Theater
Sky Performing Arts: The Monroe community theater group presents Rogers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” May 15-14 at the Wagner Performing Arts Center, 639 S. Main St., Monroe. Performances are 8 p.m. May 5-6, 11-13, and 2 p.m. May 6-7, 13-14. More at www.skyperformingarts.com. Tickets are $16 general, $14 for students, seniors and active military.
Phoenix Theatre: The comedy theater is at 9673 Firdale Ave., Edmonds. “Female of the Species,” 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays through April 30. Tickets are $19 general admission, or $16 for seniors and military. Call 206-533-2000 or go to www.phoenixtheatreedmonds.org. Margot Mason, pioneer of the 1970s womens liberation movement wrote numerous best sellers. Now she has writer’s block. Molly, an unannounced visitor, offers a potential solution. That is, until Molly produces a gun and calmly proclaims that she intends to kill Margot for ruining her life.
Edmonds Driftwood Players: Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St., Edmonds; www.edmondsdriftwoodplayers.org or 425-774-9600, option 3. “The Drowsy Chaperone,” a musical comedy, goes up April 28 and plays through May 14.
Village Theatre: Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave.; 425-257-8600 or www.villagetheatre.org/everett. “A Proper Place,” April 28-May 21, and “Dreamgirls,” July 7-30.
Red Curtain: Red Curtain Arts Center, a nonprofit arts education organization, 9315 State Ave., Suite J, Marysville (in the Goodwill shopping center behind the Everett Community College cosmetology school). More at www.redcurtainfoundation.org or 360-322-7402. The wild comedy “Noises Off” opens May 19.
Ballet
“Giselle”: The Edmonds-based Olympic Ballet Theatre, under the direction of Mara Vinson and Oleg Gorboulev, presents “Giselle” at 7 p.m. April 29 at Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N. Ticket information is available at www.olympicballet.com/obthome/tickets.
“Celebrate Life”: Reflections School of Dance teams and guest artists will perform at 7:30 p.m. May 6 in the PUD auditorium, 2320 California, Everett. Tickets are $20 at the door. Performance is a benefit for Marked by Heaven for orphaned children. More at reflectionsschoolofdance.com. The school’s 20th annual dance recital is 3 p.m. June 17 at Everett Civic Auditorium, 2415 Colby Ave.
Youth theater
Everett High School: Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” — with a cast of 35, a crew of 15 and an orchestra of 15 — will be performed at 7 p.m. April 21 and 2 and 7 p.m. April 22, Everett Civic Auditorium, 2415 Colby Ave. General admission is $12; tickets for kids, seniors and ASB are $8. Director is teacher Sara Coiley.
Snohomish High School: “Les Miserables” will be performed May 4-14 in the school’s performance art center, 1316 Fifth St. In the meantime, students in the school’s theater club are encouraging community members to volunteer to help produce the musical. People are needed for the tech crew, orchestra, set construction and costume assembly. For more information, contact Morgan and Dutch Heetbrink at heetbrink@gmail.com.
Ballyhoo Theatre: The teen group directed by Shileah Corey presents “The Spitfire Grill” May 4-7 at Phoenix Theatre, 23200 100th Ave. W., Edmonds. Shows are 7 p.m. May 4 and 5, 2 and 7 p.m. May 6, and 6 p.m. May 7. Tickets are $7 at the door. In this dramatic musical, Percy Talbot has just been released from prison and is seeking a fresh start. Tearing a page from an old travel book, she makes her way to the small town of Gilead, Wisconsin. The local sheriff, Joe Sutter, finds her a job at the Spitfire Grill, and through her healing, she helps to transform the town from one of despair to one of hope and new beginnings.
Comedy
Upfront Theatre Improv: Marsville Opera House is hosting a Comedy Show &Silent Auction to benefit the Marysville Community Food Bank May 20 at 1225 Third St. Tickets are $40 each and include appetizers and dessert. Social hour and the silent auction begin at 6 p.m., with the comedy show starting at 7:30 p.m. Call 360-658-1054 or email amy.mcfb@frontier.com for tickets.
Everett Comedy Night: Emory’s on Silver Lake, 11830 19th Ave. SE, Everett, hosts a second-Sunday monthly comedy night with Cory Michaelis. Tickets are $10. The evening begins at 8:30 p.m. and features touring and local comedians. The next dates are May 21, June 11. To reserve a table, call 425-337-7772.
To submit info, email reporter Gale Fiege at gfiege@heraldnet.com.
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