The Camwood Players open Neil Simon’s classic comedy “Rumors” tonight for a run through May 20 in Stanwood.
In the comedy, four couples arrive at a New York City townhouse to celebrate the anniversary of the deputy mayor and his wife. The party never begins because the host is found shot (a flesh wound) and his wife is missing.
Fearing scandal, the mayor’s lawyer tries to cover up what’s happened as other guests arrive. But as the evening wears on, nobody can remember who has been told what, the cover-up grows difficult to sustain, and the couples become more frantic.
Melissa Bridges directs the show, which features adult language and is not suitable for children.
Village Theatre gala: “A Grand Night for Singing,” Village Theatre’s annual season auction and gala, will be Tuesday in Everett to support the ongoing development of Village Theatre programs and productions.
The gala is a glamorous evening of silent and live auctions, gourmet hors d’oeuvres and fine wine. It also includes a live performance showcase of Village Theatre’s 2006-2007 season.
Patrons will have a chance to bid on, among other items, a Broadway theater trip, a private tour of Safeco Field, a Boeing flight simulator experience, autographed theater posters and even a chance to make their theatrical debut on the Village Theatre stage with a walk-on role in “Hello, Dolly!”
Tickets must be purchased in advance.
“Haroun and the Sea of Stories”: Edmonds Homeschool Resource Center presents Salman Rushdie’s “Haroun and the Sea of Stories” this weekend in Edmonds.
Rushdie wrote the production to help explain, in a comedic fashion, why he wrote the controversial “The Satanic Verses.”
The play, directed by Susan Saba, involves a cast of 12 actors, from 12 to 17 years old. Edmonds musicians, percussionist Alan Park and guitarist Ron Dalton, will accompany the actors.
“Miss Witherspoon”: Previews begin tonight for ACT Theatre’s presentation of Christopher Durang’s “Miss Witherspoon.”
Durang, author of “Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All for You,” “The Marriage of Bette and Boo” (produced at ACT in 1987), and “Laughing Wild,” takes on the afterlife in this free-wheeling comedy about a persnickety dead woman named Veronica who just wants to be left alone in limbo.
And who can blame her, when her previous incarnations have included an up-close encounter with the Salem witch trials and repeated associations with Rex Harrison? But her pushy Hindu spirit guide insists she’s still got miles to go on the rocky road to enlightenment. Can Jesus, Gandalf and a happy-go-lucky dog help Veronica find her place in the universe?
Cirque du Soleil returns: Cirque du Soleil’s live touring production “Varekai” premieres Thursday for a limited engagement under its trademark blue and yellow Grand Chapiteau at King County’s Marymoor Park.
The word varekai means “wherever” in the Romany language of the gypsies – the universal wanderers. Written and directed by Dominic Champagne, this production pays tribute to the nomadic soul, to the spirit and art of the circus tradition and to those who quest with infinite passion along the path that leads to “Varekai.”
“Varekai” emerges from an explosive fusion of drama and acrobatics. The impossible becomes possible in stunning displays of skill and power set against innovative music and otherworldly sets, interwoven with vivid choreography. The pendulum of time sweeps backward, paying tribute to the ancient and rare circus traditions of Icarian games, water meteors and Georgian dance. “Varekai” then catapults to the future with revolutionary twists on such acts as Russian swings, body skating and triple trapeze.
Montreal Danse: The popular French-Canadian modern dance company Montreal Danse will be in residency at Western Washington University in Bellingham from Monday through May 14, during Western’s first ever Canada Week celebration.
| “Rumors”: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through May 20, plus 3 p.m. May 14, at Stillaguamish Grange, 6521 Pioneer Highway, Stanwood. Dinner theater option (7 p.m.) available May 6, 13 and 20. Mother’s Day tea (at intermission) option May 14. Tickets $10 show, $22.50 dinner and show, $15 tea and show, at Snow Goose Bookstore in Stanwood or 360-629-4494.
“A Grand Night for Singing”: Village Theatre gala. 6 p.m. Tuesday, Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave., Everett. Tickets $50 to $100. For more information and tickets, contact Marcie Wirtz 425-257-6373. Tickets must be purchased in advance. “Haroun and the Sea of Stories”: 7 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday at the former Edmonds-Woodway High School, 23200 100th Ave. W., Edmonds. Tickets $3, $2 students at the door. 425-670-7840. “Miss Witherspoon”: Previews start today, opens Thursday through May 28 at ACT Theatre, 700 Union St., Seattle. Tickets, $10 to $54, at 206-292-7676, ticket office or www.acttheatre.org. Pay what you can performances at 7:30 p.m. Sunday and 2 p.m. May 11. Cirque du Soleil’s “Varekai”: Thursday through June 4, Marymoor Park, 6046 W. Lake Sammamish Pkwy. NE, Redmond. Tickets, $35 to $70 adults, $31.50 to $63 students and seniors (weekdays only), $24.50 to $49 children 2 to 12, at 800-678-5440 or online at www.cirquedusoleil.com. Montreal Danse: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Performing Arts Center Mainstage, Western Washington University, Bellingham. Tickets $10, $7 students, $8 seniors and staff, at the box office, 360-650-6146, http://pacseries.wwu.edu/tickets. html. |
Montreal Danse’s goal is to challenge students and the community to take their understanding past intellectual and into the physical realm through a fuller artistic grasp of Canadian culture through visual performance.
The dance company will perform Saturday as a part of Western’s Performing Arts concert series.
Additional events during Montreal Danse’s two-week residency can be viewed at http://pacseries.wwu.edu/montreal.html.
Camwood Players photo
Vicki Lynn Maxey (left), Nicole Gillespie, Patti Sands, Gregg Hays, Aaron Mitchell, George Carter and Julie Britton in the Camwood Players’ production of “Rumors.”
“Miss Witherspoon” is opening at ACT Theatre in Seattle.
Veronique Vial in “Flight of Icarus” at Cirque du Soleil’s “Varekai.”
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