Running from July 9th through Aug 16th, I’ll be Duncan/Porter/Seyton in 30 performances, five days a week. Union Arts Center, the recent merger of Seattle Shakespeare Company and ACT Theatre, takes on the mantle of Wooden O this year.
Pack a picnic, grab a blanket, and settle in for FREEShakespeare in the Park throughout the Puget Sound Region. Three witches. One prophecy. A couple who will stop at nothing to seize the throne. Shakespeare’s most electrifying thriller has it all: dark magic, ruthless ambition, spectacular downfalls, and some of the most famous scenes in all of theatre.
What exactly is meant by the term “Democratic” City?
The term “Democratic City” gets thrown around quite a bit in political circles. It tends to be used by Republican pundits, but it’s now become part of the overall discussion around crime, immigration, homelessness, etc.
What is a Democratic City?
The implication is that there is also the concept of a Republican City, though the term is rarely (ever?) mentioned.
I assume what is meant is that the city – or the county in which the city is found – voted primarily for Democratic candidates and is likely run by a Democratic mayor or city manager.
Let’s look at the largest 50 cities in the United States:
Rank
City
State
2020 pop.
County / equivalent
2020 pres. winner (county)
1
New York
NY
8,804,190
New York / Kings / Queens / Bronx / Richmond (NYC borough counties)
Biden (D)
2
Los Angeles
CA
3,898,747
Los Angeles
Biden (D)
3
Chicago
IL
2,746,388
Cook
Biden (D)
4
Houston
TX
2,304,580
Harris
Biden (D)
5
Phoenix
AZ
1,608,139
Maricopa
Biden (D)
6
Philadelphia
PA
1,603,797
Philadelphia
Biden (D)
7
San Antonio
TX
1,434,625
Bexar
Biden (D)
8
San Diego
CA
1,386,932
San Diego
Biden (D)
9
Dallas
TX
1,304,379
Dallas
Biden (D)
10
San Jose
CA
1,013,240
Santa Clara
Biden (D)
11
Austin
TX
961,855
Travis
Biden (D)
12
Jacksonville
FL
949,611
Duval (consolidated city–county)
Biden (D)
13
Fort Worth
TX
918,915
Tarrant
Biden (D)
14
Columbus
OH
905,748
Franklin
Biden (D)
15
Indianapolis
IN
887,642
Marion
Biden (D)
16
Charlotte
NC
874,579
Mecklenburg
Biden (D)
17
San Francisco
CA
873,965
San Francisco (city–county)
Biden (D)
18
Seattle
WA
737,015
King
Biden (D)
19
Denver
CO
715,522
Denver (city–county)
Biden (D)
20
Washington
DC
689,545
District of Columbia
Biden (D)
21
Nashville
TN
689,447
Davidson (consolidated city–county)
Biden (D)
22
Oklahoma City
OK
681,054
Oklahoma (plus Canadian, Cleveland, Pottawatomie)
Trump (R)
23
El Paso
TX
678,815
El Paso
Biden (D)
24
Boston
MA
675,647
Suffolk
Biden (D)
25
Portland
OR
652,503
Multnomah
Biden (D)
26
Las Vegas
NV
641,903
Clark
Biden (D)
27
Detroit
MI
639,111
Wayne
Biden (D)
28
Memphis
TN
633,104
Shelby
Biden (D)
29
Louisville
KY
633,045
Jefferson (Louisville Metro)
Biden (D)
30
Baltimore
MD
585,708
Baltimore City (independent)
Biden (D)
31
Milwaukee
WI
577,222
Milwaukee
Biden (D)
32
Albuquerque
NM
564,559
Bernalillo
Biden (D)
33
Tucson
AZ
542,629
Pima
Biden (D)
34
Fresno
CA
542,107
Fresno
Biden (D)
35
Sacramento
CA
524,943
Sacramento
Biden (D)
36
Kansas City
MO
508,090
Jackson (plus Clay, Platte, Cass)
Biden (D)
37
Mesa
AZ
504,258
Maricopa
Biden (D)
38
Atlanta
GA
498,715
Fulton (plus DeKalb)
Biden (D)
39
Omaha
NE
486,051
Douglas (plus Sarpy)
Biden (D)
40
Colorado Springs
CO
478,961
El Paso (CO)
Trump (R)
41
Raleigh
NC
467,665
Wake
Biden (D)
42
Long Beach
CA
466,742
Los Angeles
Biden (D)
43
Virginia Beach
VA
459,470
Virginia Beach (independent city)
Biden (D)
44
Miami
FL
442,241
Miami-Dade
Biden (D)
45
Oakland
CA
440,646
Alameda
Biden (D)
46
Minneapolis
MN
429,954
Hennepin
Biden (D)
47
Tulsa
OK
413,066
Tulsa (plus Osage, Wagoner)
Trump (R)
48
Bakersfield
CA
403,455
Kern
Trump (R)
49
Wichita
KS
397,532
Sedgwick
Trump (R)
50
Arlington
TX
394,266
Tarrant (plus small area in Dallas)
Biden (D)
Based on the 2020* Presidential Election results, 90% of the largest 50 cities in the country leaned Democrat. What are the takeaways from this?
Larger cities tend to lean Democrat
The term “Democrat Cities” is overwhelmingly (90% of the time) a euphemism for “urban centers” or just plain “cities.”
By extension, “Republican Cities” is thus a euphemism for “large towns” or “small cities.“
The latest episode of the Shakespeare Illuminated series provides some lesser-known insights into the famous tragedy. I portrayed Antony in the excerpts shown.
Shakespeare illuminates us, and we hope to return the favor. Shakespeare Illuminated shares an appreciation of Shakespeare’s brilliance and demonstrates how an Oxfordian perspective on the plays explains so much about them. Hosted by Michael Delahoyde.
Back in the SWING of things. Well, I guess not technically “swing”, since I’m covering just 2 roles, though they’re pretty hefty. Karen Lund’s new adaptation of CS Lewis’ Till We Have Faces opened at Taproot theatre last week..
A world premiere retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche. When Psyche is sacrificed to appease the gods, her sister Orual—the future warrior queen—ventures to give her a proper burial. But Psyche is not dead, and she believes she’s living a life Orual cannot see. What follows is a powerful, mythic journey through love, beauty, faith, doubt, and the bonds of sisterhood.
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Ah, mais oui ! J’ai eu la joie d’incarner l’inimitable Hercule Poirot sur les planches du Seattle Public Theater dans le cadre d’un spectacle mettant en vedette des histoires effrayantes pour Halloween.
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A staged reading of Age of Sail written by James Lyle and directed by Aidyn Stevens. Part of the FIRST DRAFT staged reading series presented by the Edmonds Driftwood Players and Driftwood After Dark. I played the part of a Napoleonic-era, British sea captain. Huzzah and all that sort of thing.
In 1815 a British navy ship encounters an alien spaceship in the South Pacific. Its captain, Pandora, demands a dialog with both the “highest” and the “lowest”—meaning the British ship’s captain, James Arkwright, and its chicken-keeper, a freedman called Jemmy Ducks.
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