stage calendar

Theater

Snohomish and Island counties

“Annie Get Your Gun”: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, Aug. 15 through 24, Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave., Everett; $10 to $12; a Village Theatre KidStage production; 425-257-8600, www.villagetheatre.org.

“An Evening With Danai Gurira”: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 16, Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley; admission by donation; playwright will share readings; 360-221-8268, 800-638-7631, www.wicaonline.com.

“Love Letters”: 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, through Aug. 16, Edge of the World Theatre, 9667 Firdale Ave., Edmonds; $22, $19 seniors and students; 206-542-7529.

Skagit County and north

“The Drawer Boy”: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, plus 2 p.m. Aug. 17, runs through Aug. 23, Anacortes Community Theatre, 10th and M, Anacortes; $16 all seats; 360-293-6829, www.acttheatre.com.

Seattle and south

“Aerial Antics in the Atrium, Teatro Zinzanni”: 6 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays, through Aug. 31, Pacific Place, Sixth and Pine, Seattle; free; 206-802-0015, www.zinzanni.org.

“Big River — The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, through Aug. 23, 204 N. 85th St., Seattle; $26 to $33, $24 to $31 students and seniors, $15 ages 25 and under; under age 5 not admitted; 206-292-2787, www.taproottheatre.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 Little Dog Laughed”: Various times, Aug. 15 through Sept. 13, no shows Aug. 30 and 31, Intiman Playhouse, 201 Mercer St., Seattle; $10 to $48; 206-269-1900, www.intiman.org.

“The Nexus Project”: 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays, Aug. 16 through Sept. 7, Richard Hugo House Theater, 1634 11th Ave., Seattle; first weekend free, then $10 per show, $15 for two shows in one night; 800-838-3006, www.brownpapertickets.com, www.nextstage.org.

Teatro Zinzanni, “Quest for a Queendom”: 6:30 p.m. various days, through Oct. 19, 222 Mercer St., Seattle; call for prices; 206-802-0015, www.zinzanni.org.

Opera

Seattle and south

International Wagner Competition: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 16, McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St., Seattle; $45 to $65; 206-389-7676, 800-426-1619, www.seattleopera.org.

Dance

Snohomish and Island counties

Hula-belly dance extravaganza: 1:30 p.m. start Aug. 16, Country Village, 23718 Seventh Ave. SE, Bothell; food and music, free; 425-483-2250, www.countryvillagebothell.com.

Skagit County and north

Northwest Ballet, “Daphnis and Chloe”: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15, McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon; $10 to $25, discounts available; 360-416-7727, www.mcintyrehall.org.

Seattle and south

Corazon Flamenco: 8 p.m. Aug. 16, Ethnic Cultural Center Theatre, 3940 Brooklyn Ave. NE, Seattle; $25 advance or at door; 800-838-3006, www.mojacarflamenco.com.

Billboard

Snohomish and Island counties

Whidbey Island theater festival: Theater classes for ages 9 to adult, running through Aug. 16; Whidbey Island Center for the Arts and Whidbey Children’s Theatre; $90 to $500; 360-221-8268, 800-638-7631, www.wicaonline.com.

WICA general auditions: By appointment Aug. 20 and 21, Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley; 360-221-8262, 800-638-7631, www.wicaonline.com. Also, “Sweeney Todd” roles still open; chorus parts for six men and six women, and one role for a male between age 18 and 30; audition Aug. 18.

Skagit County and north

Musical “Peter Pan” auditions: 1 to 5 p.m. Aug. 16 for children, 7 to 9 p.m. Aug. 17 for adults; dress for dancing, memorize a one-minute monologue; 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor; shows run Nov. 7 through Dec. 6; 360-679-2237, www.whidbeyplayhouse.com.

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