More from SPF #4

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Due to popular demand, Solo Performance Festival #4 at Theatre Off Jackson has added an extra performance of Demonstrate The Place of My Abode by Lisa Koch on Sunday, April 4. An already scheduled performance will also occur on Tuesday, March 30. Amanda Slepski, Board President of TOJ, writes “It’s one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. [Lisa] put everything she has into it, and we can all related to her story. Lisa’s father was diagnosed with a pretty advanced cancer in January 2009 and passed away a few short months later. An Oregon resident, he inquired about the Death With Dignity law and wanted to explore his options. Washington passed a similar law last year, and so far we’re the only two states to do so. This is a poignant story about courage, love and laughter. I can’t recommend it highly enough.” Tickets on sale now at Brown Paper Tickets: http://bit.ly/spf4tix.

Paul Budraitis (Balagan Theatre’s director of Edmond) will return on March 31 to perform Not. Stable. At All. The Sunbreak writes, “In Not. Stable. At All., Budraitis digs deep into the fear and paranoia that isolate us in the modern world, a subject that—less competently handled—could be a huge flop. But Budraitis the performer exhibits the same subtlety and control he did as a director. Budraitis is a a big guy, tall and broad and fairly imposing, which works well when he's projecting aggression, even bum-rushing the front row of the audience. But through subtle tweaks to his posture, the tension in his shoulders or the pursing of his lips, he switches quickly into comic or even vulnerable mode.” Tickets on sale now at Brown Paper Tickets: http://bit.ly/spf4tix.

Jake’s Gift plays March 25 – 27th. Based on stories from D-Day veterans and the author’s own discoveries and interest in the remembrance day, this production received four awards at The Victoria Fringe in 2007 and 2008, including Best Drama, Best Solo Show, Best Female Performer and Best New Play. Jake’s Gift was also named Best of Fest at the 2008 Edmonton Fringe and at the 2009 Winnipeg Fringe. Tickets on sale now at Brown Paper Tickets: http://bit.ly/spf4tix.



The following is the calendar of events for the remainder of the Solo Performance festival, through April 4:


Monday March 22:
Kitty in the City by Jeff Freiders
The Price is Not Right by Carrie McIntyre
Traveling Panties by Mike Harris

Tuesday March 23:
Best in Shorts
Blue's Not Black by David Schmader
De: Colores: Flying with Color by Ben Gonio
No Game by Noah Benezra
Rapid Slippage Along a Fault by Keira McDonald
What You are Unaware of is This by Tina Kunz Rowley
Shall I Compare Waxie to a Summer's Day by Waxie Moon
Little Boy in Flames by Giuseppe Ribaudo
Jam by Peggy Platt

Thursday March 25 - Saturday March 27
Jake's Gift by Julia Van Stralen
Gunpowder by J. MacDonald

Late Night Saturday March 27:
10pm LATE NIGHT at The Canoe Social Club at Theatre Off Jackson:
Monologue Slam (improvised monologue competition - come compete or witness the fun)
hosted by Kevin Kent and Jennifer Jasper

Monday March 29:
The Dwellers by Jonah Von Spreecken
Cooking with Peggy Platt

Tuesday March 30:
Worse Places by Erin Jorgensen
Demonstrate the Place of My Abode by Lisa Koch

Wednesday March 31:
Worse Places by Erin Jorgensen
Kitty in The City by Jeff Freiders
Not. Stable. At All. by Paul Budraitis

Thursday April 1 - Saturday April 3
Middle by Jennifer Jasper
Ben DeLaCreme's Piece de Resistance: (the piece she should have resisted)
Ernie Von Schmaltz: The Total Package by Ernie Von Schmaltz (Anna Allen)

Sunday April 4:
Demonstrate The Place of My Abode by Lisa Koch

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Performances range in date now through April 4 and are at 7:30pm. Tickets for Solo Performance Festival at Theatre Off Jackson are $15 ($10 for Late Night Monologue Slams at 10pm) or $99 for a all-access festival pass. Tickets at Brown Paper Tickets at http://bit.ly/spf4tix. For a full festival lineup, visit the TOJ website at http://bit.ly/tojspf4. Stay with Solo Performance Festival and hear more about the productions through our blog at spfseattle.blogspot.com and our Facebook Fan Page at http://bit.ly/spf_4

Solo Performance Festival (SPF #4: Can You Get My Back) presented by Theatre Off Jackson is the fourth installment of Seattle's annual solo performance festival, and is dedicated to presenting fearless, cutting-edge, diverse performances by solo theatre artists. SPF #4 invites you to celebrate solo artists through storytelling, music, dance, fiction, memoirs and whatever else their lone voice can dream up.

Theatre Off Jackson ensures that a vibrant arts culture thrives in Seattle by operating a sustainable venue dedicated to performance, art and community. A 140 seat venue, Theatre Off Jackson is located at 409 7th Avenue South, just off Jackson Street in the International District. theatreoffjackson.org

Tickets at Brown Paper Tickets: http://bit.ly/spf4tix