Photographing the artists of ACT – A Contemporary Theatre   To work with artists who have been sculpting the shape of Seattle theatre for over 40 years as playwrights, actors and directors is an experience that would honor any photographer.  A few weeks ago I had the great privilege to work with not one, but FOUR of the brilliant actors cast in Katie Forgette‘s ”Assisted Living.” ACT’s artistic director, Kurt Beattie, alone has directed 24 productions around the US including co-directing Ramayana last fall (you might remember seeing him on my pre-production set of images HERE), not to mention...

Photographing Working Artists of Theatre In 2012 I blogged images of 114 actors, directors, playwrights, producers, dancers and production members who are all artists working in the theater industry in Seattle.  There are more to add to that 2012 total of those photographed, but for the purpose of this post, I’m keeping the numbers and individuals a secret until their blog posts go live during the next couple of months. I thought I’d share with you my top 12 favorite moments from 2012.   #1 Lewis Black flipped me off! This was the first big set and celebrity I had ever had the opportunity to photograph and I was shaking...