Stage calendar

  • Friday, March 11, 2011 12:01am
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Opera

“Don Quixote”: by Jules Massenet tells the story of one of literature’s most iconic characters. Final performances tonight and Saturday at McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St., Seattle. Tickets start at $25. Call 206-389-7676 or 800-426-1619 or go to www.seattleopera.org. The opera is in French with English supertitles.

Theater

Snohomish and Island counties

“Sleuth”: This Agatha-Christie inspired murder-mystery will keep you on the edge of your seat with shows at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and 7 p.m. selected Sundays through March 27 at Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave. Everett. Tickets are $19 to $54. Call 425-257-8600 or 888-257-3722 or go to www.villagetheatre.org.

“The Glass Menagerie”: Tennessee Williams’ drama about a St. Louis family trapped by their individual flaws is staged as a memory play narrated by Tom Wingfield who reminisces about his mother and sister. Shows are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through March 13 at Sky Valley Education Center, 17072 Tye St., Monroe. Tickets are $12 and $14. Call 360-863-1663 or go to http://tinyurl.com/6yem5ma or at the door.

Seattle

“All My Sons”: Intiman Theatre uses the original text but sets this drama in Seattle’s Central District to explore a black family pursuing the American Dream in the 1940s. Shows at various times starting with previews March 18 to 24, opening March 25 and closing April 17 at Intiman Theatre, 201 Mercer St., Seattle. Prices range from $25 to $55. Call 206-269-1900 or go to www.intiman.org.

“Goin’ Steady: The Musical”: Wing-It Productions presented this unscripted 1950s rock n’ roll comedy about students at Buster Willowcrest High School where two kids from the opposite sides of the tracks fall in love. 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays to March 18, and March 31 to April 22 at Wing-It Productions, 5510 University Way NE. Tickets are $10 to $14. Call 206-352-8291 or go to www.wingitpresents.com.

“The King’s Proposal”: A PG-13, Monty Python-like musical about an evil king who tries to marry his daughter to an unwanted suitor, with forced cross-dressing, occasional sword fighting and a puppet scene; 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sundays from March 20 through April 10, at Seattle Musical Theatre, Magnuson Park Community Center Building, 7120 62nd Ave. NE, Seattle. Tickets $20 to $30. Call 206-363-2809, or online, www.seattlemusicaltheatre.org.

“Vanities”: A new musical produced by the 5th Avenue Theatre and performed at ACT Theatre that follows the life-defining moments of three women whose enduring friendship survives and spans from the ’60s to the ’80s. Shows are various times through May 1 in the Falls Theatre of ACT, 700 Union St., Seattle. Tickets are $10 to $55. Call 206-292-7676 or go to www.actttheatre.org.

BILLBOARD

Do you have a stage dog? Auditions for “Annie’s” dog Sandy will be held at 3:30 p.m. March 19 at the Star Stage at The Whidbey Playhouse, 730A SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. Sandy must be able to come, sit, stay, cross the stage, bark on signal and like people, especially kids.Call the theater at 360-679-2237 to register for doggie auditions.

The Edmonds Driftwood Players is auditioning parts for 14 men and women 18 and older for “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern.” Auditions start at 4 p.m. March 13 at the Driftwood Admin Office, 306 Main St., Edmonds. Prepare a 2-minute comedic monologue and bring a picture and resume. To sign up for an appointment online go to www.driftwoodplayers.com or call 425-774-9600. Performances start May 5.

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