Holiday stage
Snohomish and Island counties
Cyndi Soup and The Thumbs-Up Puppeteers: 10 a.m. Dec. 30 and 31, Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, 1211 Fourth St., Snohomish; $5 per person, babies admitted free; sing-alongs, stories; 360-568-9412, 800-838-3006, www.brownpapertickets.com, www.thumbnailtheater.com.
Seattle and beyond
“The Christmas Foundling”: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, through Dec. 27, Taproot Theatre, 204 N. 85th St., Seattle; $20 to $33, $2 student and senior discounts; ages 5 and under not permitted; 206-781-9707, www.taproottheatre.org.
“Black Nativity”: Various times Tuesdays through Sundays, ends with 2 p.m. Dec. 28 show, Intiman Theatre, 201 Mercer St., Seattle; $15 to $45, discounts for groups of 15 or more; 206-269-1900, www.intiman.org.
“A Christmas Carol” by A Contemporary Theatre: Tuesdays through Sundays, through Dec. 27, A Contemporary Theatre, 700 Union St., Seattle; regular show $22 to $47, discounts for ages 12 and under, seniors, groups of 20 or more; “Holiday Tea With the Fezziwigs” version $70, $60 children and seniors; regular tickets 206-292-7676, Fezziwig tickets 206-292-7600, ext. 1331, www.acttheatre.org.
Nutcracker
Seattle and beyond
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Through Dec. 30, McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St., Seattle; $24 to $120; 206-441-2424, www.pnb.org.
Theater
Skagit County and north
“Cowgirls”: Doors open 6:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Dec. 26 through Jan. 3, 100 E. Montgomery, Mount Vernon; $40 dinner and show, $25 dessert and show, $16 show only; River Belle Dinner Theatre production; 360-336-3012, www.riverbelledinnertheatre.com.
Seattle and south
“Cinderella”: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 27, Hale’s Palladium, 4301 Leary Way, Seattle; $12, $6 children; 800-838-3006, www.brownpapertickets.com.
Improv tournament: 8:30 p.m. Dec. 26 and 27, Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle; watch various teams compete; admission $10 online, $12 at door; 206-587-2414, www.unexpectedproductions.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.
“Seven Brides For Seven Brothers”: 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 1:30 and 7 p.m. Sunday, through Dec. 28, Fifth Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle; $22 and up; 206-625-1900, 888-584-4849, www.5thavenue.org.
“Sing-A-Long Sound of Music”: 7 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2 and 3, Fifth Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle; $25, $18 ages 12 and under; 206-625-1900, 888-584-4849, www.5thavenue.org.
“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.
“You Can’t Take it With You”: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through Jan. 3, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 155 Mercer St., Seattle; $15 to $59, $10 ages 25 and under; all day-of-show tickets $20; 206-443-2222, www.seattleÂrep.org.
Billboard
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.
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.
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