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. 11-12 at the Pocket Theater, 8312 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle. Tickets 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. To kick off the season, Red Curtain hosts a reading of scenes from the plays and musicals scheduled, 3 to 7 p.m. Aug. 12. Information about the Aug. 22-23 auditions for the Noel Coward comedy “Blithe Spirit” is on the website.
Village Theatre: Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave.; 425-257-8600 or www.villagetheatre.org/everett. “Into the Woods” Oct. 27-Nov. 19.
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. New season tickets available.
Youth
Kidstage: See Disney’s “Aladdin” Kids Edition at noon Aug. 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.
Ballyhoo Theatre’s “Xanadu”: 7 p.m. Aug. 11-12 and 2 p.m. Aug. 12-13, Seattle Musical Theatre, 7120 62nd Ave. NE, Seattle. Directed by Shileah Corey. More at ballyhootheatre.org.
Comedy
Improv Comedy Night: 7 p.m. Aug. 19, Cafe Zippy, 1502 Rucker Ave., Everett. Free
To submit information, email reporter Gale Fiege at gfiege@heraldnet.com.
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