Stage Calendar

  • Thursday, February 14, 2008 2:21pm

Edmonds

“The Diary of Anne Frank”: 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 24, Driftwood Players present the dramatization of 13-year-old Frank’s diary, chronicling her life with her family while in hiding during the Nazi regime of WWII, at the Wade James Theatre, 950 Main Street, Edmonds. Tickets: 425-774-9600, or visit www.driftwoodplayers.com.

“Chicks”: 7 p.m. Sundays &8 p.m. Mondays, Feb. 17-25, the Driftwood Players Alternative Stages series presents this comical depiction of a Kindergarten teacher on the edge who is obsessed with telling it like it is to the audience, her “students,” at the Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St., Edmonds. Tickets: $10 general, includes dessert buffet, available by calling 425-774-9600 or www.driftwoodplayers.com.

“Peter and the Wolf” and “Carnival of the Animals”: 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, Olympic Ballet Theatre presents this annual children’s event featuring the music of Prokofiev and Saint-Saëns, and a behind the scenes introduction to the magic of theatre through scenery, costumes, lighting, masks and props, at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 4th Ave. N. Tickets: $25 adults, $20 seniors &students, $15 children 10 &under, reserved seating, available by calling Olympic Ballet Theatre at 425-774-7570, or TicketMaster 206-292-ARTS or TicketMaster.com.

“The Vagina Monologues”: 8 p.m. Tuesday &Wednesday, Feb. 19 &20, the Driftwood Players present this “V-day Edition” of Eve Ensler’s play raising awareness of violence against women and celebrating femininity and empowerment, presented by The VaWa Sisterhood as a fundraiser for the Intervention Center for Assault &Abuse, at the Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St., Edmonds. Tickets: $20 general, available by calling 425-774-9600 or www.driftwoodplayers.com.

Edmonds Center for the Arts events: 410 4th Ave. N., Edmonds. Ticket info: 877-548-3237.

• March 12-13, Golden Dragon Acrobats.

• March 20, Harlem Gospel Choir.

• March 29, Peru Negro.

• April 12, Borealis String Quartet.

• April 25, Kusun Ensemble.

• May 2, Dance Theatre of Oregon.

• May 30, Smothers Brothers.

Shoreline

“The True Story of the Three Little Pigs” and “The Stinky Cheese Man”: 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, Shoreline LFP Arts Council hosts this “Mid Winter Break Special” featuring Book-It Theatre’s production of two classic fairy tales adapted Jon Scieszcka’s imaginative books, at the Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, 15343 25th Ave. NE, Shoreline. Appropriate for ages K-6. Tickets: $6 general, available by calling 206-417-4645.

“The God of Hell”: 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, through Feb. 23, The New Space, a new fringe theater group based in Shoreline, presents Sam Shepard’s political drama, at the theater’s location, 17517 15th Ave. NE, Shoreline. Tickets: $15 general; pay what you can Thursdays, available at the door. Info: 206-650-9448 or www.thenewspace.org.

David Boxley and the Git-hoan Native Dance Group: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council presents this native dance and storytelling performance highlighting the history and culture of the Tsimshian Native peoples, at the Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, 15343 25th Ave. NE, Shoreline. Tickets: $18 general, $15 students/seniors, available at www. ShorelineArts.net, by calling 206-417-4645 or in person from noon-5 p.m. Monday-Friday at the Arts Council office at 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline.

Everett

“Laughter on the 23rd Floor”: 8 p.m. Fridays &Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 24, Neil Simon’s homage to his early days in showbiz in the 1950s when he worked as a junior writer for Sid Caesar’s comedy sketch show “Your Show of Shows,” at the Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby, Everett. Tickets: $20 adults, $15 senior, student, military, $10 children 10 &under, available in person at the box office, by phone at 425 258 6766, or online at www.everetttheatre.org.

Seattle

“As You Like It”: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays &Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays &Saturdays, 2 p.m. Saturdays, through March 1, Taproot Theatre, 204 North 85th St., Seattle, presents Shakespeare’s comedy, revisioned in the political and social tumult of the 1960s. Tickets: $25-$32, available by calling the box office at 206-781-9707, Ticketmaster at 206-292-ARTS or www.taproottheatre.org.

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