, New Century Theater Company, Birthday Girl performance series, MKNZ, the Satori Group, Intiman, Erin Pike & Courtney Meaker, Peter Dee, Kyle Loven, Jessica Jobaris, Washington Ensemble Theatre, & Implied Violence. Presenters include: On the Boards, Genre Bender/City Arts, YellowFish durational performance festival, Velocity, Lo Fi Arts Festival at Smoke Farm, Risk/Reward & Seattle International Dance Festival. residencies include: The Orchard Project, Cornish Arts Incubator, Open Flight, and Project: Space Available. HATLO has a BFA in Original Works/Theater from Cornish and was part of the 2016 Stranger Genius nominated creative team of THATSWHATSHESAID. Upcoming: writer/dramaturge/vocal coach on Alice Gosti’s MATERIAL DEVIANCE IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN CULTURE, March 29-April 1 at On the Boards and directing the Sophomore Ensemble Generative Capstone at Cornish opening April 6.

Nina Williams-Teramachi she/her/they/them (Stage Manager) is an actor and stage manager who recently stage-managed the world premiere of MARIO AND THE COMET directed by Courtney Sale at Seattle Children’s Theatre and was on the stage management team at Seattle Repertory Theatre’s Public Works THE ODDYSEY. Nina was last seen onstage at Seattle Public Theatre’s THE WORLD OF EXTREME HAPPINESS and in Washington Ensemble Theatre’s STRAIGHT WHITE MEN. Nina also works as a teaching artist, working with students from Shakespeare to Musical Theatre. Nina is a graduate of the Intiman Emerging Artist Program and of the Seattle Children’s Theatre internship.

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NEWS

Seattle Times “Go see HIR”

Seattle Gay News “Hir .. doesn’t hold back. It’s a darkly comic shocker from act to act. Magnificently captivating”

Drama in the Hood “Emotionally charged narrative, tackling contemporary issues like discrimination against gender fluid peoples and the continued existence of a patriarchal paradigm, the likes of which the play decries should have been dismantled long ago”

Westside Seattle “HIR is completely enthralling, after all. It’s hard to pause at a great line long enough to laugh, because you worry that you will miss something”

The Stranger “Taylor Mac is a certified (MacArthur grant–winning) genius”

Crosscut “New play in Seattle takes apart the American dream”

Broadway World “ArtsWest And Intiman Team Up For Taylor Mac’s HIR”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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