Family fun calendar

Snohomish, Island counties

“Crimes of the Heart”: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27 through 29, Phoenix Theatre, 9673 Firdale Ave., Edmonds; $12 to $22.50; 206-533-2000, www.phoenixtheatreedmonds.com; 800-838-3006, www.brownpapertickets.com.

Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater: 1211 Fourth St., Snohomish; 360-568-9412, 800-838-3006; www.brownpapertickets.com.

Cyndi Soup and The Thumbs-Up Puppeteers, 10 a.m. Nov. 27 and 28; $5 at door.

Wade James Theatre: 950 Main St., Edmonds; 425-774-9600; www.driftwoodplayers.com.

“A Christmas Story,” 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 27 through Dec. 20; $20 and $23; Dec. 4 sold out.

Whidbey Children’s Theater: 222 Anthes Ave., Langley; 360-221-2282; www.whidbey.com/wct.

“Stuart Little,” 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 27 through Dec. 13; $8 and $12, except Family Shows Nov. 28 and Dec. 6; all seats are $7.

Reflections School of Dance: 6 to 6:45 p.m. Dec. 2, Comcast Arena, 2000 Hewitt Ave., Everett; free; 425-338-9056; www.reflectionsschoolofdance.com.

Skagit County

“A Tuna Christmas”: Doors 6:30 p.m., show 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Dec. 18, RiverBelle Dinner Theatre, 100 E. Montgomery, Mount Vernon; $20 and $35; 360-336-3012; www.riverbelledinnertheatre.com.

“Pippi Longstocking”: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27 through 29, McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon; $15 and up; 360-416-7727, ext. 2, www.mcintyrehall.org; 360-466-3072, www.metaperformingarts.org.

“Sorry, Wrong Chimney”: 6:30 p.m. doors, dinner and entertainment precede show, showtime 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Dec. 19, RiverBelle Dinner Theatre, 100 E. Montgomery, Mount Vernon; $20 dessert and show, $35 dinner and show; additional fees apply; 360-336-3012; www.riverbelledinnertheatre.com.

RiverBelle Dinner Theatre: 100 E. Montgomery, Mount Vernon; doors open at 6:30 p.m., all shows begin 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; $20 dessert and show, $35 dinner and show; reservations required at 360-336-3012; www.riverbelledinnertheatre.com.

“A Tuna Christmas” through Dec. 18. “Sorry, Wrong Chimney” through Dec. 19.

Seattle

“Honk”: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27 through 29, Seattle Musical Theatre, Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle; $25 to $35; 206-363-2809.

“Peter Pan”: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 2 and 5:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Jan. 10, plus 2 p.m. Dec. 22, 23, 28, 29, 30, Seattle Children’s Theatre, 201 Thomas St., Seattle; $18 to $42; 206-441-3322; www.sct.org.

Teatro Zinzanni, ”Beaumont &Caswell”: 6:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 5:30 p.m. Sundays through Jan. 17, 222 Mercer St., Seattle; $104 to $140; $114 to $165 for December; 206-802-0015; www.zinzanni.org.

“Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol”: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays through Dec. 30, Taproot Theatre, 204 N. 85th St., Seattle; $20 to $33; $20 all seats 2 p.m. Dec. 2 senior matinee; no shows Dec. 24 and 25; 206-781-9707; www.taproottheatre.org.

“It’s A Wonderful Life — A Live Radio Play”: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, Nov. 27 through Dec. 30, Stage One Theatre, North Seattle Community College, 9600 College Way N., Seattle; $26 to $33; no shows Dec. 24 or 25; 206-781-9707; www.taproottheatre.org.

A Contemporary Theatre shows: 700 Union St., Seattle; 206-292-7676; www.acttheatre.org.

“Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol,” various times, Tuesdays through Sundays, Nov. 27 through Dec. 27; $27 and up.

“White Christmas”: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 1:30 and 7 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 28 through Dec. 30, 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle; $22.50 to $103.50; 206-625-1900, 888-584-4849; www.5thavenue.org.

“Black Nativity”: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 1 through 27, Intiman Theatre, 201 Mercer St., Seattle; adult tickets Dec. 1 through 13 are $25; adult tickets Dec. 15 through 27 are $15 to $45; youth tickets for all shows $15; 206-269-1900; www.intiman.org.

“Rudolph — The Next Verse”: 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 2 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 3 through 19, Historic University Theater, 5510 University Way NE, Seattle; $10; suitable for ages 5 and up; 800-838-3006; www.wingitpresents.com.

“Twelfth Night”: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 3 through 27, no Dec. 25 show, Center House Theatre, Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St., Seattle; $22 to $36; 206-733-8222; www.seattleshakespeare.org.

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