Melanie Calderwood, Michael McFadden and Debra Rich Gettleman star in Phoenix Theatre’s production of “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.” Photo by Eric Lewis

Melanie Calderwood, Michael McFadden and Debra Rich Gettleman star in Phoenix Theatre’s production of “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.” Photo by Eric Lewis

Theater, dance and opera around the region

Theater

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. “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” will be presented Fridays-Sundays, Oct. 6-29. Christopher Durang’s Tony award — winning comedy revolves around the dysfunctional sibling trio, Vanya, Sonia and Masha. Movie star sister, Masha, returns home bringing with her a flurry of drama, an endless litany of insecurity, and a much younger, gorgeous, dim-witted lover named Spike. Clad as a glamorous Snow White, Masha insists Sonia and Vanya join her as Doc and Dopey to attend a wealthy socialite costume soiree. When Sonia revolts and shows up instead as the bewitching Maggie Smith from California Suite, tensions bubble over, and the fun and frenzy snowballs. Directed by Eric Lewis, the cast includes Debra Rich Gettleman, Michael McFadden, Susan Connors, Sarah McGrath, Cade Morrison and Melanie Calderwood.

Outcast Players: The male and the female versions of Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple” continues on alternating nights through Oct. 8 at the Historic Everett Theatre. Shows are 7 p.m. Thursdays (two-for-one senior night), 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $12. Call 425-258-6766. The cast includes Justin Tinsely, Curt Shriner, Laura Shriner, Sam Samano, Tom Guerre, Carolyn Agee, Leslie Foley, Randy Yamanaka, Scott Freshman, Cheryl Phillips, David Goss-Grubbs and Yvonne Williams.

Edmonds Driftwood Players: Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St., Edmonds; www.edmondsdriftwoodplayers.org or 425-774-9600. Season tickets are still available. “Dracula!” by Seattle playwright Stephen Dietz will be staged Oct. 12-22. Directed by Paul Fleming, the cast includes Asa Sholdez, David Alan Morrison, Hanna Destiny Lynn, Emily Milburn, Jon Loina, Nate Thomsen, Phillio Keiman, Rebecca Erickson, Grace Madland, Justin Tinsely, Richard Morris and Joshua Behn. Tickets are $20 general or $18 for seniors, juniors, military. Disney’s musical “Beauty and the Beast” runs Nov. 24 through Dec. 17.

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 season tickets, go to www.redcurtainfoundation.org. Noel Coward’s urbane comedy “Blithe Spirit” is on stage Oct. 20 through Nov. 5.

“Piaf! The Show”: Edmonds Center for the Arts offers this musical celebration of the rags-to-riches story of legendary French chanteuse Edith Piaf at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at the center, 410 Fourth Ave. N. Tickets are $24-$59. Call 425-275-9595.

Village Theatre: Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave.; 425-257-8600 or www.villagetheatre.org/everett. “Into the Woods” Oct. 27-Nov. 19. Season tickets still available. Other shows are “Newsies,” “The Gin Game,” the new musical “String” and, finally, “Hairspray.”

META Performing Arts: The show “Stand and Deliver” will be performed through Oct. 14 at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 First St., Mount Vernon. The regional theater company is producing the play, which tells the story of teacher Jaime Escalante and his mission to challenge his students to rise to their full potential. For performance and ticket information, go to lincolntheatre.org or call 360-336-8955.

Whidbey Island Center for the Arts: WICA will stage the musical “The Fantasticks” Oct. 6-21 at the center in Langley. More information is at www.wicaonline.org.

Youth theater

“Oliver!”: Village Theatre’s KidStage presents the kids version of this Tony Award-winning musical based on the Charles Dickens novel “Oliver Twist.” The show runs Oct. 20 through Nov. 5. Mukilteo’s Kalia Estes, 12, has the title role. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sunday matinees at the Cope Gillette Theatre, 2730 Wetmore Ave., Everett. Tickets are $16 or $14 for youth and seniors. More at https://www.villagetheatre.org/everett/kidstage-everett.php.

Dance

Olympic Ballet Theatre: Beaux Arts annual fundraiser includes performance sneak peeks, dinner, silent and live auctions, 5:30 p.m. Oct. 14, Lynnwood Convention Center, 3711 196th St. SW. Call 425-774-7570.

Comedy

Improv Comedy Night: Held on third Saturdays at Cafe Zippy, 1502 Rucker Ave., Everett. Free.

Up in the Woods: An improvised horror show presented by Unexpected Productions at 8 p.m. Saturdays from Oct. 7-Oct. 28 at the Black Box Theater, Edmonds Community College, 20310 68th Ave W, Lynnwood. Tickets are $12. Order online at www.blackboxedcc.org or at the box office the day of the show. Concessions are cash only.

Comedy Improv at The Thumb: Crackpot Comedy Cavalcade performs at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11, Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, 1211 Fourth St., Snohomish. Free, but donations accepted. Call 360-568-9412, go to www.thumbnailtheater.org.

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

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