Theater calendar

Dance

Seattle

Pacific Northwest Ballet: McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St., Seattle; 206-441-2424, www.pnb.org.

n Broadway Festival, 7:30 p.m. March 20 and 21, 1 and 7:30 p.m. March 22; $25 to $155.

n “Ideas in Motion,” 2 p.m. March 21; $12.

Opera

Seattle and beyond

“The Return of Ulysses”: 7:30 p.m. March 20 and 21, Moore Theatre, 1932 Second Ave., Seattle; $10 to $85 plus service fees; 206-467-5510, www.themoore.com, 206-628-0888, www.ticketmaster.com.

Theater

Snohomish and Island counties

“The Importance of Being Earnest”: 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays through March 29, Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave., Everett; $16 to $51; 425-257-8600, 888-257-3722, www.villagethea­tre­­.org.

Mafia Mystery Dinner Theatre: 7 p.m. March 27, Orca Ballroom, Tulalip Resort Casino, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip; $50 advance, $75 at door, overnight packages $225 and up; 866-716-7162, www.tulalipresort.com.

“Ophelia Thinks Harder”: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, March 27 through 29, Cedarcrest High School theater, 29000 NE 150th St., Duvall; $12, $9 seniors and students, advance, $15, $12 at door; 206-686-0203, www.cascadecommunitytheatre.org.

Shakespeare selections by the Black Box Drama Quartet: 7:30 p.m. March 21, Martha Murphy Mainstage, 222 Anthes Ave., Langley; $15; 360-331-2813.

Theater

Skagit County

“Drop Dead”: Doors open 6:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, March 20 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.riverbelledinnertheatre.com.

Theater

Seattle

“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.

“The Adventures of Sinbad”: 1 and 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through March 22, Northwest Puppet Center, 9123 15th Ave. NE, Seattle; $10.50, $9 seniors, $8.50 children; 206-523-2579, 800-838-3006, www.brownpapertickets.com.

“Betrayal”: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through March 28, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 155 Mercer St., Seattle; $29 to $55; 206-443-2222, 877-900-9285, www.seattlerep.org.

Broadway Comes to Broadway Bound: 5:30 p.m. hors d’ oeuvres reception, 7 p.m. show March 23, 1625 Broadway, Seattle; $75 single ticket, $125 pair of tickets; 800-838-3006, www.brownpapertickets.com.

“Hello, Dolly!”: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 1:30 and 7 p.m. Sundays through March 29, 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle; $22 to $81; 206-625-1900, 888-584-4849, www.5thavenue.org.

“Late Night Catechism”: 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, indefinite run, A Contemporary Theatre’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. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sundays through April 5, plus 2 p.m. March 21 and 28, Center House Theatre, 305 Harrison St., Seattle; $22 to $36; 206-733-8222, www.seattleshakespeare.org.

“The Seafarer”: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through March 28, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 155 Mercer St., Seattle; $15 to $59, $10 ages 25 and under; 206-443-2222, 877-900-9285, www.seattlerep.org.

Young Playwrights Festival: 7:30 p.m. Friday, noon and 4 p.m. Saturday, March 20 and 21, A Contemporary Theatre, 700 Union St., Seattle; eight teenage writers read their works aloud; $10, $5 seniors and students; 206-292-7676, www.acttheatre.org.

Youth Conservatory presents Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and 3:30 p.m. Sundays, March 20 through 29, Stone Soup Theatre, 4029 Stone Way N., Seattle; $14, $12 groups of four or more; 800-838-3006, www.brownpapertickets.com.

Billboard

Snohomish and island Counties

“The Dinosaur Musical” auditions: By appointment 7 to 8:50 p.m. March 23, callbacks March 26, if necessary, Sky Valley Education Center, 17072 Tye St., Monroe; Roles for ages 12 and older, prepare a two-minute comic or musical monologue; 206-550-1497, cyndi.thomsen@yahoo.com.

“Sound of Music” stage help: Ushers, lobby display work, house manager positions open now; help with props on March 24, April 3, 4, 5, Edmonds; 425-286-6694, e-mail kings.players@yahoo com.