University of Washington alum Jean Smart made Emmy's history Monday night

Jean Smart photo courtesy Emmys and UW

University of Washington alum Jean Smart made Emmy's history Monday night with her fifth consecutive win for “Hacks” — becoming the first person to win an Emmy for every season of a series. Her eighth Emmy also ties the record for the most ever won by a performer .

Bow down, indeed.

And if you are wondering what this has to do with Shoreline -- she was our favorite actress for the several seasons she was at the old Intiman Theatre. It was a tiny, historical building underneath freeway ramps. 

When they staged productions onto the thrust stage, she would literally be just a few feet from our second row seats (there were only five rows!)

The theatre had previously been a bordello. The stage was where the girls performed. The steep stairway to the upper floor still had a swing where a scantily clad girl would welcome customers upstairs where the "cribs" were.

Volunteering (I spent several years leading the volunteer group, Standby) opens some very interesting doors.

--Diane Hettrick (lead paragraph from the UW)