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• Spotlight: Chang to perform hometown recital

  May 12, 2013 in Features on Page D5 New York City pianist Hsia-Jung Chang will perform a hometown recital on June 1 at the Holy Names Music Center. In her “Piano in Nature” recital, Chang will perform Ludwig … 1

• Without financial help, the curtain will fall on Interplayers

  April 18, 2013 in Features on Page C1 When I first walked into Interplayers 24 years ago, I did so with trepidation. I had just moved from Seattle, and I retained the typical Seattle attitude about Spokane’s cultural … 5

• Interplayers faces financial crunch

  April 10, 2013 in City on Page A6 Interplayers Theatre announced its 2013-14 season Tuesday night, with a significant hitch: The nonprofit professional theater company must raise $150,000 by May 31 or else it will shut its doors. … 1

• Review: ‘Speech & Debate’ has a funny heart

  March 6, 2013 in City on Page A7 Three teenage misfits are the vulnerable and funny heart of Interplayers’ production of Stephan Karam’s “Speech & Debate.” The play, directed by Marilyn Langbehn, offers a glimpse into the world …

• Interplayers’ latest play loosely tied to Jim West scandal

  February 28, 2013 in Features on Page C1 The fictional script of Interplayers’ production “Speech & Debate” starts with an epigraph drawn from Spokane’s recent real-life history: an excerpt from a 2004 online chat between a student who …

• Theater review: Despite flaws, ‘boom’ deliverseview: ‘Escanaba in Love’ both funny, warm

  January 27, 2013 in City, Features on Page B10 The absurdity of the play “boom” by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb might not be for everyone, but Interplayers Theatre’s production is certainly funny. In this contemporary comedy directed by Dawn Taylor …

• Interplayers’ play pokes fun at world’s heaviest concept: its ending

  January 24, 2013 in Features on Page C1 Peter Sinn Nachtrieb’s 2008 play “boom” is billed as a comedy – a dark, surreal comedy about the end of the world – yet a comedy nonetheless. Dawn Taylor Reinhardt, … 1

• Invalid visa detains Interplayers’ artistic director in Canada

  December 13, 2012 in City on Page A5 For Interplayers Theatre, the show must go on – even when its artistic director has been detained in Canada. Reed McColm, a Canadian citizen, traveled to his hometown of Edmonton, … 16

• Interplayers’ ‘Wonderful Life’ is not the film but still charms

  December 4, 2012 in City on Page A8 The beloved film “It’s a Wonderful Life” comes to life this holiday season on Interplayers Theatre’s stage. In Joe Landry’s “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play,” five actors …

• ‘Star Trek’ legend talks acting, writing in fundraisers for Interplayers

  November 22, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Interplayers’ Reed McColm sees John de Lancie as a bit of a Renaissance man. Veteran actor de Lancie had done a lot of everything. His film credits include “The Onion …

• Theater review: ‘Incorruptible’ takes witty look at faith

  October 29, 2012 in City, Features on Page A6 Interplayers Theatre tackles questions of faith in its amusing production of Michael Hollinger’s satirical play “Incorruptible.” A French monastery is the backdrop in this dark comedy set in the Dark … 1

• Spotlight: Spokane doctor named to state arts commission

  September 16, 2012 in Features on Page D6 Spokane physician Bassem Bejjani has been appointed to the Washington State Arts Commission. He joins two other Eastern Washington appointees on the 23-member panel – Mark Anderson of Walla Walla …

• Theater review: Nelson shines in Patsy Cline musical memoir

  September 16, 2012 in City on Page B7 Nearly a decade later, Interplayers Theatre brings back its tried-and-true production of Ted Swindley’s musical revue “Always … Patsy Cline.” It’s hard to imagine the theater’s wildly popular 2003 show …

• Gigler, local actor, dies while rehearsing musical

  June 17, 2012 in City on Page B3 Local actor David Gigler died Saturday where countless Inland Northwest residents had come to know him: on stage. Gigler, 47, collapsed from what appeared to be a heart attack during … 6

• Patty Duke to share ‘Intimate Conversation’ at Interplayers

  May 9, 2010 in Features on Page D5 You might call it a local, live “Inside the Actor’s Studio.” Patty Duke will talk about her Oscar- and Emmy-winning career in a series of special benefit events for Interplayers …