Theater, dance and comedy shows around Snohomish County

Published 1:30 am Thursday, August 29, 2019

THEATER

Village Theatre: Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave.; 425-257-8600 or www.villagetheatre.org/everett. The 2019-20 season includes “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” “Guys & Dolls,” “She Loves Me,” “Hansel & Gretl & Heidi & Gunter” and “The Wedding Singer.” Season tickets for all five shows are $330 general, $310 seniors and $260 youth.

Edmonds Driftwood Players: Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St., Edmonds; www.edmondsdriftwoodplayers.org or 425-774-9600. The 2019-20 season includes: “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” “A Christmas Story: The Musical,” “Pride and Prejudice,” “The Producers” and “Unnecessary Farce.” Season tickets for all five performances are $120 general, $108 for seniors, students and military.

Phoenix Theatre: 9673 Firdale Ave., Edmonds. Call 206-533-2000 or go to www.tptedmonds.org. The Sleepless Play Fest, Edmonds’ own 24-hour play festival, is back. At 7:30 p.m. Sept. 6, the public can watch the actor selection process. The next morning the playwrights submit their finished scripts and the actors and directors begin rehearsal. This year’s theme is BAD DOG: Pranks, Tricks, and One-Ups. The performance is 7:30 p.m. Sept. 7. Tickets are ​$20 general admission. More info at 206-533-2000 or www.tptedmonds.org/tickets.html. The 2019-20 season includes “Ladies Man,” “Inspecting Carol,” “Wonder of the World,” “She Kills Monsters” and “Glorious.” Season tickets, for all five performances, are $110 for adults, $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. The 2019-20 season includes “Steel Magnolias,” “Dark of the Moon,” “Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical,” “A Funny Thing Happened…”, “The Importance of Being Earnest,” “The Rememberer” and “Once Upon a Mattress.” Season tickets, for all seven performances, are $125 for adults, $105 for seniors and students.

COMEDY

Comedy Garage: A weekly comedy showcase and open mic held Mondays at Tony V’s Garage, 1716 Hewitt Ave., Everett. Features regional comedians working out their longer sets and local amateurs trying new material. No cover. All ages. Sign up at 7:15 p.m.; show is at 8:30 p.m. On Sept. 9, Dan Hurwitz headlines. Find Comedy Garage on Facebook for more information.

Chuckles on the Pilchuck: Collector’s Choice Restaurant, 215 Cypress Ave., Snohomish, hosts a third-Tuesday monthly comedy show. No cover. Must be at least 21. The show starts at 8 p.m. and showcases the talents of Northwest comedians. Celebrate the show’s two-year anniversary on Sept. 17 with headliner Monica Nevi. Find Chuckles on the Pilchuck on Facebook for more information.

Everett Comedy Night: Emory’s on Silver Lake, 11830 19th Ave. SE, Everett, hosts a second-Sunday monthly comedy night. Tickets are $10. All ages. The evening begins at 8:30 p.m. and features touring and local comedians. Duane Goad headlines on Sept. 8. To reserve a table, call 425-337-7772. Find Everett Comedy Night on Facebook for more information.

Garrison Keillor: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13, Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds. Keillor regales audiences with classic folk and love songs, poetry recitation from memory, light-hearted banter, observational comedy and, yes, perhaps even the latest “News from Lake Wobegon.” Tickets are $30-$50. More at tinyurl.com/Keillortkx.

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