Book-It Repertory Theatre (often shortened to "Book-It") is a regional theatre located in

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, Washington. It is a 501-c(3) registered nonprofit corporation, and is devoted to "transforming great literature into great theatre through simple and sensitive production and to inspiring its audiences to read". Founded in 1987, it is now led by Co-Artistic Directors Jane Jones and Myra Platt, and is a 2012 Governor's Arts Award winner and 2010 Mayor's Arts Award winner. It is a member of Theatre Puget Sound and a part of The Kennedy Center's Partners in Education Program.

History

Book-It Repertory Theatre's history begins in 1986, when Co-Artistic Director Jane Jones led the 29th Street Project in New York City, an artistic collective that comprised graduates and company members from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, to experiment with performing short stories for the stage. After moving to Seattle in 1987, Jane Jones, Tony Pasqualini, Mark Jenkins, Robyn Smith, and Sarah Brooke, among others, formed The Collective at the Pasqualini/Smith acting studio in a three-story walk-up on Pine Street in Seattle's Capitol Hill. Myra Platt, Book-It's future Co-Artistic Director, joined The Collective in 1988. Members of The Collective began to experiment with the concept of Book-It by adapting literature into theatre. They began by experimenting with the performance of short stories. It became an official registered nonprofit under the name Book-It in 1990, and at this time mainly toured schools and libraries with its performances. Book-It established its first main stage home in 1995, in a 50-seat theatre on Westlake Avenue. Several early shows were performed on

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. When Book-It first moved to Seattle Center, their location was called the Center House. It is now known as The Armory. In 2019, Book-It announced that founding co-artistic directors Jane Jones and Myra Platt would step down from their roles in summer of 2020. Book-It announced their closure in June 2023, with the last show scheduled for July 9, 2023. The 2023–24 season, which had already been scheduled, was cancelled and refunds were issued to patrons.

Co-productions

In October of 2024, Jones and Platt produced The Story of Edgar Sawtelle with the Vashon Repertory Theatre using a script produced for Book-It. Charlotte Tiencken, Book-It’s managing director from 2006-14 and Vashon Repertory Theatre’s founder and artistic director, has been quoted saying she would like to do a co-production with Book-It once per season.

Book-It Style

All of the shows produced by Book-It adhere to a specific style called "Book-It Style," which preserves the author's exact words in the script rather than changing them for the stage. The words and phrases in the book are acted out in dialogue on stage, including descriptions and even taglines. The Book-It Style doesn't rely on a designated narrator for these moments but instead distributes the narrative: descriptions, inner thoughts, etc., among the characters, giving the audience clues about a character based on "point of view."

Arts and Education Program

Book-It Repertory Theatre's Arts and Education Program (formerly called "Book-It All Over") involves a host of different activities aimed at promoting literacy and a love of reading in children. Book-It was able to expand this program thanks to a grant from the

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Touring series

The touring series involves several adaptations of books for children or young adults, and travels to libraries, community centers, and schools in the Seattle area. These performances include a book for each student as well as a study guide and interactive workshop. One of the shows that tours every year is called "Danger: Books!" and features actors reading from books that have been banned or challenged in the US.

Family Fun Series

This series takes place on the main stage, and usually hosts about three shows per season. They include a short play based on a children's or young adult book, a book-themed craft project, and workshops for younger and older children to participate in after the performance. Parents are encouraged to attend these performances with their children.

Student Matinee Series

Seattle Repertory Theatre Education Program

Like many theatres, Book-It hosts student matinees for some of their (audience-appropriate) main stage shows, offering a low-cost option for teachers to bring students to the shows on school trips.

Residencies

Book-It describes a teacher residency as a "long-term customized program designed with classroom teachers to address specific curricula, academic standards, and students' needs." These programs include a touring series production as well.

Teacher training

Book-It offers workshops for groups of teachers and also participates in a five-day summer program in collaboration with other Seattle area theatres called Bringing Theatre into the Classroom.

Mainstage Productions

1999-2000

* ''Jane Eyre'' by

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* ''Owen Meany's Christmas Pageant'' by

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* ''Double Indemnity'' by James M. Cain * ''The Awakening'' by

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2000-2001

* ''Pride and Prejudice'' by

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* ''Owen Meany's Christmas Pageant'' by

* ''Silver Water'' by Amy Bloom * ''Sweet Thursday'' by

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* ''In a Shallow Grave'' by

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2001-2002

* ''Lady Chatterley's Lover'' by D.H. Lawrence * ''Owen Meany's Christmas Pageant'' by

* ''Ethan Frome'' by

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* ''If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home'' by Tim O'Brien * ''Howards End'' by

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2002-2003

* ''Cowboys are My Weakness'' by Pam Houston * ''Owen Meany's Christmas Pageant'' by

* ''A Christmas Memory'' by

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* ''A Child's Christmas in Wales'' by

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* ''I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings'' by Dr.

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* ''Hard Times'' by

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* ''Breathing Lessons'' by

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2003-2004

* ''Dracula'' by

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* ''Red Ranger Came Calling'' by

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* ''Pride and Prejudice'' by

* ''Cry, the Beloved Country'' by

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* ''Travels with Charley'' by

2004-2005

* ''Waxwings'' by

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* ''Red Ranger Came Calling'' by

* ''Rebecca'' by

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* ''Giant'' by

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* ''The Awakening'' by

2005-2006

* ''Don Quixote'' by

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* ''Little Women'' by

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* ''Bud, Not Buddy'' by

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* ''Plainsong'' by

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* ''House of Mirth'' by

2006-2007

* ''Broken for You'' by Stephanie Kallos * ''Bud, Not Buddy'' by

* ''A Tale of Two Cities'' by

* ''Rhoda: A Life in Stories'' by Ellen Gilchrist * ''The House of Spirits'' by

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2007-2008

* ''Snow Falling on Cedars'' by

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* ''Peter Pan'' by

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* ''Persuasion'' by

* ''The Highest Tide'' by

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2008-2009

* ''Even Cowgirls Get the Blues'' by

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* ''My Antonia'' by

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* ''Moby Dick'' by

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* ''The Beautiful Things that Heaven Bears'' by

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* ''Night Flight'' by

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2009-2010

* ''A Confederacy of Dunces'' by

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* ''Emma'' by

* ''The River Why'' by

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* ''The Cider House Rules: Part 1'' by

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2010-2011

* ''The Cider House Rules: Part 2'' by

and adapted by

* ''Red Ranger Came Calling'' by

* ''Great Expectations'' by

* ''Sense and Sensibility'' by

* ''Border Songs'' by

2011-2012

* ''Owen Meany's Christmas Pageant'' by

* ''Prairie Nocturne'' by

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* ''The Art of Racing in the Rain'' by

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2012-2013

* ''Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet'' by

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* ''Owen Meany's Christmas Pageant'' by

* ''Anna Karenina'' by

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* ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' by

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* '' The Financial Lives of the Poets'' by

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2013-2014

* ''She's Come Undone'' by

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* ''Frankenstein; Or, the Modern Prometheus'' by

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* ''Truth Like the Sun'' by

* ''

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2014-2015

* ''I Am of Ireland: A Collection of Stories, Song, and Dance'' from short story authors

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* ''Pride and Prejudice'' by

* ''The Dog of the South'' by

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* ''Little Bee'' by

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* ''Slaughterhouse-Five'' by

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2015-2016

* ''What We Talk About When We Talk About Love'' by

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* ''Emma'' by

* ''The Brothers K'' by

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2016-2017

* ''A Tale for the Time Being'' by

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* ''Treasure Island'' by

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* ''A Moveable Feast'' by

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* ''Welcome to Braggsville'' by T. Geronimo Johnson

2017-2018

* ''I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings'' by Dr.

* ''Howl's Moving Castle'' by

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* ''The Maltese Falcon'' by

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* ''The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao'' by

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* ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' by

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2018-2019

* ''Jane Eyre'' by

* ''My Ántonia'' by

* ''American Junkie'' by Tom Hansen * ''Returning the Bones'' by Gin Hammond * ''Behold the Dreamers'' by

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2019-2020

* ''Everything is Illuminated'' by

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* ''Howl's Moving Castle'' by

* ''The Turn of the Screw'' by

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* ''The Story of Edgar Sawtelle'' by David Wroblewski

2020-2021

* ''Childfinder'' by

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* ''The Canterville Ghost'' by

* ''Mañanaland'' by

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* ''The Effluent Engine'' by

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* ''The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes'' by

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2021-2022

* ''Zen and the Art of an Android Beatdown'' by

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(Audio) * ''The Three Musketeers'' by

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(Audio) * ''Beowulf'' adapted by

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* Mrs. Caliban'' by

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2022-2023

* ''In the Time of the Butterflies'' by

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* ''Austen Unbound'', an improvised play * ''The Murder of Roger Ackroyd'' by

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* ''Solaris'' by

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Circumbendibus

Circumbendibus was a late-night series. Launched in the fall of 2012, it featured adaptations of three non-traditional texts: one based on food writing and cookbooks, one based on geek literature and graphic novels, and one based on a collection of short stories. The short story collection was ''Jesus' Son'' by

Denis Johnson Denis Hale Johnson (July 1, 1949 – May 24, 2017) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and poet. He is perhaps best known for his debut short story collection, ''Jesus' Son (short story collection), Jesus' Son'' (1992). His most succes ...

, adapted for the stage by Johnson and Jeff Schwager. For the 2013 Circumbendibus series, ''Jesus' Son'' was expanded and re-located to Seattle's West of Lenin venue.

External links

Book-It Repertory Theatre official websiteChennai Tours and TravelsAha! on Book-It Literacy ProgramsSeattle FoundationEncore Media Group Arts Programs

References

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