February Theater To Check Out In Seattle Includes A Return To “Crave”

You have some very cool options this month to choose from. WET’s founding company members reprise one of their first productions, Crave, 20 years later. Several productions might help soothe your anxieties about the political crisis. Learn to hula hoop at SCT…and more! Get out those theater planning calendars!!!

Compiled from press releases by Miryam Gordon:

Covenant, ArtsWest, 2/6/25-3/2/25

When a struggling guitarist returns to his small Georgia town a blues star, rumors begin swirling that he may have made a deal with the devil to attain his musical genius. Before long, however, it becomes clear he’s not the only one with a secret. A mythic and suspenseful new play that delivers one devilish twist after another, York Walker’s Covenant explores the power of belief and the thin line between rumor and truth.

www.artswest.org 

The Last Five Years, ACT Theatre and 5^th Avenue Theatre, 2/8/25-3/16/25 (at ACT)

This modern musical takes a devastatingly honest look at one couple’s journey falling in and out of love. Through clever storytelling and sharp lyrics, writer Jason Robert Brown’s cult favorite gives us a raw and intimate window into two souls and two perspectives of one relationship. Jamie’s songs start at the beginning of the relationship and Cathy’s songs start from the end moving back to the beginning with only one song in the middle overlapping.

www.acttheatre.org

Crave, Intiman Theatre, 2/11/25-3/2/25 (at Erickson Theatre)

Love, loss, sex and desire play across the stage in this poetic and deeply personal play from legendary playwright Sarah Kane. Two decades ago, Washington Ensemble Theatre (WET) chose to perform this play as one of their early productions. It was said to be a notable play. 

Intiman is bringing together many of the original WET artists for a career retrospective and celebration, including Roger Bennington, Marc Kennison (Waxie Moon), and Marya Sea Kaminski. Intiman Artistic Director Jennifer Zeyl, will once again design the set. Four fragmented and fractured characters strive to find peace and connection in a lonely world. This is a unique opportunity to see a production with this unique local history.

www.intiman.org 

The Hula Hoopin’ Queen, Seattle Children’s Theatre, 2/12/25-3/23/25

Three Harlem girls vie for the crown of The Hula Hoopin’ Queen, encouraged and mentored by the community elders in playwright Gloria Bond Cunie’s spirited adaptation of Thelma Lynn Godin’s book. A sweet, funny, and energetic slice-of-life reminder of the essential loops that bind our communities. (Ages 5+, 60 minutes no intermission)

www.sct.org

Beginning, BAT Theatre, 2/14-29/25 (at Little Theatre, Kennedy Catholic High, Burien)

Laura is 38, single, childless and with no immediate family; Danny is 42, divorced, living with his mother and has not seen his daughter for a number of years. The play begins with them nearly kissing and charts their journey in real time as they both seek to get back to that point.

www.battheatre.org 

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Renton Civic Theatre, 2/14/25-3/2/25

This musical comedy explores the rollercoaster ride of relationship from first dates to long term commitments. Featuring catchy songs and laugh out loud scenarios, it’s a celebration of love in all its perfectly imperfect forms.

www.rentoncivictheatre.org

Almonds Blossom in Deir Yassin, Dunya Productions, 2/19/25-3/15/25 (world premiere)

Hanna Eady’s new play delves into the theme of Palestinian collective memory at the location of the Palestinian village Deir Yassin, now occupied by an Israeli mental institution. Through its surreal narrative, its characters challenge the silence surrounding its history and the preservation of collective memory.

www.dunyaproductions.org

The Winter’s Tale, Revamped, Key City Public Theatre, 2/20/25-3/16/25

Denise Winter adapts Shakespeare’s complex story of love, jealousy redemption and forgiveness within a paradoxical world of intense psychological drama and sensuous romance. Filled with very real and very dangerous human emotion, this tale is miraculously brimming with hope.

www.keycitypublictheatre.org 

Blithe Spirit, SecondStory Repertory, 2/21/25-3/9/25

Blithe Spirit is a sparkling comedy of errors where the living and the dead collide with hilarious consequences. When a hapless novelist invites an eccentric medium to his home for a séance, he unwittingly conjures the ghost of his first wife, a vivacious and manipulative spirit. As the spectral ex-spouse wreaks havoc on his current marriage, the ensuing chaos and witty banter create a whirlwind of laughter and confusion. With sharp dialogue, unforgettable characters, and a touch of the supernatural, Noël Coward’s classic play is a timeless and uproarious delight.

www.seconstoryrep.org

Fly Me to the Moon, Seattle Women’s Chorus, 2/23/25 (at Benaroya Hall, 1PM and 5PM)

SWC performs The Great American Songbook, 22 popular songs from the early 20th century – all written or made famous by women. Video storytelling illuminates the performances including “Get Happy,” “My Funny Valentine,” and “What a Wonderful World.” 

www.seattlechoruses.org 

Time Stands Still, Thalia’s Umbrella, 2/27/25-3/15/25 (at 12^th Avenue Arts)

A photo-journalist has been badly injured in a war zone, and she returns home to recuperate and figure out what’s next. Her partner wants to get married and have kids. She wants to get back on her feet. And then… It’s a prescient play offering four different models of how to live a good life in troubled times.

www.thaliasumbrella.org

Letters From Max, Seattle Public Theater, 2/28/25-3/23/25

In this intimate, poetic play, a stage adaptation of Sarah Ruhl and Max Ritvo’s 2018 epistolary book, Sarah and her former student Max share letters and poems candidly addressing his terminal illness with humor and lyricism.

www.seattlepublictheater.org

Anne of Green Gables, Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts, 2/28/25-3/16/25

When aging brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert send to the orphanage in Nova Scotia for a boy to help them on the farm, they get more than they bargain for. Due to a mix-up, they are instead left with 11-year-old Anne Shirley. Over the course of six years, this romantic, hot-headed, and energetic girl wins their hearts and turns the stodgy, rural Canadian community into a bright world of “kindred spirits.” This swift yet theatrical adaptation of the classic novel is an all-ages crowd-pleaser.

http://www.redcurtainfoundation.org

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