Karen Rodriguez gives a fully realized performance as 15-year-old Júlia in Seattle Rep’s purposeful staging of this adaptation of a young-adult novel.

Conversations about the obstacles faced by Black artists within the theater industry grew over the last few years. Now, two productions bring that to the Seattle stage.

Debra Ann Byrd’s one-person, autobiographical show details the pain of a dream deferred and the inspiration of a dream realized.

You’ve seen their work on stages across the city, but how much do you know about these five local actors? Find out more about them and their plans for 2023.

Debra Ann Byrd’s solo show “The World’s a Stage: Becoming Othello, A Black Girl’s Journey” opens at Seattle Shakespeare Company Jan. 6.