James Marsters Press Archive

source: The Seattle Times
section: Entertainment, Page: C3
published: June 15, 1993
author: Joe Adcock

My unaided imagination cannot produce any reason for reviving this 17th-century Spanish drama. However, aid is available.

New Mercury Theatre director James Marsters explains in the show’s program why he is staging Pedro Calderon de la Barca’s “Life Is a Dream.” His note says, in part, “We have, all of us, been wronged; we are, all of us, seeking revenge on innocence; and we, all of us, need to journey towards humility and forgiveness.”

source: The Seattle Times
section: Entertainment, Page: C4
published: April 27, 1993
author: Joe Adcock

We may have had a bad day, but not once during that whole unhappy 24-hour period was our pancreas colonized by alien invaders so that we exploded in excruciating agony while giving birth to an unspeakable monster that will destroy the universe.

source: Seattle Post
published: September 13, 1993
author: Joe Adcock (Theatre critic)

“Criminals in Love” contains an example of high-definition criticism: “Bon Jovi makes me puke,” says one young woman. “Bon Jovi makes me puke twice,” says her friend.

source: Seattle Post
published: August 27, 1993
author: Joe Adcock (Theatre critic)

James Marsters says he hasn’t actually lost any friends as a result of his current project. “But I have made some friends mad.”

The culprit: “Criminals in Love,” a dark comedy by Toronto playwright George F. Walker. Marsters, co-artistic director at New Mercury Theatre, is directing a production of “Criminals in Love” that previews Wednesday and opens Thursday.