Stage Calendar

Edmonds

“Taking Steps”: 8 p.m. Fridays &Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sunday, April 2-May 2, the Phoenix Theatre presents Alan Ayckbourn’s split-stage British farce about a dysfunctional family against the back drop of their decrepit Victorian house, at the Firdale Village Theatre, 9673 Firdale Ave., Edmonds. Tickets: $15-$22.50, available through brownpapertickets.com; more information by calling 206-533-2000 or www.phoenixtheatreedmonds.com.

“Love, Sex and the I.R.S.”: 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, April 9-25, Driftwood Players present William Van Zandt &Jane Milmore’s wild comedy about the trials of cheating the Internal Revenue Service, at the Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St., Edmonds.Tickets: $23 general, $20 seniors &juniors, available by calling 425-774-9600 or www.driftwoodplayers.com.

CSO ensemble concert: 8 p.m. Friday, April 16, Cascade Symphony Orchestra’s Ensemble presents a program of chamber music at Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Church, 8109 224th St. SW, Edmonds. Tickets: $15 adults, $10 youth, available by calling 425-776-4938 or visit www.cascadesymphony.org.

“Teacup Tipsy”: 2 p.m. Saturday, Sunday &Monday, April 17-19, local playwright Jeff Stilwell directs his new dramatic comedy, about loveless, luckless, and lonely Lyla, who wants to save her mother’s tea shop from the encroachment of a corporate coffee chain, at the Driftwood Players’ Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St., Edmonds. Tickets: $10 general, available by calling 425-776-3778 or NewClassicsTheatre.org.

Joan Osborne: 7:30 p.m. Saturday April 24, the Grammy nominated and multi-platinum-selling vocalist performs at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave., Edmonds. Tickets: $45 adults, $40 senior (62 &up), $158 youth (17 &under), available by calling 425-275-9595 or online at www.ec4arts.org.

Seattle Opera Preview: 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, the Edmonds Arts Commission and Edmonds Library hosts this preview of Seattle Opera’s production of “Amelia” by Daron Aric Hagen, the world premier of this Seattle Opera commission, in the Edmonds Library Plaza Room, 650 Main St., Edmonds. Admission: Free. Info: 425-771-1933.

Everett

“Enchanted April”: 8 p.m. Fridays &Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, April 9-25, Historic Everett Theatre and Adagio Players present the Tony Award nominated adaptation of Elizabeth von Arnim’s novel about a group of women on an extended Italian holiday, at the Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave., Everett. Tickets: $19.50 adults, $17.50 seniors, students &military, available by calling 425-258-6766 or at www.everetttheatre.org.

Everett Philharmonic “Spring Fling”: 5:30- 9:30 p.m. Sunday, April 18, Everett’s new classical music organization, conducted by Dr. Paul-Elliott Cobbs and featuring guest vocalist Nadine Shanti, present this sneak preview of its upcoming concert season, featuring dinner and dancing with live music, in the Edward D. Hansen Ballroom at the Comcast Events Center. Tickets: $50 per person before April 9, ($60 per person after), available by calling 206-295-0302.