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Snohomish and Island counties

“Rabbit Hole”: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, April 10 through 25, Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley; $12 to $16; 360-221-8268, 800-638-7631, www.wicaonline.com.

“The Sound of Music”: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, April 3 through 5, Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, 15343 25th Ave. NE, Shoreline; $20, $15 seniors, students and children; discounts for groups; 425-286-6694, www.kingsplayerstheater.org.

Skagit County and north

“Night Watch”: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays, April 3 through 26, Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor; $16, $15 groups of 10 or more, under age 4 not admitted; 360-679-2237, www.whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“Drop Dead”: Doors 6:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through April 25, RiverBelle Dinner Theatre, 100 E. Montgomery, Suite 240, Mount Vernon; $40 dinner and show, $25 dessert and show, $16 show only; 360-336-3012, www.riverbelle dinnertheatre.com.

Seattle and south

“A Tale of Two Cities”: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 2 and 5:30 p.m. Saturdays, 5:30 Sundays through April 12, plus 2 p.m. April 5 and 12, Seattle Children’s Theatre, 201 Thomas St., Seattle; $13 to $33; 206-441-3322, www.sct.org.

“Breakin’ Hearts and Takin’ Names”: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, April 9 through May 10, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 155 Mercer St., Seattle; $29 to $55, $10 for under age 25; 206-443-2222, 877-900-9285, www.seattlerep.org.

“Crime and Punishment”: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays through May 3, Intiman Theatre, 201 Mercer St., Seattle; $40 to $55, $10 ages 25 and under; 206-269-1900, www.intiman.org

“Goodnight Moon”: 7 p.m. all Fridays, 5:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays in April, 2 and 5:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays in May and June, runs April 9 through June 7, plus 7 p.m. April 9, Seattle Children’s Theatre, 201 Thomas St., Seattle; $13 to $33; 206-441-3322, www.sct.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 Merchant of Venice”: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday through April 5, Center House Theatre, 305 Harrison St., Seattle; $22 to $36; 206-733-8222, www.seattle shakespeare.org.

“Tuesdays With Morrie”: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays through April 25, Taproot Theatre, 204 N. 85th St., Seattle; $26 to $33, $10 ages 25 and under, discounts for seniors and students; 206-292-2787, 206-781-9707, www.taproottheatre.org.

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Snohomish and island Counties

“Sound of Music” stage help: Ushers, lobby display work, house manager positions open now; help with props on April 3, 4 and 5, Edmonds; 425-286-6694, e-mail kings.players@yahoo.com.

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

n WCT Shakespearean Players, 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays through June 12 for ages 9 to 18, explore drama, music, movement; $75 per month.

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

n “The Secret Garden” spring break theater camp, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 6 through 10, for ages 7 to 10; $150.

n Production workshop, “Last Exit,” 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 13 through May 21, for ages 14 through 18, by audition only, workshop April and May, performances in May and June; 360-221-8707.

Whidbey Playhouse classes: Jazz dance, improvisation, stage managing, basic theater dance, set building; various times through April 4, various studios; free, but registration is required and participants must leave $10 checks that will be returned upon arrival for class; 360-679-2237, www.whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Seattle

“The Swashbuckle Sisters” auditions: 4 to 7 p.m. April 13, 19, 23, DownStage Theatre, 4035 Stone Way N., Seattle; by appointment, each person must perform a one-minute Shakespearean monologue, verse, poem and 20 bars of music; 206-633-1883, info@stonesouptheatre.com.

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