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Friday, August 1, 2003
Male and female bodies take center stage at 2 local theaters
Theater Schmeater premieres "John Lennon's Gargoyle," by the prolific Olympia playwright Bryan Willis, starting on Thursday. It deals with the relationship tribulations of a young man named Frank.
The theater is at 1500 Summit Ave. Tickets: $15, Sunday matinee $12, under 18 free, pay what you can Thursdays; 206-527-4154 or www.ticketwindowonline.com
The human body, male and female divisions, is the topic of two shows opening on Thursday.
On the women's side is "bodyBODY: Aphrodite Raves," Vanessa McGrady's multimedia exploration of the physical realities and the emotional anxieties attendant upon living in a female body. It runs through Aug. 24 at the Theater Off Jackson, 409 7th Ave. S. Tickets: $12 ($45 Aug. 9 with show and reception); 877-278-4842 or www.brownpapertickets.com
Australian performers Simon Morley and David Friend explore the non-sexual possibilities of their sex organs in "Puppetry of the Penis." The show, described as "genital origami," plays the Moore Theatre, 1932 Second Ave., through Aug. 31. Tickets $25-$39, discounts for groups, 206-628-0888, www.themoore.com or the Paramount Theatre box office, 911 Pine St.
-- Joe Adcock
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