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New play by Stranger columnist confronts mortality with Youtube

24 Jan

The Stranger’s “Last Days” columnist, David Schmader,is morbidly

David Schmader is performing his one-man play, A Short-Term Solution to a Long-Term Problem at Richard Hugo House. Photo courtesy of Richard Hugo House.

David Schmader is performing his one-man play, A Short-Term Solution to a Long-Term Problem at Richard Hugo House. Photo courtesy of Richard Hugo House.

fascinated by “found” comedy: those moments in life where things go so cosmically awry that the only possible response is laughter. In his new solo play, A Short-Term Solution to a Long-Term Problem, which opened Jan. 20 at Seattle’s writing haven, Richard Hugo House, Schmader delves into the decade-long period when he attempted to mitigate the emotional damage from his HIV diagnosis by indulging his eclectic and idiosyncratic sense of humor.

- Read review at crosscut.com.

Northwest premiere of Year Zero at Hugo House

25 Sep

SIS Productions, a Seattle group that supports works that involve Asian American

SIS Productions presents the Northwest premiere of "Year Zero" by Michael Golamco, author of "Cowboy Versus Samurai." Photo courtesy of SIS Productions.

women, themes and issues, will present the Northwest premiere of Year Zero by Michael Golamco on Sept. 30.

Directed by Miko Premo, Year Zero tells the story of Vuthy, a quirky 16-year-old who’s “too Cambodian for the black and Latin kids, and not Cambodian enough for the Cambodian kids,” and his older sister, Ra, who is working towards the American dream of a higher education.

Year Zero by Michael Golamco runs Sept. 30 through Oct. 22. at Richard Hugo House, located at 1634 11th Ave. in Seattle. Tickets are $12-$15. For more information, visit www.sis-productions.org.

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