Taproot Theatre Shares an Artist’s Powerful Story on Grief
Taproot Theatre hosts Roger Feldman’s work in their lobby, be sure to see it before the show. Plus, a Tony Award-winning show is at The Paramount and Seattle Opera hosts a blood drive.
By Roger Feldman
It was on January 27, 2025, that our daughter passed away from cancer. We were with her in Southern California for 7½ months to help her get through chemotherapy since she couldn’t drive. As an artist, I was getting frustrated by not being able to “make." I went to an art store, bought some chipboard, a metal ruler, and an Exacto knife. I began making 4½”x 4½” maquettes for large-scale installations. Our daughter saw them being made, and she understood. By the time she died, I had completed 50. After we drove back to Seattle, I continued to make more as an act of grieving. It helped me process her death. I finished another 50 and stopped. It occurred to me that the first 50 were about HOPE, hoping she would beat the cancer. It also occurred to me that the second 50—done in Seattle—were about Recentered HOPE. She was a committed Christian who went to Seminary, got a master's degree in Intercultural Studies, and worked in ministry for 20 years before she passed. We know where she is, and her ministry community has felt the loss. She has moved on to the ultimate place of HOPE.
On the Stage
Stereophonic
Musical Theatre | Broadway at The Paramount
Now – October 12 | Tickets
The most Tony Award-winning Show of the year. The most Tony Award-nominated Play of all time. Stereophonic mines the agony and the ecstasy of creation as it zooms in on a music studio in 1976.
ASL Interpreted & Audio Described: October 12
More Events
- Warner Bros. Discovery Presents Bugs Bunny | Seattle Symphony | Now – October 12 | View Print Program
- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom | Seattle Children’s Theatre | Now – October 12 | View Program
- Access Performance: October 12
- The Importance of Being Earnest | Taproot Theatre Company | Now –November 1 | View Program
- LaPaisa x The Chayah Movement Present “For___” | Tacoma Arts Live | October 11 | View Print Program
Next Line
- Roll up your sleeve for a good cause. Seattle Opera and Bloodworks Northwest are teaming up for a community blood drive on October 13. Your donation helps save lives across the Pacific Northwest—and turns a day at the Opera Center into something truly life-giving. Appointments required; sign up now.
- Ryan Guzzo Purcell, director of The Little Foxes at Intiman Theatre, shares his take on Lillian Hellman’s sharp, unforgettable play and what makes this production tick. Watch his video message and get a peek behind the curtain before grabbing your seat.
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