Theater, dance and opera around the region
Published 1:30 am Thursday, November 2, 2017
THEATER
Red Curtain: The Red Curtain Arts Center, 9315 State Ave., Suite J, Marysville (in the Goodwill shopping center, behind the Everett Community College cosmetology school). Box office hours are 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday or call 360-322-7402. For more information about classes and season tickets, go to www.redcurtainfoundation.org. Noel Coward’s urbane comedy “Blithe Spirit” continues through Nov. 5.
Village Theatre: Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave.; 425-257-8600 or www.villagetheatre.org/everett. “Into the Woods” continues through Nov. 19. Season tickets are still available. Other shows are “Newsies,” “The Gin Game,” the new musical “String” and, finally, “Hairspray.”
Everett Community College: The theater arts department at EvCC offers “Stage Fright: The Wilde Liaison” by Clayton Weller at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16-18 in Baker Hall, Room 120. Admission is by donation. Not suitable for children. Directed by EvCC instructor Beth Peterson, the cast includes Neal Akins, Jameson Cook, Devon Crabb, Genie Hopewell, Matthew Horsley, Sonja Kinzer, Cai Minto, Rachel Primrose and Chloe Rockwell. Commissioned specifically for the students of EvCC, the play was written in collaboration with the students. The story involves a drama club’s Victorian melodrama, which has not been produced since the late 1800s when it disappeared from public use under mysterious circumstances. During the production, mysterious events occur, forcing the actors to decide if they must discover the source of the treachery, or continue with the performance. The students are forced to overcome personal and literal obstacles in order to ensure that the show goes on.
Edmonds Driftwood Players: Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St., Edmonds; www.edmondsdriftwoodplayers.org or 425-774-9600. Disney’s musical “Beauty and the Beast” runs Nov. 24 through Dec. 17.
Phoenix Theatre: The comedy theater is at 9673 Firdale Ave., Edmonds. Call 206-533-2000 or go to www.phoenixtheatreedmonds.org. “Twist of the Magi” will be presented Dec. 1-23.
YOUTH THEATER
“Oliver!”: Village Theatre’s KidStage presents the kids version of this Tony award-winning musical based on the Charles Dickens novel “Oliver Twist.” The show runs through Nov. 5. Mukilteo’s Kalia Estes, 12, has the title role. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sunday matinees at the Cope Gillette Theatre, 2730 Wetmore Ave., Everett. Tickets are $16 or $14 for youth and seniors. More at https://www.villagetheatre.org/everett/kidstage-everett.php.
“The Theory of Relativity”: Ballyhoo Theatre presents this one-act musical directed by Shileah Corey, Nov. 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12 at Phoenix Theatre, 9673 Firdale Ave., Edmonds. Rated PG. Tickets $10-$12 at www.brownpapertickets.com.
Jackson High School: The fall musical is “Hello, Dolly!” It’s on stage at 7 p.m. Nov. 9-11 and Nov. 16-18 in the school theater at 1508 136th St. SE, Mill Creek. Admission is $10 or $8 for students with ASB cards.
Tames Alan’s Women on the Western Front: In honor of Veterans Day, historian and actress Tames Alan will give a free program about women who served during World War I. The performance is set for 2 p.m. Nov. 19, in the auditorium at Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett.
COMEDY
Improv Comedy Night: Held on third Saturdays at Cafe Zippy, 1502 Rucker Ave., Everett. Free.
Everett comic Taylor Clark: Clark is participating in the Seattle Comedy Competition, beginning at 8 p.m. Nov. 9 at Unexpected Productions at the Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle. More at seattlecomedycompetition.org.
OPERA
“Tales of Hoffman”: Pacific Northwest Opera stages the Offenbach opera at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 and 3 p.m. Nov. 5 at McIntyre Hall, at Skagit Valley College, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Ticket prices vary. Call 1-866-624-6897 or go to pnopera.org.
To submit information, email reporter Gale Fiege at gfiege@heraldnet.com.
