THEATER
Edmonds Driftwood Players: Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St., Edmonds; www.edmondsdriftwoodplayers.org or 425-774-9600. “Gutenberg! The Musical!” is showing at 8 p.m. May 18 and 19; 2 p.m. May 20. The musical comedy involves two aspiring playwrights performing a staged reading of their new passion project for potential producers: a big, splashy musical about printing press inventor Johann Gutenburg. Tickets are $28 general, $25 youth, senior, military.
Village Theatre: Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave.; 425-257-8600 or www.villagetheatre.org/everett. The new musical “String” runs through May 20. On a mountaintop high over ancient Greece, three sisters — goddesses known as the Greek Fates — are responsible for spinning, measuring, and snipping the String of Life. After falling out of favor with Zeus, they find themselves banished to a modern skyscraper in the mortal world. When the eldest sister falls in love, the very fabric of the universe begins to unravel. The season concludes with “Hairspray.”
Phoenix Theatre: Wade James Theatre, 9673 Firdale Ave., Edmonds. Call 206-533-2000 or go to www.tptedmonds.org. “The Foreigner” opens May 25. The award-winning comedy takes place in a fishing lodge in rural Georgia. “Froggy” brings his painfully shy friend Charlie with him to the lodge. He tells all the visitors that Charlie is a foreigner and doesn’t speak any English so he will be left alone. So Charlie overhears more than he should, including evil plans for a murder. Tickets are $12-24.
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). The final show of the season is “Angry Housewives,” which opens June 1. The rock ‘n’ roll musical is written by Everett lyricist Chad Henry and Seattle playwright A.M. Collins. Bored with their everyday lives, four housewives form a punk rock band to enter a local talent competition. Tickets are $18 adults, $15 seniors, students and military. Call 360-322-7402 or go to www.redcurtainfoundation.org for ticket information.
“On The Strings of Rain”: See the Russian play at 8 p.m. June 6 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds. In this comedy a rich, lonely woman spends her days and nights in an apartment in rainy London reliving her memories in colorful stories full of famous people, war heroes and billionaires. This performance is in Russian. Tickets are $55-$85. More at www.edmondscenterforthearts.org.
DANCE
Reflections School of Dance: The Mill Creek-based school is hosting its 21st annual dance recital 3 to 5 p.m. June 16 at the Everett Civic Auditorium, 2415 Colby Ave. The show is titled “Doors” and will feature student performances that expresses the theme of open doors. About 1,300 people are expected to attend. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors and children. Children younger than 2 get in for free. Call 425-338-9056 or go to www.reflectionsschoolofdance.com for more information.
Summer Revue: The Edmonds-based Barclay Shelton Dance Centre is hosting its Summer Revue in two acts at 7 and 9 p.m. June 22, 23 and 24 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds. The dance center teaches dancers of all ages and abilities. Tickets are $18 for both acts, $12 for one. More at www.edmondscenterforthearts.org.
COMEDY
A Night of Improv: Exit 192 Improv will perform improvisational comedy 8 p.m. May 18 at the Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave. This adults-only show is completely unscripted and inspired by suggestions from the audience. Tickets are $12. Call 425-258-6766 or go to www.historiceveretttheatre.org.
Tony V’s Garage: Monday Night Comedy is a weekly comedy showcase and open mic at the garage, 1716 Hewitt Ave., Everett. Features regional comedians working out their longer sets and local amateurs trying new material. Next showcase is May 21. No cover. Sign up at 7:30 p.m.; show is at 8 p.m.
“Bunker 13”: Jet City Improv presents “Bunker 13,” an improvised comedy revolving around five soldiers in the Vietnam War, at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. June 15 at the Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave. As Sarge, Joker, Rhino, “Z” and Mick rest and refit in their sleeping bunker we are offered an insight into their hopes, fears and experiences through hilarious improvised dialogue, flashbacks and trips “downrange” into the jungle. Gritty, R-rated and packed with dark humor-featuring complex characters, their camaraderie, the absurdities and irony of war. Tickets are $20. Call 425-258-6766 or go to www.historiceveretttheatre.org.
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