One Week Only
Gorey Stories Who can predict the entertainment value of experimental college productions? All we can say is that this thesis project by Miranda King incorporates 18 works by the terrifically odd author/illustrator Edward Gorey. We loves us some Gorey. Reed College, Theatre Mainstage, 3203 SE Woodstock, 777-7755, Thurs-Sat 7:30 pm, $3 Ten Tiny Dances Mike Barber continues his semi-regular hoity-toity performance party at Bluehour with an impressive lineup of 10 different West Coast artists/choreographers doing a different piece every 15 minutes. Artists include Tere Mathern, OBT's Christopher Stowell, Minh Tran, Amber Martin, and more. Bluehour, 250 NW 13th @ Everett, 331-0436, Sun 7 pm, $15
Closing This Week
Like A Five Wheeled Bicycle In Like a Five Wheeled Bicycle, the stage is divided into five realms. In one, cast members form a human machine that processes bread; in another, a father brings home loaves of the same bread to his wife and child. A hypnotic spectacle ensues, punctuated by frequently witty dialogue and physical comedy that at times borders on slapstick. AH B & O Warehouse, 107 SE Washington, 233-4420, Thurs-Sat 8 pm, $10-15, Thursdays pay what you can
Current Runs
Recent Tragic Events Written by Six Feet Under scribe Craig Wright, Recent Tragic Events occurs on 9/12/01, in the apartment of Waverly, who readies herself in her Minneapolis apartment for, of all things, a blind date. But Waverly is committed to seeing this date through, if only for the distraction value. Put on by the brand new all-star theater company Third Rail Repertory, which juggles Wright's blend of realistic dialogue and surrealistic tricks with masterful nonchalance. JWS Coho Theatre, 2257 NW Raleigh, 232-7072, Thurs-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm, through Mar 12, $21