REMEMBER ME (Klaus Nomi Bathroom)

"Last weekend, even the art was missing."
Kaia Chesson, THE STRANGER
Preview, December 17, 2008 More...

"Remember Me has a sense of humor, but it isn't a joke—it's the terminus of a chain of passings that began thousands of years ago."
Brendan Kiley, THE STRANGER
Theater News, "Piss Art", January 9. 2009 More...

STRIKETHROUGH

"There's something admirably—and grotesquely—decadent about a performance that doesn't want your attention, love, or money. People won't clamor (or pay) to watch Strikethrough, but people would clamor (or pay) to do it."
Brendan Kiley, THE STRANGER
Theater News, "Strikethrough", April 9th, 2008 More...

"Strikethrough stakes out an unbounded space to imagine what might be happening, what should happen, and what will never happen behind those (presumably) locked doors."
Chris Delaurenti, THE STRANGER
Essay, "On Strikethrough", April 23, 2008 More...

"They're kidding. Of course they're kidding. Are they kidding?"
Regina Hackett, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
Article, "No Public. No Press. No Family. No Friends.", April 28, 2008 More...

"This just isn't about you."
Jen Graves, THE STRANGER
Article, "The Madness of Strikethrough: A Performance to Which No One Is Invited"
September 3, 2008 More...

"Is it art without an audience? Does the unseen work need out, with content that might not be possible if there was an audience? We won't know. It's a private event forever after."
Adrianna Grant, SEATTLE WEEKLY
Article, "Not Nada: Susie J Lee at STRIKEHTROUGH", October 24, 2008 More...

A CLOCKWORK REDUCTION

""A Clockwork Reduction" is very much a continuation of the Warhol aesthetic."
Bill White, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
Article, "'Clockwork Reduction' is participatory film viewing", December 13, 2007 More...

MOTEL

"He had one stipulation—that, before it was demolished, he could turn the entire motel over to artists for a night of installation and performance art. It will be a wake, an exorcism, and a séance all in one."
Brendan Kiley, THE STRANGER
Theater News, "Motel #1", September 12, 2007 More...

"The installations and performances will be temporary art for a temporary location."
Regina Hackett, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
Article, "Before The Bridge Motel Goes Down, Artists Make Big Splash"
September 14, 2007 More...

"Seattle's at the brink of destroying itself' said DK Pan. "It's saying, 'We love the art, but we hate the artists.' All the affordable, accessible spaces are being turned into condos."
Hayley Edwards, THE SEATTLE TIMES
Article, "Artists bid farewell to a seedy city landmark", September 15, 2007 More...

"Rarely does an art or theater event have such powerful smells. There’s nothing abstract or indirect about a smell."
Jen Graves, THE STRANGER
Article, "What's That Smell?", September 17, 2007 More...

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE: REMIXED

"A review of A Clockwork Orange REMIXED is not possible. What we saw in that theater was the grin of the invisible Cheshire cat."
Charles Mudede, THE STRANGER
Essay, "'That Invisible Cat: Seattle School Arches It's Back", February 7, 2007 More...

SWING VOTE

"They offer none of the practiced prattle that usually comes out of the mouths of debate guests. Because they're not politicians, they actually say what they mean."
Athima Chansanchai, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
Article, "'Swing Vote' pundits can't get past logic referee", May 29, 2006 More...

"People were swearing up a storm at Re-bar—happy cursing while greeting a friend, careless cursing while chatting in the drink line, consternated cursing after spilling a pint of beer."
Brendan Kiley, THE STRANGER
Theater News, "What Slips In", May 31, 2006 More...

THE POP SMEAR TEST

"As with most things undertaken by Seattle School, the Pop Smear Test is hilariously intricate"
David Schmader, THE STRANGER
Preview, "Genius Alert", August 31, 2005 More...

"Nurses take the temperatures of the two pre-selected audience judges and jot down their readings. The younger gals who are here tonight "seeing something weird!" stay quiet until their blood-alcohol levels creep above .08%."
Shelley McIntyre, THE FANALYST
Review, "We Make It, They Break It", January 19, 2006 More...

MARKET RESEARCH SYMPHONY

""How do you want this piece to end?' he asks.
I go blank for a moment. It's up to me?"
Gavin Borchert, SEATTLE WEEKLY
Article, "Degenerate Pleasures", March 16, 2005 More...

THE STRANGER 2005 GENIUS AWARDS

"When it came time to consider worthy arts organizations for this year's Genius Award, Seattle School's name came up and never went away."
David Schmader, THE STRANGER
Article, "A Collective With a Rich History of Ridiculous Ideas", October 14, 2004 More...

"After the awards reception, someone swept up the chicken and everyone tried not to look disgusted."
Christopher Frizelle, THE STRANGER
Article, "Giant Brains", October 21, 2004 More...

IRON COMPOSER

"We all left completely clueless as to what had just happened but sure we wanted to experience it all again."
Jennifer Maerz, THE STRANGER
Article, "Blocked Out", July 29, 2004 More...

"There are good ideas, there are ridiculous ideas, and then there is Iron Composer."
David Schmader, THE STRANGER
Article, "Composing Insanity: Seattle School Masters the Monumental Goof"
September 9, 2004 More...

"This is the stuff of sweaty anxiety dreams - right up there with realizing you're naked at a job interview or late for the one exam that will determine the course of your destiny."
D. Paraz, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
Article, "Songwriters Really Face The Music", September 7, 2004 More...

"It's actually good that no one can really describe what Seattle School's monthly Iron Composer shows are like. The point is to go and find out—in fact, the point is to go and actually become a part of the show."
Laura Cassidy, SEATTLE WEEKLY
Interview, "Iron Men", June 15, 2005 More...

GRAPEFRUITS: Performance Works by Yoko Ono

"A lot of Seattle's musicians are looking for ways to refresh the classical concert experience: taking this spirit to a welcome extreme is Seattle School."
Gavin Borchert, SEATTLE WEEKLY
Interview, "Going Yoko: The Wild Boys of Seattle School Pay Tribute To An Icon"
March 31, 2004 More...

"Sears feels a kinship between Seattle School and Ono, because, he says, 'these works often involve discipline, confrontation, humiliation, endurance and surprise revelations of emotions that the audience didn’t realize they harbored, often splitting the audience in two.'"
Tania Kupczak, TABLET MAGAZINE
Article, "Strange Fruit", April, 2004 More...

"Seattle School, a gutsy collective of musicians bent on exploring the links among the human body, words, physical action, and music, has secured Ono's blessing to perform."
Chris Delaurenti, THE STRANGER
Preview, "Grapefruits", April 1, 2004 More...

FEAR, KARAOKE, DISCIPLINE AND PAINTBALL

"Your brainy date will love it."
Chris Delaurenti, THE STRANGER
Preview, "Concerts", November 20, 2003 More...

"Sears won, singing Gene Pitney's "Town Without Pity." As his prize, he got to fire three rounds at the judge, School member Mike Min. Min bared his chest. Sears fired. After two rounds, blood started to flow."
Brendan Kiley, THE STRANGER
Article, "Violence, On Stage and Off", August 26, 2004 More...