Friday, Aug. 12-Saturday, Aug. 13: "Dakota's Belly, Wyoming"

Toy Boat Theatre

By Volcano Staff on August 10, 2011

Fledgling Toy Boat Theatre's mission statement promises "good acting in a humble house," and thanks to director Marilyn Bennett and the cast of Dakota's Belly, Wyoming, it delivers. As for the humility of the house (provided by Spaceworks Tacoma), it was uncomfortably warm opening night but fits beautifully otherwise into Hilltop's revitalized atmosphere. This play's pretty steamy, to be sure, so the sweat on actors' faces felt apropos. Read our full review online here.

[Toy Boat Theatre, $12, 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 1314 Martin Luther King Way, Tacoma, 253.879.3330]