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"passports rubber stamp sheet" by Traci Bunkers on flickr(search results is an art project. Everyday we search for and post a random flickr photo using the search term "passport".)The Teen Tix Passport to the Arts contest is still on!Here's how it works: - Download the passport - Take it with you and ask for a stamp at the box office every time you use your Teen Tix pass - Once you have 6 stamps, return your passport to us to be entered to win fabulous prizes like a $200 gift card to a retailer of your choosing (choose from Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, GAP, iTunes, Pagliacci, Starbucks, Target, or a pre-paid Visa card). The contest runs through December 29th, 2009, so you still have plenty of time to see art and win! Download your passport and all of the contest details here.

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A (random, hastily-compiled, totally-not-exhaustive) Collection of Some of My Favorite Lines From Teen Tix Reviews

"Like the aforementioned kid-friendly versions of hit shows, RENT: School Edition (as we must learn to refer to it) is creative in its excising of certain curse words. The F-bomb becomes unexpectedly versatile, being replaced in turn by 'CRAP', 'NO', 'STINKING', 'HELL', 'JERK' and even, 'SELF RIGHTEOUS!!'"- Jenny S reviewing RENT: School Edition at Seattle Children's Theatre, August 4th, 2009"The play itself is a horrific slasher, a ghastly tragedy played out in agonizingly slow motion through scene after scene of malignancy, vitriol, and madness."- Anna B reviewing Othello at INTIMAN, July 14th, 2009"Oh Junot Diaz! How do I count the ways of your coolness? If I were to say that within a two hour period of time I didn’t develop a man crush on this wonderful poet of the vulgar I would be lying. All I can really say is “Vonnegut and Marquez, pack your bags; you guys are old news!"- Tavis H reviewing Junot Diaz at Seattle Arts & Lectures March 6th, 2009"The audience arrives early to stake claims marked with blankets and garden chairs with the legs cut off. Here everyone is asking themselves “is my chair too tall?” Near the stage the action has already begun as well."- Molly L reviewing Romeo & Juliet by Wooden O at Volunteer Park July 16th, 2008Think you can do better? We're looking for a few good freelance teen reviewers. We send you to shows (Free tickets! The occassional snack tray!) You write the reviews, we post them on the blog, you receive fame and glory. Hooray! Interested? Send an email to teentix@seattle.gov and we'll add you to the list.

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Hey, Young Filmmakers? NFFTY’s Calling.

Our good friends over at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth announce the 2010 festival call for entries. NFFTY seeks entries for feature-length and short films in narrative, documentary, animation, music video, and experimental categories. Submissions are open to any filmmaker 22 years old or younger, living anywhere in the world. The early deadline is October 31st, 2009, final deadline is January 15th, 2010.Find out everything you need to know about submitting your film hereNFFTY has become the largest and most influential film festival and support organization for filmmakers age 22 and under. NFFTY occurs each spring in Seattle, Washington and includes 100+ film screenings, filmmaking panels, concerts by youth bands, and opportunities for young filmmakers to network with industry professionals and each other. Young filmmakers from around the world submit feature-length and short films in narrative, documentary, animation, music video, experimental, and international categories.

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YCW Grads: Where Are They Now?

Super-reviewer Paulina Przystupa (absorb her ouevre here) moves effortlessly from third- to first-person in her update, the fourth in our series"I'm doing good. Paulina is here and going into her second year at the University of Washington and LOVING it. I am almost a junior by credit (only lacking six of those) and am having to go through the terrible decision of what major I am going to have. (Leaning towards a History/Anthropology double major) I just got a new job at Suzzallo Library (which you should all stop by and say hello). It's been pretty cool being out of high school and in my wisdom I have discovered one great thing: Always take the time to sit back and relax. Whether that be with a book, movie, or a blog there is nothing more important to one's mental health than the fifteen minute (to four hour) breather time."Thank you Paulina. I'm taking your advice and making this my last post of the day. See you all tomorrow.The Young Critics Workshop is a 5-month-long critical writing seminar for 11th & 12th graders and college freshmen who are interested in learning about arts criticism and journalism. It's taught by Brendan Kiley, Arts Editor at the Stranger. Applications for this year's workshop are due October 15th. Download more info here. Download the application here. Email questions to teentix@seattle.gov

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"Arouna Story #2 (2/4) - The Pilgrim Passport" by Osvaldo Zoom on flickr(search results is an art project. Everyday we search for and post a random flickr photo using the search term "passport".)The Teen Tix Passport to the Arts contest is still on!Here's how it works: - Download the passport - Take it with you and ask for a stamp at the box office every time you use your Teen Tix pass - Once you have 6 stamps, return your passport to us to be entered to win fabulous prizes like a $200 gift card to a retailer of your choosing (choose from Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, GAP, iTunes, Pagliacci, Starbucks, Target, or a pre-paid Visa card). The contest runs through December 29th, 2009, so you still have plenty of time to see art and win! Download your passport and all of the contest details here.

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Michelle Obama on Why the Arts Matter

From today's L.A. Times:

“We believe strongly that the arts aren't somehow an 'extra’ part of our national life, but instead we feel that the arts are at the heart of our national life. It is through our music, our literature, our art, drama and dance that we tell the story of our past and we express our hopes for the future. Our artists challenge our assumptions in ways that many cannot and do not. They expand our understandings, and push us to view our world in new and very unexpected way..." "We want to show these young people that they have a place in our world, in our museums, our theaters, our concert halls... We want them to experience the richness of our nation's cultural heritage, one on one, up close and personal, not on TV. We want to show them that they can have a future in the arts community -- whether it's a hobby, or a profession, or simply as an appreciative observer…"She was addressing an international audience at the Pittsburg Creative and Performing Arts School. Thanks Mrs. Obama. You made my day.- Holly A.

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Nothing Short of Brilliant

Review of Roméo et Juliette at Pacific Northwest Ballet by Atanis K.

Take a brilliant Ukrainian composer, an inspired French ballet choreographer, and the most famous love story ever written, combine them with the dancing talent of the Pacific Northwest Ballet’s performers, and you get the sublime, two-and-a-half hour production known as Roméo et Juliette. Even if you are not familiar with Shakespeare’s play, you can still relate to and enjoy this production about the conflicting emotions of love and adolescence. Lucien Postlewaite and Carla Körbes portray their characters with such passion that it is difficult not to find yourself believing they are really the star-crossed lovers the Bard wrote. In fact, the only thing I found difficult to believe was that this is Ms. Körbes’ first time in the role.Lucien Postlewaite and Carla Körbes in Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Roméo et Juliette. Photo © Angela Sterling.Brilliant as well are Jonathan Porretta’s depiction of Mercutio and Batkhurel Bold’s depiction of Tybalt. Mr. Porretta is every bit as mercurial as I expected his character should be, and Mr. Bold’s whole demeanor right down to his movement, his stance, and his facial features screams “villain.” Olivier Wevers also plays the part of Friar Laurence outstandingly, personifying the manipulative attributes that Jean-Christophe Maillot envisioned the character. While every dancer performed with outstanding technique and personality, it is these three that stand out to me above the rest.Batkhurel Bold (as Tybalt) and Jonathan Porretta (as Mercutio) in Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Roméo et Juliette. Photo © Angela Sterling.Though the dancers are the face of the ballet that everyone sees, just as integral are the unseen artists that make the performance happen. Ernest Pignon-Ernest has created a set that is simple, elegant and functional. The set consists of geometric walls that can move across the floor with textures projected upon them. It is the right balance of simplicity and sophistication to provide a sense location without distracting from the performers. Jérôme Kaplan, the costume designer, does an excellent job in crafting the appearances of the characters, and it is in no small part due to him that their personalities are so easy to see. Tybalt’s black costume implies the darkness and anger within character, just as Romeo’s and Juliet’s light costumes reflect the lovers’ hearts and emotions and Friar Laurence’s costume symbolizes his power and, for the most part, control over the situation.This added theme of control and the presence of the acolytes are a digression from the original play’s vision that lends itself nicely to the production. To say Maillot’s work is unique and creative would be as gross an understatement as saying Shakespeare is “a good writer.” The choreography is nothing short of brilliant, and is easily some of the best I have ever seen. Maillot throws in humor as appropriately entertaining as the clever puns lost in the transition from play to dance. Every scene is carefully planned out for maximum impact: Props are utilized to the fullest rather than shown once then discarded. In scenes with many dancers, emphasis is given to the main characters when necessary and divided among everyone when a more chaotic atmosphere is desired. In scenes with fewer dancers, Maillot adds lots of movement in order to use the whole stage effectively. This ballet is one of the most beautiful performances I have ever watched, and whether you know what an arabesque is or not, you are sure to enjoy this production as much as I did.- Atanas KSeptember 24th, 2009Roméo et JuliettePacific Northwest BalletThrough October 4th

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"Ruth Bayton 1923 Passport Photo" by puzzlemaster on flickr(search results is an art project. Everyday we search for and post a random flickr photo using the search term "passport".)The Teen Tix Passport to the Arts contest is still on! Here's how it works:- Download the passport- Take it with you and ask for a stamp at the box office every time you use your Teen Tix pass- Once you have 6 stamps, return your passport to us to be entered to win fabulous prizes like a $200 gift card to a retailer of your choosing (choose from Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, GAP, iTunes, Pagliacci, Starbucks, Target, or a pre-paid Visa card).The contest runs through December 29th, 2009, so you still have plenty of time to see art and win! Download your passport and all of the contest details here.

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"Selected Passport Pages" by [Zakkalicious Mikael] on flickr(search results is an art project. Everyday we search for and post a random flickr photo using the search term "passport".)The Teen Tix Passport to the Arts contest is still on!Here's how it works: - Download the passport - Take it with you and ask for a stamp at the box office every time you use your Teen Tix pass - Once you have 6 stamps, return your passport to us to be entered to win fabulous prizes like a $200 gift card to a retailer of your choosing (choose from Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, GAP, iTunes, Pagliacci, Starbucks, Target, or a pre-paid Visa card). The contest runs through December 29th, 2009, so you still have plenty of time to see art and win! Download your passport and all of the contest details here.

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"myself" by The Divine Miss M. on flickr(search results is an art project. Everyday we search for and post a random flickr photo using the search term "passport".)The Teen Tix Passport to the Arts contest is still on! Here's how it works:- Download the passport- Take it with you and ask for a stamp at the box office every time you use your Teen Tix pass- Once you have 6 stamps, return your passport to us to be entered to win fabulous prizes like a $200 gift card to a retailer of your choosing (choose from Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, GAP, iTunes, Pagliacci, Starbucks, Target, or a pre-paid Visa card).The contest runs through December 29th, 2009, so you still have plenty of time to see art and win! Download your passport and all of the contest details here.

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YCW Grads: Where Are They Now?

For the third installation in our series, Teri Güethner (who will live on forever in YCW history as the girl who wrote, for an assignment, a review of her homecoming date) shares this:"I am now a freshman at Seattle University, my major is Humanities for Teaching (I want to be a high school math teacher!). One thing I've learned since high school would probably be that it's really important to keep in touch with your old friends and let them know what's happening. You want to take those friendships with you to college so that your social circle keeps growing instead of starting over!Best of luck to the YCW! I had SO much fun doing it."The Young Critics Workshop is a 5-month-long critical writing seminar for 11th & 12th graders and college freshmen who are interested in learning about arts criticism and journalism. It's taught by Brendan Kiley, Arts Editor at the Stranger. Applications for this year's workshop are due October 15th. Download more info here. Download the application here. Email questions to teentix@seattle.gov

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YCW Grads: Where Are They Now?

The mighty Ashraf Hasham steps up for the second installation in our series."yo!so here we go:I'm at Wagner College in Staten Island, NY, majoring in Arts Administration. One important thing I've learned in high school is that its always a good idea to challenge yourself to exit your comfort zone, that's when you really recognize who you are. And one (of the many!) things I've learned from YCW is looking at all forms of art with a critical, yet open eye/mind. This has certainly helped me out in my artistic excavations in the city!"The Young Critics Workshop is a 5-month-long critical writing seminar for 11th & 12th graders and college freshmen who are interested in learning about arts criticism and journalism. It's taught by Brendan Kiley, Arts Editor at the Stranger. Applications for this year's workshop are due October 15th. Download more info here. Download the application here. Email questions to teentix@seattle.gov

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YCW Grads: Where Are They Now?

Ruby Aliment was one of the first graduates of the Young Critics Workshop. Here's what she has to say for herself:"Writing this gives me an excuse to not study for my logic exam. I love it! I am finishing out the semester at Loyola University Chicago before transferring the University of Puget Sound to finish my sophomore year.Since graduating high school, I haven't really looked back or thought about it. I suppose I've learned a lot. Like, to stand up for my work, even when it gets me fired from the school paper; listening to my teachers complain about their salary doesn't stop after high school, it gets worse, and that I should never sacrifice my beliefs to please anyone else. Also a tip for those of you that think your school paper's editor is really awesome and chill: Don't date him/her. It won't end well.Overall, the Young Critics Workshop was awesome. It looks great on resumes and college applications. Plus it's free and anything free is worth doing at least once. Regardless of where you want to go or where you go to school, The Stranger is very well-known, so being able to say you took a class with the Performance Editor gives you major credibility. A Stranger-related tip: If you didn't do the reading for your gender studies class, raise your hand and mention Dan Savage. Professors love it."The Young Critics Workshop is a 5-month-long critical writing seminar for 11th & 12th graders and college freshmen who are interested in learning about arts criticism and journalism. It's taught by Brendan Kiley, Arts Editor at the Stranger. Applications for this year's workshop are due October 15th. Download more info here. Download the application here. Email questions to teentix@seattle.gov

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Hey you! With all the ideas! Get over here!

Teen Tix is pleased to fling open its doors and hand you the keys. In other words: COME AND JOIN OUR TEEN STEERING COMMITTEE!Teen Tix’s Teen Steering Committee is a group of opinionated and highly dedicated individuals who are committed to making the arts accessible for young people.Here are a few of the things that we do:• Come up with innovate marketing techniques for promoting the arts to teenagers• Write and create content for the Teen Tix blog, website, and other media outlets• Meet with leaders from various arts organizations to share our ideas and learn about what they do• Serve as “watchdogs” by attending venues and checking up on the box office experience.• Plan and help execute special events at Participating Organizations• Act as ambassadors for Teen Tix at your school• Help set the course for the future of the Teen Tix program• See shows!If you believe that the arts are valuable, if you want to help make the arts accessible for everyone regardless of age or income, and if you want to be a leader in Seattle’s youth arts movement, we need your voice!• The Teen Steering Committee meets monthly from October to June of each year at Seattle Center.• Participation in the committee can qualify for Service Learning Credit at your school.• First Meeting for the 2009-10 school year is October 26 at 4pm.Ready to throw in your name?It’s easy! You must be nominated to join the committee. Simply have an adult (who is not your parent) or a fellow teen email us with a short explanation of why YOU should be part of our team. Make sure they include your name and email address, so we can follow up with you.Hurry! The first meeting of the year is October 26th

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Grandiloquence and flatuence

A review of A Confederacy of Dunces by Greer G.You may not “show up” to a performance of A Confederacy of Dunces. You must be fully prepared to either sympathize or empathize with its characters. Those are the only options; forgo either choice, and this two-and-half hour production will find itself unpleasantly lodged in your throat like the sauerkraut hotdogs its lead character advocates. Gratefully, I fall into the “empathy” category.For eccentric is as eccentric does in this tragicomedy of New Orleans. The play follows the daily tribulations of one Ignatius J. Reilly, a self-proclaimed “anachronism” with a penchant for grandiloquence and flatulence. Conventions such as hygiene and work are out of the question for our hero, the passions of his adult life being philosophy of the Middle Ages (hello, Boethius!) and a consuming disdain for modernity. A street accident caused by his aging mother (played by the darling Ellen McLain), forces a reluctant Ignatius into the work force. As a factory filer, and then a vendor, Ignatius must toil amongst the “sloth” and dregs of the humanity he so detests. Quite by accident, Ignatius is a Don Quixote for the American South, smashing his hot-dog vending cart into the imagined windmills of the 20th century.Actor Brandon Whitehead makes his perfection in the part of Ignatius known in his first moments on stage, and then flaunts for the remaining two hours. Clutching a brandy snifter to his sagging bosom (or is that, perhaps, more stomach?), he belches, “Fortuna! You vicious slut!” with zeal.Brandon Whitehead and Ellen McLain in Book-It’s A Confederacy of Duncesphoto by John UlmanAround the flickering bulb of Ignatius’s brilliance, a slew of moths flutter, each more outrageous than the last. Many of the actors assume dual roles, a feat made daunting by the independent quirkiness of each character. While the other characters exude the same frenetic genius of author John Kennedy Toole, Ignatius is clearly the beloved child. However, the talent of the ensemble gave nearly unaffected recreations of New Orleans regulars. Particular praise must go to actor Cynthia Geary; her work as saloon proprietress Lana Lee was a happy union between Blanche of The Golden Girls tribe and Satan. As love-interest Myrna Minkoff, Samara Lerman is adequate. Lerman makes an unfortunate caricature of the feisty intellectual, shouting her way through any shadows in her performance.If Confederacy succeeds, it is entirely the fault of director/adapter Mary Machala. In its twenty-year history, Seattle’s Book-It Repertory Theatre has displayed great finesse in adapting unwieldy literature for the stage. One feels Machala’s adoration of the material in her handling of dialogue and detail. Southern literature masochists apart, the ordinary theatre attendee appreciates an epic effectively condensed onstage.Do not, dear reader, be deterred by the running time of this production (two and half hours, with a fifteen minute intermission). The joyous romping of the performers is infectious. The middle-aged gentleman who dozed beside me had misplaced his brain earlier that evening.A Confederacy of DuncesBook-It Repertory TheatreThrough October 11thMore info

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Fashionistas and fashionistos, theatre lovers, enjoyers of snacks and video games…

...this is for you! Yes, ALL of you.The cool kids up at Washington Ensemble Theatre ("The most exciting theatre in Seattle" says The Stranger's Brendan Kiley) want to invite YOU to a special pre-show costume demo for their upcoming production of Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom.Neighborhood 3 is a tale of suburbian dystopia: Lurking on the hard-drive of every teenager in suburbia, “Neighborhood 3” is a video game that allows kids to fight zombies in a virtual reality that looks strangely familiar. Parents grow increasingly frantic as players descend deeper into the game-world. Panic pervades this compelling zombie thriller and fear takes on a life of its own.On Sunday, September 27th (that's THIS Sunday) you and a guest are invited to a special pre-show costume demo with Neighborhood 3 Costume Designer Pete Rush. Pete will take you the process of designing a show from concept to completion. He'll talk about the challenges and triumphs of making zombies and video game characters come alive in a tight space (and on a tight budget - this is fringe theatre, afterall). If you an artist, a lover of clothes, a theatre-nut, a video game addict, or just someone who enjoys free cheetos, you will have fun.WHAT? Costume Demo with Neighborhood 3 Costume Designer Pete RushWHERE? Washington Ensemble Theatre, 608 19th Ave East, SeattleWHEN? Sunday, September 27th demo & snacks @ 6:30, show at 7:30WHO? You and your guest (of any age)HOW MUCH? $5.00 each with your Teen Tix pass (your companion is also $5.00, even if they're not a teen)HOW? You must RSVP by emailing teentix@seattle.gov by 5 pm on Saturday, September 26th. Be sure to use the subject line "N3 RSVP". Space is extremely limited! RSVP ASAP. NOTE: Neighborhood 3 contains coarse language and implied violence. It is not suitable for children.

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Nominate a Hero

Intiman Theatre is inviting the citizens of King County to “Nominate a Hero” and help us identify and honor people who dedicate their time and energy to bettering our world. Submissions of 500 words or less should be submitted to hero@intiman.org by Oct. 20. Candidates will be considered by a panel of community leaders who have dedicated their time to working for positive change. The chosen heroes will be honored before the matinee performance of Abe Lincoln in Illinois on Sunday, November 8—the anniversary of the date Lincoln was re-elected for his second term in office in 1864.

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Down the Rabbit Hole

Review of Dead Man's Cell Phone at ArtsWest by Karen B., age 16ArtsWest is a small local theater that doubles as a local gallery, currently hosting Altered Associations with Jeff Mihalyo, Lucy Carpenter, and Theresa Buchmiller. This gallery is open from August 25 – October 3, 2009. The theater sits 148 people around its thrust stage. Dead Man’s Cell Phone lasts roughly two hours with a ten to fifteen minute intermission, 7:30pm – 9:40pm.This enthralling play is comically acted by a brilliant cast and crew. Jean (played by Emily Grogan) finds herself in a position of strange events when she undertakes the role of answering a deceased man, Gordon's (played by Mike Dooly) cell phone. She plunges herself down this rabbit hole of Gordon’s life. His mother, Mrs. Gottlieb, (played by Julie Jamieson) a very deranged woman, his brother Dwight (played by Tim Gouran) who is fumbling and love-struck over Jean, and Gordon’s also rather deranged wife (played by Peggy Gannon). I would not say the script was for the ears of a young teen but that of a more mature age due to earthy language. But those who are out on the town, men and woman alike, would thoroughly enjoy this fun and quirky story of love, death, and true life.Mike Dooly, Emily Grogan, Peggy Gannon, Julie Jamieson, Kate Witt, and Tim Gouran in DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE at ArtsWest. Photo by Matt DurhamThe set was not complicated but simple and it worked as if a large set. Main props were rolled out with a stationary backdrop and coordinating light schemes, surely enjoyable. With an amazing and spectacular surprise awaiting the end it will make you ask for more and send you home with a satisfied smile on your face. My father, roughly forty years older, accompanied me to this performance and both of us found it quite delightful.Dead Man's Cell PhoneArtsWest4711 California Ave SWThrough October 3rdTicket office: 206-938-0339

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