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THEATERS SURVIVING THE CAPITOL HILL CONDOS
BY JOHN LONGENBAUGH
in Seattle Weekly, November 7th, 2007
"...it's a welcome surprise that two new theater venues have been established on the Pike/Pine corridor in the past three months. ...The second group is Balagan, an upstart fringe outfit that's scored a wonderful new venue in the basement of a new condo building just across the street."
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THEATER RESURGING ON CAPITOL HILL
BY MISHA BERSON
in The Seattle Times, October 26th, 2007
"As Balagan settles into its new digs, it is being cheered on by neighbors.
'It's good for us to have them here, and I want to see more theaters,' says Matthew Kwatinetz, arts activist and producing artistic director of Capitol Hill Arts Center. 'Let's make the Pine-Pike Corridor the new Off-Broadway! It's tough running a small theater, but we've got a bunch of people here who are working hard at it, and are very smart about it.' "
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BALAGAN THEATRE SEASON TO BEGIN
BY JOE MIRABELLA
in Seattle On The Hill, October 1st, 2007
"...what sets the Balagan apart from other theaters is that they are devoted to truly professional productions. 'Right now there are a couple smaller theaters on the Hill, but we will be the first company to bring a certain level of professionalism, business sense, and artistic experience.'"
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CHAOS THEORY
BY ERICA DOCTOR
featured on Jew-ish.com, September 2007
"In a city where theater is struggling, Jake Groshong and Kaitie Warren had an unexpectedly successful debut season for their small company with ambitious plans for the upcoming year. It wasn't luck; it was Balagan."
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BALAGAN THEATRE ENTERS A NEW STAGE
BY MISHA BERSON
in The Seattle Times, September 7, 2007
"Finding a home theater space is tough for many a local troupe, but Balagan Theatre has done it."
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THEATRE NEWS:
BALAGAN
BY BRENDAN KILEY
in The Stranger, November 21st, 2006
"'You have to have people crazy enough to want to be artists but competent enough to make things happen.'
Which seems to be what they're doing. The notoriously tough critic Lindy West wrote in this paper in October that their first show, The Transylvanian Clockworks, "succeeds" (!). Their current show, A Dangerous Age, also succeeds."
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