Michael Moran (set construction/design) and Chris Romano (props/set) actually make the proscenium look larger than usual with a mirror, liquor bottles, a jukebox, sturdy chairs and tables, and louver doors. But this certainly helps to suggest messy tavern life in the most intricate set PURE has attempted in years. She makes some strange choices in placing her actors - they sometimes perform with their backs to the audience, and Poremba is seated upstage at the end of the bar so other actors have to turn away from us to face him. He even makes an overwritten line about “rats like a shimmering gray carpet” work.Īside from getting convincing performances from the actors, director Sharon Graci also makes the uneven play work as a satisfying story. The planet will do just fine whether humans are here or not, it’s just a ball of rock. He gives us food for thought for example, he points out that the planet doesn’t need to be saved, we do. He makes the most of his funnier lines (“I’m not a vagrant, I’m an itinerant homesteader”) without breaking character. Neale certainly has lots of good material to work with. She is serious without being gloomy, and when she gets upset, it’s consistent with her emotional development. Katie Huard ( Mauritius) gives the character enough depth and range of feelings to maintain our sympathy throughout. Ray has “an enormous capacity for belief.” He thinks that the truth will come out if enough people question the lies around them.īut Janet is the focus of Yankee Tavern. Palmer believes he can make a difference by warning Adam that he’s in danger. Janet indulges Ray and sees kernels of truth in his circumstantial scuttlebutt. Adam, portrayed by the handsome and self-assured Will Hodges ( Hogs, Dawson’s Creek), has convinced himself that his father did not commit suicide, but was trying to foil a robbery instead. When the low-key Palmer (Mark Poremba, Sea Marks) sidles up to the bar and proposes that some of Ray’s theories are true, Janet’s whole world is in danger of crumbling around her.Īll these characters want to believe in something. This delicate information, along with Ray’s wild ideas about 9/11, JFK, and the moon landing, make Janet doubt her motives and beliefs. Yesterday we posted the news that Henrys First Avenue Tavern was opening on. Ray, a tavern regular and diehard conspiracy theorist, spills the beans about Adam and the Prof. He’s been earning extra credit with his International Studies professor. They’ve been chosen like characters in a play to conceal Adam’s lack of pals.Īdam’s one real confidante is a lady he doesn’t really want to mention to Janet. We immediately learn that Adam’s guest list is full of made-up or deceased people. In a run-down New York drinkery in 2006, Janet is preparing invites for her impending wedding to the owner Adam. Scuttlebutt Brewing (Everett, Washington, U.S.A.As soon as Yankee Tavern begins, playwright Steven Dietz encourages us to question what we see and what we hear.Corky's Irish Pub & Sports Bar (Chilliwack, Britis.Really enjoyed it here and will come back for sure!! Most wines are $6.79 per glass (decent size) and the house white is $ 5.49 for Silver Spur. Burgers run $8.99 to to the double patty Graveyard burger for $14.99. We had the 2 piece fish and chips, Alaskan cod dipped in beer batter, panko coating with home made tartar sauce and was very good! Great price too: $9.99!! Came with fries and slaw or cup of soup or salad. They have a good menu with, Steak, pasta and lots of seafood. In the main area, they have 14 booths along the windows that seat 6, and 3 seat 8 to 10 people. The rest of the place is open to under 21. They have a beautiful split log thick lacquer finished bar that seats 9 people. Family owned for over 20 years, this is a great place. Located by the waterfront and close to the main boat launch. Scuttlebutt Brewing 101-1205 Craftsman Way, Everett, Washington, U.S.A.
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