The Night Watcher heads to New York

From Joanna, Communications Manager

We just got word that Charlayne Woodard's one-woman show The Night Watcher, which played at Seattle Rep to sold-out crowds in September and October, has been picked up for a run at Primary Stages in New York. Congrats to Charlayne!

Read the full scoop at Broadwayworld.com.

Photo: Charlayne Woodard, by Chris Bennion.

Ednotes - The Night Watcher

From Drew, Arts Management Intern

This is Ed Boyd. He works for the Seattle Rep as a Lead Telemarketer. He has obliged to lay down his Cliffnotes variation for our first show, The Night Watcher!

Charlayne Woodard on The Night Watcher

The incredibly articulate and animated Charlayne Woodard chatted with us about her newest play, The Night Watcher.



A YouTube search also brings up Charlayne's acting reel: scenes from The Terminator and more. Interesting...

First rehearsal for The Night Watcher

We’re happy to welcome actress/playwright Charlayne Woodard and director (and long-time former Seattle Rep Artistic Director) Daniel Sullivan into the Seattle Rep building for the start of rehearsals.

During our first "Meet and Greet" of the season this morning, we got the low-down on the set (some cool projections on a really awesome wall of venetian blinds, but mostly plenty of room for Charylane to tell her amazing stories), and got to hear from Charlayne herself. "I call it The Night Watcher because I feel like in the dark times in my life I've always had someone who showed up with the light and got me from a to b to c," she said. The Night Watcher is her collection of stories about the children she's mentored and guided in her life as an aunt and godmother. The piece, she told us, is a way to pay homage to all the aunts and uncles who step in to help raise the children in their lives.

The Night Watcher opens Sept. 25.