It is no surprise for readers that every square inch of land and building on the West Coast is under fierce economic pressure to level up to a higher rent or price.
The arts, including performing arts, need space to make their work, and telecommuting is not a substitute. Examples are theater and dance performance. They need weeks, months, even longer, in person, as a group, in a heated space where jumping and pacing is not going to destroy their feet and bodies on up.
This is one. Thankfully it is part of Seattle Central Community College, an institution who can resist the pressure to tear it down for apartments, condos or tech workspace, and play the long game of cultural evolution.
It's back-to-back down Harvard with the Egyptian - that cinema space has found a home with SIFF.
The Erickson rents their space to other performers and I saw my friends' performance there.
The area is a parking nightmare weekends, but there is a paid parking garage at Harvard and Pine. Regular Seattleites probably know all the South Capital Hill parking angles better than I do!
Of course the area weekends has many options for before and after a show.
The theater itself has a respectable lobby. The house has comfortable seats and is small, intimate, with no sightline or sound issues.
The lobby has a few couches and a bar. The two large restrooms are for everyone. Everything is neat and clean midscale.
The sound is good. The stage has a good floor, but I don't think they have linoleum. There is really no fly space and no side stage area. The stage is not small, but it is smaller than the Meany and Paramount.
All in all, the space hosted a great guest performance in a great active nightlife location, and in a comfortable, clean, and audience-friendly space.
They have their own calendar on their website covering home and guest performances here and in another of their halls: https://theatres.seattlecentral.edu/event-calendar read more
