Artisans build a stage to watch it break down

Generally the prop and set shop isn’t the first thing we think about when we watch a show. But in The Play That Goes Wrong the set is more than just a background, it’s integral to the comedy and dynamics of the play.

Seattle Rep is able to put on this substantially difficult show, for the second time, because they have their own on-site production shops right next to the theatre they perform in. Check out a little of what goes on in those shops before catching a matinee or evening show. — Ciara

The Play That Goes Wrong is a show that needs not only comedic skill and timing, but virtuosic production design and execution to support the action on stage. The set itself is really another character in the play! With safety at the forefront, designers and artisans are tasked with creating a setting where every object, every wall, every piece of furniture can be used—often in unconventional ways—to communicate increasing chaos and destruction at every turn. Everything on stage needs to go really right in order to go really wrong.

On the Stage

We Ain’t Ever Gonna Break Up

Theatre | Village Theatre Issaquah
Now – June 21 | Tickets
Captioned: June 20

Will the perfect fictional folk duo find superstardom, or will they break up? You’ll have to come see to find out!

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