Stage calendar

Published 9:00 pm Thursday, February 17, 2005

Opera

Snohomish county

Seattle Opera’s Young Artists: Perform opera classics, 2:30 p.m. Feb. 19, $3, $2 children, Edmonds Community College, Triton Union building, 20200 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood; 425-771-4030.

Dance

Snohomish and Island counties

Olympic Ballet Theatre season: “The Preview” is program of new works and audience discussion with the dancers and choreographers, Feb. 19, Anderson Center, Edmonds; 425-774-7570, www.olympicballet.com.

Seattle and beyond

Sean Curran Company: The modern young company pairs with the Amelia Piano Trio for performances that are infused with wit, ingenuity and physical humor, Feb. 24-26. Meany Theatre, UW campus, Seattle; www.uwworldseries.org, 800-859-5342.

Theater

Snohomish and Island counties

“A Little Night Music”: Stephen Sondheim’s musical is based on an Ingmar Bergman film about mismatched couples in turn-of-the-century Sweden, through Feb. 26. Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor; $15, 360-679-2237, www.whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“Little Miss Fresno” and “Final Placement”: Readings from The Driftwood Players, 8 p.m. Feb. 22 and 23, pay what you can, Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St., Edmonds; 425-774-9600.

“Penny Upstart and the Widget War”: World premiere comedy written and directed by Northwest dramatist Jeff Stilwell, through Feb. 27. PUD Auditorium, 2320 California St., Everett; www.kindredcircle.com.

“Tartuffe”: French playwright Moliere’s comedy of manners is a wicked farce in which Tartuffe (“The Imposter”) pretends to be a religious hermit while trying to separate a family from its fortune, through Feb. 27. Driftwood Players, Wade James Playhouse, 950 Main St., Edmonds; 425-774-9600, www.driftwoodplayers.com.

“qwertyuiop”: When the author discovers he no longer enjoys writing the stories, the characters in his books have other ideas, through Feb. 27. Off The Wall Theatre, Frank Wagner Auditorium, 639 W. Main St., Monroe; 360-805-5699, www.otwtheatre.com.

Seattle and beyond

“An Enemy of the People”: Henrik Ibsen’s drama, through March 5, $17 to $29. Taproot Theatre, 204 N. 85th St., Seattle; 206-292-2787.

“The Chosen”: Stage adaptation of Chaim Potok’s 1957 novel about Jewish/American assimilation, through March 12. Seattle Repertory Theatre, Leo K. Theatre, Seattle Center; www.seattlerep.org, 206-443-2222, 877-900-9285.

“Blank Fever”: Five short plays by Idiom Favorites, 8 p.m. Feb. 24-26, March 4-5, 11 and 12, $10, Idion Theater, 1418 Cornwall, Bellingham; 360-201-5464.

“God Damn Tom”: Theater Schmeater presents Wayne Rawley’s play about consequence, 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, through Feb. 26, $15 Fridays and Saturdays. Theater Schmeater, 1500 Summit Ave., Seattle; 206-325-6500.

“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”: August Wilson’s 1984 blues-infused drama, set in Chicago in the 1920s, through Feb. 19. Seattle Repertory Theatre, Bagley Wright Theatre, Seattle Center; www.seattlerep.org, 206-443-2222, 877-900-9285.

“Puppetry of the Penis”: The Australian art of genital origami returns, Feb. 22 through 27, $24 to $34, Moore Theatre, 1932 Second Ave., Seattle; 206-292-2787.

“Rebecca”: Daphne de Maurier’s story of a shy young woman who marries a wealthy Englishman with a past, a mansion named Manderely and a spooky servant named Mrs. Danvers, Feb. 24-March 26. Book-It Repertory; www.book-it.org, 206-216-0877.

“The Red Badge of Courage”: Stage adaptation of Stephen Crane’s historic coming-of-age novel set during the Civil War, through March 5. Seattle Children’s Theatre, Seattle Center; www.sct.org, 206-441-4488.

“Singin’ in the Rain”: A stage version of the film that’s considered the best movie musical of all time, through March 5. 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle; www.5thavenuetheatre.org, 206-621-7529.

“Twelfth Night”: Ghost Light Theatricals presents Shakespeare’s classic tale, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, through March 5, $10. Freehold’s East Hall Theatre, 1529 10th Ave., Seattle; 206-325-6500, www.ticketwindowonline.com.

“The Twilight Zone: Live!”: Theater Schmeater presents “Living Doll” and “The After Hours,” 11 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, through Feb. 26, pay what you can Thursdays, $10 Fridays and Saturdays. 1500 Summit Ave., Seattle; 206-325-6500.

“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”: GreenStage presents Edward Albee’s Tony award-winning play, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, through March 19, donations accepted. Warren G. Magnuson Park, Building 30, Seattle; 206-748-1551, www.greenstage.org.

Comedy

Seattle and beyond

Pork Filled Players: “Make Lard Not War,” Asian American sketch comedy group, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, through Feb. 26, $12, $9 students. Northwest Actors’ Studio, 1100 E. Pike St., Seattle; 206-325-6500, www.ticketwindowonline.com.

Billboard

Snohomish and Island counties

Auditions held for the ninth annual Rosehill Revue on April 23. Singers, dancers, comedians and animal acts sought. 425-308-5503.

Edmonds Driftwood Players is holding auditions for “Laundry and Bourbon,” 7 to 9 p.m. March 1 at Driftwood Annex. 425-774-9600.

Theatrical directors sought for The Driftwood Players for five pre-selected productions for 2005-2006 season. Deadline Feb. 28. 425-774-9600.

Volunteers sought for Whidbey Island Writers Conference held March 4 through 6. 360-331-6714, www.writeonwhidbey.org.

Seattle and beyond

Cinema Seattle accepting submissions for the 2005 Seattle International Film Festival May 19 through June 12. Final submission deadline March 1; www.seattlefilm.com.