Seattle’s Foolproof Performing Arts Closes

“Steep programming costs, problems with the Internal Revenue Service, debts of more than $400,000 and even a dearth of community support are being blamed for the demise of Foolproof Performing Arts, the Seattle non-profit that brought former President Bill Clinton and controversial filmmaker Michael Moore to local venues in 2003. … Foolproof initially produced a comedy series, as well as separate shows by such comics as Robin Williams and Jerry Seinfeld, but later held high-profile talks by politicians and authors.”