PLAY REVIEW: ‘Arlington’ Written by Enda Walsh | Directed by Maggie L. Rogers | Jan. 13–30 at 12th Avenue Arts | Washington Ensemble Theater
The Washington Ensemble Theatre (WET), assembled in 2004 with aspirations to challenge norms of Seattle theater, opens 2023 with a haunting and jarring script by Enda Walsh. What you need to know about Walsh’s play, “Arlington,” is that you are not merely an observer of it.
Think of a number. Any number. Now imagine you’re at the DMV, and you’ve been waiting 20 minutes for that number. A number comes up, not yours. You wait another 20. Another number. Another 20. Another — never yours. ...