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All rights reserved. ©2015 Encore Media Group. Reproduction without written permission is prohibited. UWSM 012315 fl ute 1_3s.pdf encoreartsseattle.com 3 CONTENTS APRIL 2015 Little Bee A1 by Chris Cleave Adapted and Directed by Myra Platt A-1 Welcome BY CHRIS CLEAVE A-3 Little Bee Credits ADAPTED & DIRECTED BY MYRA PLATT A-8 Meet the Cast and Crew A-13 Thank You to Our Contributors A-16 Company Information APRIL 22 - MAY 17, 2015 I AM OF IRELAND | PRIDE AND PREJUDICE | THE DOG OF THE SOUTH | LITTLE BEE | SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE ES055 covers.indd 7 2/23/15 3:25 PM ENCORE ARTS NEWS Visit EncoreArtsSeattle.com Five Friday Questions with Keiko Green BY BRETT HAMIL Keiko Green is a half-Japanese writer/performer from Georgia who came shake her and scream, to Seattle via New York three years ago. Since then, she’s appeared in “Stop pretending to be numerous productions: Annex’s Chaos Theory, WET’s Bengal Tiger broken! You’re broken at the Baghdad Zoo, Pony World’s Or, the Whale. This year she makes already!” her debuts at the Rep in The Comparables in March and at Seattle Shakespeare in next May’s production of Othello. Her original musical What’s the best meal Bunnies, inspired by the Woodland Park bunny infestation with music in Seattle? by Jesse Smith, will have its world premiere as part of Annex Theatre’s I’m a sucker for a good mainstage season this April. happy hour. I often end Green is preparing for a creatively prolific year. I caught up with her up eating dinner really for this installment of Five Friday Questions. early because of this happy hour obsession. What’s the best performance you’ve seen lately? The grilled sardine That fake field goal in the NFC championship game. I’m obsessed with tartine at Lecosho is the it. I can’t stop watching loops of it online. It’s everything you want in a single most delicious performance: a solid set-up and a beautiful twist in the plot. I want all bite in Seattle, and it’s my work to be like that fake field goal. only available at happy There’s also been so much good theatre in town so far this year. I hour unless you use your puppy dog eyes -- which I have used to varied saw seven shows last week. The performance that is currently sticking success. in my mind is Robin Jones as Blanche in Civic Rep’s A Streetcar Named Add a salad with a perfect egg, some sausages to share, and a glass (or Desire. She was so layered. Her Blanche was so delicate, and yet she two) of wine for the perfect meal. If I could get the roasted bone marrow would victimize herself in a way that fooled no one. You wanted to from Quinn’s Pub added to that, well…a girl can dream. 4 ENCORE STAGES ENCORE ARTS NEWS What music gets you pumped up? What do you listen to when you’re sad? I like danceable music to get pumped up — or at least something I can jump up and down to. I really like Metric’s “Black Sheep,” though the intro is way too long, so I usually skip 30 seconds in. I actually like the actress who sang it in Scott Pilgrim’s voice better, so I often listen to the movie version online instead. Also my classmate from the Experimental Theatre Wing at NYU is the lead singer of this band Avan Lava, and they’re amazing. Their song “Feels Good” gets me pumped not just because I love the song, but also because it reminds me that I’ve worked with tons of people who are way more talented than I am —it taps into my competitive nature. “Don’t stop never stop.” It’s my mantra. Don’t get left behind. When I’m sad, I like to listen to songs from Young Jean Lee’s band Future Wife. Their song “Horrible Things” puts things into perspective. The lyrics are depressing and hilarious: “Who do you think you are to be immune from tragedy? What makes you so special that you should go unscathed?” But it’s set to this really cute music and her voice is so sweet. All the songs are like that. “I’m Gonna Die” is also really great. I like to play cutesy sad music and just lie there and wallow, if time permits. Do you “treat yourself” to anything special after a show closes? Well, I think the Olympus Spa or “naked spa” in Lynnwood will be my new treat. A friend introduced me to it last October, and I’m pretty smitten. They have a Korean restaurant inside the spa! How am I supposed to resist going to that place? Other than that, I pretty much like to celebrate all night after closing then lock myself in the house the day after, cooking and eating all day. Near the end of a run, I’m eating out more often than I like. So I spend this lazy day filling my body with hot, stinky, healthy Asian foods. I’ll stock up on everything fermented at Uwajimaya a couple days before, preparing for FEB 12 – MAY 17 this stinkfest. What’s the most useful thing anyone’s ever taught you about working in theatre? In an audition, the people on the other side of the table are always on your side. Auditors want This exhibition is organized by the American Generous Support you to walk into the room and blow everyone Federation of Arts and was made possible Anonymous by the generosity of an anonymous donor, the ArtsFund/Guendolen Carkeek Plestcheeff else out of the water. It makes their job easier. JFM Foundation, and Mrs. Donald M. Cox. Fund for the Decorative and Design Arts They are rooting for you. 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