Theater, dance and opera around the region

Theater

“Role Players”: Lake Stevens High School alum Josh Pulley, 21, has written and composed an absurdist musical comedy about friendship and tabletop RPGs titled “Role Players,” which is being presented at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 4-5, 11-12 at the Pocket Theater, 8312 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle. Tickets at the door are $14, or $10 online at bit.ly/RolePlayersMusical. Other Lake Stevens alumni involved include director Megan Murphy, Mason Beaver and Noah Dominick.

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). Box office hours are 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday or call 360-322-7402. For more information about classes and for tickets to next season, go to www.redcurtainfoundation.org. Western Washington University’s Dead Parrots Society will performan evening of sketch comedy at 8 p.m. July 28-29. Tickets ($12) available at the door. Information about the Aug. 22-23 auditions for the Noel Coward comedy “Blithe Spirit” is on the website.

Last Leaf does Shakespeare: Last Leaf Productions’ 19th season of bringing the Bard to parks features performances of the fast and furious “The Comedy Of Errors.” Free local shows (about an hour long) include 4 p.m. Aug. 6, North Cove Park in Lake Stevens. In the play, Antipholus and his sidekick Dromio find themselves in Ephesus, where a hilarious day of mistaken identities and giddy confusion ensues. More information is at www.lastleaf99.org.

Village Theatre: Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave.; 425-257-8600 or www.villagetheatre.org/everett. “Dreamgirls” continues through July 30.

Phoenix Theatre: The comedy theater is at 9673 Firdale Ave., Edmonds. Call 206-533-2000 or go to www.phoenixtheatreedmonds.org. Season 10 tickets are now available via the website.

Edmonds Driftwood Players: Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St., Edmonds; www.edmondsdriftwoodplayers.org or 425-774-9600, option 3. Next season tickets now available.

Youth theater

Ludus Performing Arts: Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” plays through July 29 with shows at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and a 2 p.m. matinee Saturday at the Snohomish County PUD theater in Everett, 2320 California St. For ticket information, call 425-239-6627 or go to www.ludusperformingarts.org. The cast includes Emma Hanson as Ariel, Drew Winston as Prince Eric, Jade Guillory as Ursula, Erik Ortiz as King Triton and Chef Louie, Brandon Oke as Sebastian, Toni Cardin as Scuttle, Steven Ortiz as Flounder, Josh Quiring as Grimsby, Freja Jorgensen as Flotsam and Jacob Lande as Jetsam.

Kidstage: See Disney’s “Aladdin” Kids Edition at noon July 28, Aug. 4 and 11 at the Wetmore Avenue Theater Plaza, 2710 Wetmore Ave. Everett; and Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” at 7:30 p.m. (2 p.m. Sundays) Aug. 12-20. More information is at www.villagetheatre.org/everett/kidstage-everett.php

Edmonds Driftwood Teen Troupe: “Big Fish” plays at 8 p.m. Aug. 4-5 and 2 p.m. Aug. 5-6. Both shows are at Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St., Edmonds; www.edmondsdriftwoodplayers.org or 425-774-9600. Tickets are $15.

Ballyhoo Theatre: The musical “Spring Awakening” is presented Friday-Sunday, July 28-30, at Shorewood High School Black Box Theatre, 17300 Fremont Ave. N., Shoreline. Directed by Shileah Corey. Not appropriate for children. Tickets are $7-$10. More at ballyhootheatre.org.

Dance

Olympic Ballet Theatre: The company opens its 37th season with an all-new Summer Gala performance, featuring samples of OBT’s diverse repertoire, at 7 p.m. July 29, Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N. Tickets may be ordered online at www.olympicballet.com or by calling the box office at 425-774-7570.

Comedy

The Ultimate Robin Williams Tribute Show: 8 p.m. Aug. 4, Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave. Roger Kabler stars as Williams, and the show also features Marc Price (Skippy from “Family Ties”). Tickets are $40. Call 425-258-6766.

To submit info, email reporter Gale Fiege at gfiege@heraldnet.com.