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Friday, October 11, 2024
Seattle’s Book-It Repertory Theatre rises from the ashes
The Seattle Times: After closing in 2023, Seattle’s venerable Book-It Repertory Theatre, which for 33 years created vibrant theater from works of literature, is slowly rising from the ashes.
This is a beautiful story. The people of Book-It Theatre found a way to make theatre despite the company closing, and it is wonderful to hear how they were supported and helped by fellow theatre makers. Theaters like Book-It that are adapting and creating new works for the stage are so important to the survival of the art form. Especially after COVID, I think it is important that theaters help each other, because I do believe that the success of one theater strengthens the others. Additionally, I love how their plan is to just make theatre however they can, and how they seem to really be driven by the community. I think that’s what this art form is all about, making theatre by making do and making it for a community. I wish Book-It Theatre great success with their future, and I hope they can keep on creating for years to come.
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This is a beautiful story. The people of Book-It Theatre found a way to make theatre despite the company closing, and it is wonderful to hear how they were supported and helped by fellow theatre makers. Theaters like Book-It that are adapting and creating new works for the stage are so important to the survival of the art form. Especially after COVID, I think it is important that theaters help each other, because I do believe that the success of one theater strengthens the others. Additionally, I love how their plan is to just make theatre however they can, and how they seem to really be driven by the community. I think that’s what this art form is all about, making theatre by making do and making it for a community. I wish Book-It Theatre great success with their future, and I hope they can keep on creating for years to come.
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