Theater, dance and comedy shows around Snohomish County

Published 1:30 am Thursday, August 20, 2020

Most events listed here are contingent on whether each jurisdiction is approved to enter the corresponding phase of the governor’s four-phase reopening plan. Check with each venue for the latest information.

THEATER

Village Theatre: Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave.; 425-257-8600; www.villagetheatre.org/everett. The 2020-2021 season includes: “Mama Mia!,” “Hello, Dolly!,” “Deathtrap,” “Making Tracks” and “Ain’t Misbehavin’.” Season tickets for all five shows are $130-$390.

Phoenix Theatre: 9673 Firdale Ave., Edmonds; 206-533-2000; www.tptedmonds.org. ​Phoenix Theatre’s 2020-2021 season includes “The Miser,” “Inspecting Carol,” “37 Postcards,” “Mama Won’t Fly” and “Skin Flick.” Season tickets for all five performances are $110 for adults and $98 for seniors, students and military.

Red Curtain: The Red Curtain Arts Center, 9315 State Ave., Suite J, Marysville (in the Goodwill shopping center, behind the Everett Community College cosmetology school); 360-322-7402; redcurtainfoundation.org. “Six Degrees of Separation” will be live-streamed via Zoom at 7 p.m. Sept. 4-5 and Sept. 11-12. In the play, a young black con man named Paul insinuates himself into the lives of a wealthy New York couple, Ouisa and Flan Kittredge, claiming he knows their son at college. Tickets are $15 for an individual or $40 for a family watching from one screen. Red Curtain’s 2020-2021 season includes “And Then There Were None,” “Miracle on 34th Street,” “She Kills Monsters,” “As You Like It,” “The Rememberer,” “Into the Woods” and “Legendary Tales: Heroes and Monsters.” Season tickets for all seven shows are $125 for adults or $105 for seniors, students and military.

DANCE

Catapult: The dance company that specializes in shadow illusion, best known for their time on the hit show “America’s Got Talent,” performs at noon and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N. Dancers working behind a screen to create shadow silhouettes of shapes from the world around us. Watch their bodies transform into a mountain, an elephant, a dragon and even a helicopter, and travel the world from Paris to Beijing in less than 10 minutes. Tickets are $10-$34. Call 425-275-9595.

COMEDY

George Noory Live: The overnight radio host of “Coast to Coast AM,” brings show to the stage 5 p.m. Sept. 26 to the Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave., Everett. Event will include a live band and conversation with a ghost hunter, Big Foot researcher, Nostradamus scholar and prophecy expert and a mysterious missing persons researcher. Tickets are $40-$100. Call 425-258-6766 or go to www.yourhistoriceveretttheatre.org.

The Capitol Steps: This troupe of former congressional staffers travels the country satirizing the politicians who once employed them. And almost no one is funnier than a politician. The comedy group performs at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20-21, Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N. Tickets are $29-$64. Call 425-275-9595.

The Irish Comedy Tour: The Irish Comedy Tour features the stand-up of four comedians whose ancestors hail from the Emerald Isle — Detroit native Derek Richards; Boston-born Mike McCarthy; Nova Scotia’s Damon Leibert; and from Inchicore, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland Derrick Keane. See the comedy show 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave., Everett. Tickets are $20-$35. More at www.yourhistoriceveretttheatre.org.

A Night of Improv: Exit 192 Improv will perform improvisational comedy 8 p.m. Oct. 30 at the Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave., Everett. This adults-only show is completely unscripted and inspired by suggestions from the audience. Tickets are $12-$15. Call 425-258-6766 or go to www.yourhistoriceveretttheatre.org.

Seattle International Comedy Competition: The 41st annual touring comedy festival is Washington’s “Last Comic Standing.” Thirty-three comedians compete for the title and $15,000 in cash prizes. See the show 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds. Tickets are $19-$39. More at www.edmondscenterforthearts.org.

The Dope Show: Watch comedians perform a sober set, then take a short intermission to get stoned, and get back on stage to perform under the influence 8 p.m. Nov. 20 at the Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave., Everett. Features a variety of nationally touring comics — many who have never indulged before. Tickets $20-$35. Call 425-258-6766 or go to www.yourhistoriceveretttheatre.org.

Crackpot Comedy: Tim Noah’s Thumbnail Theater hosts Crackpot Comedy at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21 at the theater, 1211 Fourth St., Snohomish. Family-friendly sketch and improvisational comedy. Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is $5 at the door. More at www.thumbnailtheater.org.

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