Summer is the off-season for professional theatre, and the summer theatre that is performed is very hit-and-miss, usually consisting of volunteer community productions, unless you happen to live in a giant theatre center like Los Angeles. So when I saw fantastic professional theatre in Western Montana featuring two talented profssionals from Spokane, I knew I had to spread the word! Theatre lovers, take a little road trip and treat yourself to some excellent productions.

GO SEE IT!

Interplayers’ production of Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece about two lonely, presumably homeless, men who are waiting for days on end for the mysterious Godot, is truly outstanding. If you like theatre at all, do not miss this one. Really, it is not as depressing as it sounds!

The Revelers Drama Club at SFCC is currently performing Othello. The show runs through March 15. Go to http://www.spokanefalls.edu/Academic/Drama/DramaBrochure.pdf for details. I won't waste words explaining why Othello is one of the best tragedies ever. Here are a few reasons to go see this particular version:

This reviewer saw the Seattle Shakespeare Company's The Servant of Two Masters on Sunday, January 25, at the Seattle Center. This play runs through February 1.