stage calendar

Theater

Seattle and south

“The Battle of the Bards”: 8 and 10:30 p.m. Jan. 16, 8 p.m. Jan. 17, DownStage Theatre, 4029 Stone Way N., Seattle; $10 from Brown Paper Tickets, $12 at door; 800-838-3006, www.brownpapertickets.com, www.ghostlighttheatricals.org.

“Late Night Catechism”: 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, indefinite run, ACT’s special events room, 700 Union St., Seattle; $24.50 Thursdays and Sundays, $29.50 Fridays and Saturdays; 206-292-7676.

“The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley”: 5 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16 and 17, Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St., Seattle; $17 to $35 plus fees; 206-292-2787, www.theparamount.com.

“The Road to Mecca”: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St., Seattle; $15 to $59, $10 ages 25 and under; 206-443-2222, 877-900-9285, www.seattlerep.org.

“The Servant of Two Masters”: 7:30 p.m. weeknights, 2 p.m. various Saturdays and Sundays, through Jan. 11, Jan. 16 through 19, Jan. 22 through 25, Jan. 29 through Feb. 1, Center House Theatre, Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St., Seattle; $30 and $36, $22 and $25 seniors and students; 206-733-8228, www.seattleshakespeare.org.

“The Turn of the Screw”: 7:30 p.m. weeknights, 2 p.m. various Saturdays and Sundays, Jan. 12 through 15, Jan. 18 through 21, Jan. 25 through 28, plus Jan. 31, Center House Theatre, Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St., Seattle; $30 and $36, $22 and $25 seniors and students; 206-733-8228, www.seattleshakespeare.org.

“The Wizard of Oz”: 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, noon and 5 p.m. Sundays, Jan. 9 through 18, also 2 p.m. Jan. 17, Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway, Seattle; $15 plus fees; 800-838-3006, www.brownpapertickets.com.

“The Wizard of Oz”: 7 p.m. various weeknights, 5:30 p.m. weekends, some 2 p.m. matinees, through Jan. 17, Seattle Children’s Theatre, 201 Thomas St., Seattle; show is for ages 6 and older; $15 to $40; 206-441-3322, www.sct.org.

Dance

Seattle and south

Shorecrest Dance, “Physical Poetry”: 8 p.m. Jan. 9 and 10, Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, 15343 25th Ave. NE, Seattle; hip-hop show; $15 advance, $18 at door; 800-838-3006, www.brownpapertickets.com.

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Snohomish and Island counties

“Crumbs From the Table of Joy” auditions: Choose 6 p.m. Jan. 9 or 10 a.m. Jan. 10 to audition, Mukilteo Hall, Edmonds Community College, 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood; parts for three black female actresses and one black male actor, ages 15 to 40, and one white female actress age 20 to 25; 425-640-1046, e-mail joanna.goff@edcc.edu.

Whidbey Children’s Theater: 222 Anthes Ave., Langley; 360-221-8707, www.whidbey.com/wct.

Creative Dramatics, 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 13 to Feb. 10, for ages 3 to 5, $55 for series.

Drama club, 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, ongoing, for ages 7 to 10, drop-in basis, $5 per session.

Tech workshop — lights, sound, action, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 23, for ages 13 to 18, $30.

Audition workshop, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 11, for ages 14 to 18, $20.

Vocal training workshop, 4 to 5 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 12 to Feb. 19, for ages 10 to 18, $120 for series.

Audition workshop, “Last Exit,” 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 31, for ages 14 to 18, advance registration required.

Seattle and beyond

Youth Conservatory’s “Twelfth Night” auditions for kids: 4 to 6 p.m. Jan. 18, 19, 22, Stone Soup Theatre’s DownStage Theatre, 4029 Stone Way N., Seattle; by appointment only; audition requires a one-minute Shakespearean monologue, verse or poem; 206-633-1883, info@stonesouptheatre.com.