All of a sudden this afternoon, I realized that you and I only have a week left to see the last show at the Empty Space’s Fremont location. Forbidden Xmas, a show about Seattle and the holidays, will be playing Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. In January, the Space will move to Seattle University.

That’s 13 years of Seattle theatre history ending here, people. The last donor letter says, “Although we are sad to leave a space that we’ve occupied for nearly a dozen years, the new venue will provide us–and YOU–with state-of-the-art facilities, new comfortable seating, a flexible performance space, easily accessible parking, and access to a host of Capitol Hill restaurants and bars.”

The new theatre location will evidently provide the company with a whole host of student flunkies. And according to the P-I, the contract includes free rent. Which is all well and good, I guess, but I have to admit that I’m going to miss the Fremont location. It just isn’t going to be the same when you’re not ducking through a little side door to see something like “Ming the Rude.”

Hopefully, uncommon theatre will continue to be great in First Hill. We’ll all find out in June, which is when the first production happens. But just in case it isn’t, I think I’ll try to be there Friday night, to usher out this particular era.