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# NWTheatre

Seattle-Area Performance & Art

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- [Noveltease Puts a Kink in the Classics (in the best possible way)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2026/10/08/noveltease-puts-a-desirable-kink-in-the-classics/) - Noveltease Theatre brought an entirely different lens to Shakepeare's Much Ado About Nothing, which ran through 9/26 at Theatre Off Jackson.
- [Welcome to the Circus](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2026/10/08/welcome-to-the-circus-water-for-elephants-musical/) - Acrobats fly high and animal giants lumber in this Broadway musical, on tour at Seattle's Paramount Theatre through 10/11 and other U.S. cities thereafter.
- [Broadway in Portland Pulls Back the Curtain for Area High Schoolers](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2026/04/27/broadway-pulls-back-the-curtain-in-portland/) - Broadway in Portland's first-ever Career Day was hands-on theatre magic.
- [I Went to 40-Some Bookstores in 10 Days (And So Can You)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2026/04/24/43-bookstores-in-10-days/) - The Indie Bookstore Day challenge: There's no better way to get a sense of each store's unique flavor than to force yourself to visit them all in rapid succession.
- [In Hell's Kitchen, Coming of Age in a City that Never Sleeps](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2026/07/22/in-hells-kitchen-coming-of-age-in-the-city-that-never-sleeps/) - Seattle, WA – Alicia Keys' Broadway musical finds the heart of a city as a teenager finds her voice. Hell's Kitchen runs through 7/26 at the Paramount Theatre.
- [A Homegrown Cabaret Mixes History With Pleasure](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2026/07/17/mixing-history-with-pleasure-in-seattle-vice/) - A swingin' cabaret returns with a look at Seattle's seedier side. Seattle Vice runs through 7/18 at the Triple Door in Downtown Seattle.
- [At Fussy Cloud's Latest Slam, Puppets Show an America You Never Knew You Needed](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2026/07/07/fussy-cloud-puppet-slam-shows-an-america-you-never-knew-you-needed/) - Fussy Cloud Puppet Slam brought a different take on Independence Day over the 4th of July weekend, and it returns next weekend with a new showcase July 10-11.
- [MJ Dazzles on Its Moonwalk Through the Paramount](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/12/10/mj-dazzles-on-its-moonwalk-through-the-paramount/) - His legacy is a complicated one, but there’s nothing unclear about the thunderous applause at this show: the Broadway touring musical MJ is a Thriller from the start. At Seattle's Paramount Theatre through 12/17.
- [To Stay or Go? No Easy Answers in Seda's 'Wish You Were Here' ](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2026/06/13/to-stay-or-go-no-easy-answers-in-wish-you-were-here/) - West Seattle – Seda Iranian Theatre Ensemble and ArtsWest pair up for another stellar co-production. Sanaz Toossi's 'Wish You Were Here' runs through 7/5.
- [A New Opera Ventures Where None Have Gone Before](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2026/06/11/sally-ride-opera-ventures-where-none-have-gone-before/) - Lowbrow Opera Collective's 'Sally Ride' tells a story of queer love and the first American woman in space. It runs through June 13 at Theatre Off Jackson.
- [Contemporary Works Close Out PNB's Season on a High Note](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2026/06/01/all-lang-closes-out-pnb-season-on-a-high-note/) - A varied trio of works by resident choreographer Jessica Lang takes stage at Pacific Northwest Ballet. All Lang runs through June 7 at McCaw Hall.
- [Into the Light -- Anila Quayyum Agha at Seattle Asian Art Museum](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/09/04/agha-geometry-of-light-seattle-asian-art-museum/) - With grand 3-D installations and intricate works, Seattle Asian Art Museum welcomes 'Geometry of Light', an immersive exhibit by Pakistani American artist Anila Quayyum Agha.
- [A Red Hot Trio Takes Stage at PNB](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2026/03/17/firebird-a-red-hot-trio-at-pnb/) - In 'Firebird', works by Alejandro Cerrudo, Ulysses Dove, and Kent Stowell's title piece take stage at Pacific Northwest Ballet, through 3/22.
- [This Week in the Arts](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2026/02/07/this-week-in-the-arts-feb7/) - Things to see and things to know around the Seattle scene this week.
- [Back Here From Away (And Welcome as Ever)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/12/13/back-here-from-away-and-welcome-as-ever/) - Come From Away, the unlikely musical that warmed hearts on Broadway and across the country, is back where it all began 10 years ago. Seattle Rep's new production runs through 1/4/2026.
- [On Book: With Our People (5 Picks for December)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/12/12/book-picks-december-2025/) - These warmhearted novels each bring a different take on the ways we care for each other, and ourselves. Here are five great reads for cold and stormy days.
- [The Lion Roars Tonight](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/12/05/the-lion-roars-tonight/) - Building on the classic Disney movie's rhythm, music, and compelling characters, The Lion King on stage gives a whole new dimension. In Seattle through 1/4/2026.
- [Merriment and Mistletoe: 20 Great Christmas Rom-Com Reads](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/12/03/merriment-and-mistletoe-great-christmas-romance-books/) - The options for Christmas rom-coms are endless. But where to start? Here are 20 favorites among 2025 and the last few years of winter warmers.
- [Deck the Stage With Loads of Christmas](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/12/10/deck-the-halls-2025-christmas-theatre-and-dance/) - Ring in the season with all sorts of Christmasy shows this year, from new classics to annual traditions and fun oddities in between.
- [On Book: Happily Ever After? (5 Picks for Your Getaway)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/08/28/happily-ever-after-books-for-your-getaway/) - Whether you're getting out of town for Labor Day or just enjoying a day off closer to home, here are five getaway-ready books to inhale in a day or two.
- [On Book: A New Season (6 Picks for Fall)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/11/02/on-book-picks-for-fall/) - New books from Kirsten Miller, Peggy Townsend, Caitlin Moss, Lauren Appelbaum, and Mia P. Manansala make great companions for a changing season.
- [In The Upper Room, Finding Joy After Darkness](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/11/10/joy-after-darkness-in-the-upper-room-pnb/) - Pacific Northwest Ballet stages a trio of contemporary works, including a world premiere by local choreographers and the title piece by Twyla Tharp. In The Upper Room runs through 11/16.
- [7 Questions with Playwright Keiko Green](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/09/30/7-questions-with-playwright-keiko-green/) - Fresh off a double feature of Seattle productions, and with one opening in Portland this week, playwright Keiko Green talks about the Seattle theatre scene, upcoming productions, and more.
- [A Heart-y Musical, Delightful Corn-y](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/11/05/heartland-musical-shucked-is-delightful-corny/) - Sweet, salty, and a little unsavory, Broadway's Shucked is full of corn but not too corny. It performs at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle through 11/9.
- [Spooky Season on Stage: Halloween Shows and Fall Favorites for October](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/10/16/spooky-season-on-stage-halloween-shows-2025/) - From classic murder mysteries to new campy horror, and chilling poetry to daring burlesque, here are plenty of shows in Seattle and around the Sound to make your Halloween season shine.
- [Stereophonic Looks Through the Glass at a Star Band's Rise (and Fall)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/10/09/stereophonic-looks-at-a-star-bands-rise-and-fall/) - The Broadway hit gives an inside look at a band's rise and fall. The tour begins in Seattle at the Paramount Theatre (to Oct. 12), and other cities into 2026.
- [Pacific Northwest Ballet Opens With Three Gems](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/09/27/three-gems-at-pacific-northwest-ballet-jewels/) - A glittering trio from George Balanchine kicks off the company's 53rd season. Jewels runs through October 5 at McCaw Hall (Seattle Center).
- [Happiest Returns: The Most Anticipated Sequels of 2025](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/07/04/on-book-most-anticipated-sequels-2025/) - Ever read a book you didn't want to end? It's a wish granted this year, with a whopping 6 returns to some favorite worlds in the next 6 months.
- [Get Outside! Here's Your Guide to the Outdoor Theatre Season for 2025.](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/07/06/seattle-outdoor-theatre-2025/) - There’s much to see in the sun this season. Here's where to find the touring parks shows and outdoor stages, in Seattle and all around the Sound.
- [Ai, Closing -- Seattle Art Museum's Ai Weiwei Exhibition Ends Soon](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/09/04/ai-weiwei-seattle-art-museum/) - 'Ai, Rebel' closes 9/7. See more Seattle Art Museum exhibits on now; plus more Ai Weiwei at Seattle Asian Art Museum & the waterfront Olympic Sculpture Park.
- [On Book: Breezy Reading (5 Picks for July)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/07/15/on-book-breezy-reading-5-picks-for-july/) - Whether your destination is the sand, the airport, or the nearest A/C, here are five great new books to pack along in July.
- [Top Picks: April Showers Bring May ...](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/05/05/top-picks-for-early-may/) - Arts-makers tell us why their upcoming shows are unique in these, NWTheatre's top picks for early May.
- [5 Questions with Choreographer & Dancer Sean Dorsey](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/10/17/5-questions-with-choreographer-dancer-sean-dorsey/) - This weekend, Sean Dorsey -- acclaimed choreographer and dancer, and out and proud trans man -- brings his new work, 'Boys in Trouble', to Velocity Dance Center. NWTheatre talked with him about masculinity in and through his artistic lens, this latest work, and the good and bad in today's trans representation.
- [Balanchine, Morris, and Byrd: A Delight in Three Nutcrackers](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/12/15/balanchine-morris-and-byrd-a-delight-in-three-nutcrackers/) - Three interpretations of 'The Nutcracker' on Seattle stages demonstrate its adaptability for the tastes -- and moods -- of new audiences. The invigorated classic epic (at Pacific Northwest Ballet, through 12/28), a sassy spin-off and an elegant workshop (at the Paramount Theatre and On the Boards, both through 12/15) are all delightful, and distinct.
- [Lump of Coal: Burien City Council Gives BAT the Boot for Christmas](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/12/14/lump-of-coal-burien-city-council-gives-bat-the-boot-for-christmas/) - Midway through its 40th season, Burien Actors Theatre received an unpleasant surprise: the city was shuttering its building and, in a matter of weeks, its tenants would have to move on. The theatre is asking its fans to step in.
- [Living Sculptures: Stone Dancers Take to the Trees](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/08/30/living-sculptures-stone-dance-price-sculpture-forest/) - In StoneDance's Wander/Wonder, some of the region's top dancers drew inspiration from installations in Coupeville's Price Sculpture Forest.
- [Time to Get Away (Again): Late Summer Destinations in Dance & Theatre](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/08/18/time-to-get-away-again-late-summer-destinations-in-dance-theatre/) - This weekend is bursting with dance on Whidbey Island, puppets in Chimacum, and theatre in Port Townsend, with more to come later this month. Your destination stage is just a scenic daytrip away.
- [Go Outside & Play: The Outdoor Stage Season Awaits ](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/06/25/go-outside-play-the-outdoor-stage-season-awaits/) - As the weather heats up, so does the action on the area’s many outdoor stages (formal and not-so-formal). Most performances are free and open to all, or take a pay-what-you-can approach. Here’s where to find them.
- [It’s Gregory Awards Season Again!](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/08/26/its-gregory-awards-season-again/) - The Gregory Awards -- the big annual ceremony and recognition for outstanding local theatre -- are in swing, with nominations revealed over the course of this week. Here's what you need to know.
- [The Herons and the Swans](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/05/12/the-herons-and-the-swans/) - A viewing of Mark Morris' contemporary short works and Kent Stowell's classic 'Swan Lake', at Pacific Northwest Ballet, finds surprising connections among them. Digital access to 'Swan Lake' is available through 5/16.
- [Ailey. Jones. Mullikin. An Impressive Slate of Dance, of Global and Local Renown, This Weekend.](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/03/24/ailey-jones-mullikin-an-impressive-slate-of-dance-of-global-and-local-renown-this-weekend/) - This weekend offers the most loaded roster of dance shows in recent memory, as two acclaimed New York-based companies tour to Seattle, and a locally based choreographer/filmmaker duo premieres their new work.
- [March's Stage Madness: The Other Big Dance](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/03/06/marchs-stage-madness-the-other-big-dance/) - At least 10 dance shows, featuring dozens of artists, swarm Seattle's stages this month. Whether you favor brand new pieces in-development or iconic works, emerging choreographers or legendary dance companies, tiny stages or the area's largest, you'll find all of that and more.
- [Dance in the 'Extreme' Kicks Off a Robust Series](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/01/11/dance-in-the-extreme-kicks-off-a-robust-series/) - Daredevil dancers open an exciting series of performances at the UW's Meany Center, and a robust lineup of new dance works take stage around Seattle in January.
- [Our Modern Dystopias, Part 2: 'Language Rooms'](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/04/26/our-modern-dystopias-part-2-language-rooms/) - In 'Language Rooms' (Pony World, thru 5/4) and 'Urinetown' (ACT/5th Avenue, extended thru 6/2), two very different shows grapple with similar themes, showing not-too-far-off modern dystopias in which the bounds of truth and loyalty are tested. Each does so with varying levels of success.
- [5 Questions With Multi-Faceted Comedian Lauren Weedman](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/02/18/5-questions-with-lauren-weedman/) - Lauren Weedman talks about her upcoming show at the Triple Door, her very funny storytelling, her love for Seattle, and, yes, her appearances on the TV show Abbott Elementary.
- [Great Queer Reads for (Year-Round) Pride](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/07/05/queer-books-for-year-round-pride-2025/) - History and pop culture, futuristic and genre anthologies, rom-coms, graphic novels, and more -- here's a rainbow of just-out great queer books (plus a couple classics).
- [On Book: A Little Light Reading (5 Picks for June)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/06/03/on-book-light-reading-picks-for-june/) - Funny, sharp, and a little heated, these books are the perfect start to the summer. Here are five great fast reads for June.
- [Shanked in the Shower: The Caged ‘Kittens’ Are Back](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/08/26/shanked-in-the-shower-the-caged-kittens-are-back/) - The original cast returns to Annex for two nights this week, for a reading of Kelleen Conway Blanchard's hit Kittens in a Cage -- and its new sequel. It's a two-show fundraiser for Annex Theatre.
- [Village's New Musicals Fest Is Among the Best in New Works. But It Could Reach a Wider Audience.](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/08/09/villages-new-musicals-fest-is-among-the-best-in-new-works-but-it-could-reach-a-wider-audience/) - Village Theatre's Festival of New Musicals is among the coolest shows in town, showing off new work with fantastic casts. But attendance is limited -- and both for Village Theatre and for audiences regularly starved of relevant theatre, that may be an opportunity missed beyond the weekend.
- [From Idea to Stage: 'Triple Threat' & 'Bread Crumbs' Open at The Scratch](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/08/16/from-idea-to-stage-triple-threat-bread-crumbs-open-at-the-scratch/) - The Scratch, a free festival of new works, starts off tonight with two personal works by some of Seattle’s hottest artists: Nicholas Japaul Bernard and Jasmine Joshua, with development assistance and direction by Eddie DeHais. DeHais shared insight about the two autobiographical pieces, and guided NWT through the development process of each.
- [Director's Notes: New Musical 'Breakup Bench' at The Scratch this Week](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/08/18/directors-notes-new-musical-breakup-bench-at-the-scratch-this-week/) - The Scratch, a free festival of new works, begins its "In Pencil" staged readings series today with a new musical by Rheanna Atendido, called 'Breakup Bench'. Director Hattie Claire Andres shared insight about the new musical.
- [‘As You Like It’ Reinvented: a Dazzling Community Epic](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/09/07/as-you-like-it-reinvented-a-dazzling-community-epic/) - The Public Works Seattle production, comprised almost entirely of community members not accustomed to the mainstage, reimagines what theatre can be. It runs only through this weekend. And it's a must-see.
- [Solo Fest: Dare to Claim the Stage](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/02/06/solo-fest-dare-to-claim-the-stage/) - This weekend, Sharon Nyree Williams brings 'Dare to Claim the Sky' to ACT Theatre, alongside work from three other solo performers; and On the Boards features five dancers and seven durational works in its own solo fest later this month.
- [Short Play Fests Abound, But These Quickies Might Be the Quirkiest ](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/07/25/short-play-fests-abound-but-these-quickies-might-be-the-quirkiest/) - Eight short plays premiere this weekend at As If Theatre Company’s short-run festival, 'Kenmore Quickies'. The plays spring from an unusual inspiration and a research process focused heavily on Kenmore's local history.
- [Ligia Lewis’s Unexpectedly New Piece, at On the Boards this Weekend, Is About as ‘In the Moment’ as It Gets](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/05/17/ligia-lewiss-unexpectedly-new-piece-at-on-the-boards-this-weekend-is-about-as-in-the-moment-as-it-gets/) - A last-minute obstacle, courtesy of the United States government, derailed the visiting choreographer’s planned performance of Sorrow Swag, one of two shows Lewis was slated to present at On the Boards this weekend. In its stead, Lewis has re-envisioned the piece -- and, with help from her musician brother, will dance the work herself.
- ['The Laramie Project', Relevant Now as Ever, Takes Stage at Seattle Central College](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/05/28/the-laramie-project-relevant-now-as-ever-takes-stage-at-seattle-central-college/) - In a resurgent climate of hate, Seattle Central’s Drama department revisits 'The Laramie Project', an interview-based play written in the aftermath of a vicious crime. It runs at the Erickson Theater, beginning this Thursday (May 30) through June 8.
- [Book Groups for People Who Actually Want to Read the Books](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/03/10/book-groups-for-people-who-actually-want-to-read-the-books/) - Discover great new reading and connect in person, with three book clubs built around shared interests -- in this case, arts, theatre, and queer studies.
- [Powerful Artist Jono Vaughan Speaks at Tacoma Art Museum this Thursday](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/03/31/powerful-artist-jono-vaughan-speaks-at-tacoma-art-museum-this-thursday/) - Jono Vaughan's 'Project 42' calls out the shortened life expectancy of transgender people, through visual and performative memorials to trans people who were murdered. She talks about the work -- which uses handcrafted dresses, complex prints, and dance -- on April 4 at Tacoma Art Museum.
- ['Fashion Is ART' Lives Up to Its Name](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/03/31/fashion-is-art-lives-up-to-its-name/) - A fashion show at the Tacoma Art Museum, produced by Fashion District NW, brought inventive & artistic looks to the runway in a free-flowing environment. The next show, Couture & Cars, is July 20.
- ['Black Bois' Takes the Big Stage This Week, to Another Sold-Out House](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/02/13/black-bois-takes-the-big-stage-this-week-to-another-sold-out-house/) - Dani Tirrell's 'Black Bois', which premiered in April 2018 at On the Boards, returns this year on Valentine's Day at the Moore Theatre. It's a multi-genre love letter to Black community, healing, and joy.
- [(What to Watch) February 2020 Edition](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/02/14/what-to-watch-february-2020-edition/) - This month, there are plenty of ways to feel the love, with someone special or on the town by yourself. Here are my personal picks for February.
- [Your Guide to the Classic Christmas Redemption Stories](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2021/12/05/your-guide-to-the-classic-christmas-redemption-stories/) - NWTheatre counts at least nine theatre companies, from south in Olympia up north to Marysville, putting on some variation of A Christmas Carol, and four putting up It's a Wonderful Life. Most of them put some twist on the classics. We invited them all to tell us about the version coming soon to their stages.
- [From India.Arie to the Carter Family: Tacoma in September](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/09/19/from-india-arie-to-the-carter-family-tacoma-in-september/) - Tacoma Arts Live, which programs the historic theatres in downtown Tacoma, has an abundant season of performances in store. The lineup of musicians this month is particularly rich. See below for a sampling of Tacoma's cultural landscape this month, too.
- [Three Art Openings of Note (and They’re All Free)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/10/17/three-art-openings-of-note-and-theyre-all-free/) - Exhibits at Seattle Art Museum, Northwest African American Museum, and Tacoma's Museum of Glass all have free community opening events this week -- and they all look like hits.
- [Patiently Waiting: Contemporary Dance Works Take Shape to Premiere](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/03/06/patiently-waiting-contemporary-dance-works-take-shape-to-premiere/) - On March 8, dance company The Gray premieres new work by Beth Terwilleger. Meanwhile, new works take shape to premiere this spring, part of the James Ray Residency Project at Seattle International Dance Festival.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (11/23)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2021/11/23/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-11-23/) - A big wave of openings awaits this week, with some new works and a whole bunch of Christmas shows (from Olympia to Marysville).
- [Storytelling and Theatre Pack the Weekends at This New Festival](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/09/14/storytelling-and-theatre-pack-the-weekends-at-this-new-festival/) - The first-ever Portable Performance Festival at 18th & Union is in full swing, with 20 or so shows in two weeks.
- [This Week in Arts: Destination Theatre & Weekly Roundup (9/1)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/09/01/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-9-1/) - This weekend, round out the summer theatre season with a few shows just a scenic day-trip away. Plus, in-town openings and continuing runs offer a small but mighty selection. Ticketing links for most shows can be found on the Performance Calendar page here. Destination Theatre: Hop a Ferry If you've checked
- [Bingo! - Show Suggestions for Fall's Card](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/09/01/show-suggestions-for-fall-bingo/) - Whether or not you’re playing NWTheatre Bingo (and we hope you will!), find all sorts of show ideas by category below — great for feeling like a winner while filling in those squares or simply expanding your theatre and performance horizons. The game starts today (though shows you've seen on or after 8/25 are acceptable) and
- [3 Picks For You This Weekend](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/03/04/3-picks-for-you-this-weekend-march4/) - There are a lot of shows you could see this weekend and not go wrong, but a few shows really stand out -- and they're closing soon. Here's what I'd focus on if I ran your agenda. (For performances March 4 & 5)
- [A Big Month for Dance: What's on Stage in March](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/03/08/march-dance/) - Dancers are lighting up stages all over town, making this a great month to discover your new favorite work. We invited companies to tell us what makes their spring performances special.
- [NWTheatre Awards: Companies, Trends, & Touring Shows of 2022](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/02/14/nwtheatre-awards-companies-touring-2022/) - Recognizing companies, touring shows, a trend, and even a single scene that made 2022 a year to remember.
- [Only One Week Left! - Vote Now for the People's Choice Awards (Gregory Awards 2019)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/10/02/only-one-week-left-vote-now-for-the-peoples-choice-awards-gregory-awards-2019/) - Having your say in the People's Choice Awards is open to all, but voting closes on October 9.
- [South Sound Stage Excellence Awards Announced](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/09/03/south-sound-stage-excellence-awards-announced/) - The awards recognize the breadth and quality of theatrical performance in the Tacoma area. 'Angels in America: Parts 1 & 2', from Lakewood Playhouse, is a big winner this year.
- [As If Wants Your Cakes. Live Girls! Wants Your Cupcakes.](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/02/23/as-if-wants-your-cakes-live-girls-wants-your-cupcakes/) - A Kenmore theatre company wants your cake recipes, and the Seattle-based Cupcake Reading Series wants your new play scripts.
- [Spare 12 Minutes? A Favorite Short-Form Performance Fest Returns This Weekend.](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/02/21/spare-12-minutes-a-favorite-short-form-performance-fest-returns-this-weekend/) - New curators, new artists, new works. Those are the basic building blocks of the long-running series '12 Minutes Max'. The latest installment is February 23-24.
- [Seattle Rep Adds '20x30' Playwrights; Three of Them Have Local Shows Up Right Now](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/05/08/seattle-rep-adds-20x30-playwrights-three-of-them-have-local-shows-up-right-now/) - Seattle Rep's new playwrights' commission asks 20 playwrights to imagine our environment at a pivotal time. You can see works by some of those playwrights on local stages, from Seattle to Olympia, right now.
- [(Ovations) Short-Form Dance Fests](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/11/23/ovations-short-form-dance-fests/) - Short-form work is an easy way to test out different art forms. It's experimental. It's approachable. And there's usually something for everyone. Happily, Seattle is bustling with festivals of short new work in performance art and dance. Here are a few coming up soon.
- [Mayor’s Arts Awards Honor Intiman Theatre, Dani Tirrell, and More](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/08/25/mayors-arts-awards-honor-intiman-theatre-dani-tirrell-and-more/) - The ceremony on this Thursday honors the 2019 award recipients: Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA), Intiman Theatre, Delbert Richardson, Marcie Sillman, and Dani Tirrell. Newly named Seattle Civic Poet Jourdan Imani Keith will present at the ceremony.
- [The World's Quickest Theatre Festival Kicks Off](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/08/23/the-worlds-quickest-theatre-festival-kicks-off-tonight/) - With a promising lineup, here's who to expect in this week's theatre-making whirlwind.
- [South Style: In Two Fashion Events, Tacoma Struts Its Stuff This Weekend](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/07/19/south-style-in-two-fashion-events-tacoma-struts-its-stuff-this-weekend/) - NWT is far from a fashion mag, but we appreciate stand-out style. And fun. And two (very different) events in Tacoma this weekend look apt to please with a lot of both: 'Couture and Cars' on Saturday, and 'Northwest Thrift-Con' on Sunday. Plus, catch the ongoing Tacoma Night Market and explore some other vintage shopping while you're there.
- [For 24 Hours, Actors & Others Will Plow Through the 448-Page Mueller Report. You Can Watch Them.](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/07/19/for-24-hours-actors-others-will-plow-through-the-448-page-mueller-report-you-can-watch-them/) - On July 19-20, 100 readers at Town Hall will tackle the 448-page Mueller Report over a 24-hour period. It's a bizarre epic fit for our bizarre times.
- [Introducing NWTheatre.org  ](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/03/14/introducing-nwtheatre-org/) - Seattle theatre coverage has gotten pretty slim. We want to help change that.
- [Under Construction ... But Things Are Happening](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2021/11/03/under-construction/) - The site will be back in motion soon, but feel free to browse the archives in the meantime.
- [Welcome, New Year! Here's a Quick Note.](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/01/09/welcome-new-year-heres-a-quick-note/) - After a brief holiday lull, NWTheatre is back in action. Here's how we'll help you support your favorite arts organizations in whatever ways you feel comfortable.
- [A Bounty of New Works: Festivals & More](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/09/05/a-bounty-of-new-works-festivals-more/) - As summer soon heads into fall, the area's theatre companies are rolling out a feast of locally grown new works. Here are some to look out for.
- [In Theatre & Dance, a Timely Spotlight on Immigration](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/04/08/in-theatre-dance-a-timely-spotlight-on-immigration/) - April & May bring an influx of shows in theatre & dance around the theme of immigration. Here's what's coming up.
- [Fall Into Fall: Things to Do This Weekend](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2021/11/12/fall-into-fall-things-to-do-this-weekend/) - Live performance isn't fully back yet, but it's certainly getting into the swing of things this season. Here are some shows to check out this weekend, whether you feel like sitting on the couch at home, or in a theatre seat, or ... at a field out in the rain.
- [Avoiding the Plague? Here Are Some Small-Screen Options to Try.](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/03/13/avoiding-the-plague-here-are-some-small-screen-options-to-try/) - With show cancellations, no doubt many of us will be spending some quality time with the TV. Here are some shows to try out while stuck at home.
- [6 Things to Brighten Your Life This Week](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/05/13/6-things-to-brighten-your-life-this-week/) - Here are six hand-picked, worth-your-time, probably-uplifting things to do or see this week.
- [5 Things to Brighten Your Life This Week](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/05/04/5-things-to-brighten-your-life-this-week/) - Five hand-picked, worth-your-time, probably-uplifting things to do or see this week. 
- [Remembering Terrence McNally](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/03/24/remembering-terrence-mcnally/) - Legendary playwright Terrence McNally died March 24, of complications relating to COVID-19. Playwright Jim Moran remembers McNally, working alongside him, and the impact he had on Moran's own work. 
- [Why Theatre, and Theatres, Need You Right Now](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/03/14/why-theatre-and-theatres-need-you-right-now/) - Theatre-maker and arts administrator Kathy Hsieh on the community of theatre, the devastation the virus has wrought, and why theatres sure could use your help right now. 
- [With Unique Book Club, Coming Together by Staying Apart](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/03/19/with-unique-book-club-coming-together-by-staying-apart/) - As social isolation from the novel virus threatens to drive us all mad, novel book clubs bring Washingtonians together from afar. 
- [(In sickness and in health...) What's On, What's Off?](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/03/11/in-sickness-and-in-health-whats-on-whats-off/) - In light of COVID-19, here is what we've heard at this time regarding March and April shows. This will be updated frequently.
- [(What to Watch) January 2020 Edition](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/01/14/what-to-watch-january-2020-edition/) - It's the perennial question avid arts-goers get from friends (and strangers): What should I see? Here are my personal picks for January.
- [Sugar Plum Gary Is Coming to Town. Look Busy.](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/12/22/sugar-plum-gary-is-coming-to-town-look-busy/) - Once upon a time, Santa Claus came to visit. The only survivor would like to tell you about it.
- [Two 'Social Justice Scrooges' Stay Up Past Christmas](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/12/25/two-social-justice-scrooges-stay-up-past-christmas/) - Two versions of 'A Christmas Carol' -- one new and one classic -- seek to highlight the social-justice message at the heart of the original. 'Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol' plays at Harlequin in Olympia through 12/31; and 'A Christmas Carol' plays at ACT Theatre in Seattle through 12/28.
- ['Tis the Season: Holiday Shows to Light Up Your Stage](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/11/29/tis-the-season-holiday-shows-to-light-up-your-stage/) - The holiday shows are all opening, and this year there's a great selection to consider, from comedy from the Herdmans, drag queens, and nuns; to modern family escapades and mayhem; to classics featuring Scrooge, Sherlock, and Ralphie; and several variations on dances with the Rat King.
- [Ho Ho Nooo ...? Non-Holiday Shows for the Holiday Season](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/11/27/ho-ho-nooo-non-holiday-shows-for-the-holiday-season/) - Over the holiday season before it's started? Just looking for something different? Here are a few shows just for you -- from big musicals to performance art -- to enjoy in December.
- [The Best Packages: Navigating All the Christmas Stuff on Stage](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/11/14/the-best-packages-navigating-all-the-christmas-stuff-on-stage/) - No idea where to start when picking Christmas shows? Here's some help.
- [Halloween on Stage: A Spook-fest to Light Up Your Season](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/10/27/halloween-on-stage-a-spook-fest-to-light-up-your-season/) - From festive spook-lite to epically creepy, here are some shows for your seasonal entertainment this week and beyond.
- [Blast From the Past & Into the Future With These Dance Groups](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/04/28/blast-from-the-past-into-the-future-with-these-dance-groups/) - One is held in a long-decommissioned steam plant. The other looks to the skies. This weekend, catch two unique shows inspired by time and space.
- [On Screen: The Many Love Languages of 'Translations', Seattle's Trans Film Fest](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/05/05/on-screen-the-many-love-languages-of-translations-seattles-trans-film-fest/) - One of the nation's longest-running trans-focused film festivals returns, with in-person screenings on 5/7 and four days of virtual access (through 5/8). Here is some recommended viewing among the many features and short films available.
- [Go Outside & Play: Outdoor Theatre This Summer](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/06/02/outdoor-theatre-this-summer/) - Find all sorts of outdoor summer theatre listings here -- great for filling the outdoor performance squares in NWTheatre Bingo or simply enjoying your time outside.
- [Bingo! - Show Suggestions for June 16-30](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/06/16/bingo-show-suggestions-for-june-16-30/) - Look here for all sorts of summer theatre listings by category -- great for filling squares in NWTheatre Bingo or simply expanding your viewing horizons.
- [On Tour: Tony-Winning Traveling Tale 'Hadestown' Pulls Into the Paramount ](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/07/08/tony-winning-hadestown-the-paramount/) - In its first national tour, the blockbuster Broadway musical performs in Seattle on July 12-17. If you want tickets, you'd better get them now.
- [Kaleidoscope Contest Brings Far-Flung Theatre Companies to a Tacoma Stage](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/02/05/kaleidoscope-theatre-festival/) - A bi-annual contest of community theatre companies throughout the state heads to Tacoma this weekend, with five theatre companies performing over two days.
- [3 Picks For You This Weekend](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/02/03/3-picks-for-you-this-weekend/) - There's plenty on the calendar. This weekend, check out two shows in Seattle, or head out of town.
- [3 Picks For You This Weekend](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/01/26/3-picks-for-you/) - Top performances for January 27-29, picked just for you.
- [A New Year in Dance: What's on Stage in Early 2023](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/01/21/a-new-year-in-dance-whats-on-stage-in-early-2023/) - Big dance spectacles take to the stage in Seattle and Tacoma this season.
- [NWTheatre Awards: Best-Loved Shows of 2022](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/01/02/nwtheatre-awards-shows-of-2022/) - All around the Sound, theatre and dance companies treated viewers to a lot of great performances in 2022. Here's what stood out to NWTheatre as the most powerful, most memorable, most spectacular of the year.
- [Top Picks: Act Now on Seattle's Very Special, Very Short-Run Christmas Shows](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/11/29/short-run-christmas-picks/) - Even with Christmas still weeks away, plan for these fast-arrivals now. Here are the one-chance shows coming soon that you'd be sad to miss.
- [Tender, Sexy, Powerful, Reflective: 5 Minutes With Saira Barbaric. (Plus More in Dance Film News)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/10/20/saira-barbaric-and-dance-films/) - Saira Barbaric's artist residency at Base culminated in a complex, joyous dance film, first screened at the artist's open house on 10/15. Plus, more in dance films and festivals.
- [Sugary, Spooky, and Sleuthy: Shows for the Halloween Season](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/10/14/shows-for-the-halloween-season/) - Eerie chills, risqué costumes, or mysterious happenings? Whatever is missing from your Halloween haul, there's a seasonal show to satisfy.
- [This Month in the South Sound: Fall Shows For Every Mood](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/10/03/october-in-the-south-sound/) - Here's a look at October shows around Tacoma and Olympia -- including why it was picked and what about the production might surprise you, straight from the source.
- [Ring in the Year With Some New (No-Booze) Brews](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/12/30/new-year-new-brew/) - Whether you're doing Dry January, cutting back a bit, long sober, or just looking for something new, tasty non-alcoholic beers are a welcome sight.
- [3 Picks For You This Weekend](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/04/07/3-picks-for-you-this-weekend-april7/) - A fresh take on Shakespeare, new works from local artists, and a brilliant new book from the former Seattle Civic Poet all take stage this week. Here's what I'd focus on if I ran your agenda.
- [Hot Weekend Lineup: June 2-4](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/06/02/hot-weekend-lineup-june-2-4/) - The weather's still temperate, but the stages are hot! Below are great-looking shows with short runs or closing this weekend.
- [Kenmore's 'Quickies' Get Quirkier With These New Prompts](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/08/07/kenmore-quickies-get-quirkier/) - The locally-sourced annual shorts fest stands out with its love for unique prompts and connection to its home base. It runs 8/11-13 in Kenmore.
- [On to the 'Next' One: PNB Dancers Choreograph, and Students Take the Big Stage](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/06/15/next-step-pnb-school/) - Next Step premieres works by Pacific Northwest Ballet company members, performed by PNB School dancers. The annual feature, on June 16, is followed by a pair of PNB School showcases on June 17.
- [Time to Get Away: Daytrip Theatre in July](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/07/05/time-to-get-away-theatre/) - You know who needs a break? You do. And there are plenty of great excuses to get out of town this month, with shows just a scenic daytrip away.
- [Park It Here: Seattle-Area Parks Shows You Can Still Catch](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/08/12/park-it-here-seattle-area-parks-shows/) - These park shows in and around Seattle are all free, with no reservations required, to round out the summer.
- [Bumbershoot Bounces Back Big in Its Opening Day](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/09/03/bumbershoot-bounces-back-big-in-its-opening-day/) - The music and arts festival Bumbershoot 2023 made a triumphant return. It runs through September 3.
- [3 For Your Weekend: Sept. 28-Oct. 1](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/09/28/cool-weekend-lineup-sept-28/) - Don't let the weather rain on your nights -- head inside for some fantastic finds instead. Here are NWTheatre's picks through the weekend.
- [Tricks and Treats: Here Comes Halloween](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/10/16/tricks-and-treats-here-comes-halloween/) - Halloween is almost here, and so are these bawdy, fun, and spooky stage options.
- [Some Big Stages Are Set for 2025. Who's Doing What?](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/03/14/2024-2025-seasons-whos-doing-what/) - Pacific Northwest Ballet just announced its 2024-25 season, hot on the heels of season announcements from The 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle Opera, Village Theatre, and Broadway at The Paramount. Now that most of the biggest stages in musicals and dance are set, here's a look at their seasons.
- [Spring in Their Step: Notable Dance (April)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/04/19/spring-in-their-step-notable-dance-in-april/) - There's a whole bunch of great dance happening this spring. Here's what's happening in April, plus an early look at May.
- [The Hot List: 3 in Seattle This Weekend  🔥](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/07/13/hot-shows-in-seattle-this-weekend/) - Looking for great ways to beat the heat? Cool off with these three sizzlin' shows this weekend.
- [On Book: Emerald City Romance](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/08/16/emerald-city-romance-writers/) - On August 17, Seattle's Emerald City Romance Author & Reader Event brings dozens of romance authors (and loads more readers) together in one place.
- [Crystal Pite's Buzzy Work Has a Welcome Re-Emergence](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/03/11/a-welcome-re-emergence-at-pnb/) - A quadruple-bill of modern works, including a world premiere and a returning favorite, comes to Pacific Northwest Ballet. Emergence opens Friday and runs through March 23.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (May 22-25)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/05/22/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-may-22-2025/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [Always Naked Finally Get Their Big Release ](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2021/11/16/always-naked-finally-get-their-big-release/) - Earlier this year, the rock band Always Naked released an album called "Sex Sells," along with a music video starring two Seattle-area theatre artists. With next week's arrival of their third full-length album, the band finally gets to throw a release party. They play the High Dive on November 27.
- [Doing Indie Bookstore Day Your Way](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/04/25/doing-indie-bookstore-day-your-way/) - Seattle Independent Bookstore Day and the South Sound Book Crawl both kick off on 4/26. It's a great excuse for a book-lover's journey.
- [On Book: Spring Awakenings (5 Picks)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/05/24/on-book-spring-awakenings/) - With a welcome warmth, these books bring new ways of seeing things. Here are five great picks for a spring thaw.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (5/9)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/05/09/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-5-9/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [Keeping Hope Alive in 'Golden'](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/05/08/keeping-hope-alive-in-golden/) - The latest from playwright Andrew Lee Creech is playful and sharp, holding hope and seeking change in desperate times. The world premiere runs through 5/11.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (4/25)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/04/25/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-4-25/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (4/17)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/04/17/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-4-17/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [With the Star-Crossed Lovers, Pacific Northwest Ballet Flexes Its Theatrical Might](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/04/12/pacific-northwest-ballet-flexes-its-theatrical-might-with-the-star-crossed-lovers/) - The classic tragic tale gets a major ballet lift. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is reimagined in Jean-Christophe Maillot's Roméo et Juliette, at Pacific Northwest Ballet through 4/20.
- [Regency Wears Chucks at This Austen Ball](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/04/16/dacha-theatre-regency-meets-converse-in-this-austen-favorite/) - Dacha Theatre's rollicking modern ball maintains everything to love about Jane Austen's enduring character. Kate Hamill's 'Emma' runs through 4/19.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (4/11)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/04/11/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-4-11-2025/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week. View a list of 2025 shows here. Ticketing links for most shows can be found on the Performance Calendar page. Arrive at an old week's roundup? View current events here. Want to get
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (4/2)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/04/02/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-4-2/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [A Rockin' Reboot (With a Punk Rock Twist)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/04/01/reboot-theatre-punk-rock-oliver-twist/) - A punk rock reboot of the musical Oliver!, a spin on the literary classic, hits all the right notes. Reboot Theatre Company's production runs through 4/5 at Theatre Off Jackson.
- [At This Retirement Home, Rest Is About the Only Thing Not Happening](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/04/02/as-if-theatre-rip-roaring-retirement-home/) - In Kenmore, As If Theatre Company puts up another riotous comedy, this one set in the high-stakes world of retirement home wagering. Ripcord runs through 4/6.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (3/27)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/03/27/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-3-27-2025/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [Waitress Serves a Welcome Respite](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/03/27/the-5th-waitress-serves-a-welcome-respite/) - The 5th Avenue Theatre's Waitress is full of sweetness, energy, and warmth. It performs in Seattle through 3/30, followed by a tour to Houston in April.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (3/18)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/03/18/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-3-18/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- ['Is This a Room' Finds Its Script in a Transcript](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/03/19/harlequin-productions-is-this-a-room-finds-its-script-in-a-transcript/) - Few shows are unforgettable. Here's an exception. Harlequin Productions' blistering real-life drama, 'Is This a Room', runs through 3/23 in Olympia.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (3/7)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/03/07/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-3-7-2025/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [Looking Forward and Back, This Musical Sees a Relationship Unfold](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/02/19/looking-forward-and-back-this-musical-sees-a-relationship-unfold/) - Two casts animate this narrative told two ways. Jason Robert Brown's relationship musical, The Last Five Years, runs through 3/16 in Seattle.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (2/21)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/02/21/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-2-21/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (2/14)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/02/14/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-2-14-2025/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [Blues for an Alabama Sky Resonates in the Here and Now](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/02/17/blues-for-an-alabama-sky-resonates-in-the-here-and-now/) - Expressive high notes of the Harlem Renaissance give way to darker times in Seattle Rep's beautifully staged slice-of-life drama. Blues for an Alabama Sky runs through 2/23.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (2/7)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/02/07/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-2-7-2025/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [From Pointe to Skies, Stars Shine in PNB's New PNW 'Sleeping Beauty'](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/02/03/pnb-stars-shine-in-the-new-pnw-sleeping-beauty/) - The storied ballet gets a fresh, locally inspired look in Pacific Northwest Ballet's massive new production. The Sleeping Beauty performs through 2/9.
- [As This Trip Reminds, What's Passed Down May Haunt You](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/02/07/whats-passed-down-may-haunt-you/) - Roommates, family baggage, and long-lost exes all pile in for this theatrical road trip. Marcus Gorman's 'Gold' performs at Annex Theatre (on stage and streaming) through 2/8.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (1/31)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/01/31/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-1-31-2025/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (1/17)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/01/17/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-1-17-2025/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [On Book: 5 Sweet Escapes in a World of Worry (Picks for December)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/12/03/on-book-sweet-escapes-in-december/) - This month’s picks -- three in translated Japanese fiction and two rom-coms -- include some of the best books I’ve read all year. They couldn’t come up at a better time.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (1/7)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2025/01/07/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-1-7-2025/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [PNB's Holiday Magic Endures With These Waltzes](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/12/06/pnb-holiday-magic-endures-in-the-nutcracker/) - Even for a longtime attendee, Pacific Northwest Ballet's festive tradition still packs plenty of Christmas magic. George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker performs through 12/28.
- [This Famously Fantastical Nanny Is a Joy Through Generations](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/12/12/mary-poppins-is-a-joy-through-generations/) - The stage version of this famously fantastical nanny brings a big spoonful of sugar for the holidays. The 5th Avenue Theatre's joyous production of Mary Poppins runs through 12/29.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (11/22)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/11/22/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-11-22-2024/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [Years Later, Wicked on Tour Still Sparks the Magic of Its Broadway Premiere](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/11/21/wicked-on-tour-still-sparks-the-magic-of-its-broadway-premiere/) - The movie comes out this week, but the live-on-stage Wicked just can't be beat. Broadway's blockbuster reimagination of Oz runs through 12/1 at the Paramount Theatre.
- [Plates Empty, Stage Full in Port Townsend's Café du Grand Boeuf](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/11/14/plates-empty-stage-full-with-saltfire-theatre-port-townsend/) - A tragicomedy spins a feast from thin air at Saltfire Theatre's An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf, through 11/24 in Port Townsend.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (11/14)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/11/14/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-11-14/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [A Welcome Reprieve: Finding Energy in Unexpected Dances](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/11/05/finding-energy-in-unexpected-dances/) - A trio of Balanchine works gives a surprising recharge at a necessary time. 'All Balanchine' performs at Pacific Northwest Ballet through November 10.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (11/6)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/11/06/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-11-6/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [This Wedding Party Invites You to Choose Your Own Drama (With Plenty of It)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/11/07/dacha-wedding-party-invites-you-to-choose-your-own-drama/) - A company known for its playful, devised works whisks audiences away to a wedding party of the gods. Dacha Theatre's 'The Pomegranate Tree' runs through 11/9 at Theatre Off Jackson.
- [On Book: The Horrors! -- 5 Not-So-Scary Picks for October + Author Events](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/10/04/on-book-october-picks/) - Spooky season shows up every year. But what if scary stuff isn't your thing? Here are new releases to ease you into horror season without getting the chills.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (11/1)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/11/01/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-11-1-2024/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (10/25)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/10/25/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-10-25-2024/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (10/17)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/10/17/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-10-17/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [From Grounded to Dreamlike, Pilobolus Dances the Whole of Human Experience](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/10/18/from-grounded-to-dreamlike-pilobolus-dances-the-whole-of-human-experience/) - Contemporary dance company Pilobolus performs five exciting and varied works in re:CREATION, at Seattle's Meany Center through 10/19.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (10/10)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/10/10/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-10-10/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [In a Kitsap Operetta, It's Pirates and Dungeons and Dragons](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/10/03/in-a-kitsap-operetta-its-pirates-and-dungeons-and-dragons/) - The Curse of the Red Mill, an original take on a century-old work, fits gamely into the theatre's fantastical wheelhouse. It runs through 10/12 at Enoch City Arts.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (10/3)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/10/03/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-10-3/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week and next.
- [On Book: Back to School (5 Picks for September) + Author Events](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/09/02/on-book-back-to-school-for-september/) - These great books take you back to school: from epic, with eager lifelong learners, reluctant rebooters, epic PTA drama, and book club behind bars.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (9/26)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/09/26/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-9-26/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week and next.
- [Can't Rain on Her Parade](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/09/25/cant-rain-on-her-parade/) - Fanny Brice's star shines in Funny Girl, performing now through 9/29 at Seattle's Paramount Theatre, on the Broadway revival's first national tour.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (9/18)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/09/18/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-9-18/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week and next.
- [The Unsinkable 'Titanish'](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/08/30/the-unsinkable-titanish/) - From the same crew as 'A Very Die Hard Christmas', The Habit's parody of the summer blockbuster makes its third voyage at Seattle Public Theater, through 9/22.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (9/13)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/09/13/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-9-13-2024/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [Who Dares Drink the Poisoned Wine? A Cult Leader and a Cowboy Investigate.](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/09/07/who-dares-drink-the-poisoned-wine/) - At turns lyrical and unsettling, Washington Ensemble Theatre's 'Cowboys with Questions' is a well-timed dig into power and delusion. The new play by Rebecca Tourino Collinsworth runs through 9/15.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (9/5)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/09/05/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-9-5/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (8/30)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/08/30/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-8-30-2024/) - There's plenty to love this weekend on Seattle-area stages, with artists hard at work even over Labor Day weekend. Here's what's on this week.
- [Growing Up With Peter Pan ](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/08/22/growing-up-with-peter-pan/) - The Broadway tour of the musical Peter Pan aims for broad appeal. The Seattle run performs at the Paramount Theatre through August 25, and heads to Portland thereafter.
- [On Book: Summer Sizzlers (5 Picks for August)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/08/05/on-book-fast-summer-reads-for-august/) - When your attention span won't match your reading aspirations, here are five smart, fast, and fun new books to enjoy in the waning days of summer. Plus, some great author visits this month.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (8/22)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/08/22/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-8-22/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [On Book: Bookstore Romance Day Edition](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/08/16/bookstore-romance-day/) - Bookstore Romance Day, August 17, celebrates Romance as a genre, its loyal readers, and the bookstores that champion them. Find great reads and Seattle-area events here.
- [On Book: ‘All the Fighting Parts’ Reads Fast, Hits Hard](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/09/25/all-the-fighting-parts-reads-fast-and-hits-hard/) - Hannah V. Sawyerr's new YA novel-in-verse champions survivors, brings empathy to the decision of whether to report, and delivers a compelling read with the art of a poet.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (8/16)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/08/16/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-8-16-2024/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [On Book: Hot Stuff (5 Picks for July)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/07/02/on-book-romance-novel-picks-for-july/) - Think romance novels are junk? So did I. But there's no better time than summer for a fast and easy read, and there are plenty of well-written, sharp and funny new ones out now.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (8/8)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/08/08/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-8-8/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (8/1)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/08/01/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-8-1/) - There’s plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here’s what’s on this week and next.
- [On Book: Writing Home](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/06/15/on-book-writing-home/) - Two satisfying, deceptively funny books find their characters seeking strength in the familiar as life unravels all around them.
- [On Book: 5 Reads for June](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/05/28/on-book-5-for-june/) - A basketball superstar, a Seattle Civic Poet, a romance novelist, a foodie editor, and a dame. Here are five recent releases poised to start your summer reading off right.
- [Awash in Nostalgia, 'Twin Peep Show' Flashes the Glory Days](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/08/06/twin-peep-show-flashes-nostalgic/) - A new cabaret from longtime collaborators Opal Peachey and Mark Siano had the Triple Door awash in nostalgic glow. Twin Peep Show performed through August 4.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (7/25)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/07/25/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-7-25/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [On an Underground Stage, Stories of Pioneer Square Through the Ages](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/08/25/on-an-underground-stage-stories-of-pioneer-square-through-the-ages/) - An underground musical examines an old neighborhood's storied past and vibrant present. People in the Square runs through 7/27 at The New Skid Road Theatre.
- [Here's to the Ladies Who Launch](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/07/24/heres-to-the-ladies-who-launch/) - Broadway's gender-flipped revival of 'Company' performs in Seattle at the Paramount Theatre through 7/28.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (7/18)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/07/18/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-7-18/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week and next.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (7/11)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/07/11/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-7-11/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week (and an early look at next week, too).
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (7/4)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/07/04/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-7-4/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (6/28)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/06/28/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-6-28-2024/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [Sound Theatre Revisits an All-Too-Familiar Election](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/06/28/sound-theatre-revisits-an-all-too-familiar-election/) - Sound Theatre's 53% Of puts the spotlight on women, politically conservative and liberal alike, who voted in the 2016 election. It runs through 6/30.
- [A Canvas Bleak and Beautiful in Depression-Era ‘North Country’ ](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/06/26/a-bleak-and-beautiful-canvas-in-girl-from-the-north-country/) - If your American aesthetic is the stuff of Steinbeck, Fornés, and Dylan, you’ve finally got your musical. Girl From the North Country runs through 6/30 at the Paramount Theatre.
- [Comin' in Hot at Clyde's](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/06/14/artswest-coming-in-hot-at-clydes/) - The heat is cranked way up, and not just on the stove, in Lynn Nottage's diner-set play. Clyde's runs through 6/30 at ArtsWest.
- [Adolescence and Angst in Bloom at Spring Awakening](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/06/18/youth-in-bloom-at-spring-awakening/) - A rock musical at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre (through 6/30) looks at youthful energy, sexuality, and repression.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (6/20)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/06/20/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-6-20/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week and next.
- [Keeping It Classic? It's Elementary.](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/05/21/sherlock-holmes-its-elementary/) - The famous sleuthing duo takes stage in Sherlock Holmes and the Precarious Position. It runs through June 22 at Taproot Theatre in Greenwood. Taproot Theatre’s current production, Sherlock Holmes and the Precarious Position, might alternatively be titled We Threw Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Canon in a Blender, and This is What Came Out. The
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (6/12)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/06/12/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-6-12/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week and next.
- [Absurdist Spins on Shakespeare Put Language in a Different Light](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/06/11/tom-stoppard-plays-on-shakespeare/) - Dogg's Hamlet and Cahoot's Macbeth, two linked short plays by Tom Stoppard, run through 6/16 at inD Theatre on Bainbridge Island.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (6/5)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/06/05/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-6-5/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week and next.
- [Joyous or Creepy? This Ballet Toys With Both.](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/06/03/joyous-or-creepy-coppelia-toys-with-both/) - Celebratory choreography meets a voyeuristic doll tale and creepy visuals in this stylistic mashup. Pacific Northwest Ballet's Coppélia runs through June 9.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (5/29)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/05/29/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-5-29/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week and next.
- [Writing Rivals Find the Light in 'Unrivaled'](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/05/15/writing-rivals-find-the-light-in-unrivaled/) - Through humor and big personalities, 'Unrivaled' looks at key pieces of Asian artistry over the centuries. The co-production from Seattle Public Theater and SIS Productions runs through 6/2.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (5/22)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/05/22/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-5-22/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week and next.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (5/15)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/05/15/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-5-15/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week (and an early look at the week after, too). View a list of 2024 shows here. Ticketing links for most shows can be found on the Performance Calendar page. Arrive at
- [The Sagas of Suresh, in Creases and Pieces](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/05/02/the-sagas-of-suresh-in-creases-and-pieces/) - A double-feature grows up with its characters, in a co-production from ReAct Theatre and Pratidhwani. Animals Out of Paper runs through 5/19; Letters of Suresh runs through 5/18.
- [Germinating New Works, This Women-Driven Local Festival Covers a Lot of Ground](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/05/17/germinating-new-works-this-women-driven-local-festival-covers-a-lot-of-ground/) - Centering female playwrights and directors, The Shattered Glass Project's festival of new works includes timely topics, historical time-travel, and camp-horror fantasy. It runs through 5/19.
- ['The Wedding Singer' Is the Disaster-in-Love We Need Right Now](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/04/29/the-wedding-singer-is-the-disaster-in-love-we-need-right-now/) - Filled with laughs and a cast of 30, 'The Wedding Singer: The Musical Comedy' brings the hit '90s comedy to the stage. It runs through May 19 in Port Orchard.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (5/8)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/05/08/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-5-8/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [The Thrust: What Language Is Home?](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/04/12/what-language-is-home/) - In English and Farsi, two plays on now in Seattle and Portland examine our relationships to home and others through language. 'English' runs through 4/28 at ArtsWest; 'Nassim' runs through 5/12 at Portland Center Stage.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (5/1)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/05/01/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-5-1/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [A Prolific Playwright's Second Chapter Unfolds in Poulsbo](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/04/23/chapter-two-unfolds-in-poulsbo/) - Chapter Two, Neil Simon's semi-autobiographical tale of a whirlwind romance, performs at Poulsbo's Jewel Box Theatre through May 5.
- [Gothic Beauty With the Grand Kyiv Ballet](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/05/02/gothic-beauty-with-the-grand-kyiv-ballet/) - Full of big leaps and gothic beauty, Grand Kyiv Ballet's Giselle concludes its cross-country tour on Pacific Northwest stages. Two performances remain (in Arlington and Tacoma), through May 3.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (4/24)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/04/24/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-4-24/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [Nature on an Epic Scale: The Seasons' Canon](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/04/16/the-epic-seasons-canon/) - Crystal Pite's epic makes a welcome return to Pacific Northwest Ballet, through 4/21. The Seasons' Canon might be the most thrilling thing on stage.
- [In This Satire, Old Plagues Are New Again](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/04/17/in-this-satire-old-plagues-are-new-again/) - In 'The Plague Master General (a bubonic comedy)', Blue Hour Theatre Group puts a different spin on a familiar topic. It runs through 4/27 at West of Lenin.
- [On Tour: ‘Aladdin’ the Musical Soars on Spectacle](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/04/25/aladdin-the-musical-soars-on-spectacle/) - Based on the Disney film, 'Aladdin' the musical brings family-friendly comedy and spectacle. It runs through 4/28 at the Paramount Theatre.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (4/18)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/04/18/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-4-18/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (4/11)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/04/11/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-4-11/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (4/3)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/04/03/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-4-3/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week and next.
- [Where Black Is Safe and Pure and Loud and Beautiful](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/04/21/dani-tirrell-leviticus-or-love/) - dani tirrell’s joy-filled world premiere of 'Leviticus or Love and to walk amongst HUMANS (Book I)' runs through 4/21 at the Moore Theatre.
- [Toss It or Keep It? In Portland, One Duo Tries to Figure It Out.](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/04/15/toss-it-or-keep-it-yohen-in-portland/) - Two people try to work out how to make things work -- and if it's even worth it -- in this intimate play. Yohen runs through April 21 in Downtown Portland.
- [Poking the Bard: Shakespeare Is Old and New Again on Seattle-Area Stages](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/02/02/shakespeare-in-seattle/) - The First Folio, the published collection of Shakespeare works, celebrated its 400th birthday last year. On Seattle-area stages this year, new plays, and new takes on the classics, probe the Bard’s continued relevance.
- [This Imaginative Take on a Russian Classic Is a Weird Story, Well-Told](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/04/02/dacha-master-and-margarita-is-a-weird-story-well-told/) - Dacha Theatre's imaginative new adaptation of the fantastical Russian classic, 'The Master and Margarita', runs through 4/13.
- [Dark and Funny, Secrets Lurk in 'The Moors'](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/03/25/secrets-lurk-in-the-moors/) - Drawing inspiration from literary greats and feminist slasher heroines alike, 'The Moors' thrives in the shadows with a stellar cast and standout designs. It runs at Seattle Public Theater through April 14.
- [On Book: Ghosts in Plain View](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/03/01/on-book-ghosts-in-plain-view/) - Ghosts of Segregation, an impressive new book, gives a fresh look at familiar visuals by digging into their past. Photographer Richard Frishman will discuss the book on 3/9 at a Whidbey Island event.
- [Now Invading Bremerton's Shores: A Rollicking Band of Deep Space Pirates](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/03/17/deep-space-pirates-of-the-opera/) - 'The Space Pirates of Penzance', an original take on a musical classic, is a fun crossover of all sorts of geekery. It runs through April 6 at Enoch City Arts.
- [Classic Beetlejuice It’s Not. Welcome to The Lydia Show.](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/04/03/beetlejuice-the-musical-is-the-lydia-show/) - The national tour of Broadway’s Beetlejuice the musical, based on the late-’80s flick of the same name, is a hot ticket. It runs through April 7 at the Paramount Theatre.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (3/27)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/03/27/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-3-27/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week and next.
- [Freedom’s Just Another Word. Like Loneliness.  ](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/06/30/cost-of-living-freedom-and-loneliness/) - Sound Theatre Company excels in its latest production, a challenging piece fresh off its Broadway run. It performs through July 1.
- [It’s My Funeral, and I’ll Laugh If I Want To](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/03/15/find-the-funny-in-colder-than-here/) - As If Theatre Company deals in expansive topics through small and specific human stories. Its latest, a sharp British comedy, follows that theme but cranks up the laughs -- a feat in a show about death. 'Colder Than Here' runs through March 30 in Kenmore.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (3/21)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/03/21/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-3-21/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [There's Something Afoot at This (A-List) Party](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/03/13/somethings-afoot-at-this-party/) - Something's Afoot, a spoofy-murdery-musical, runs at The 5th Avenue Theatre through March 24.
- [Theatre People, This Ballet's For You](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/03/20/theatre-people-this-ballet-is-for-you/) - The theatre magic in Pacific Northwest Ballet's 'One Thousand Pieces' is as prominent as the dances themselves. It makes for a great show. PNB’s latest contemporary mixed rep runs through March 24.
- [This Play Is Definitely the Worst ](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/03/22/these-participants-might-surprise-you/) - It's all a setup, in this weird comedic dystopia. Or is it? 'The Participants!' runs through March 23 at Annex Theatre, and via livestream.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (3/13)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/03/13/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-3-13/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week (and an early look at the week after, too).
- [With Science and Poetry, 'Ada' Unearths an Early Engine of Progress](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/03/12/ada-and-the-engine/) - Long before the computer as we know it, Ada Lovelace was busy dreaming it up. 'Ada and the Engine', Lauren Gunderson's play about the early inventor, runs at Edmonds Driftwood Players through 3/17.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (3/7)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/03/07/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-3-7/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week (and an early look at the week after, too).
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (2/29)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/02/29/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-2-29/) - There's plenty to leap for this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (2/22)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/02/22/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-2-22/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [The Thrust: Making History](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/02/09/the-thrust-making-history/) - Two very different plays take a look at the legacy of Shakespeare, while a world premiere sends us to the past to fix the present. They run on Seattle stages through late February.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (2/14)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/02/14/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-2-14/) - There's plenty to love this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week (and an early look at the week after, too).
- [5 Questions with Playwright Nelle Tankus](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/02/07/5-questions-with-playwright-nelle-tankus/) - This week, Seattle playwright Nelle Tankus premieres 'Tenderness - an anti-capitalist cyberpunk experience' at Annex Theatre (running through 2/17). NWT talked with the playwright to learn more about her latest work and the inspirations behind it.
- [Swan Lake Is a Respite in Beauty (and Tragedy)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/02/05/swan-lake-is-a-respite-in-beauty-and-tragedy/) - Pacific Northwest Ballet's classic Swan Lake continues to enthrall. It runs through February 11.
- [In 'Blackbird', a Harrowing Return to a Haunting Past](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/06/04/in-blackbird-a-harrowing-return-to-a-haunting-past/) - A grown-up survivor demands answers for a past she can't forget, from an abuser determined not to go there. The intense and vulnerable 'Blackbird' runs through June 15 at 18th & Union.
- [5 Questions with Playwright Heidi Park](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/05/02/5-questions-with-playwright-heidi-park/) - First-time playwright Heidi Park's autobiographical show, 'Black Sheep', debuts this weekend at 18th & Union. NWT talked with Park and dramaturg Seayoung Yim (also a playwright), about the process of developing Park's story for the stage.
- [The Thrust: War Is Hell](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/10/16/the-thrust-war-is-hell/) - On ACT’s stage through November 5, the traveling hit Cambodian Rock Band digs into decades-old scars of war, with wrenching scenes layered in rock melodies. Earlier this month, Two Big Black Bags took on similar hauntings of war.
- [Our Modern Dystopias, pt. 1: ‘Urinetown’](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/04/24/our-modern-dystopias-pt-1-urinetown/) - In 'Urinetown' (ACT/5th Avenue, extended thru 6/2) and 'Language Rooms' (Pony World, thru 5/4), two very different shows grapple with similar themes, showing not-too-far-off modern dystopias in which the bounds of truth and loyalty are tested. Each does so with varying levels of success.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (2/7)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/02/07/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-2-7/) - There's plenty to see this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (1/31)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/01/31/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-1-31/) - There's plenty to see this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (1/25)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/01/25/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-1-25/) - There's plenty to see this weekend, with lots of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (1/17)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/01/17/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-1-17/) - The stages heat up this weekend, with plenty of shows opening and short runs to catch while they last. Here's what's on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (1/11)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/01/11/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-1-11/) - There's some rough weather on the way, but this year in shows is warming up quite nicely. Here's what's on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (1/3)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2024/01/03/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-1-3/) - The start of the year brings a low-key performance schedule. Here's what's on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (12/27)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/12/27/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-12-27/) - It's the last week before a brand new year. Catch a handful of late-running Christmas shows for another few days, or look ahead to next year. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (12/20)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/12/20/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-12-20/) - There's a veritable Santa's workshop of Christmas shows on now, from various takes on classics like The Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol to brand-new works. Plus plenty of non-holiday shows, too.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (12/13)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/12/13/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-12-13/) - There's a veritable Santa's workshop of Christmas shows on now, from various takes on classics like The Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol to brand-new works. Plus plenty of non-holiday shows, too.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (12/6)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/12/06/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-12-6/) - There's a veritable Santa's workshop of Christmas shows on now, from various takes on classics like The Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol to brand-new works. Plus plenty of non-holiday shows, too.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (11/29)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/11/29/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-11-29/) - There's a smorgasbord of Christmas shows and more going up this weekend, from classics like 'The Nutcracker' and variations on 'A Christmas Carol' to brand-new works. Also, 'Drop Dead Gorgeous'. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (11/22)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/11/22/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-11-22/) - A whole feast of Christmas shows starts right after Thanksgiving. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (11/15)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/11/15/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-11-15/) - The busy fall season brings hot stages through the cold weather months, and there's plenty to enjoy this weekend. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [On Book: Maid, Mother, Memoirist](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/11/07/on-book-maid-mother-memoirist/) - Her bestselling memoir, Maid, left off with Stephanie Land aspiring to be a writer. Her follow-up, Class, leaves little doubt she's arrived. Land heads to Town Hall Seattle on 11/14 to discuss her engrossing new book.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (11/8)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/11/08/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-11-8/) - The busy fall season brings hot stages through the cold weather months, but plenty of great shows are closing this weekend. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [Glimpse Through the Panes: At PNB, a Theatrical ‘Window’ to Love and Loss](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/11/09/glimpse-through-the-panes-in-love-and-loss/) - Theatrical, affecting, timely. The slate of Pacific Northwest Ballet’s current triple-bill cover those and more; and the world premiere work by a Northwest-based choreographer is particularly stunning. Love & Loss runs through 11/12.
- [‘SHOT’ Fires Loud and Clear, at Police Who Take Black Lives and a Nation that Lets Them](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/04/13/shot-fires-loud-and-clear-at-police-who-take-black-lives-and-a-nation-that-lets-them/) - Cancel your Saturday night plans: SHOT is a must-see. Two other shows from Spectrum Dance Theater also follow, later this month.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (11/1)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/11/01/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-11-1/) - This month starts off with loads of great theatre options, from small-stage dramas to big touring musicals. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [The Underground Returns in Hadestown Encore](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/11/01/the-underground-returns-with-hadestown/) - The hit Broadway musical Hadestown returns to the Paramount for a quick run, following its red-hot first visit to Seattle on last year’s tour. It performs here through 11/5.
- [This Is a Show About Women's Issues. (Men, Take Note.)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/11/03/this-is-a-show-about-womens-issues-men-take-note/) - Cynthia Kaplan has some things to say, about women, men, and genocide acceptance. And freedom, guns, and Christmas songs. Cindy of Arc performs at Intiman Theatre through 11/4.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (10/25)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/10/25/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-10-25/) - Lots of treats take stage this weekend, with some spooky stuff, comedies, musicals, and more. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [The Thrust: Alcina Is Some Kinky Opera ](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/10/16/the-thrust-alcina-is-some-kinky-opera/) - Handel's tale of island lust has some serious power dynamics on display in Seattle Opera's bold staging. Alcina runs through 10/28 at McCaw Hall.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (10/18)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/10/18/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-10-18/) - The spooky season is underway this weekend, along with loads more openings and short runs. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [Freedom Is Calling (Out of Dodge)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/10/19/freedom-is-calling-out-of-dodge/) - The world premiere of a Seattle playwright's latest is among the best plays of the year. Last Drive to Dodge runs at Taproot Theatre through 10/21.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (10/11)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/10/11/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-10-11/) - The spooky season gets underway this weekend, along with a whole slew of openings and short runs. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [The Thrust: These Shows Thrive on Carnal Instincts. And Nerds.](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/09/25/these-shows-thrive-on-carnal-instincts-and-nerds/) - Delightfully campy, nerdy, sexy, and musical, new shows at the Can Can Culinary Cabaret and Village Theatre are likely to attract different audiences. Combined, they might be the most fun duo of the season.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (10/4)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/10/04/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-10-4/) - The fall season is well underway, with plenty of openings, some spooky-season offerings, and plenty of intriguing short runs. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [Part of Her World: The 5th's 'The Little Mermaid' Brings the Magic of Disney's Animated Classic](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/09/21/the-little-mermaid-at-the-5th-brings-the-magic-of-disneys-animated-classic/) - The under-the-sea classic dazzles with plenty of theatre magic and stand-out performances. The Little Mermaid performs at The 5th Avenue Theatre through 10/8.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (9/27)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/09/27/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup/) - The busy season is well underway, with great shows closing this weekend, new openings, and plenty of intriguing short runs. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [Dude, Where’s My Script? ](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/09/11/dude-wheres-my-script/) - When a script falls from the sky, it kicks off the careers of two of Hollywood's biggest names -- at least according to this celebrity satire. Matt & Ben performs at ArtsWest through 10/1.
- [PNB’s Season Opener Comes Out to Play ](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/09/23/pnb-season-opener-comes-out-to-play/) - As if shaking the dust off any stodgy notions of the form, Pacific Northwest Ballet's season-opener goes full-on play-time. The triple-bill Petite Mort runs through 10/1 at McCaw Hall.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (9/20)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/09/20/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-9-20/) - The busy season is well underway, with lots of shows closing this weekend already and plenty more opening. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [History, Her Story, and Their Story Square Off in Dream Hou$e](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/09/13/squaring-off-in-dream-house/) - It's a game show, a demolition, and a snapshot of grief. Also, it's a very funny play. Welcome to the Dream Hou$e. Washington Ensemble Theatre's production runs through 9/25.
- [Summer Stacks: Playwright's Newest Young Adult Novel Is Spot-On](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/08/10/joy-mccullough-code-red-is-spot-on/) - Seattle-based playwright and novelist Joy McCullough's latest is a story about periods that celebrates youth finding their voice. It might be as illuminating for adults as it is for its young adult audience.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (9/13)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/09/13/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-9-13/) - The big fall rush is underway, with plenty of musicals, comedies, and more to see. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [Fire Is Hard to Hold: The Tina Turner Musical](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/09/13/fire-is-hard-to-hold-the-tina-turner-musical/) - A mind-blowing performance leads the way in Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. The rest is a little less clear. The Broadway tour performs at The Paramount Theatre through 9/17.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (9/6)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/09/06/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-9-6/) - The big fall rush gets underway this weekend, with a multitude of much-anticipated openings. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [The Other Georgetown: Base & ‘12 Minutes Max’](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/03/14/the-other-georgetown-pt-i-base-12-minutes-max/) - Hidden away among active industrial warehouses, Equinox Studios and the area immediately surrounding them (“Equiblox”?) offer a big variety of arts, plus a taproom, in an environment that provides an apt, creative backdrop for exploring new art forms. This Sunday & Monday, '12 Minutes Max' (formerly at On the Boards) is a great excuse to head there.
- [Fad, Fake, or Full Self? A New Play Splashes in Identity (and Invites the Same)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/08/31/deep-purple-wiggle-splashes-in-identity-and-invites-the-same/) - With 'Deep Purple Wiggle', Kent's Theatre Battery continues a tradition of excellent productions, challenging theatre, and free admission. It runs through 9/10.
- ['Bethany' Aims for the Stars](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/08/30/bethany-aims-for-the-stars/) - Bethany Sees the Stars, a premiere work from Copious Love Productions, considers escapism and otherworldly possibilities. It plays at West of Lenin through 9/9.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (8/30)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/08/30/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-8-30/) - This weekend cools down considerably, but there's still plenty to see, including some short runs and festivals to catch right now. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [The Thrust: On Death and Youth and Vigor](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/02/17/on-death-and-youth-and-vigor/) - This week brought an exceptional debut from Seda Iranian Theatre Ensemble, standout work at a bi-annual theatre festival, and another strong production at an intimate stage in the shadow of the Cascades (on through 2/26).
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (8/23)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/08/23/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-8-23/) - Variety is the theme of the weekend, with a wide range of great shows on the menu. But don't wait -- a lot of these are short runs or closing soon. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (8/16)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/08/16/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-8-16/) - Great shows continue, including the last wave of this summer's outdoor shows. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [In Two Unexpected Stagings, Seattle Opera Reinvents the Opera Stage](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/08/17/das-rheingold-and-frida-seattle-opera-reinvents-the-stage/) - With a dazzling, futuristic Das Rheingold right on the tails of a lovely original parks show, Seattle Opera is flexing its creative might. Das Rheingold runs through 8/20.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (8/9)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/08/09/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-8-9/) - A whole host of great-looking short runs and some much-anticipated openings make this a weekend of difficult choices. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (8/2)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/08/02/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-8-2/) - There's plenty to see this weekend, both indoors and out, including a whole host of short runs. Here’s what’s on this week. Looking for a scenic daytrip with your theatre watching? See NWT's feature here. Ticketing links for most shows can be found on the Performance Calendar page. Want to get the Weekly Roundup
- [Macha Slays with Maggie Lee’s Latest, ‘Sheathed’  ](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/03/17/macha-slays-with-maggie-lees-latest-sheathed/) - Powerful women, strong acting, cohesive design, and lots of sword fighting combine for an exciting night of theatre. The world-premiere production runs through March 24 at Theatre Off Jackson.
- [Sound Theatre Pulls Back Layers of Disability Politics in 'Peeling'](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/08/21/sound-theatre-pulls-back-layers-of-disability-politics-in-peeling/) - Deaf and disabled actors, shoved out of the spotlight in an overworked (and invented) stage performance, shine light on how they experience the world. That's the premise of 'Peeling', in its U.S. premiere, and another powerful show from Sound Theatre Company. It runs through this Saturday.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (7/26)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/07/26/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-726/) - There's plenty to see this weekend, both indoors and out, including a whole host of short runs. Here’s what’s on this week. Looking for a scenic daytrip with your theatre watching? See NWT's feature here. Ticketing links for most shows can be found on the Performance Calendar page. Want to get the Weekly Roundup
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (7/19)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/07/19/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-7-19/) - A nice big wave of openings and short runs joins the list this weekend, along with some big shows closing. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [You Don’t Own Me: In The Six Wives Club, There's Power in Numbers](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/07/14/the-six-wives-club-its-a-historemix/) - The acclaimed "histo-remix" Six The Musical is a non-stop pop concert, with loads of substance packed into its addictive tracks. The national tour performs in Seattle through 7/23.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (7/12)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/07/12/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-7-12/) - This weekend's lineup features a much-anticipated Broadway tour stop, a strong slate of youth-driven shows, and plenty of summer outdoor productions. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (7/5)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/07/05/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-7-5/) - The outdoor season arrives, a long-running theatre's last production closes, and plenty more of note. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [You Belong to Me: In a Whirlwind Solo Performance, Sharon Lawrence Takes On a Legendary Publisher's Past](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/07/08/the-shot-is-a-whirlwind-performance/) - The acclaimed actor performs in the standout solo show, The Shot, which imagines the pre-publisher days of Katharine Graham. The three-day run is at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts through 7/9.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (6/28)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/06/28/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-6-28/) - The stages head into a calmer schedule for the holiday weekend, but there's plenty to see. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (6/21)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/06/21/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-6-21/) - The summer rush is under way, with a weekend of intriguing dance short runs and loads of theatre options. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [The Thrust: Hitting the Righteous Notes](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/06/16/the-thrust-hitting-the-righteous-notes/) - At The 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle Opera, and The Phoenix Theatre, three musically-driven shows invite you to pick a side.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (6/14)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/06/14/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-6-14/) - The summer rush is under way, and this weekend includes a bunch of short runs to catch while you can. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [At Pacific Northwest Ballet, a Party of Premieres Closes the Semicentennial Season](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/06/05/pacific-northwest-ballet-semicentennial-premieres/) - Pacific Northwest Ballet closes its 50th anniversary season with a triple-bill of new works and a party on stage. It runs through June 11.
- [Old Webs Are Hard to Shed in All New Cells](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/06/11/old-webs-new-cells-tsgp/) - Breaking free from social webs, even chosen ones, isn't so easy in this queer, geeky, world premiere play. It runs through June 18.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (6/7)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/06/07/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-6-7/) - The summer calendar is off to a busy start, with a robust lineup of theatre openings and events, dance, short runs, and festivals. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (5/31)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/05/31/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-5-31/) - Start getting your calendar in order, because the summer show lineup is about to get -very- busy this week and next. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (5/24)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/05/24/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-5-24/) - Musicals dominate the sunny holiday weekend offerings, alongside new queer operas, short works, and popular shows closing soon. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [The Small Stage Holds a Big Masterpiece at Redmond's 'Sunday in the Park with George'](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/05/24/small-stage-big-masterpiece-sunday-in-the-park-secondstory-rep/) - The highly acclaimed, lesser-performed Sondheim work gets an exceptional staging at Redmond's SecondStory Repertory. 'Sunday in the Park with George' performs through this Sunday.
- [Where Is Home -- and How Far Away Can You Get From It?](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/05/26/hometown-boy-what-lies-beneath/) - When 20-something James returns to his childhood home, he kicks up more than just the dust in his aging father's living room. Keiko Green's 'Hometown Boy' runs through May 28 at Seattle Public Theater.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (5/17)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/05/17/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-5-17/) - Another busy week brings a couple of don't-miss shows that close this weekend, a lot of excellent dance options, loads of musicals, and plenty of choices for everyone. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (5/10)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/05/10/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-5-10/) - This weekend has something for everyone, with family dramas, comedy, a locally sourced musical, and more. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (5/3)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/05/03/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-5-3/) - This weekend is one to watch, with fantastical musicals, family dramas, comedies, opera, dance, and more. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (4/26)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/04/26/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-4-26/) - Spring brings openings at stages all around the Sound, with plenty of lighter fare, deep dramas, dance, and more. Here’s what’s on this week. Ticketing links for most shows can be found on the Performance Calendar page. Openings & Short Runs Seattle Rep: How I Learned What I Learned (opens tonight,
- [The Magic and Comedy Shimmer in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/04/18/magic-and-comedy-midsummer-nights-dream-pnb/) - Pacific Northwest Ballet's staging of the Shakespeare comedy, which pairs choreography by George Balanchine with Felix Mendelssohn's score, dazzles with precision performance amid a lighthearted fantasy realm. It runs through April 23 (and streams through May 1).
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (4/19)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/04/19/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-4-19/) - Spring brings openings at stages all around the Sound, with plenty of lighter fare, deep dramas, dance, and more. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (4/12)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/04/12/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-4-12/) - With a new play festival, Shakespeare ballet, and plenty of comedy, there's something up for everyone. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (4/5)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/04/05/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-4-5/) - From new works to classics redone, there's something up for everyone. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [Hairspray Is Back for a Nostalgic Spin](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/04/05/hairspray-is-back-for-a-nostalgic-spin/) - The touring Broadway hit Hairspray -- which got its start right here in 2002, at The 5th Avenue Theatre -- opened its Seattle run Tuesday at the Paramount Theatre. It performs through this weekend.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (3/29)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/03/29/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-3-29/) - With world premiere opera and musicals, ever-changing director's choice reveals, intimate two-person dramas, and several comedies closing soon, this weekend is bursting with great theatre. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [For Malacarne, the World's a (Moving) Stage](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/03/11/for-malacarne-the-worlds-a-moving-stage/) - Earlier this month, Malacarne took to the rails, activating the Seattle Center Monorail as a dance floor for expectant watchers and unsuspecting travelers alike. The Center’s new multi-season project, Artists at the Center, will put on pop-up events throughout the year.
- [The Thrust: They're No Fools](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/03/26/funny-women-run-the-shows/) - Women run the show in these very funny plays, which start from a place of "couldn't get worse" but deliver tenderness and easy laughs. Three of them are on Puget Sound-area stages through April 2.
- [From Digital to Here-and-Now, 'Boundless' Stages Dance for the New World](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/03/22/pnb-boundless-stages-dance-for-the-new-world/) - Out of the pandemic leap three new works -- one created for the digital realm and two world premieres -- in Pacific Northwest Ballet's latest triple-bill, Boundless. It runs through March 26 (and streaming through April 3).
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (3/22)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/03/22/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-3-22/) - From small companies to the biggest stages, new musicals to comedy to ballet, the area’s theatres are all lit up. Here’s what’s on this week.
- [The Thrust: That Girl Is Poiiiii-son](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/01/25/that-girl-is-poiiiii-son/) - The Can Can Culinary Cabaret presents the ultimately feel-good House of Hearts, as Seattle Opera mounts a gorgeous concert-style telling of the classic tale of temptation and betrayal in Samson and Delilah.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (3/14)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/03/14/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-3-14/) - Loads more openings take stage this weekend, with musicals, dance, comedies, and locally-made new works. Here's what's happening this week.
- [Table Read: On Cooking and Chemistry](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/01/10/table-read-on-cooking-and-chemistry/) - Whether you've resolved to read more this year or are simply looking for a companion to wait out the rain, check out these sweet books.
- [Book Revue: In 'Fearlessly Different', an Autistic Actor Finds His Light](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/03/15/book-revue-in-fearlessly-different-an-autistic-actor-finds-his-light/) - In his debut book, released today, Seattle-raised actor Mickey Rowe shares how autism guides, not stifles, his stage performance. 'Fearlessly Different' offers behind-the-scenes perspective on disability, acting, and difference as strength.
- [A Changing Belltown Still Has its Ghosts. In 'Belltown Exposed', They Come Alive.](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/10/26/a-changing-belltown-still-has-its-ghosts-in-belltown-exposed-they-come-alive/) - This Sunday night, the Rendezvous decks the halls with decades past, with a unique, free, through-the-eras party and variety show called 'Belltown Exposed'. It celebrates the release of Staci Bernstein's new art photography book of the same name. NWT talked with Rendezvous owner Jane Kaplan about the show, the book, and the storied neighborhood.
- [Jonathan Van Ness: Dishing on the Page (And a Seattle Stage This Friday)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/12/06/jonathan-van-ness-seattle/) - On screen, he's the personality-forward, effervescent fifth of the Queer Eye team. Behind the glowing smiles and tresses, Jonathan Van Ness has a story to tell. Read about his new book here, ahead of his show at Seattle's Paramount Theatre on 12/9.
- [5 Questions with Playwright Maggie Lee  ](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/03/18/5-questions-with-playwright-maggie-lee/) - This month, Macha Theatre Works opened its world-premiere production of 'Sheathed' -- a new fantasy/adventure saga from acclaimed Seattle playwright Maggie Lee -- which runs through March 24 at Theatre Off Jackson. NWT talked with Lee to learn more about the process, from ideation to realization, and her inspiration behind this latest work.
- [5 Questions with Playwright Julieta Vitullo](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/03/21/5-questions-with-playwright-julieta-vitullo/) - Ahead of her new play’s April 1 reading at the Represent! Festival, Julieta Vitullo talked with eSe Teatro Artistic Director Rose Cano about the genre shift into writing for the stage, the unique challenges (and freedoms) in bilingual playwriting, and the inspiration behind her latest work.
- [5 Questions with 'Comic Stripper' Woody Shticks](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/04/21/5-questions-with-comic-stripper-woody-shticks/) - Ahead of his back-by-popular-demand show 'Who Cares!' at 18th & Union this weekend, we go deep with Woody Shticks on art, queerness, style, religion, and working the pole at Pony.
- [5 Questions with Director Rachel Katz Carey](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/04/24/5-questions-with-director-rachel-katz-carey/) - theater simple’s adaptation of 'The Master & Margarita' runs through this weekend at Theatre Off Jackson. NWT talked with director Rachel Katz Carey, who also directed theater simple's original adaptation 22 years ago, about the return to the piece and how it holds up.
- [5 Questions with Theatre-Maker Jasmine Joshua](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/05/09/5-questions-with-theatre-maker-jasmine-joshua/) - On stage, whether in over-the-top drag getups or stripped-down autobiographical pieces, Reboot Theatre Company Artistic Director Jasmine Joshua has been an open book about their non-binary identity and experience. NWT talked with Joshua about developing community and identity through art, making new work with The 5th Avenue Theatre, and the rebooted 'Sweeney Todd' opening next week.
- [5 Questions with Director Valerie Curtis-Newton](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/05/19/5-questions-with-director-valerie-curtis-newton/) - Award-winning theatre-maker Valerie Curtis-Newton is the director of the currently running, critically acclaimed production of 'Nina Simone: Four Women' at Seattle Repertory Theatre. Curtis-Newton talked with NWTheatre about her vision in staging the piece, and artist-activism more generally.
- [5 Questions with Theatre-Makers Mary Ewald & John Kazanjian](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/06/18/5-questions-with-theatre-makers-mary-ewald-john-kazanjian/) - Mary Ewald and John Kazanjian, spouses and long-term collaborators behind the New City Theater, have teamed up with ACTLab to produce two short works running through June 30. Ewald and Kazanjian talked with NWTheatre about their current show at ACT, and about the fascinating arc of New City Theater.
- [5 Questions with Artist-Activist Sara Porkalob](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/07/17/5-questions-with-artist-activist-sara-porkalob/) - Sara Porkalob has taken Seattle by storm -- as a playwright, director, actor, singer, storyteller, leader and curator, all through an activist lens. Here, she talks with NWT about artist-activism, telling her family stories before audiences on both coasts, and of course her new play, 7th and Jackson, which opens this Friday.
- [5 Questions with Musical Theatre Writers Michelle Elliott & Danny Haengil Larsen](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/08/05/5-questions-with-musical-theatre-writers-michelle-elliott-danny-haengil-larsen/) - The annual Village Originals Festival of New Musicals takes place in Issaquah this weekend. Few theatre-makers know the Festival better than Michelle Elliott and Danny Haengil Larsen, who have shown new works there four times. NWT talked with the duo about their latest work, 'Hart Island', which showed at the 2017 Festival and returned to Village for a developmental production earlier this year.
- [5 Questions with Playwright & Novelist Joy McCullough](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/09/09/5-questions-with-playwright-novelist-joy-mccullough/) - 'Blood Water Paint' imagines the great 17th century Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi in her studio, interacting with the apocryphal subjects who inspired her. NWT talked with playwright Joy McCullough about the work, ahead of the play's opening this Friday with Macha Theatre Works.
- [5 Questions with Magician & Theatre-Maker Maritess Zurbano](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/03/06/5-questions-with-magician-theatre-maker-maritess-zurbano/) - NWT talks with the internationally acclaimed magician about decolonizing magic, real-life magic vs. illusion, and her upcoming show at The Rendezvous.
- [5 (More) Questions with the Broadway-Bound Sara Porkalob](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/03/22/5-more-questions-with-the-broadway-bound-sara-porkalob/) - Sara Porkalob has taken Seattle by storm. Now she heads for the East Coast to perform in the Broadway revival of '1776' and work on the third in her Dragon Cycle. NWT talked with her as she prepared for the journey.
- [Dear Evan Hansen: Cede the Mic](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/03/08/dear-evan-hansen-cede-the-mic/) - The Tony Award-winning Broadway hit embarks on its final tour, performing in Seattle for one week only. But the story isn't as sweet as its music and lyrics.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (3/8)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/03/08/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-3-8/) - From small companies to the biggest stages, comedies to opera, the area's theatres are all lit up. Here's what's on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (3/2)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/03/02/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-3-2-23/) - Stages are awash with openings this weekend, bringing dance, community theatre, musicals, and more. Here's what's on this week.
- [Into the Neon Wilds: The 5th's Spin on a Classic](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/02/23/into-the-neon-wilds-the-5ths-spin-on-a-classic/) - The 5th's modern, farcical production leans into the humor of the classic Sondheim fairy-tale mashup with a star-filled cast. It runs through March 5.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (2/15)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/02/15/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-2-15/) - Musicals, dramas, modern romance, and the occasional murder mystery -- there's a lot of theatre around town to satisfy any taste. Here's what's on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (2/23)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/02/23/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-2-23-23/) - College productions, dance, big-stage musicals, and a solo show by a famous Seattle stage alum -- there's a lot of theatre to catch. Here's what's on this week.
- [Revenge Is Sweet in Ballet's Preeminent Ghost Story](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/02/06/revenge-is-sweet-in-ballets-preeminent-ghost-story/) - The classic story ballet 'Giselle' greets the future while keeping its history in Pacific Northwest Ballet's stunning staging. It performs through 2/12, with a streaming version available 2/16-20.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (2/8)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/02/08/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-2-8/) - The season is in full swing, with plenty more openings, a theatre festival, and loads of current runs to catch before they close. Here's what's on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (2/1)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/02/01/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-2-1/) - The stages are busy this weekend with tons of openings, along with plenty of current runs to catch before they close. Here's what's on this week.
- [If You Don't Know Them By Now: The Temptations Musical Rocks the Jukebox Genre](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/01/25/if-you-dont-know-them-by-now-temptations-musical/) - The Broadway tour of Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations, a Motown hit-packed musical, performs at the Paramount Theatre through February 5.
- [The Thrust: Reclaiming Her Time](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/01/24/reclaiming-her-time-debra-ann-byrd/) - 'The World’s a Stage: Becoming Othello, A Black Girl’s Journey', Debra Ann Byrd's solo show at Seattle Shakespeare Company, closes this weekend.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (1/24)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/01/24/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-1-24/) - Tons of show openings take the stage this weekend, along with touring shows of note; plus plenty of current runs to catch before they close. Here's what's on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (1/20)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/01/20/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-1-20/) - The stages are alive this weekend, with plenty of shows opening up along with short runs in theatre and dance. Here's what's on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (1/13)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/01/13/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-1-13/) - There's a good variety to choose from as the stages reawaken this year. Here's what's on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (1/4)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2023/01/04/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-1-4/) - It's a slowed-down weekend for theatre, but there are some great shows to choose from nonetheless. Here's what's on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (12/26)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/12/26/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-12-26/) - Now that Christmas is done, the calendar looks a lot different. Here's what's on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (12/21)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/12/21/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-12-21/) - Whether you’re looking to entertain friends and family or warm up your own spirits, there’s plenty out there for you (Christmas-y or otherwise). Here’s what’s on this week.
- [Moulin Rouge! The Musical Deserves the Exclamation Point](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/12/17/moulin-rouge-the-musical-deserves-the-exclamation-point/) - If you need the biggest, the grandest, the purest in spectacle, you need Moulin Rouge! The Musical. The tour performs at the Paramount Theatre through January 1.
- [The Thrust: Quick Takes on 6 Shows This Weekend](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/02/01/the-thrust-quick-takes-on-6-shows-this-weekend/) - For all their differences, some overlapping themes (grit, loss, family, and comedy) emerged in the mix of Seattle theatre openings. Here are takeaways from six of them.
- [The Christmas Carols, One and All](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/11/23/the-christmas-carols-one-and-all/) - At least nine versions are taking shape throughout the region. How to decide? Here, theatres give the scoop on what fun twists to expect at each -- and why they're like candy coal or a boozy trio.
- [A Very Merry 'Screen to Stage' Christmas](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/12/02/christmas-movies-on-stage/) - Your guide to the film-inspired Christmas shows this season.
- [Lands of the Sweets: Your Guide to the Many Takes on The Nutcracker](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/12/03/the-nutcracker-guide/) - Here's some help navigating our area's many stunning variations on the classic dance, 'The Nutcracker'.
- [We'll Have a Gay Ol' Time!](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/12/04/yuletide-gay/) - Make your yuletide gay with these glittery, queer Christmas shows.
- [A Grab Bag of Love and Laughs With These Shows](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/12/12/sweet-treats-winter-guide/) - These modern, endearing, and lighthearted shows (many of them family-friendly) are great picks for your December entertainment -- whether they're Christmas shows or not.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (12/7)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/12/07/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-12-7/) - Whether you’re looking to entertain friends and family or warm up your own spirits, there’s plenty out there for you (Christmas-y or otherwise). Here’s what’s on this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (12/14)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/12/14/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-12-14/) - Whether you’re looking to entertain friends and family or warm up your own spirits, there’s plenty out there for you (Christmas-y or otherwise). Here’s what’s on this week.
- ['Jagged Little Pill' Is an Unlikely Coming-of-Age Story](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/11/11/jagged-little-pill-is-an-unlikely-coming-of-age-story/) - The mostly-enjoyable jukebox musical of Alanis Morissette songs and "suburban despair" runs through 11/13 at The Paramount Theatre.
- [Kiki & Herb Are From Another Era. And They're Just Right for This One.](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/12/09/kiki-and-herb-just-right-for-this-era/) - Defeated, victorious, and resilient. That's Kiki DuRane, a throwback to another time, but right in tune with the mood of the present.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (11/30)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/11/30/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-11-30/) - Whether you're looking to entertain friends and family or warm up your own spirits, there's plenty out there for you (Christmas-y or otherwise). Here's what's on this week.
- [Forage Into Fall with Nordo's Wonderland Feasts](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/09/26/forage-into-fall-with-nordos-wonderland-feasts/) - In a long-running cabaret and a game set for home play, Cafe Nordo delivers a happy and delicious Alice in Wonderland-themed feasts. Plus, more news in dinner theatre this year.
- [The Thrust: Updating the Untouchable](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/11/19/the-thrust-updating-the-untouchable/) - Sacrosanct or sacrilege, two companies reboot theatrical classics with a variety-show feel. Reboot Theatre Company's 'Jesus Christ Superstar' runs through 11/19, and Pony World Theatre's 'Not / Our Town' runs through 12/3.
- [Priced Out? These Seattle-Area Theatres Set Out to Price You In.](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/02/24/priced-out-these-seattle-area-theatres-set-out-to-price-you-in/) - As the pandemic pause put production activity on hold, theatres took the opportunity to reassess their commitments. For some, that means making theatre more accessible than ever, including how much it costs to get in the door.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (11/25)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/11/25/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-11-25/) - Welcome to the day after Thanksgiving: when the lights go up, and so do the Christmas shows.
- [The Blue Men March and Paint to Their Own Drums. Bring the Kids.](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/11/25/blue-man-group/) - In a symphony of percussion and paint, the Blue Man Group performs at Seattle's Paramount Theatre through 11/27.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (11/17)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/11/17/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-11-17/) - This week's notable openings include several big dance showcases, interesting works from theatre companies big and small and, yes, some early Christmas shows.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (11/10)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/11/10/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-11-10/) - In the absence of full-run openings this week, loads of short runs in theatre and dance arrive this weekend, alongside plenty of mid-run shows. And the big-stage ballet that's closing is a must-see.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (11/3)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/11/03/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-11-3/) - This week, find wholly new takes on classic tales, pick up an acclaimed local playwright's new book, welcome the return of the dinner-theatre-circus, and visit openings at small theatres and giant stages alike.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (10/26)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/10/26/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-10-26/) - This week has a great variety of shows, with plenty to put you in the Halloween spirit.
- ['This Is Halloween' Is a Glammed Up and Hammed Up Delight](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/10/19/this-is-halloween-is-a-glammed-up-and-hammed-up-delight/) - The super fun 'This Is Halloween', produced by the Can Can and performed at The Triple Door (through 10/31), is a delightful tradition for annual goers and first-timers alike. But The Triple Door's inconsistent food is a definite downside.
- [The Thrust: They Have the Recipes for Love and Murder](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/10/22/they-have-the-recipes-for-love-and-murder/) - Beware the apothecary in two shows on now, with potions for love and death alike. The world premiere 'La Tofana's Poison Emporium' from Macha Theatre Works and Seattle Opera's Wagner epic 'Tristan and Isolde' both run through 10/29.
- [The Thrust: These Tragi-Comedies Look at What Remains ](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/10/27/the-thrust-what-remains/) - On stage now in the South Sound are two humor-laced shows with dark, almost mystical, elements. Harlequin Productions' 'Fun Home' runs through 10/29; Dukesbay Productions' 'Java Tacoma' closes 10/30.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (10/20)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/10/20/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-10-20/) - It's another busy week, with a nice variety of shows to get you in the Halloween spirit, new dances, and a bunch of big shows closing. For a listing of Halloween shows, go here. Ticketing links for most shows can be found on the Performance Calendar page here. For a feature listing of shows on
- [‘Mockingbird’ and the Familiar Haunt of White Supremacy ](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/10/12/mockingbird-and-the-familiar-haunt-of-white-supremacy/) - Now through 10/16 at The Paramount, the national tour of Broadway's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' is a strong production of a mighty familiar relic. Plus, a new work at MAP Theatre, on through 10/22, casts White Supremacy as a horror villain.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (10/13)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/10/13/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-10-13/) - This week bubbles over with plays and musicals for every mood, new dance works, a few seasonal works to ease into the spooky season, group-friendly outings with dinner & drinks, family-friendly fun, and admission at every price point.
- ['This Is Halloween': Can Can Brings Some Skin and (Lightly) Spooky Sparkle to The Triple Door](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/10/28/this-is-halloween-can-can-brings-some-skin-and-lightly-spooky-sparkle-to-the-triple-door/) - The Can Can, an established Seattle cabaret tucked away under the Pike Place Market, brings a fun and festive show just up the street to The Triple Door. The dining service is much less successful than the stagecraft.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (10/7)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/10/07/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-10-7/) - This week, loads of openings add to a bustling season. Find musicals, comedies, mysteries, spooky shows, and more.
- [Pacific Northwest Ballet's Journey Across Classic and Brand-New Is an Epic Yes](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/09/25/pacific-northwest-ballets-latest-is-an-epic-yes/) - The triple-bill combines a lesser-known classic with a timely world premiere, then finishes with a mighty flourish. 'Carmina Burana' runs live through 10/2, then streams 10/6-10.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (9/29)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/09/29/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-9-29/) - It's another happening week on Seattle-area stages, with fun musicals, intriguing dance works, and theatre both contemplative and spectacle. Here's where to find it.
- [In Renton, Foul-Mouthed Puppets Are the Stars](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/10/07/in-renton-foul-mouthed-puppets-are-the-stars/) - 'Sesame Street'-style characters meet grown-up situations in the throwback, puppet-filled Broadway hit 'Avenue Q'. Renton Civic Theatre's vibrant staging runs through 10/8.
- [The Thrust: Sex Through the Ages on Local Stages](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/06/24/the-thrust-sex-through-the-ages-on-local-stages/) - The rock musical 'Hair' (at Renton Civic Theatre) and Lowbrow Opera Collective's '#adulting2: here we go again' (at 18th & Union) have some common themes. Both run through June 25.
- [Trip With the Griswolds: Farcical Fun or Musical Dud?](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/09/29/trip-with-the-griswolds-farcical-fun-or-musical-dud/) - A new musical comedy, inspired by the family of decades-old 'National Lampoon' films, premiered this month at The 5th Avenue Theatre. It runs through 10/2.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (9/22)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/09/22/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-9-22/) - It's another peak performance weekend in the Seattle area, with a star lineup of Asian American artists, Spanish-translated works, a big-name slate of ballet, a premiere musical comedy, dance and solo performance, and more.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (9/15)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/09/15/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-9-15/) - This week's shows make up the first wave of a busy fall theatre season, with solo performance, a big new musical comedy, new productions of long-running classics, and more.
- [The Thrust: The Kids Aren't Alright. But They're Working on It.](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/09/03/the-thrust-the-kids-arent-alright/) - Two plays on now in the South Sound explore death, life, and teenagehood. 'This Flat Earth' runs through 9/17 at Harlequin in Olympia; and 'The Oregon Trail' plays through 9/11 at Centerstage in Federal Way.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (9/7)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/09/07/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-9-7/) - September is an absurdly busy month in theatre, and this weekend marks the start of that cascade. Enjoy a wide variety of shows this week, including a festival of short-runs, biographical dramas, and a brand new musical. And don't snooze on these openings; later, September will only get busier. Ticketing links for most shows can
- [The Thrust: 'Almost, Maine' and Spirited, Northshore](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/09/09/the-thrust-almost-maine-and-spirited-northshore/) - From a relative theatre desert to abuzz with stories, As If Theatre Company and HEART Repertory Theatre have enlivened a Kenmore stage.
- [Make America Cool Again: Hamilton’s Hype & Head-Scratching ](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/08/15/hamilton-make-america-cool-again/) - Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda's blockbuster, quintessentially American musical, runs through September 11 at The Paramount Theatre in Seattle.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (8/24)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/08/24/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-8-24/) - Shows are fewer as the summer season winds down but variety still abounds, with world premieres, musicals, drama, and adventure this week.
- [The Thrust: In This Weekend's Shows, Be Careful What You Wish For](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/02/08/the-thrust-in-this-weekends-shows-be-careful-what-you-wish-for/) - Three shows this weekend explore the deepest desires of their characters. Not all goes according to plan.
- [The Thrust: Someone's Pulling Our Leg With These Shows](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/06/17/the-thrust-someones-pulling-our-leg-with-these-shows/) - Three comedies hit the right notes. The original musical 'And So That Happened ...' and the farce 'The Nerd' close this weekend; the lightly risque 'Skin Flick' runs through the following week.
- [Harlequin's 'Hedwig' Is One Hell of a Love Song](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/07/02/harlequins-hedwig-is-one-hell-of-a-love-song/) - Harlequin's latest brings great music, chemistry between actors, and transformations with a feeling that anything’s possible. Hedwig and the Angry Inch runs through July 30 in Olympia. Update 7/12/2022: Performances cancelled this week, will resume 7/21; show extended through 8/6. We thought the wall would stand forever. And now that it’s gone, we don’t
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (8/18)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/08/18/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-8-18/) - This week in Seattle-area theatre brings great variety, with '90s throwback, locally grown storytelling, opera, mystery, and the last weekend of outdoor shows.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (8/12)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/08/12/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-8-12/) - Local storytelling and new works lead the charge in Seattle-area theatre this week, as other shows close out their run.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (7/6)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/07/06/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-7-6/) - This week, outdoor theatre begins its month-long takeover, and the show that dominated the 2019 Tony Awards swoops into Seattle for a six-day run.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (7/26)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/07/26/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-7-26/) - This week, beat the heat with theatre in a frigid auditorium or find a shady spot at one of the many park shows.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (7/22)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/07/22/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-7-22/) - Will this week find you enjoying the stage out in the sun, or beating the heat in an air-conditioned theatre? With so many choices, feel free to do a mix of both.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (7/14)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/07/14/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-7-14/) - Local-meets-global dance, a memoir-in-progress reading, Tony Award-dominating musical theatre, and a totally mysterious cast kick off a very busy weekend. Plus, openings, outdoor shows, and more.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (8/5)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/08/05/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-8-5/) - There's plenty of theatre to catch over Seafair weekend -- from national tours of acclaimed hits to plenty of parks shows and indoor ones, too.
- ['Come From Away' Finds Joy When the Journey Goes Nowhere](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/07/27/come-from-away-finds-joy-when-the-journey-goes-nowhere/) - The sweet, standout touring musical performs at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre through 8/7.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (4/3)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/04/03/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-4-3/) - Highlights this week included the annual multicultural playwrights’ festival; an unusual fashion show; a trip behind bars; and upcoming shows from excellent Black artists in playwriting, poetry, dance, and more; plus tons of short-run show openings.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (4/10)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/04/10/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-4-10/) - Highlights this week were beautiful & jarring performative memorials (in theatre, visual arts & dance) to queer Black mothers, trans women of color, and Black lives stolen by police violence; a Sunday Dinner; plus new openers and short runs this weekend.
- [MAP’s Latest, ‘Trevor,’ Is Funny and Repellent and Sad and Wonderful](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/03/23/maps-latest-trevor-is-funny-and-repellent-and-sad-and-wonderful/) - In an excellent production, MAP Theatre's 'Trevor' tells a true, sad story with a lot of humor, insight, and intrigue. It runs through March 30. Running alongside it (thru 3/25) is Jasmine Joshua's 'Bread Crumbs,' a nonbinary solo show that's solidly worth a visit.
- [‘Always … Patsy Cline’ Is Probably Better from the Front Row](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/04/01/always-patsy-cline-is-probably-better-from-the-front-row/) - On at Taproot now through April 6, 'Always ... Patsy Cline' is a fun show with a weak script and lackluster volume and staging.
- [Village’s ‘Curious Incident’ Is a Theatrical Delight](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/04/15/villages-curious-incident-is-a-theatrical-delight/) - Village Theatre’s production of 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time', on now through April 21 (Issaquah) and April 26 to May 19 (Everett), is a well-designed, well-acted, feel-good play — and a thought-provoking one as well.
- [‘Million Dollar Quartet’, Village's Big Theatrical Rock Show, Heads to Everett Next Week](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/06/22/million-dollar-quartet-villages-big-theatrical-rock-show-heads-to-everett-next-week/) - Village Theatre’s audience-favorite darling, based (very) loosely around a heralded 1956 jam session with some of American music’s biggest names, is a big fun rock show. It closes out Village’s Issaquah season this weekend, then moves to Everett next week through July 28.
- ['Lady Day' Sings With Beauty and Heartbreak](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2021/11/10/lady-day-sings-with-beauty-and-heartbreak/) - In 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill', one evening's concert captures the downward spiral of an American musical icon. Alexandria J. Henderson's performance puts the singer's highs and lows on display; it's just as beautiful to watch as it is heartbreaking. 'Lady Day' runs through November 27 in downtown Olympia.
- [Humanizing Mental Illness: The High Art of Lowbrow Opera](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2021/11/19/humanizing-mental-illness-the-high-art-of-lowbrow-opera/) - With 'Diary of a Madman,' Lowbrow Opera Collective humanizes society's scorn for mental illness in a compelling 45-minute opera. It runs through November 21 at 18th & Union.
- [Look South: Harlequin’s ‘Man of La Mancha’ Is Transformative](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/07/13/look-south-harlequins-man-of-la-mancha-is-transformative/) - In a bold-but-faithful interpretation of the classic musical, Harlequin’s vision puts the tale in a new light. Even from Seattle to Olympia, it’s worth the trip. It runs through July 27.
- [Timeless and Epic, ‘The Women’ Is Sharp and Catty Comedy at its Finest](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/10/24/timeless-and-epic-the-women-is-sharp-and-catty-comedy-at-its-finest/) - Sixteen actors take stage in Harlequin Productions' very strong production of the lush classic comedy. It plays in Olympia through October 26.
- ['Kenmore Quickies': In Festivals of Shorts This Weekend, Local Cities Show Their Northwest Flavor](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/07/28/kenmore-quickies-in-festivals-of-shorts-this-weekend-local-cities-show-their-northwest-flavor/) - This weekend brought two lively slates, in two different media, of short, new works grounded here in the Northwest. One of such shows was As If Theatre Company's brand-new 'Kenmore Quickies', a festival of locally-inspired 10-minute plays, which ends Sunday.
- [In 'Kimberly Akimbo', the Farcical and Familiar Combine in a Witty Family Tale](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/10/07/in-kimberly-akimbo-the-farcical-and-familiar-combine-in-a-witty-family-tale/) - The latest from As If Theatre mixes humor and sadness in an unusual -- but familiar -- family tale, in which a teenager deals with self-centered parents, a drifter aunt, and a disease that advances her physical age far beyond her calendar years. 'Kimberly Akimbo' runs through October 20.
- [The Kids of 'Spelling Bee' Are Their Own Biggest Hangups, But Have No Trouble Spelling a Fun Show](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/11/03/the-kids-of-spelling-bee-are-their-own-biggest-hangups-but-have-no-trouble-spelling-a-fun-show/) - Some of the area's best musical theatre grown-ups become nerdy, quirky kids and their chaperones in 'Spelling Bee', on now at Village Theatre in Everett. It runs through November 17.
- [The Funniest Thing On Right Now? That's Easy -- It's 'Noises Off'](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/01/31/the-funniest-thing-on-right-now-thats-easy-its-noises-off/) - The classic farce goes behind the scenes of what might be the worst show ever. Harlequin's production of it is slapstick that's as smart, and funny, as it gets. 'Noises Off' runs in Olympia through February 8.
- [Dance to Make You Feel N.E.W.](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/10/12/dance-to-make-you-feel-n-e-w/) - A showcase of modern works this weekend blends and bends genre and theme, evoking a spectrum of exhaustion, energy, freedom, and hope. 'HATCH' is the latest in a line of impressive new works from PRICEarts and N.E.W. It runs through 10/12.
- [‘Drama Tops’ Explores the Switchy Territory of Gendered Experience](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/01/28/drama-tops-explores-the-switchy-territory-of-gendered-experience/) - The new work by dancer/choreographer Elby Brosch looks at trans experience alongside binary and non-binary identities. It runs through 1/30.
- [Old-Timey Rom-Com Heads to Village Theatre in Everett](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/03/01/old-timey-rom-com-heads-to-village-theatre-in-everett/) - Village Theatre gives a lovely production to the musical She Loves Me (from the story that inspired You've Got Mail). It runs in Everett through March 22. 
- [Teatro ZinZanni’s Latest Plays Down Some Decadence, But Definitely Delights](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/09/03/teatro-zinzannis-latest-plays-down-some-decadence-but-definitely-delights/) - 'Decadent Delights', a fantastical world of circus acts and whimsy, runs through September 8. ZinZanni's next show, 'A Night Like This', opens the following week, before the company takes a scheduled hiatus next year.
- [A Night at ‘Bon Appétit!’ Is the Family Story Hour You Always Wanted](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/10/02/a-night-at-bon-appetit-is-the-family-story-hour-you-always-wanted/) - The evening of family storytelling and operatic comedic cooking, which runs sporadic nights at The Rendezvous, is an odd one to describe. It's also a lot of fun.
- [In Two ‘80s Theatrical Creations, Strong Women and Big Hair](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/02/15/in-two-80s-theatrical-creations-strong-women-and-big-hair/) - 'Steel Magnolias' at Taproot Theatre (thru 2/29) and Tacoma Musical Playhouse's 'Beehive' (thru 2/16) center strong female characters, from an '80s small-town salon to world-class stages of the '60s.
- [‘Rent’, A Musical of Borrowed Time, Rocks Tacoma](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/09/24/rent-a-musical-of-borrowed-time-rocks-tacoma/) - In a two-night stop on the acclaimed musical's 20th anniversary tour, Tacoma gets a special treat as former Pacific Lutheran University student plays a leading role. It runs through September 25.
- [Presenting 'In SEAtu': Devised Works In & About Seattle](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/03/13/presenting-in-seatu-devised-works-in-about-seattle/) - A new series at Capitol Cider’s intimate basement theatre takes on Seattle’s privilege, by clowning on the city’s quirks and situating current inequities in a long history of displacement. The next show is on March 25, with two more episodes to follow.
- [Seattle's Asian Art Museum Opens Up Again This Week. Here's an Early Look.](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/02/08/seattles-asian-art-museum-opens-up-again-this-week-heres-an-early-look/) - The newly imagined Seattle Asian Art Museum, at the center of bustling-but-serene Volunteer Park, reopens after three years of large-scale renovations. Inside is a bounty of art that's gorgeous in its breadth and contrasts.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (7/2)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/07/02/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-7-2/) - This weekend cools down a hot theatre season, so enjoy a restful long weekend if you get one. But you can also rock out with a big queer musical in Olympia, and catch a handful of shows before they close.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (6/24)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/06/24/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-6-24/) - This week has some great options for Pride, a variety of theatre and dance festivals, and some fun shows closing soon.
- [In 'Riverwood' at Langston Hughes, Lofty Ceilings and Lofty Dreams](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/06/04/in-riverwood-at-langston-hughes-lofty-ceilings-and-lofty-dreams/) - A new play in and for Seattle looks at the networks and ambitions of those being pushed out. 'Riverwood' runs through 6/5 at Langston Hughes, then performs 6/17-26 at Seattle Public Theater.
- ['Kim's Convenience', Familiar Title to Netflix Viewers, Proves a Thoughtful and Laugh-Filled Fit for the Stage, Too](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/06/09/kims-convenience-familiar-title-to-netflix-viewers-proves-a-thoughtful-and-laugh-filled-fit-for-the-stage-too/) - The stage play 'Kim's Convenience' is no happy-go-lucky family sitcom, opening up lots of uncomfortable topics and unearthing an occasional dark family secret. But it does so with plenty of humor and an emphasis on reconciliation, resulting in an enjoyable and fast-paced play. It runs through June 22 at Taproot Theatre. Don't wait: it's a hot seller.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (6/15)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/06/15/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-6-15/) - This week has tons of shows closing, so be sure to catch those when you can; plus an intriguing slate of short-runs and openings worth a look.
- [Puget Soundworks Finds Home in Latest Concert](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/05/05/puget-soundworks-finds-home-in-latest-concert/) - The Puget Soundworks choir -- the latest local addition to the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses -- brings together humor, great voices, and a purpose grounded in social justice. Their current concert, 'Home Is … ', considers notions of home and homelessness. It’s a harmonious, thoughtful, and often funny show. The closing show of the one-weekend-only run is today in Bellevue.
- [Out in the Foothills, a Tempest Roars](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/06/13/out-in-the-foothills-a-tempest-roars/) - In North Bend, Valley Center Stage's 'The Tempest' helps clear up Shakespeare's convoluted storm play with a strong production set among the Vikings. It runs through 6/19.
- [Old-Soul Boys and Take-Charge Girls Are Unmistakably ‘Charlie Brown’ in Village Theatre’s Joyful Staging](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/05/31/unmistakably-charlie-brown-at-village-theatre/) - The comic strip's classic characters take to musical theatre to convince us -- with a whole lot of humor and charm -- that there's always an upside. It runs through 6/19 at Village Theatre in Everett.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (6/10)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/06/10/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-6-10/) - This week brings plenty of dance and opera, a director-directed theatre festival, great ASL-interpreted show options, and a big burst of openings all around town.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (6/4)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/06/04/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-6-4/) - Lots of openings this weekend, particularly at theatres outside of Seattle, kick off a sunny season.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (5/27)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/05/27/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-5-27/) - This one is a blissfully calm week in openings, giving you a chance to catch up on any continuing runs you may have missed, or enjoy the sunbreaks in the first outdoor run of the season. Ticketing links for most shows can be found on the Performance Calendar page here. Openings &
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (5/18)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/05/18/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-5-18/) - Catch a don't-miss production before it closes this weekend -- and then go check out the abundance of other offerings this week, including new works from local playwrights, dance premieres, and a whole cast of puppets.
- [Sweat Now. Process Afterwords. ](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/05/19/sweat-now-process-afterwords/) - Two big productions on now, paint two American portraits, intimate and recognizable, in details both banal and destabilizing. Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama runs through 5/22 at ACT Theatre; and a world-premiere musical at The 5th runs through 5/21.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (5/11)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/05/11/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-5-11/) - This week, take some fantastical journeys into Wonderland, and catch a few of the many plays and musicals around town ready to match any artistic mood.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (5/6)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/05/06/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-5-6/) - This week, catch a highly recommended Pulitzer Prize-winning drama that just opened, a world-premiere original musical, a trans-centering film festival, and loads of ways to celebrate the moms in your life.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (4/29)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/04/29/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-4-29/) - It's a busy week, with unique dance performances around time and place; timely plays examining the very-human impacts of war; and plenty more to fit every mood.
- [The Thrust: In This Week's Shows, the Rules Are What You Make Them](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/03/09/the-thrust-in-this-weeks-shows-the-rules-are-what-you-make-them/) - In two shows this week, strong female leads see their safe, comfortable social orders challenged. 'The Cake' from As If Theatre Company runs through 3/20 in Kenmore; and Village Theatre's 'The Book Club Play' runs through 4/3 (in Issaquah) and 5/1 (in Everett).
- [The Thrust: With This Week's Shows, It's All in the Family](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/04/01/the-thrust-with-this-weeks-shows-its-all-in-the-family/) - Diverse in form, these shows feature family at the heart of them.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (4/21)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/04/21/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-4-21/) - This week's shows include works by Seattle-connected masters of theatre and dance. Plus, opportunities to get reacquainted with local theatre companies, and plenty of continuing runs all around town. 
- [Dance-Variety Show 'Space 50' Warms the Soul (And the 9th Planet)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/05/07/dance-variety-show-space-50-warms-the-soul-and-the-9th-planet/) - A futuristic new show from 'Buttcracker' series creators Diana Cardiff and Sara Jinks brings dance into outer space. 'Space 50' ran through May 1.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (4/15)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/04/15/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-4-15/) - This week's slight slowdown in theatre openings gives you a chance to catch up on anything you've missed, with a robust slate of continuing runs. Plus, dance openings and an outstanding short-run musical.
- [Women Run the Show in '9 to 5'](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/04/15/women-run-the-show-in-9-to-5/) - Mega-talented cast and musicians shine in this Showtunes short run, a musical workplace comedy of sexism, revenge, and fresh thinking. It runs through April 16.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (4/8)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/04/08/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-4-8/) - Another busy round of Seattle-area theatre, with as much variety as this week's weather.
- [The Thrust: Quick Takes on 5 Shows This Week](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/03/18/the-thrust-quick-takes-on-5-shows-this-week/) - Having trouble choosing what to see among the rush of shows this weekend? Here are my takeaways from five of them to help you decide.
- [Plotting New Paths: Four Contemporary Works](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/03/22/plotting-new-paths-four-contemporary-works/) - Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Rep 4, 'Plot Points', highlights a new generation of dance. It performs through March 27, and streams online through April 4.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (4/1)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/04/01/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-4-1/) - Spring into spring with this fun mix of shows.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (3/24)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/03/24/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-3-24/) - It'd be hard to come up with a week of shows more fun and varied than this lineup. This weekend features ritual, a ton of dance, and an irreverent original opera's premiere, plus a bunch of theatre openings.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (3/16)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/03/16/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-3-16/) - A big variety in openings this week, including the timely Pipeline, a new works series, and new takes on Shakespeare; plus, loads of continuing runs to catch before they close, including the new opera Blue. Ticketing links for most shows can be found on the Performance Calendar page here. Openings & Short Runs
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (3/10)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/03/10/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-3-10/) - A big variety in openings this week, including the timely 'Pipeline', a new works series, and new takes on Shakespeare; plus, loads of continuing runs to catch before they close, including the new opera 'Blue'.
- [The Thrust: Love Sets the Tone in These Shows](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/03/01/the-thrust-love-sets-the-tone-in-these-shows/) - From an all-too-honest advice columnist to audience requests on the mic and a gambling bail-out, the love shown here covers pretty much everything but the romantic kind. Here are my takeaways from each.
- [Red, Black, and Blue: An American Portrait at Seattle Opera](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/03/02/red-black-and-blue-an-american-portrait-at-seattle-opera/) - The gorgeous new opera 'Blue' presents a portrait of a middle-class Black family and their chosen families, galvanized by a joy and a tragedy. The West Coast premiere runs through March 12.
- [Village's 'Songs' Attempts a Lot -- Leaving Little Up to the Audience](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/01/24/villages-songs-attempts-a-lot-leaving-little-up-to-the-audience/) - Village Theatre's latest production boasts strong performers, but its staging attempts too much. 'Songs for a New World' runs through February 13 in Issaquah, followed by a run in Everett through March 13. Plus: next month, check out a new musical from Village's talented teenagers.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (3/2)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/03/02/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-3-2/) - Variety's the theme this week, with dance festivals, comedic plays, touring musicals, and more opening up. Plus, a small-stage drama (closing this week) and a big-stage opera are both recommended viewing.
- [Dragon Lady Just Keeps Getting Stronger](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/02/19/dragon-lady-just-keeps-getting-stronger/) - It’s vulnerability, not her battle-ready exterior, that's deepened this much-performed original of the “matriarchal musical tramedies” over the years. Sara Porkalob dazzles in one final Seattle run before heading east.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (2/23)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/02/23/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-2-23/) - In addition to some lighter fare, shows among this week's openings take a more serious turn. Plus, a long list of shows to catch before they close this weekend.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (2/17)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/02/17/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-2-17/) - This week features a robust variety of openings, from well-known musicals to reinterpreted classics, and a touring show that's completely different every night. Plus, plenty of continuing runs and others closing soon. You won't be hurting for things to watch.
- [The Thrust: The Houses Hold Secrets in This Week's Funny Shows](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/02/17/the-thrust-the-houses-hold-secrets-in-this-weeks-funny-shows/) - In two shows on now, creaking estates teem with family secrets, uncertain deaths, and bloodthirsty beasts. They're also very funny. 'The Mystery of Irma Vep' (Intiman Theatre) and '37 Postcards' (The Phoenix Theatre, in Edmonds) both run for two more weekends.
- [Macha's 'Fifth Wave' Is Ready for Battle - But Which One?](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/02/17/machas-fifth-wave-is-ready-for-battle-but-which-one/) - A world premiere play from two local playwrights has a somewhat muddled message. But its captivating production and ample discussion fodder make it worth your time. 'The Fifth Wave' runs through February 27 at Macha Theatre Works.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (2/9)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/02/09/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-2-9/) - This week, for your enjoyment: werewolves, a campus assault, a grandma who will beat you up, and plenty more. Er … Amore!
- [Voting Rights Warrior's Light Shines Bright in 'Fannie'](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/02/03/voting-rights-warriors-light-shines-bright-in-fannie/) - A powerful staging of one woman's force in a civil rights movement performs at Seattle Rep through February 13. Leading performer E. Faye Butler and understudy Shaunyce Omar both shine, with different takes on the role.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (2/2)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/02/02/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-2-2/) - The openings have slowed down this week, giving you time to catch up on the recent wave -- including some closing this week. Those eager for brand new works have a few to choose from.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (1/27)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/01/27/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-1-27/) - A whole load of openings happen this week, as theatre gets back into full swing. Here are some highlights worth your attention. Ticketing links for most shows can be found on the Performance Calendar page here. Grand Openings The 5th Avenue Theatre: Disney's Beauty & the Beast A classic work with a glorious
- [Last Call to Battle Monsters](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2022/01/18/last-call-to-battle-monsters/) - 'We've Battled Monsters Before', the season-opener at ArtsWest and the latest Justin Huertas musical, is available for online viewing through January 20.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (12/8)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2021/12/09/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-12-8/) - Some beloved Christmas traditions return this week, including a fearsome Santa, an anonymous cast, and a new iteration of 'The Harlem Nutcracker'. Plus, loads more holiday shows for any mood, and a few non-holiday ones as well.
- [This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (12/1)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2021/12/01/this-week-in-arts-weekly-roundup-12-1/) - Loads more Christmas shows open up this week, from irreverent to classic, along with a host of continuing runs. Plus, some great locally oriented films showing on a (home) screen near you, and a handful of college productions, short runs, and audio dramas.
- ['Until the Flood' Invites a Reckoning -- Will We Heed It?](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2021/11/08/until-the-flood/) - 'Until the Flood', Dael Orlandersmith's interview-based solo show about the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, gets a multi-actor staging at Harlequin Productions in Olympia. It runs through December 4.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/03/20/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup/) - March in the local theatre scene has been nothing short of Madness -- and that’s a good thing. Here are the things we loved (or didn’t) this week, plus some things to look forward to this weekend and early next week. For show times, see the Calendar page.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (5/29)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/05/29/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-5-29/) - Highlights this week included a culinary delight and a strange and fiery think piece in Pioneer Square; a rock show at the Village Theatre; plus, tons of upcoming openings to look forward to, along with a few big closings.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (4/17)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/04/17/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-4-17/) - Highlights this week included a solo show at Copious and a strangely funny play on interrogations; plus upcoming shows from Spectrum, a musical tribute to Nina Simone, solo shows at 18th & Union and The Pocket, and more.
- [In 'Lemons', a Vibrant Show Ripe with Timely Questions](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/05/01/in-lemons-a-vibrant-show-ripe-with-timely-questions/) - The latest production from Theater Schmeater (showing at Seattle Public Theater, through 5/4) requires a suspension of disbelief on several levels. But it asks worthwhile questions, in a short and snappy show that feels right for the sunshine.
- [DITCH: Cherdonna & DONNA’s Circus Comes to an End](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/04/26/ditch-cherdonna-donnas-circus-comes-to-an-end/) - For all its clownish appearance, Cherdonna Shinatra’s 'DITCH' is an important performance. You have only two chances left — this Saturday & Sunday afternoon — to see it.
- [Honoring Black Lives & Mothers Stolen in ‘Queer, Mama. Crossroads’](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/04/08/honoring-black-lives-mothers-stolen-in-queer-mama-crossroads/) - The new play from Anastacia-Reneé, Seattle's Civic Poet, deals with trauma, death, violence and loss, but does so from a perspective of voice and remembrance -- a performative memorial, centered on Black queer mothers. It shows at Annex Theatre through May 4.
- ['Agnes of God' Shines with Unholy Talent](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/03/13/agnes-of-god-shines-with-unholy-talent/) - The compelling play, at Tacoma’s Dukesbay Theater through March 17, grapples intensely with issues of faith and logic, worldliness and spirituality, and guilt and innocence. None of them are cut and dry.
- [Seattle Opera's ‘Yardbird’ Tells a Story, But a Tired One](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/03/01/seattle-operas-yardbird-tells-a-story-but-a-tired-one/) - The Charlie Parker-themed opera is less about the jazz great's unfinished work, and more about addiction to heroin and White women. It runs through March 7. 
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (2/19)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/02/19/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-2-19/) - Highlights this week include openings of a jazz legend opera and a dystopian classic; short runs of local dance festivals; and a can't-miss play that closes this weekend.
- [Why Are All the White Administrators Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/02/20/why-are-all-the-white-administrators-sitting-together-in-the-cafeteria/) - 'Admissions' looks at diversity in the wild world of top prep schools, but provokes tough questions of privilege in arenas far beyond that elite enclave. It runs at Seattle Public Theater through February 23.
- [A Darker Play-Within-a-Play Takes Shape in 'Our Country's Good'](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/02/20/a-darker-play-within-a-play-takes-shape-in-our-countrys-good/) - Strawberry Theatre Workshop's latest is a dark look at criminology and injustice, set in an early British prison colony in Australia. It runs through February 22 at 12th Avenue Arts.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (2/5)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/02/05/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-2-5/) - What's happening around town this week? Plenty -- including some shows closing that you won't want to miss.
- [Sibling Rivalry and Male Ego Converge in 'True West'](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/01/30/sibling-rivalry-and-male-ego-converge-in-true-west/) - A war between siblings unearths the rotten underbelly of male ego and its generational reverberations in 'True West', Sam Shepard's dark comedy. It runs through February 16 at Seattle Rep.
- [Can You F***ing Not?](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/01/31/can-you-fing-not/) - The Millennial experience gets an opera treatment in '#adulting', from the classically trained singers of the Lowbrow Opera Collective. It runs through February 9 at 18th & Union.
- [Teenage Highs and Lows Make for Outsized Drama in 'Dance Nation'](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/01/23/teenage-highs-and-lows-make-for-outsized-drama-in-dance-nation/) - Female empowerment and adolescent awkwardness join forces in Washington Ensemble Theatre's latest, fueled by standout choreography and a star-dusted cast. It runs through February 3.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (1/29)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/01/29/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-1-29/) - Highlights this week include a diverse slate of openings, from prep school to monsters, and low-brown opera to fairy-tale ballet.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (1/22)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/01/22/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-1-22/) - This week includes a few notable openings and great-looking shows across all the genres. From mainstage theatre to basement salons, opera stars to talking rice cookers, imagination on pages to dancers on walls -- this week is one to explore.
- [In Tchaikovsky's Dramatic Composition, an Uninspiring Man Gets a Gorgeous Opera](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/01/24/in-tchaikovskys-dramatic-composition-an-uninspiring-man-gets-a-gorgeous-opera/) - Seattle Opera's take on Tchaikovsky's 'Eugene Onegin' is beautiful, in instrument, voice, and design, with a lusciously lyrical delivery makes up for a rather uninspired plot. It runs through January 25.
- [Jaha Koo Pairs the Deadly Serious with the Whimsical in 'Cuckoo'](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/01/25/jaha-koo-pairs-the-deadly-serious-with-the-whimsical-in-cuckoo/) - The South Korean artist uses a trio of chatty rice cookers to delve into the dark and desolate sides of his country's past and present. The U.S. premiere of 'Cuckoo' runs at On the Boards through January 26.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (1/15)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/01/15/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-1-15/) - A packed January gets underway, with a surge of theatre shows opening alongside short-runs in dance and more. Here's what's happening this week.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (1/8)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2020/01/08/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-1-8/) - Happy new year! Here's what's happening this week, to start your arts year off right.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (12/25)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/12/25/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-12-25/) - A bunch of Christmas shows and other big runs close out the year, with a few days to catch them if you missed them. In the new year, a sprinkling of shows is there to keep you entertained in an otherwise quiet week.
- [From Film to Broadway, 'Mrs. Doubtfire' Gets an Update at The 5th. It's a Fun Show, with a Big Asterisk.](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/12/31/from-film-to-broadway-mrs-doubtfire-gets-an-update-at-the-5th-its-a-fun-show-with-a-big-asterisk/) - The stage adaptation of the ’90s movie is having its world premiere in Seattle, before moving straight to Broadway this spring. It’s a huge production with lovely design, and content that includes both fun updates and eye-rolling (and potentially harmful) trope. It runs through January 4.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (12/4)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/12/04/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-12-4/) - This week continues the robust month of "shows that are Christmas shows" and "shows that are not Christmas shows," with lots of variety to choose from. Here are some things happening this week.
- [With Crescendos of Vocals and Horns Blaring, ‘Susan’ Is a Song of Family, and Letting Go](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/12/06/with-crescendos-of-vocals-and-horns-blaring-susan-is-a-song-of-family-and-letting-go/) - Using humor, rich detail, and ample song, musician-writer-comedian Ahamefule J. Oluo tells stories of his mother, growing up, and searching -- from Texas to Seattle to the Niger Delta. 'Susan' runs through December 8 at On the Boards.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (11/27)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/11/27/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-11-27/) - Loads of Christmas shows are opening this week. Here's where you can find those, plus a few alternatives.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (11/13)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/11/13/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-11-13/) - Highlights this week include new works in dance, two shows supporting queer communities, and a wide array of theatre performances, from the south Sound to Skagit County.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (3/27)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/03/27/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-3-27/) - Highlights this week included a showcase of diverse Black artists curated by Dani Tirrell; the Intersections Festival of comedians; a trip to Georgetown with On the Boards and keyon gaskin; and upcoming shows from director Malika Oyetimein, choreographer Kyle Abraham, Fashion District NW, and the Represent! Multicultural Playwrights Festival.
- [Of ‘Racial Tourism’ and ‘Enlightened Allies’: Two Plays Dig Into Cultural Commodification](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/11/05/of-racial-tourism-and-enlightened-allies-two-plays-dig-into-cultural-commodification/) - Two strong productions, on now from Theatre22 and Seattle Public Theater, dive into hot topics around race, culture, and appropriation. They're both comedic, thought-provoking, and very well done. 'White' runs through 11/9, and 'The Thanksgiving Play' closes 11/16.
- [With a Trio of Inventive New Works, PNB’s ‘Locally Sourced’ Is Ballet for We Who Don’t ‘Do the Ballet’](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/11/16/with-a-trio-of-inventive-new-works-pnbs-locally-sourced-is-ballet-for-we-who-dont-do-the-ballet/) - With elegance, precision, and an army of highly trained dancers, the slate of new works up now at Pacific Northwest Ballet will satisfy -- and excite -- frequent-goers, too. But the appeal of 'Locally Sourced' is much broader. It runs through November 17.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (11/6)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/11/06/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-11-6/) - This week is a relatively calm one, but with good options -- from new dance works, to a playwrights-versus-poets throwdown, to a double-feature of modern plays.
- [In ‘Chalk’, a Barrier of Mere Dust Keeps a Precarious Peace](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/11/02/in-chalk-a-barrier-of-mere-dust-keeps-a-precarious-peace/) - Mary E. Brown and Jasmine Lomax spar in a futuristic, dystopian one-act that crackles with intensity from a mysterious backstory. It runs through November 3.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (10/23)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/10/23/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-10-23/) - From haunted tales to talented teenagers, in theatre, dance, and variety, there's a lot going on this week. Here's what we recommend.
- [In ‘The Christians’ and ‘Necessary Sacrifices’, Challenging Doctrine with Mixed Success](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/10/21/in-the-christians-and-necessary-sacrifices-challenging-doctrine-with-mixed-success/) - From Pony World and Taproot Theatre, two plays with little else in common set out to unpack traditional lore in religious belief and American history. They run through October 26.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (10/16)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/10/16/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-10-16/) - This week brings some fun seasonal openings, two anticipated dance picks, and several closings to catch before they're gone.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (10/2)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/10/02/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-10-2/) - October slows down a bit from the September rush of shows, but offers some great picks nonetheless. Highlights this week include shows oriented around food, and a few intriguing openings.
- ['Blood Water Paint' Layers Artistry, Sexism, Violence, and Resilience Into a Vivid Portrait](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/09/30/blood-water-paint-layers-artistry-sexism-violence-and-resilience-into-a-vivid-portrait/) - Weaving disparate stories and art forms into one cohesive work, the latest from Macha Theatre Works makes for an inventive and beautiful play -- and a fitting ode to an artist known for her vivid paintings. 'Blood Water Paint' runs through October 6.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (9/25)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/09/25/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-9-25/) - It's surprising to realize this is the last roundup before October, and yet here we are. After the big rush of September theatre openings, this week brings a welcome relative calm, with a few openings and closings to note, and several short-runs and one-offs we're excited about.
- [In 'People of the Book', Soapy Characters Drift to a Mesmerizing Finale](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/09/16/in-people-of-the-book-soapy-characters-drift-to-a-mesmerizing-finale/) - In Yussef El Guindi's latest, an adrift and too-convenient show is saved by an exceptional performance in its final moments. 'People of the Book' runs through September 29.
- [In the Show 'About Progress', Characters Clash About Moving On](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/09/24/in-the-show-about-progress-characters-clash-about-moving-on/) - A new play, originally set to perform in a to-be-demolished house, created its own instead. While the story feels adrift, its novelty is worth a visit. The show runs through this Saturday.
- [‘Yen’, on Now at ACT, Is Tender, Crass and Mesmerizing](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/09/27/yen-on-now-at-act-is-tender-crass-and-mesmerizing/) - 'Yen' is vulgar. Its characters are often unlikeable, even repulsive. But its unexpected glimpses of tenderness, unabashed lack of nuance, and strong direction and performances make this year's Kenan Fellowship in Directing showcase a highly recommended trip. It runs through September 29.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (9/18)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/09/18/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-9-18/) - Here comes another busy week in theatre and performance, with at least eight openings, some notable short runs, and the start to a booming arts season in the south end. Spotlight The must-see theatre on now in Seattle is Blood Water Paint, from Macha Theatre Works at 12th Avenue Arts on Capitol Hill. Written
- [A Searing Family Drama in 'Is God Is', But Its Revenge Comes Up Cold](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/09/09/a-searing-family-drama-in-is-god-is-but-its-revenge-comes-up-cold/) - A blaze, a horrific revelation, and a righteous quest are at the center of Washington Ensemble Theatre's latest, 'Is God Is'. But despite some strong acting, the production lacks the requisite conviction -- and bloodshed -- to bring its characters justice. It runs through September 23.
- [In Comedy 'Washer/Dryer', a Tiny Apartment Is the Least of Claustrophobic Forces](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/09/11/in-comedy-washer-dryer-a-tiny-apartment-is-the-least-of-claustrophobic-forces/) - 'Washer/Dryer' lets the a pair of newlyweds live their lives, without assigning them some higher purpose. If only their families and neighbors would do the same. The co-production from SIS Productions and Pratidhwani runs through 9/22.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (9/11)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/09/11/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-9-11/) - A wildly busy theatre month continues with several more openings. Here's what to look for this week in theatre openings, short-runs, and other performance arts.
- ['Bulrusher' Takes Its Time, to Welcome Effect](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/09/13/bulrusher-takes-its-time-to-welcome-effect/) - The "slow theatre" at work in 'Bulrusher' matches the pace of the town. But the play's resonant themes, along with strong acting and design work, make for a gripping show even as it strolls along. It runs through September 14.
- [The 5th Avenue Theatre's 'West Side Story' Is Poetry in Motion](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/06/10/the-5th-avenue-theatres-west-side-story-is-poetry-in-motion/) - In collaboration with Spectrum Dance Theater, The 5th has put up an exquisite staging of the classic Bernstein/Sondheim/Laurents musical, inspired by Shakepeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'. It runs through June 23.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (4/24)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/04/24/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-4-24/) - NWT is on vacation! So we have nothing interesting to report. But from afar, here are some things we think you should see this week. Tonight: This is a good night to see Romeo & Jules (UW Drama), if you’re so inclined to fit another Shakespeare thing in your life. We really liked a
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (5/1)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/05/01/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-5-1/) - Here are the things NWT loved (or didn’t) this week, and a few (or more) things to look forward to this weekend. This Mayday, NWT looks forward to a week which (fittingly) highlights a variety of arts with a social-justice theme. Highlights this week included shows centering Black artistic excellence and history, from Spectrum Dance
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (9/4)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/09/04/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-9-4/) - The whole month of September is a surge of openings, and plenty more happening too. Highlights this week include a community production of epic proportions, a pair of poignant and timely fundraiser-readings, new works fests, a Town Hall takeover and, yes, all sorts of show openings to choose from.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (8/28)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/08/28/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-8-28/) - Labor Day weekend means a slow week for theatre. Here are some good picks anyway.
- [An Absurdist Comedy in the Dark, ‘The Neverborn’ Feels Just Right for Our Times](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/08/04/an-absurdist-comedy-in-the-dark-the-neverborn-feels-just-right-for-our-times/) - The latest from prolific, sweetly-creepy playwright Kelleen Conway Blanchard hits all the right notes, in a comically disturbing play set in an eerily familiar fantastical parallel.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (8/21)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/08/21/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-8-21/) - The upcoming week is so packed with great short-runs, we can't even tell you which ones to choose. Here's a look at the week and some top picks.
- [Have the ‘Time of Your Life’! -- or, What the Actual #!@% Just Happened](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/08/21/have-the-time-of-your-life-or-what-the-actual-just-happened/) - By the show's end, the latest adventure from The Williams Project had all the makings of a disaster. Its difference may be its salvation.
- [Ambitious ‘Small Craft Warnings’ Aims for Immersive, But Hasn’t Found Its Own Sense of Place](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/08/13/ambitious-small-craft-warnings-aims-for-immersive-but-hasnt-found-its-own-sense-of-place/) - The latest from the inventive Williams Project and the first of its two "Bar Plays" this summer, 'Small Craft Warnings' centers on adrift characters. But the production winds up feeling adrift instead.
- ['The Year of Magical Thinking' Can't Quite Match the Magic of the Book](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/07/29/the-year-of-magical-thinking-cant-quite-match-the-magic-of-the-book/) - The stage adaptation of Joan Didion's best-selling memoir of grief, on now through August 11 at ACT Theatre, is a beautifully performed, communal catharsis over the inevitability of death. But its attempt at universality leaves it a flattened version of the original.
- [Memory in 'The Events' Reverberates Through Its Massive Stage](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/07/23/memory-in-the-events-reverberates-through-its-massive-stage/) - Through fractured memories and a shadowing chorus, a mass-shooting survivor searches for sense in the unthinkable. Intiman Theatre's latest runs through August 10, with free tickets available to all.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (7/31)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/07/31/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-7-31/) - Highlights include a bustling First Thursday, two openings of intriguing new works, and a free arts & performance festival; plus, a 20-hour come-and-go showing of new dance, and the return of new play readings to Solo Bar.
- [Extinction Piece ‘Still Life’ Takes on Different Meaning as News of Mass Shooting Unfolds ](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/08/04/extinction-piece-still-life-takes-on-different-meaning-as-news-of-mass-shooting-unfolds/) - The extended work, featuring a mix of local and touring dancers, is a co-production presented at Base that marks the start of On the Boards’s 40th season. It runs through tonight.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (7/24)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/07/24/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-7-24/) - Highlights this week include three terrific shows that are closing (so cram them in if you can); plus three multi-artist festivals that run only this weekend; and an important fundraiser reading next week.
- ['Strictly Seattle': In Festivals of Shorts This Weekend, Local Cities Show Their Northwest Flavor](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/07/28/strictly-seattle-in-festivals-of-shorts-this-weekend-local-cities-show-their-northwest-flavor/) - This weekend brought two lively slates, in two different media, of short, new works grounded here in the Northwest. One of such shows was Velocity Dance Center’s decades-running 'Strictly Seattle Performances', a festival of dance shorts and dance films, which ended Saturday.
- [‘Citizen’ Powerfully Engages the Everyday of Racism in America ](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/07/21/citizen-powerfully-engages-the-everyday-of-racism-in-america/) - The book, by MacArthur Genius Claudia Rankine, is a masterwork. So is Sound Theatre and the Hansberry Project’s staging, in which all elements coalesce flawlessly into a challenging and invigorating production. It runs through July 28.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (7/17)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/07/17/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-7-17/) - Highlights this week included two terrific shows at Cafe Nordo's Cullinarium and its underground Knife Room; plus, a great big fashion show, loads of one-offs, one show that lasts 24 hours, and another that's created entirely within that same span.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (7/10)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/07/10/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-7-10/) - Highlights this week included two outstanding musicals (one classic, one new); plus, upcoming outdoor shows in abundance, celebrations of Black artistry, delicious dinner theatre & cabarets, and more.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (6/26)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/06/26/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-6-26/) - Highlights this week included a cabaret, a drag show, and two family epics; plus, an upcoming show at Velocity, the (free!) Arts in Nature Festival, and tons of stuff for Seattle’s Pride weekend.
- [Haunting Production of ‘Pass Over’ Brings the Block to the Round at ACT, Under a Noticeable White Gaze](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/06/20/haunting-production-of-pass-over-brings-the-block-to-the-round-at-act-under-a-noticeable-white-gaze/) - It's a beautiful, multi-layered production of a potent, multi-layered script, artfully packed into an efficient 80-minute performance. So why was the overall result so unsatisfying?
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (6/5)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/06/05/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-6-5/) - Highlights this week included an early look at a new musical, and some impressive student works; plus, a new musical in-development shows at Village Theatre, some anticipated openings, and Team Dresch returns with a (sold-out) Seattle show.
- [In ‘Nina Simone: Four Women’, Past & Present Told Through Songs of Protest](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/05/11/in-nina-simone-four-women-past-present-told-through-songs-of-protest/) - Seattle’s best talent takes stage in this non-traditional “play with music,” on now through June 2 at Seattle Rep. From previews through its second week, this reviewer has seen the production three times; and something new gave me chills in each visit. It’s a unique look back at a performer and an era among the most influential in history -- and a powerful look at the present, too.
- [14/48 & Café Nordo’s 'Food Thunderdome' HIts All the Sweet Spots](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/05/17/14-48-cafe-nordos-food-thunderdome-hits-all-the-sweet-spots/) - Shows from the 14/48 Projects are hit-or-miss; and much more so when dining is involved. But the current installment of 'Food Thunderdome' at Café Nordo -- which started tonight and runs only through this weekend -- includes an excellent lineup or artists across all disciplines, and the show (and accompanying four-course meal) hits all the right notes.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (5/15)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/05/15/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-5-15/) - Highlights this week included superstar-packed shows in a cabaret and a concert-style musical; the continuation of a new play festival; plus, the upcoming long-awaited Kim's Convenience at Taproot, and the latest from Reboot Theatre.
- [With 'Office Hour', a Gun-Obsessed Country Still Hunts for Answers](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/05/06/with-office-hour-a-gun-obsessed-country-still-hunts-for-answers/) - ArtsWest’s latest, which runs through May 26, considers the lead-up to a mass shooting while tempering the more shocking displays of violence in the play.
- [This Week in Arts: Wednesday Roundup (5/8)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/2019/05/08/this-week-in-arts-wednesday-roundup-5-8/) - Highlights this week included beautiful music from Four Black Women, a chorus of queer singers, and an immigration story told through dance; plus the continuation of a new play festival, and upcoming shows from Neve Mazique-Bianco and a Million Dollar Quartet.

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- [Seattle Theatre](https://www.nwtheatre.org/seattle-theatre/) - Visit live theatre stages in Seattle: Downtown, Capitol Hill, Seattle Center, Fremont, Green Lake, the UW campus, and more.
- [South Sound Book Crawl - Indie Bookstore Day 2026](https://www.nwtheatre.org/books/ibd-south-2026/) - April 25th is Independent Bookstore Day, and stores all around the South Sound offer special deals & the passport challenge during the whole week after.
- [Seattle Indie Bookstore Day 2026](https://www.nwtheatre.org/books/ibd-2026/) - Independent Bookstore Day is Saturday, April 25. All around the Seattle area, independent bookstores offer special deals and events, plus the chance to fill up a bookstore passport in order to claim a special prize -- a discount to all of them! (And, of course, the bragging rights and the experience.) Below you'll find
- [Seattle Indie Bookstore Day 2025](https://www.nwtheatre.org/books/ibd-2025/) - Independent Bookstore Day is Saturday, April 26. All around the Seattle area, independent bookstores offer special deals and events, plus the chance to fill up a bookstore passport in order to claim a special prize -- a discount to all of them! (And, of course, the bragging rights and the experience.) Below you'll find
- [Eastside Theatre](https://www.nwtheatre.org/seattle-theatre/eastside-theatre/) - Visit live stages in Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Mercer Island, the Northshore area, and east King County.
- [Kitsap, Vashon, Olympic Peninsula & Coastal Area Theatre](https://www.nwtheatre.org/peninsula-theatre/) - Visit live theatre stages in Bremerton, Port Orchard, Vashon Island, Bainbridge Island, Poulsbo, Port Townsend, and more.
- [Tacoma, Olympia & South Sound Theatre](https://www.nwtheatre.org/south-sound-theatre/) - Visit live theatre stages in Tacoma, Olympia, and south King County.
- [Out & About in Portland - Theatre on Now](https://www.nwtheatre.org/portland-theatre/) - Here are some of this season's options for theatre & dance in the Rose City. NWTheatre is slowly expanding its coverage into Portland, but this is by no means complete. If you have a professional, community theatre, or fringe company in the Portland area, or produce theatre or dance shows you think we should
- [On Book: Seattle-Area Events (Local & Touring Authors)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/books/events/) - Authors take center stage with book signings, talks, and new releases. Here's a lineup of select events at local bookstores and stages around Seattle.
- [Advertise @ NWTheatre](https://www.nwtheatre.org/advertise/) - Want to keep NWTheatre's operations going strong? We're happy to provide listings free of charge, without any pay-to-play arrangements. But we'd love your financial support while putting an extra spotlight on your company's work. Read on for a few ways to do that. To discuss availability or any specific ideas or questions, please contact us.
- [Seattle-Area Dance](https://www.nwtheatre.org/seattle-dance/) - Companies making dance in Seattle and around Puget Sound. Year-Round Seasons & Venues Base (Georgetown) Dance organization hosting 12 Minutes Max series, residencies, and occasional visiting performances in versatile space; located in the Equinox Arts complex 2025 shows include: 12 Minutes Max (April & Nov.) 2025 Residency showings include: Hannah Simmons +
- [North Puget Sound Theatre](https://www.nwtheatre.org/north-end-theatre/) - Visit live stages in Edmonds, Kenmore, Everett, Marysville, Whidbey Island, Skagit Valley, Bellingham, the San Juans, and more.
- [Welcome to the area's best theatre calendar. ](https://www.nwtheatre.org/calendar/) - Welcome to the area's best theatre calendar. Featuring locally sourced plays, touring musicals, dance, comedy, and more, you'll be covered in art all around the Sound.
- [Out & About in Portland - 2024 Shows](https://www.nwtheatre.org/portland-shows2024/) - Here are some of this season's options for theatre & dance in the Rose City. NWTheatre is slowly expanding its coverage into Portland, but this is by no means complete. If you have a professional, community theatre, or fringe company in the Portland area, or produce theatre or dance shows you think we should
- [On Book: Seattle-Area Bookstores](https://www.nwtheatre.org/books/bookstores/) - Our area boasts a huge selection of independent bookstores, with curated selections, book groups & author events. Author Events Coming Up Book Reviews & Coverage Local Bookstores - see below Pictured above: Elliott Bay Books, a literary destination on Capitol Hill, features great shelves for browsing and loads of events with local and touring
- [2025 Shows](https://www.nwtheatre.org/shows2025/) - What’s on stage in 2025? See what your favorite theatre or dance company is up to, or find some new favorites. Listings are currently limited to those based in King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Thurston Counties; and expanding west and north (Kitsap, Jefferson, Skagit, and Whatcom counties). The below show listings will be updated as new
- [Sign up here to get the Weekly Roundup delivered right to you.](https://www.nwtheatre.org/subscribe/) - Sign up here to get NWT's new digest delivered straight to you. Includes Weekly Roundup of show openings and current runs, a plan-ahead guide, and more.
- [2024 Shows](https://www.nwtheatre.org/shows2024/) - What’s on stage in 2024? See what your favorite theatre or dance company is up to, or find some new favorites. Listings are currently limited to those based in King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Thurston Counties; and slowly expanding west and north (Kitsap, Jefferson, Skagit, and Whatcom counties). The below show listings will be updated as
- [On Book: Great Reads, Local Bookstores & Author Events](https://www.nwtheatre.org/books/) - Great stories on stage usually begin with the page. Join NWTheatre on a quest for captivating reads. Read on: Book Reviews & Coverage Local Events (Local & Touring Authors) Local Bookstores Pictured above: Debut novelist Hannah V. Sawyerr talks with Seattle-based playwright and novelist Joy McCullough at Third Place Books in Ravenna (Sept. 2023).
- [Welcome! Here's your comprehensive guide to the Sound's outdoor theatre season.](https://www.nwtheatre.org/outdoor/) - ☀️ 🌳 (Past) Seattle Outdoor Theater Festival (July 13-14) @ Volunteer Park on Capitol Hill Free & open It's the season's greatest sampler platter. Choose from 15 shows by a dozen companies on three stages at this two-day, all-day annual event. Hosted by GreenStage. View full schedule and company information here. Bainbridge
- [Pandemic Policy Updates (Old)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/covid2022-updates-outdated/) - Are requirements for audience members changing? In March 2022, Washington State and various counties lifted certain requirements regarding COVID-19 precautions. In response, some theatre companies have revised their requirements for audience members in attendance. Any confirmed changes to policies for audience members are noted below, along with confirmed maintained policies. The below listings will be
- [Shows (2020)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/shows2020/) - Editor's Note: The below represents a point in time, and was not updated after Spring 2020. It is preserved only to show what was scheduled and what might have been. What's on in 2020? See what your favorite theatre or dance company is up to, or find some new favorites. Shows are listed by
- [Outdoor Summer Shows (2023) ☀️](https://www.nwtheatre.org/outdoor-summer-shows-2023/) - The parks are alive with the sound of theatre this summer. Check out the lineup by location and company below. Prefer to view them by date? See the Outdoor Performance Calendar. This page will be updated throughout the summer as additional shows are announced. Bainbridge Performing Arts (Bainbridge Island) The Tempest @ Bloedel Reserve
- [About](https://www.nwtheatre.org/about/) - Introducing NWTheatre.org Seattle theatre coverage has gotten pretty slim. We want to help change that. Welcome to NWTheatre.org, a site dedicated to independent, local coverage of local arts, by people who love local arts. As the name suggests, this site focuses particularly on the Pacific Northwest theatre scene and related media (e.g., dance theatre),
- [2023 Shows](https://www.nwtheatre.org/shows2023/) - What’s on stage this year? See what your favorite theatre or dance company is up to, or find some new favorites. Listings are currently limited to those based in King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Thurston Counties; and slowly expanding west and north (Kitsap, Jefferson, Skagit, and Whatcom counties). The below show listings will be updated as
- [Comedy: Where to Find It](https://www.nwtheatre.org/comedy/) - Improv, stand-up, open mics, variety shows, local and touring acts, comedy clubs, comedy classes, and more – Seattle, Tacoma, Puget Sound
- [Holiday Season 2023 🎄](https://www.nwtheatre.org/shows2023-holiday/) - What’s on stage this holiday season? See what your favorite theatre or dance company is up to, or find some new favorites. Listings are currently limited to those based in King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Thurston Counties; and slowly expanding west and north (Kitsap, Jefferson, Skagit, and Whatcom counties). The below show listings will be updated
- [Fall Season 2023 🍎](https://www.nwtheatre.org/shows2023-fall/) - What’s on stage this fall? See what your favorite theatre or dance company is up to, or find some new favorites. Listings are currently limited to those based in King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Thurston Counties; and slowly expanding west and north (Kitsap, Jefferson, Skagit, and Whatcom counties). The below show listings will be updated as
- [Pandemic Policy Updates](https://www.nwtheatre.org/covid-updates/) - The below list is intended as a guide, not a guarantee. Please confirm with the theatre company before making plans or purchasing tickets, as policies are subject to change. [table id=2 /]
- [Portland Shows (Fall & Holiday 2023)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/portland-shows2023/) - Here are some of this season's options for theatre & dance in the Rose City. NWTheatre is slowly expanding its coverage into Portland, but this is by no means complete. If you have a professional, community theatre, or fringe company in the Portland area, or produce theatre or dance shows you think we should
- [Welcome to NWTheatre Bingo! ](https://www.nwtheatre.org/bingo/) - HAVE FUN, TRY NEW THINGS, and SUPPORT LOCAL ARTS & ARTISTS. Here's the (new!) September to mid-November card - pdf or get image version here And view a list of Fall 2023 shows here * * * View prior cards here: Summer 2023 pdf / image Spring 2023 pdf / image View NWT Editor's
- [2022 Shows](https://www.nwtheatre.org/shows2022/) - What's on stage this year? See what your favorite theatre or dance company is up to, or find some new favorites. Companies with primary showings outside of Seattle will have primary location noted. (Listings are currently limited to those based in King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Thurston Counties; and slowly expanding westward to Kitsap.) The below
- [Holiday Season 2022 Shows (November-December)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/shows2022holiday/) - Shows this fall, listed by company. Schedules subject to change. This page will be updated frequently. 🎅🏽🎄 = Christmas-themed show # The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown) The Wiz (11/19-12/23) (opens 11/27) The 14/48 Projects (Seattle) Theater Anonymous: It's a Wonderful Life (12/10) 🎅🏽🎄 18th & Union (Seattle - Central District)
- [Venue Accessibility](https://www.nwtheatre.org/venue-accessibility/) - Navigating Seattle and Puget Sound theatre venues, including wheelchair accessibility and gender-neutral restrooms.
- [Fall 2022 Shows (September-October)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/shows2022fall/) - Shows this fall, listed by company. Schedules subject to change. This page will be updated frequently. # The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown) The Griswolds' Broadway Vacation (9/10-10/2) (opens 9/22) Choir Boy (co-production, @ ACT Theatre) (9/11-10/23) (opens 9/15) 18th & Union (Seattle - Central District) Portable Performance Festival (9/8-24) A
- [Summer 2022 Shows (June-August)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/shows2022summer/) - Shows this summer, listed by company. Schedules subject to change. This page will be updated frequently. 🌳🌻 = Outdoor show # The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown) And So That Happened ... @ ACT Theatre (5/18-6/19) The Prom (5/31-6/19) Rising Star Project: 2022 Mixtape @ various locations (6/17-24) Come From Away (7/20-8/7) Wonder
- [Winter & Spring 2022 Shows (January-May)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/shows2022winter-spring/) - Shows in early 2022, listed by company. Schedules subject to change. # The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown) Disney's Beauty and the Beast (1/12-2/6) (opening 1/28) Jersey Boys (touring) (2/15-20) Afterwords (4/29-5/21) (opening 5/6) And So That Happened ... @ ACT Theatre (5/18-6/19) (opening 5/25) The Prom (5/31-6/19) The 14/48 Projects (Seattle)
- [Fall 2021 Shows](https://www.nwtheatre.org/shows2021/) - What's on stage in 2021? See what your favorite theatre or dance company is up to, or find some new favorites. Shows are listed by company and month of start date, so be sure to browse the previous month for longer-running or months-spanning shows. Companies with primary showings outside of Seattle will have primary location noted.
- [Events](https://www.nwtheatre.org/events/) - CONTENTS

## Events

- [Sense and Sensibility @ Taproot Theatre (Seattle - Greenwood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/sense-and-sensibility-taproot-theatre-seattle-730/) - In an uncertain world of reputation and romance, two sisters must learn whether sense or sensibility should guide them. Adapted by Jessica Swale, based on Jane Austen’s classic novel. Tickets on sale in winter. Info here.
- [House of India @ Taproot Theatre (Seattle - Greenwood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/house-of-india-taproot-theatre-seattle-730/) - A beloved family-owned Indian restaurant is torn between honoring tradition and adapting to new trends -- but generational differences are just the beginning as the family questions their future. By Deepak Kumar. Tickets on sale in spring. Info here.
- [Louisa May Alcott's Little Women @ Taproot Theatre (Seattle - Greenwood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/louisa-may-alcotts-little-women-taproot-theatre-seattle-730/) - What if the woman who wrote Little Women could step inside it? This adaptation brings author Louisa May Alcott into the March sisters’ classic coming-of-age story. By Lauren Gunderson. Tickets on sale in fall. Info here.
- [Smoke on the Mountain @ Taproot Theatre (Seattle - Greenwood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/smoke-on-the-mountain-taproot-theatre-seattle-7/) - It’s the summer of 1938 in Appalachia, and the Sanders Family Singers have brought their gospel tour to Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, complete with banjos, mandolins, accordions, and all -- and each with a story to tell. By Connie Ray (book), Mike Craver & Mark Hardwick (musical arrangements), and Alan Bailey (concept). Tickets here.
- [Conscience @ Taproot Theatre (Seattle - Greenwood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/conscience-taproot-theatre-seattle-730/) - As McCarthyism gripped the nation, Senator Margaret Chase Smith stood alone -- defying fear, rejecting silence, and holding her party accountable publicly. Based on a true story. By Joe DiPietro. Tickets here.
- [Jar of Fat @ Theatre Battery (Kent Station)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/jar-of-fat-theatre-battery-kent-8/) - Quests for thinness and beauty bring equal parts allure and danger in this surreal, absurdist Korean American tale. By Seayoung Yim; directed by Sara Porkalob. All Theatre Battery tickets are offered free (reserve ahead online). Tickets here.
- [The Dina Martina Christmas Show @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/dina-martina-christmas-2026-union-arts-center-seattle-8/) - It's chaos for Christmas in this beloved long-running comedic cabaret, featuring drag queen Dina Martina and music by Chris Jeffries. Tickets here.
- [A Christmas Carol @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/christmas-carol-2026-union-arts-center-seattle-730/) - Seattle's decades-running holiday tradition returns in this beloved adaptation of Scrooge and his ghosts. Adapted by ACT founder Gregory A. Falls, from Charles Dickens' classic story. Tickets here.
- [The River Bride @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-river-bride-union-arts-center-seattle-730/) - A stranger is pulled from the Amazon River, with no name, no memory, and no explanation -- just a magnetism toward a sister she can't recall. By Marisela Treviño Orta; directed by Rebecca Tourino Collinsworth. Tickets here.
- [Much Ado About Nothing @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/much-ado-about-nothing-union-arts-center-seattle-730/) - Beatrice and Benedick insist they're not in love (loudly), but no one else is buying it in Shakespeare’s sharp-tongued, witty comedy. Directed by Leah Adcock-Starr. Tickets here.
- [Meteor Shower @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/meteor-shower-union-arts-center-seattle-730/) - A quiet evening under the stars turns into glorious chaos in this unpredictable comedy. By Steve Martin; directed by Adrienne Mackey. Tickets here.
- [Table 17 @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/table-17-union-arts-center-seattle-730/) - Once engaged, now estranged, a former couple reunites for dinner -- and finds a waiter with no boundaries, wounds that never quite healed, and a spark neither of them can ignore. By Douglas Lyons; directed by Shermona Mitchell. Tickets here.
- [Hamlet @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/hamlet-union-arts-center-seattle-730/) - In Shakespeare’s most legendary tragedy, the truth will come out -- the question is who will survive it. Directed by Victor Pappas. Tickets here.
- [Blood/Sucker - Washington Ensemble Theatre @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/blood-sucker-washington-ensemble-theatre-seattle-730/) - Something lurks in the walls in this bloody satirical horror play, as a teacher tries to save his Asian American History class after a doxxing campaign leaves his school scrambling. By Anamaria Guerzon; directed by Sophia Franzella. Tickets here.
- [P.Y.G. or The Mis-Edumacation of Dorian Belle @ ArtsWest (West Seattle)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/pyg-misedumacation-of-dorian-belle-artswest-seattle-730/) - Canadian pop sweetheart Dorian Belle is ready to manufacture some street cred, with the help of rap group Petty Young Goons and reality TV cameras rolling, in this scathing comedic look at cultural and racial appropriation. By Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm. Tickets here.
- [anthropology @ ArtsWest (West Seattle)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/anthropology-artswest-seattle-730/) - Coping with grief and unanswered questions, a woman uses A.I. to create her own version of her missing sister -- with unexpected fallout. By Lauren Gunderson. Tickets here.
- [Red @ ArtsWest (West Seattle)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/red-artswest-seattle-730/) - An artist’s ambition and vulnerability are laid bare when he squares off with his assistant, as abstract expressionist Mark Rothko's paintings are created live on stage. By John Logan. Tickets here.
- [Snowed In @ ArtsWest (West Seattle)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/snowed-in-2026-artswest-seattle-730/) - Seattle's new holiday tradition digs out the true meaning of the holidays, as four local actors try to write the perfect holiday musical but wind up stuck instead. By Corinne Park-Buffelen & Mathew Wright, with music by Alma David Taylor. Tickets here.
- [The Chinese Lady @ ArtsWest (West Seattle)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/chinese-lady-artswest-yun-theatre-seattle-730/) - Co-produced with Yun Theatre. Living exhibit Afong Moy holds nothing back as she recounts a half-century of performing her culture to curious onlookers.
- [Maybe Happy Ending - touring @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/maybe-happy-ending-tour-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-730/) - A chance encounter sparks connection, adventure, and maybe even love, in this new musical that explores what it means to be human -- even if they're not. By Will Aronson & Hue Park; directed by Michael Arden. First national tour, co-presented by Seattle Theatre Group and The 5th. Tickets on sale in spring. Info here.
- [Alice in Neverland @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/alice-in-neverland-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-730/) - Alice sets out back to Wonderland 20 years later but ends up in Neverland instead, in this musical prequel to Peter Pan. By Phil Kenny & Reston Williams (book, music, & lyrics); directed by Catie Davis. Tickets on sale in fall. Info here.
- [Operation Mincemeat - touring @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/operation-mincemeat-tour-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-730/) - It’s 1943, and the Allies are on the ropes -- but they're about to turn the tides with a secret mission and a stolen corpse. By David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, & Zoë Roberts (book, music, & lyrics); directed by Robert Hastie. First national tour, co-presented by Seattle Theatre Group and The 5th. Tickets on
- [The Wizard of Oz @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/wizard-of-oz-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-730/) - Based on the enchanting classic, Dorothy's journey reminds there’s no place like home -- especially during the holidays. By L. Frank Baum, with music & lyrics by Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg; directed by Bill Berry. Tickets here.
- [A Chorus Line @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/chorus-line-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-7/) - The Pulitzer Prize-winning musical celebrates Broadway dancers following their dreams. By James Kirkwood & Nicholas Dante (book), Marvin Hamlisch (music), Edward Kleban (lyrics); conceived by Michael Bennett. Directed & choreographed by Denis Jones. Tickets here.
- [Rat Cage (matinee) @ Annex Theatre (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/rat-cage-annex-theatre-seattle-2/) - Burlesque artist Vendetta Payne already deals with the everyday pressures from her job, her family, the news, and her new boyfriend, all before she's tasked with hawking her trauma to business moguls for TV. By Coco Justino; directed by Em Majewski. Sliding-scale tickets offered for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Rat Cage @ Annex Theatre (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/rat-cage-annex-theatre-seattle-730/) - Burlesque artist Vendetta Payne already deals with the everyday pressures from her job, her family, the news, and her new boyfriend, all before she's tasked with hawking her trauma to business moguls for TV. By Coco Justino; directed by Em Majewski. Sliding-scale tickets offered for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Figure Drawing for Dummies (matinee) @ Annex Theatre (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/figure-drawing-for-dummies-august-annex-theatre-seattle-2/) - When a formerly unknown painter rockets to overnight fame with a nude of a model who didn't exactly consent, who gets to decide and who should get the credit?
- [Figure Drawing for Dummies @ Annex Theatre (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/figure-drawing-for-dummies-annex-theatre-seattle-730-2/) - When a formerly unknown painter rockets to overnight fame with a nude of a model who didn't exactly consent, who gets to decide and who should get the credit?
- [Frida ... A Self-Portrait (matinee) @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/frida-a-self-portrait-union-arts-center-seattle-2/) - Playwright and performer Vanessa Severo explores artist Frida Kahlo and the parallels between their two lives in this solo show. Tickets here.
- [Scrooge! - a puppet-driven musical @ Renton Civic Theatre (Renton)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/scrooge-puppet-musical-renton-civic-theatre-730/) - This magical, puppet-driven musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol transforms Dickens’ beloved tale. Tickets here.
- [Hell's Kitchen – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown) (open captioned performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/hells-kitchen-broadway-at-the-paramount-seattle-630-captioned/) - Rebellious and stifled by an overprotective single mother, a New York teenager is lost until she meets her mentor: a neighbor who opens her heart and mind to the power of the piano. By Alicia Keys (music & lyrics) and Kristoffer Diaz (book); directed by Michael Greif. Tickets here.
- [Hell's Kitchen (matinee) – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown) (ASL interpreted & audio described performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/hells-kitchen-broadway-at-the-paramount-seattle-1-asl-audio/) - Rebellious and stifled by an overprotective single mother, a New York teenager is lost until she meets her mentor: a neighbor who opens her heart and mind to the power of the piano. By Alicia Keys (music & lyrics) and Kristoffer Diaz (book); directed by Michael Greif. Tickets here.
- [Hell's Kitchen (matinee) – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/hells-kitchen-broadway-at-the-paramount-seattle-2/) - Rebellious and stifled by an overprotective single mother, a New York teenager is lost until she meets her mentor: a neighbor who opens her heart and mind to the power of the piano. By Alicia Keys (music & lyrics) and Kristoffer Diaz (book); directed by Michael Greif. Tickets here.
- [Hell's Kitchen – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/hells-kitchen-broadway-at-the-paramount-seattle-8/) - Rebellious and stifled by an overprotective single mother, a New York teenager is lost until she meets her mentor: a neighbor who opens her heart and mind to the power of the piano. By Alicia Keys (music & lyrics) and Kristoffer Diaz (book); directed by Michael Greif. Tickets here.
- [Hell's Kitchen – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/hells-kitchen-broadway-at-the-paramount-seattle-730/) - Rebellious and stifled by an overprotective single mother, a New York teenager is lost until she meets her mentor: a neighbor who opens her heart and mind to the power of the piano. By Alicia Keys (music & lyrics) and Kristoffer Diaz (book); directed by Michael Greif. Tickets here.
- [Kenmore Quickies: The 8 Deadly Sins (matinee) @ As If Theatre Company (Kenmore) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/kenmore-quickies-2026-as-if-theatre-company-kenmore-2-pwyc/) - A festival of new short plays by local playwrights, each taking on one of the seven deadly sins (plus one). Pay-what-you-choose tickets available.
- [Kenmore Quickies: The 8 Deadly Sins @ As If Theatre Company (Kenmore)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/kenmore-quickies-2026-as-if-theatre-company-kenmore-5/) - A festival of new short plays by local playwrights, each taking on one of the seven deadly sins (plus one). Tickets here.
- [Kenmore Quickies: The 8 Deadly Sins @ As If Theatre Company (Kenmore)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/kenmore-quickies-2026-as-if-theatre-company-kenmore-730/) - A festival of new short plays by local playwrights, each taking on one of the seven deadly sins (plus one). Tickets here.
- [America: 250 (matinee) - Yun Theatre @ Base (Seattle - Georgetown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/america-250-yun-theatre-base-seattle-230/) - A multi-lingual devised new work exploring what this anniversary means, and doesn't mean, for those of us who carry the story of migration. Tickets here.
- [America: 250 - Yun Theatre @ Base (Seattle - Georgetown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/america-250-yun-theatre-base-seattle-730/) - America 250 is a new devised work exploring what this anniversary means, and doesn't mean, for those of us who carry the story of migration. Drawn from historical research, oral history, and collective creation, it has no finished script: what you will see is a work still becoming. As celebrations fill every corner of this
- [Unraveling - Shadow Girls Cult @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - Chinatown International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/shadow-girls-cult-unraveling-slam-save-america-theatre-off-jackson-seattle-730/) - Animated short films are created live using lights, old-school overhead projectors, shadow masks, and hundreds of intricate shadow puppets, with live scoring.
- [Oops, All Ukuleles @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - Chinatown International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/oops-all-ukuleles-theatre-off-jackson-seattle-730/) - A ukulele-centric variety show, with comedy and burlesque. Tickets here.
- [Fussy Cloud Puppet Slam Performance Series @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - Chinatown International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/fussy-cloud-puppet-slam-series-2-slam-save-america-theatre-off-jackson-seattle-730/) - Two full-length puppetry performances by Happy Accident (Everything is Nothing Volume 1) and oW wOw mEoW (Let Them Eat Melon). PWYC tickets.
- [Fussy Cloud Puppet Slam Vol. 31: Slam Save America @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - Chinatown International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/fussy-cloud-puppet-slam-vol-31-slam-save-america-theatre-off-jackson-seattle-730/) - A left-leaning lineup of puppeteers from across the Pacific Northwest fight for hope, justice, and the sacred right to be strange. PWYC tickets.
- [☀️ Macbeth - Wooden O (Shakespeare in the Park)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/macbeth-wooden-o-shakespeare-in-the-park-6/) - Shakespeare's tale of three witches, one prophecy, and a couple who will stop at nothing to seize the throne; directed by David Quicksall. Free show at various parks, no tickets required. See schedule of locations here.
- [☀️ Macbeth - Wooden O (Shakespeare in the Park)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/macbeth-wooden-o-shakespeare-in-the-park-7/) - Shakespeare's tale of three witches, one prophecy, and a couple who will stop at nothing to seize the throne; directed by David Quicksall. Free show at various parks, no tickets required. See schedule of locations here.
- [☀️ Seattle Outdoor Theater Festival @ Volunteer Park (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/seattle-outdoor-theater-festival-2026-volunteer-park/) - A full weekend of Shakespeare in the park, from 13 local companies: Ballinger Shakespeare Company, Band of Bards, CSz Seattle, Emerald Theatre, GreenStage, Last Leaf Productions, Left Blank Productions, Penguin Productions, Pratidhwani, Red Eagle Soaring Native Youth Theatre, The Seattle Sockeye, Shakespeare Northwest, and Union Art Center’s Wooden O. Free show at various parks, no tickets
- [☀️ Backyard Bard (matinee) - GreenStage (Shakespeare in the Park)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/backyard-bard-greenstage-shakespeare-in-the-park-1/) - Alternating performances of The Tempest (magical shipwreck) and The Two Noble Kinsmen (love triangle), in shortened (one-hour) form, performed at smaller parks with an ensemble cast; directed by Garth Ball. Free show at various parks, no tickets required. See schedule of locations here.
- [☀️ Backyard Bard (matinee) - GreenStage (Shakespeare in the Park)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/backyard-bard-greenstage-shakespeare-in-the-park-3/) - Alternating performances of The Tempest (magical shipwreck) and The Two Noble Kinsmen (love triangle), in shortened (one-hour) form, performed at smaller parks with an ensemble cast; directed by Garth Ball. Free show at various parks, no tickets required. See schedule of locations here.
- [☀️ Backyard Bard (matinee) - GreenStage (Shakespeare in the Park)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/backyard-bard-greenstage-shakespeare-in-the-park-4/) - Alternating performances of The Tempest (magical shipwreck) and The Two Noble Kinsmen (love triangle), in shortened (one-hour) form, performed at smaller parks with an ensemble cast; directed by Garth Ball. Free show at various parks, no tickets required. See schedule of locations here.
- [☀️ Backyard Bard - GreenStage (Shakespeare in the Park)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/backyard-bard-greenstage-shakespeare-in-the-park-7/) - Alternating performances of The Tempest (magical shipwreck) and The Two Noble Kinsmen (love triangle), in shortened (one-hour) form, performed at smaller parks with an ensemble cast; directed by Garth Ball. Free show at various parks, no tickets required. See schedule of locations here.
- [☀️ Coriolanus (matinee) - GreenStage (Shakespeare in the Park) (ASL interpreted performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/coriolanus-greenstage-shakespeare-in-the-park-2-asl/) - Shakespeare’s political play about pride, power, and identity; directed by Linda Lombardi. Free show at various parks, no tickets required. See schedule of locations here.
- [☀️ Coriolanus - GreenStage (Shakespeare in the Park) (ASL interpreted performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/coriolanus-greenstage-shakespeare-in-the-park-7-asl/) - Shakespeare’s political play about pride, power, and identity; directed by Linda Lombardi. Free show at various parks, no tickets required. See schedule of locations here.
- [☀️ Coriolanus - GreenStage (Shakespeare in the Park)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/coriolanus-greenstage-shakespeare-in-the-park-4/) - Shakespeare’s political play about pride, power, and identity; directed by Linda Lombardi. Free show at various parks, no tickets required. See schedule of locations here.
- [☀️ Coriolanus - GreenStage (Shakespeare in the Park)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/coriolanus-greenstage-shakespeare-in-the-park-5/) - Shakespeare’s political play about pride, power, and identity; directed by Linda Lombardi. Free show at various parks, no tickets required. See schedule of locations here.
- [☀️ Coriolanus - GreenStage (Shakespeare in the Park)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/coriolanus-greenstage-shakespeare-in-the-park-7/) - Shakespeare’s political play about pride, power, and identity; directed by Linda Lombardi. Free show at various parks, no tickets required. See schedule of locations here.
- [☀️ The Winter's Tale (matinee) - GreenStage (Shakespeare in the Park)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-winters-tale-greenstage-shakespeare-in-the-park-3/) - Shakespeare’s romantic tale of renewal, redemption, and the transformative power of time; directed by Erin Day. Free show at various parks, no tickets required. See schedule of locations here.
- [☀️ The Winter's Tale - GreenStage (Shakespeare in the Park) (ASL Interpreted performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-winters-tale-greenstage-shakespeare-in-the-park-7-asl/) - ASL interpreted performance. Shakespeare’s romantic tale of renewal, redemption, and the transformative power of time. Free, no tickets required.
- [☀️ The Winter's Tale - GreenStage (Shakespeare in the Park)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-winters-tale-greenstage-shakespeare-in-the-park-5/) - Shakespeare’s romantic tale of renewal, redemption, and the transformative power of time; directed by Erin Day. Free show at various parks, no tickets required. See schedule of locations here.
- [☀️ The Winter's Tale - GreenStage (Shakespeare in the Park)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-winters-tale-greenstage-shakespeare-in-the-park-7/) - Shakespeare’s romantic tale of renewal, redemption, and the transformative power of time; directed by Erin Day. Free show at various parks, no tickets required. See schedule of locations here.
- [Million Dollar Quartet @ Harlequin Productions (Olympia) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/million-dollar-quartet-harlequin-productions-olympia-730-pwyc/) - Pay-what-you-choose tickets available. A jukebox musical featuring the hits of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis & Carl Perkins.
- [Million Dollar Quartet (matinee) @ Harlequin Productions (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/million-dollar-quartet-harlequin-productions-olympia-2/) - Featuring the hits of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins, this rockin' jukebox musical was inspired by a once-in-a-lifetime jam session. By Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux; directed by Emily A. Rollie Tickets here.
- [Million Dollar Quartet @ Harlequin Productions (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/million-dollar-quartet-harlequin-productions-olympia-730/) - Featuring the hits of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins, this rockin' jukebox musical was inspired by a once-in-a-lifetime jam session. By Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux; directed by Emily A. Rollie Tickets here.
- [Rice on Repeat: an AAPI circus (matinee) - Oroki Productions @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/rice-on-repeat-aapi-circus-oroki-productions-seattle-2/) - 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle, WA) – Six Asian American circus artists perform an acrobatic family dinner in Rice on Repeat: An AAPI Circus. Tickets here.
- [Rice on Repeat: an AAPI circus - Oroki Productions @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/rice-on-repeat-aapi-circus-oroki-productions-seattle-730/) - Six Asian American circus artists perform an acrobatic family dinner in Rice on Repeat: An AAPI Circus. Tickets here.
- [Murder on the Nile @ Valley Center Stage (North Bend) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/murder-on-the-nile-valley-center-stage-north-bend-730-pwyc/) - Pay-what-you-choose tickets available. A detective races to catch a killer on a lavish cruise, based on Agatha Christie's novel.
- [Murder on the Nile (matinee) @ Valley Center Stage (North Bend)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/murder-on-the-nile-valley-center-stage-north-bend-2/) - A detective embarks on a lavish cruise down Egypt's storied river and quickly finds himself racing to catch a killer, based on Agatha Christie's novel Death on the Nile. Tickets here.
- [Murder on the Nile @ Valley Center Stage (North Bend)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/murder-on-the-nile-valley-center-stage-north-bend-730/) - A detective embarks on a lavish cruise down Egypt's storied river and quickly finds himself racing to catch a killer, based on Agatha Christie's novel Death on the Nile. Tickets here.
- [The Marvelous Wonderettes: Dream On (matinee) @ Jewel Box Theatre (Poulsbo)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-marvelous-wonderettes-dream-on-jewel-box-theatre-poulsbo-2/) - The class of 1958 celebrates their 20-year reunion, set to classic pop and rock hits of the ’70s, in this fourth installment of the Wonderettes series.
- [The Marvelous Wonderettes: Dream On @ Jewel Box Theatre (Poulsbo)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-marvelous-wonderettes-dream-on-jewel-box-theatre-poulsbo-730/) - In this fourth installment of the Wonderettes series, the class of 1958 celebrates their 20-year reunion, set to classic pop and rock hits of the ’70s.
- [The Play That Goes Wrong (matinee) @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-play-that-goes-wrong-seattle-rep-2/) - From wayward props to malfunctioning scenery to unexpected understudies, the show must go on -- but will the theater still be standing at the end of the performance? By Henry Lewis, Henry Shields & Jonathan Sayer; directed by Dámaso Rodríguez. Produced in partnership with Portland Center Stage. Tickets here.
- [The Play That Goes Wrong @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-play-that-goes-wrong-seattle-rep-730/) - From wayward props to malfunctioning scenery to unexpected understudies, the show must go on -- but will the theater still be standing at the end of the performance? By Henry Lewis, Henry Shields & Jonathan Sayer; directed by Dámaso Rodríguez. Produced in partnership with Portland Center Stage. Tickets here.
- [The Play That Goes Wrong (matinee) @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center) (ASL interpreted & audio described performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-play-that-goes-wrong-seattle-rep-2-asl/) - This performance is ASL interpreted, with audio description available. A farce fueled by physical comedy; produced with Portland Center Stage.
- [Frida ... A Self-Portrait (matinee) @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown) (ASL Interpreted & audio described)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/frida-a-self-portrait-union-arts-center-seattle-2-asl-audio/) - ASL interpreted & audio described performance. A solo show by playwright Vanessa Severo exploreing artist Frida Kahlo. Tickets here.
- [Frida ... A Self-Portrait @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/frida-a-self-portrait-union-arts-center-seattle-7/) - Playwright and performer Vanessa Severo explores artist Frida Kahlo and the parallels between their two lives in this solo show. Tickets here.
- [Frida ... A Self-Portrait @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/frida-a-self-portrait-union-arts-center-seattle-730/) - Playwright and performer Vanessa Severo explores artist Frida Kahlo and the parallels between their two lives in this solo show. Tickets here.
- [Help Me!!!! - an interactive mime seance (touring) - Dacha Theatre @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/help-me-interactive-mime-seance-dacha-theatre-seattle-730/) - In Leo Lion's touring solo show, audiences must think outside the box to help a family of ghosts resolve their unfinished business. Presented by Dacha Theatre.
- [Dream, Carl, Dream! (matinee) - Dacha Theatre @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/dream-carl-dream-dacha-theatre-seattle-2/) - (Seattle, WA) Carl’s dreams might just be the only connection to their deepest self -- and only the audience can help navigate, in this interactive piece.
- [Dream, Carl, Dream! - Dacha Theatre @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/dream-carl-dream-dacha-theatre-seattle-730/) - Carl’s dreams might just be the only connection to their deepest self -- and only the audience can help navigate, in this immersive, interactive piece.
- [Scrooge! - a puppet-driven musical (matinee) @ Renton Civic Theatre (Renton)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/scrooge-puppet-musical-renton-civic-theatre-2/) - This magical, puppet-driven musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol transforms Dickens’ beloved tale into a visually stunning world where humans and puppets share the stage. By Leslie Bricusse (book, music, and lyrics); direction and puppets by Matthew Posner. Tickets here.
- [Scrooge! - a puppet-driven musical @ Renton Civic Theatre (Renton) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/scrooge-puppet-musical-renton-civic-theatre-pwyc-730/) - PWYC performance (Dec. 14) – This fresh adaptation transforms Dickens’ beloved tale into a world where humans and puppets share the stage.
- [Footloose @ Renton Civic Theatre (Renton)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/footloose-renton-civic-theatre-730/) - In this musical based on the iconic '80s film, a newcomer shakes things up in a rural town where dancing has been outlawed. Music by Tom Snow; lyrics by Dean Pitchford; adapted for the stage by Pitchford & Walter Robbie (based on the film). Directed by Eleanor Withrow. Tickets here.
- [Noises Off (matinee) @ Renton Civic Theatre (Renton)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/noises-off-renton-civic-theatre-2/) - This chaotic backstage farce is a love letter to live theatre at its most unpredictable. By Michael Frayn; directed by Jesse Huntwork. Tickets here.
- [Noises Off @ Renton Civic Theatre (Renton)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/noises-off-renton-civic-theatre-730/) - This chaotic backstage farce is a love letter to live theatre at its most unpredictable. By Michael Frayn; directed by Jesse Huntwork. Tickets here.
- [Noises Off @ Renton Civic Theatre (Renton) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/noises-off-renton-civic-theatre-pwyc-730/) - PWYC on 10/12/2026 – This chaotic backstage farce is a love letter to live theatre at its most unpredictable. By Michael Frayn; directed by Jesse Huntwork.
- [Footloose (matinee) @ Renton Civic Theatre (Renton)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/footloose-renton-civic-theatre-2/) - In this musical based on the iconic '80s film, a newcomer shakes things up in a rural town where dancing has been outlawed. Tickets here.
- [Footloose @ Renton Civic Theatre (Renton) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/footloose-renton-civic-theatre-pwyc-730/) - In this musical based on the iconic '80s film, a newcomer shakes things up in a rural town where dancing has been outlawed. Tickets here.
- [12 Minutes Max @ Base (Seattle – Georgetown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/12-minutes-max-june-2026-base-seattle-5/) - Short-form new works by Niecy Chong, Lou Chow, Marissa Rae Niederhauser, Alexandra Romanyshyn, and Glitter & Grime (Maisy Neill and Leah Russell); curated by Rasheena Fountain and Miss Texas 1988. Sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [12 Minutes Max @ Base (Seattle – Georgetown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/12-minutes-max-june-2026-base-seattle-7/) - The long-running series of short-form new works in dance and variety, curated by Rasheena Fountain and Miss Texas 1988.
- [Seattle Vice @ Triple Door (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/seattle-vice-triple-door-8/) - From Bohemia creators Opal Peachey and Mark Siano, this new cabaret musical pulls back the glittery curtain on sex, politics, and power in the Emerald City.
- [Seattle Vice @ Triple Door (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/seattle-vice-triple-door-5/) - From Bohemia creators Opal Peachey and Mark Siano, this new cabaret musical pulls back the glittery curtain on sex, politics, and power in the Emerald City.
- [Seattle Vice @ Triple Door (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/seattle-vice-triple-door-6/) - This new genre-bending cabaret musical is a scandalous ride through the nightclubs of Seattle’s history, pulling back the glittery curtain on sex, politics, and power in the Emerald City. By Bohemia creators Opal Peachey and Mark Siano; inspired by journalist Rick Anderson’s book Seattle Vice. Tickets here.
- [Seattle Vice @ Triple Door (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/seattle-vice-triple-door-730/) - From Bohemia creators Opal Peachey and Mark Siano, this new cabaret musical pulls back the glittery curtain on sex, politics, and power in the Emerald City.
- [Summer Asian ArtsFest - Pork Filled Productions @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - Chinatown International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/summer-asian-artsfest-pork-filled-productions-seattle-730/) - June 16-20, 2026 at Theatre Off Jackson – A festival of theatre, comedy, music, and cabaret, with BeatBox Panda, Joy Market improv, Nabra Nelson, and more.
- [10 to Places: short plays (matinee) - Heart Repertory Theatre @ Sammamish Valley Grange (Woodinville)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/10-to-places-heart-repertory-theatre-woodinville-2/) - May 22-June 7, 2026 in Woodinville, WA – Festival of 8 short plays by Seattle-area playwrights, from Rain City Projects. Produced by Heart Repertory Theatre.
- [10 to Places: short plays - Heart Repertory Theatre @ Sammamish Valley Grange (Woodinville)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/10-to-places-heart-repertory-theatre-woodinville-730/) - A festival of eight 10-minute plays by local playwrights from Rain City Projects' latest Manifesto volume; directed by Rebecca O'Neil. Tickets here.
- [Weight - Parley Productions @ West of Lenin (Seattle - Fremont)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/weight-parley-theatre-west-of-lenin-seattle-7/) - June 29, 2026 – Staged reading of a new work by Dustin Hageland, directed by Rebecca Tourino Collinsworth. Tickets pay-what-you-choose.
- [New Works June festival @ Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (Langley)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/new-works-june-whidbey-island-center-for-the-arts-langley-730/) - Langley, WA – Meander Dance Collective, Island Shakespeare Festival, poet Claudia Castro Luna, and theatre artists Alyssa Keene & Eric Mulholland. Tickets here.
- [New Works June festival @ Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (Langley)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/new-works-june-whidbey-island-center-for-the-arts-langley-4/) - New works in modern dance, solo performance, and theatre. Participating artists include Meander Dance Collective; poet Claudia Castro Luna (co-presented with Island Shakespeare Festival); and theatre artists Alyssa Keene and Eric Mulholland. Lineup varies by night; see theatre site for schedule. Tickets here.
- [The Little Prince (matinee) - youth theatre group @ Theatre33 (Bellevue)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-little-prince-theatre33-bellevue-1/) - Theatre33's youth theatre group performs this encore of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's beloved story before touring to Edinburgh Fringe this summer. Tickets here.
- [The Little Prince - youth theatre group @ Theatre33 (Bellevue)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-little-prince-theatre33-bellevue-5/) - Theatre33's youth theatre group performs this encore of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's beloved story before touring to Edinburgh Fringe this summer. Tickets here.
- [The Little Prince - youth theatre group @ Theatre33 (Bellevue)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-little-prince-theatre33-bellevue-630/) - Theatre33's youth theatre group performs this encore of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's beloved story before touring to Edinburgh Fringe this summer. Tickets here.
- [Constellations @ Theatre33 (Bellevue)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/constellations-2026-theatre33-bellevue-7/) - An encore of the company's award-winning production, before touring to Edinburgh Fringe this summer. Tickets here.
- [Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Кто боится Вирджинии Вульф?) @ Theatre33 (Bellevue)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/whos-afraid-of-virginia-woolf-theatre33-bellevue-5/) - Кто боится Вирджинии Вульф? – Edward Albee's classic nightcap of truth, cruelty, and emotional warfare, in Russian with English subtitles. Tickets here.
- [Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Кто боится Вирджинии Вульф?) @ Theatre33 (Bellevue)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/whos-afraid-of-virginia-woolf-theatre33-bellevue-7/) - Кто боится Вирджинии Вульф? – Edward Albee's classic play is a nightcap of truth, cruelty, and emotional warfare. Performed in Russian with English subtitles.
- [Youth Studio Open House (Открытый Урок Молодежной Студии) @ Theatre33 (Bellevue)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/youth-studio-open-house-theatre33-bellevue-530/) - Открытый Урок Молодежной Студии – Theatre33's youth theatre students present Commedia dell'arte (younger cohort) and monologues (older youth). Free tickets.
- [Cold Reads/Cold Brews - Latitude Theatre @ St. Andrew's Bar & Grill (Seattle - Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/cold-reads-cold-brews-latitude-theatre-seattle-7/) - Hosted by Latitude Theatre. A gathering of people reading plays over drinks at a local public house, with a different play each month. Meets 2nd Wednesdays.
- [Framing Device: The Salvador Dali Plays (matinee) - Latitude Theatre @ UHeights (Seattle - U-District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/framing-device-salvador-dali-plays-latitude-theatre-seattle-3/) - Six playwrights translate six paintings by surrealist Salvador Dali for the stage in this evening of short works. Presented by Latitude Theatre.
- [Framing Device: The Salvador Dali Plays - Latitude Theatre @ UHeights (Seattle - U-District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/framing-device-salvador-dali-plays-latitude-theatre-seattle-730/) - Six playwrights translate six paintings by surrealist Salvador Dali for the stage in this evening of short works.
- [Cold Reads/Cold Brews - Latitude Theatre @ Halcyon Brewing Co. (Seattle - Greenwood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/cold-reads-cold-brews-latitude-theatre-seattle-halcyon-7/) - Hosted by Latitude Theatre. A gathering of people reading plays over drinks at a local public house, with a different play each month. Meets 2nd Wednesdays.
- [Not Another Isekai - Jet City Improv @ West of Lenin (Seattle - Fremont) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/not-another-isekai-jet-city-improv-west-of-lenin-seattle-730-pwyc/) - (Seattle - Fremont) Improv meets fantasy in Jet City's all-new show, with a different cast rotation and special guests every night. PWYC tickets available.
- [Not Another Isekai - Jet City Improv @ West of Lenin (Seattle - Fremont)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/not-another-isekai-jet-city-improv-seattle-730/) - (Seattle, WA) Improv meets fantasy in Jet City's all-new show, with a different cast rotation and special guests every night. Thru May 30.
- [Rhythm & Rhyme: Science Poetry - Noveltease Theatre @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - Chinatown International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/science-poetry-noveltease-theatre-seattle-7/) - With burlesque & live music, this cabaret night explores connections between science & poetry. In partnership with Infinity Box Theatre.
- [Orlando: a literary burlesque - Noveltease Theatre @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - Chinatown International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/orlando-noveltease-theatre-seattle-730/) - A burlesque theatre adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s novel exploring the fluidity of time, gender, love, and nature, where the only constant is change. Adapted by Jesse Belle-Jones; directed by Alyza DelPan-Monley. Sliding-scale tickets offered for all performances. Tickets here.
- [The Circus of Second Chances - Acrobatic Conundrum @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/circus-2026-acrobatic-conundrum-seattle-6/) - Three veteran acrobats let their imaginations run wild, featuring rope acrobatics, Cyr wheel, hand balancing, live baking, and clown. Pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for 5/29-31 performances. Tickets here.
- [The Circus of Second Chances - Acrobatic Conundrum @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/circus-2026-acrobatic-conundrum-seattle-8-pwyc/) - Pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for this performance. Featuring rope acrobatics, Cyr wheel, hand balancing, live baking, and clown.
- [The Circus of Second Chances - Acrobatic Conundrum @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/circus-2026-acrobatic-conundrum-seattle-6-pwyc/) - Pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for this performance. Featuring rope acrobatics, Cyr wheel, hand balancing, live baking, and clown.
- [Carmen (matinee) @ Seattle Opera (Seattle Center - McCaw Hall) (audio described performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/carmen-seattle-opera-mccaw-hall-2-audio/) - The irresistible Carmen captivates the eyes of every man she meets -- but be careful what you lust for. Performed in French, with English subtitles. By Georges Bizet (music) and Henri Meilhac & Ludovic Halévy (libretto). Pay-what-you-choose same-day rush tickets offered for 5/13 performance. Tickets here.
- [Carmen @ Seattle Opera (Seattle Center - McCaw Hall) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/carmen-seattle-opera-mccaw-hall-730-pwyc/) - Pay-what-you-choose rush tickets at this performance. The irresistible Carmen captivates the eyes of every man she meets -- but be careful what you lust for.
- [Carmen (matinee) @ Seattle Opera (Seattle Center - McCaw Hall)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/carmen-seattle-opera-mccaw-hall-2/) - The irresistible Carmen captivates the eyes of every man she meets -- but be careful what you lust for. Performed in French, with English subtitles. By Georges Bizet (music) and Henri Meilhac & Ludovic Halévy (libretto). Pay-what-you-choose same-day rush tickets offered for 5/13 performance. Tickets here.
- [Carmen @ Seattle Opera (Seattle Center - McCaw Hall)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/carmen-seattle-opera-mccaw-hall-730/) - The irresistible Carmen captivates the eyes of every man she meets -- but be careful what you lust for. Performed in French, with English subtitles. By Georges Bizet (music) and Henri Meilhac & Ludovic Halévy (libretto). Pay-what-you-choose same-day rush tickets offered for 5/13 performance. Tickets here.
- [The Circus of Second Chances (matinee) - Acrobatic Conundrum @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/circus-2026-acrobatic-conundrum-seattle-2/) - Three veteran acrobats let their imaginations run wild, featuring rope acrobatics, Cyr wheel, hand balancing, live baking, and clown. Pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for 5/29-31 performances. Tickets here.
- [The Circus of Second Chances - Acrobatic Conundrum @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/circus-2026-acrobatic-conundrum-seattle-8/) - Three veteran acrobats let their imaginations run wild, featuring rope acrobatics, Cyr wheel, hand balancing, live baking, and clown. Tickets here.
- [An Improvised Musical - Jet City Improv @ ArtsWest (West Seattle)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/improvised-musical-2-2025-jet-city-improv-artswest-west-seattle/) - Musical theatre meets comedy in this series of one-night-only performances, where the audience provides a show name and the improv troupe does the rest.
- [Walden (matinee) @ ArtsWest (West Seattle)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/walden-artswest-seattle-3/) - Twin sisters, both NASA scientists, grapple with their past and future, in a near-future society divided between those who want to save the planet and those who'd rather leave Earth behind. By Amy Berryman. Tickets here.
- [Walden @ ArtsWest (West Seattle)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/walden-artswest-seattle-730/) - Twin sisters, both NASA scientists, grapple with their past and future, in a near-future society divided between those who want to save the planet and those who'd rather leave Earth behind. By Amy Berryman. Tickets here.
- [Wish You Were Here (matinee) - co-production with Seda Iranian Theatre Ensemble @ ArtsWest (West Seattle)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/wish-you-were-here-seda-artswest-seattle-3/) - Spanning 13 years of friendship, a tight-knit group of women have their bonds tested as political unrest spreads through Iran. By Sanaz Toossi.
- [Wish You Were Here - co-production with Seda Iranian Theatre Ensemble @ ArtsWest (West Seattle)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/wish-you-were-here-seda-artswest-seattle-730/) - Co-produced with Seda Iranian Theatre Ensemble. A tight-knit group of women have their bonds tested as political unrest spreads through Iran.
- [Mamma Mia! (matinee) @ Bremerton Community Theatre (Bremerton)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/mamma-mia-bremerton-community-theatre-230/) - In this musical comedy full of ABBA hits, the wedding on a sun-drenched Greek island paradise gets hoppin' when the bride invites her potential dads, a trio of men from her mother's past. By Catherine Johnson (book) and Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus (music & lyrics). Tickets here.
- [Mamma Mia! @ Bremerton Community Theatre (Bremerton)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/mamma-mia-bremerton-community-theatre-730/) - In this musical comedy full of ABBA hits, the wedding on a sun-drenched Greek island paradise gets hoppin' when the bride invites her potential dads.
- [Perfect Crime (matinee) @ Bremerton Community Theatre (Bremerton)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/perfect-crime-bremerton-community-theatre-230/) - In this puzzle of a psychological thriller, a brilliant psychiatrist may or may not be a cold-blooded killer and the lines blur between perpetrator and victim. By Warren Manzi; directed by Wallace Ross. Tickets here.
- [Perfect Crime @ Bremerton Community Theatre (Bremerton)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/perfect-crime-bremerton-community-theatre-730/) - In this puzzle of a psychological thriller, a brilliant psychiatrist may or may not be a cold-blooded killer and the lines blur between perpetrator and victim.
- [Old Ringers (matinee) @ Bremerton Community Theatre (Bremerton)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/old-ringers-bremerton-community-theatre-230/) - Comedy ensues when four seniors stumble into the phone "companionship" business as a way to supplement their Social Security checks. Tickets here.
- [Old Ringers @ Bremerton Community Theatre (Bremerton)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/old-ringers-bremerton-community-theatre-730/) - Comedy ensues when four seniors stumble into the phone "companionship" business as a way to supplement their Social Security checks. Tickets here.
- [Emojiland: The Musical (matinee) @ SecondStory Repertory Theatre (Redmond)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/emojiland-the-musical-secondstory-repertory-theatre-redmond-2/) - Through 7/19/2026 in Redmond. In this new pop musical, emojis band together to save their home when a software update threatens their existence.
- [Emojiland: The Musical @ SecondStory Repertory Theatre (Redmond)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/emojiland-the-musical-secondstory-repertory-theatre-redmond-8/) - In this new pop musical, emojis band together to save their home as a software update threatens their existence. Tickets here.
- [A Man of No Importance (matinee) @ SecondStory Repertory Theatre (Redmond)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/a-man-of-no-importance-secondstory-repertory-theatre-redmond-2/) - A Dublin man discovers his own sexuality while staging an Oscar Wilde play with a local amateur drama troupe. By Lynn Ahrens (lyrics), Stephen Flaherty (music), and Terrence McNally (book); directed by Micheal O’Hara. Tickets here.
- [A Man of No Importance @ SecondStory Repertory Theatre (Redmond)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/a-man-of-no-importance-secondstory-repertory-theatre-redmond-8/) - In this musical by the Ragtime creators, a Dublin man discovers his own sexuality while staging an Oscar Wilde play with a local amateur drama troupe.
- [The Cake (matinee) @ SecondStory Repertory Theatre (Redmond)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-cake-secondstory-repertory-theatre-redmond-2/) - It's a battle of loyalties when a small-town baker is asked to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding. By Bekah Brunstetter; directed by Lani Brockman and Danny Miller. Tickets here.
- [The Cake @ SecondStory Repertory Theatre (Redmond)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-cake-secondstory-repertory-theatre-redmond-8/) - It's a battle of loyalties when a small-town baker is asked to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding. By Bekah Brunstetter; directed by Lani Brockman and Danny Miller. Tickets here.
- [Kodachrome (matinee) - Technically Thespians @ SecondStory Repertory Theatre (Redmond)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/kodachrome-technically-thespians-redmond-2/) - A town photographer guides audiences on a tour of small-town places and personalities in this play by Adam Szymkowicz; directed by Jake Mattinson. Tickets here.
- [Kodachrome - Technically Thespians @ SecondStory Repertory Theatre (Redmond)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/kodachrome-technically-thespians-redmond-7/) - April 2026 in Redmond Town Center. A town photographer guides audiences on a tour of small-town places and personalities. Tickets here.
- [The Shawshank Redemption (matinee) - Cascade Community Theatre @ Wagner Performing Arts Center (Monroe)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-shawshank-redemption-cascade-community-theatre-monroe-2/) - In Monroe, WA through 5/17/2026. A prisoner learns to navigate life behind bars. A live theatre adaptation of the film, based on the Stephen King story.
- [The Shawshank Redemption - Cascade Community Theatre @ Wagner Performing Arts Center (Monroe)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-shawshank-redemption-cascade-community-theatre-monroe-7/) - Through 5/17/2026. Cascade Community Theatre presents the stage adaptation of the Stephen King story, popularized by the acclaimed film.
- [Buyer and Cellar @ ReAct Theatre (Seattle - Pioneer Square)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/buyer-and-cellar-react-theatre-seattle-730/) - In this comedy, a struggling young gay actor works in the Malibu basement of a beloved megastar, when one day the Lady Herself comes downstairs to play. By Jonathan Tolins; directed by David Hsieh. Sliding-scale tickets offered for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Buyer and Cellar (matinee) @ ReAct Theatre (Seattle - Pioneer Square)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/buyer-and-cellar-react-theatre-seattle-2/) - In this comedy, a struggling young gay actor works in the Malibu basement of a beloved megastar, when one day the Lady Herself comes downstairs to play. By Jonathan Tolins; directed by David Hsieh. Sliding-scale tickets offered for all performances. Tickets here.
- [What to Expect @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/what-to-expect-seattle-public-theater-730/) - Nabra Nelson's new play looks at life in the future, with new taboos and an experimental pregnancy. Co-produced with Pork Filled Productions.
- [Continuity (matinee) - Blue Hour Theatre Group @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/continuity-blue-hour-theatre-seattle-2/) - In Bess Wohl's play in 6 takes, storytelling and science collide with hilarious and devastating consequences. Produced by Blue Hour Theatre Group.
- [Continuity - Blue Hour Theatre Group @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/continuity-blue-hour-theatre-seattle-730/) - In Seattle through 5/23/2026. In Bess Wohl's play in 6 takes, storytelling and science collide with hilarious and devastating consequences.
- [Man of La Mancha (matinee) - Reboot Theatre @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - Chinatown International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/man-of-la-mancha-reboot-theatre-seattle-2/) - In Seattle through 4/18/2026. Reboot Theatre reimagines the classic journey of Don Quixote through a feminist lens. Tickets here.
- [Man of La Mancha - Reboot Theatre @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - Chinatown International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/man-of-la-mancha-reboot-theatre-seattle-730/) - In Seattle through 4/18/2026. Reboot Theatre reimagines the classic journey of Don Quixote through a feminist lens.
- [The Best Damn Thing - Dacha Theatre @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill) (ASL interpreted & Open captioned performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-best-damn-thing-dacha-theatre-seattle-730-asl/) - ASL interpreted & open captioned. A lonely middle America teenager creates the best-ever jukebox musical for her prophet and savior: Avril Lavigne.
- [The Best Damn Thing (matinee) - Dacha Theatre @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-best-damn-thing-dacha-theatre-seattle-2/) - Dacha Theatre (Seattle). A lonely middle America teenager creates the best-ever jukebox musical for her prophet and savior: Avril Lavigne.
- [The Best Damn Thing - Dacha Theatre @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-best-damn-thing-dacha-theatre-seattle-730/) - A lonely middle America teenager creates the best-ever jukebox musical for her prophet and savior, Avril Lavigne. A new musical by Hanna Kime & Sara Geist.
- [The Care and Keeping of You (reading) - Dacha Theatre @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-care-and-keeping-of-you-dacha-theatre-seattle-730/) - A nervous vampire scrutinizes The Care and Keeping of You, a '90s guide full of dubious advice for teenage girls. A new play by Daisy Schreiber.
- [Chick Fight! - Artemis Theatre Project @ Yaw Theater (Seattle - Georgetown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/chick-fight-artemis-theatre-project-seattle-730/) - What begins as a simple argument quickly devolves into a surreal, no-holds-barred battle royale, plunging through a shifting world of slumber parties, game shows, and superhero smackdowns, showing how impossible it is to keep the peace when the system, and maybe our own blood, begs for a fight. Written by Sara Jean Accuardi. Sliding-scale tickets available
- [14/48: The World's Quickest Theater Festival (late show) @ Center Theatre (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/1448-the-worlds-quickest-theater-festival-seattle-july-2026-10/) - Two weekends of 14 short plays created in 48 hours, with different shows every night. Tickets here.
- [14/48: The World's Quickest Theater Festival (early show) @ Center Theatre (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/1448-the-worlds-quickest-theater-festival-seattle-july-2026-730/) - Two weekends of 14 short plays created in 48 hours, with different shows every night. Tickets here.
- [Firebird @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center – McCaw Hall) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/firebird-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle-730-pwyc/) - 3/21/2026 – Pay-what-you-choose tickets available for this performance. A trio of works by Kent Stowell, Alejandro Cerrudo & Ulysses Dove.
- [Green Day’s American Idiot @ Bainbridge Performing Arts (Bainbridge Island) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/green-day-american-idiot-bainbridge-performing-arts-730-pwyc/) - 4/30/2026 Bainbridge Island, WA. Pay-what-you-choose tickets available for this preview performance. Billie Joe Armstrong's rock musical on post-9/11 America.
- [Green Day’s American Idiot (matinee) @ Bainbridge Performing Arts (Bainbridge Island)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/green-day-american-idiot-bainbridge-performing-arts-3/) - This rock musical follows three friends as they navigate the disillusionment and confusion of post-9/11 America. By Green Day (music), Billie Joe Armstrong (book & lyrics), and Michael Mayer (book); directed by Troy Wageman. Tickets here.
- [Green Day’s American Idiot @ Bainbridge Performing Arts (Bainbridge Island)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/green-day-american-idiot-bainbridge-performing-arts-730/) - This rock musical follows three friends as they navigate the disillusionment and confusion of post-9/11 America. Tickets here.
- [The Highest Tide (matinee) @ Bainbridge Performing Arts (Bainbridge Island)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-highest-tide-bainbridge-performing-arts-3/) - In this Puget Sound-set coming-of-age story, a teenager searches for understanding in a world of chaos, and his fascination with marine biology leads to the discovery of a giant squid washed ashore, bringing national attention to his small town. Based on Jim Lynch's novel, adapted by Jane Jones and presented in the style of Book-It
- [The Highest Tide (matinee) @ Bainbridge Performing Arts (Bainbridge Island)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-highest-tide-bainbridge-performing-arts-2/) - In this Puget Sound-set coming-of-age story, a teenager searches for understanding in a world of chaos, and his fascination with marine biology leads to the discovery of a giant squid washed ashore, bringing national attention to his small town. Based on Jim Lynch's novel, adapted by Jane Jones and presented in the style of Book-It
- [The Highest Tide @ Bainbridge Performing Arts (Bainbridge Island)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-highest-tide-bainbridge-performing-arts-730/) - In this Puget Sound-set coming-of-age story, a teenager searches for understanding in a world of chaos, and his fascination with marine biology leads to the discovery of a giant squid washed ashore, bringing national attention to his small town. Based on Jim Lynch's novel, adapted by Jane Jones and presented in the style of Book-It
- [House Fire (matinee) @ Dukesbay Productions (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/house-fire-dukesbay-productions-tacoma-2/) - In this philosophical and sometimes comic look at the afterlife, the dying protagonist finds herself face-to-face with a series of past connections.
- [House Fire @ Dukesbay Productions (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/house-fire-dukesbay-productions-tacoma-730/) - Seattle playwright Carol Y. Lee's new work is a philosophical and sometimes comic look at the afterlife. Tickets here.
- [Chicken Tinders (matinee) - Copious Love Productions @ Taproot Theatre (Seattle - Greenwood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/chicken-tinders-copious-love-seattle-2/) - A musical fable, in the spirit of Chaucer, about a farm thrown into a frenzy when the animals believe it's the last day on Earth. By Scott Zenreich (book & lyrics) and John Gregor (music & lyrics). Co-produced with Gaisma Theatre Group. Tickets here.
- [Chicken Tinders - Copious Love Productions @ Taproot Theatre (Seattle - Greenwood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/chicken-tinders-copious-love-seattle-7/) - A musical fable, in the spirit of Chaucer, about a farm thrown into a frenzy when the animals believe it's the last day on Earth. By Scott Zenreich (book & lyrics) and John Gregor (music & lyrics). Co-produced with Gaisma Theatre Group. Tickets here.
- [Boobs (Real Talk) (matinee) @ Seattle Open Arts Place (Central District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/boobs-real-talk-seattle-open-arts-place-2/) - A showcase of stories by women, co-presented with Global Works. Created by Claire Zaslove & Angie Bolton. Sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Boobs (Real Talk) @ Seattle Open Arts Place (Central District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/boobs-real-talk-seattle-open-arts-place-730/) - A showcase of stories by women, co-presented with Global Works. Created by Claire Zaslove & Angie Bolton. Sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [New Play Rodeo (matinee) - Rain City Projects @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - Chinatown International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/new-play-rodeo-2026-rain-city-projects-theatre-off-jackson-seattle-2/) - March 21 in Seattle – Local playwrights and actors convene to stage 15 new plays written in 48 hours. Free and open to all.
- [Black Man Goes to Therapy (matinee) @ Acts on Stage (White Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/black-man-goes-to-therapy-acts-on-stage-white-center-2/) - May 2026 in White Center. A new play by Jeremy Rubin. Tickets here.
- [Black Man Goes to Therapy (matinee) @ Acts on Stage (White Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/black-man-goes-to-therapy-acts-on-stage-white-center-3/) - By Jeremy Rubin. Tickets here.
- [Black Man Goes to Therapy @ Acts on Stage (White Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/black-man-goes-to-therapy-acts-on-stage-white-center-7/) - By Jeremy Rubin. Tickets here.
- [Smart People (matinee) @ Acts on Stage (White Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/smart-people-acts-on-stage-white-center-3/) - On the eve of Obama’s first election, four of Harvard’s best and brightest are discussing race and identity, success and joy, love and lust. By Lydia R. Diamond; directed by Isiah Anderson Jr. Tickets here.
- [Smart People (matinee) @ Acts on Stage (White Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/smart-people-acts-on-stage-white-center-2/) - On the eve of Obama’s first election, four of Harvard’s best and brightest are discussing race and identity, success and joy, love and lust. By Lydia R. Diamond; directed by Isiah Anderson Jr. Tickets here.
- [Smart People @ Acts on Stage (White Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/smart-people-acts-on-stage-white-center-7/) - On the eve of Obama’s first election, four of Harvard’s best and brightest are discussing race and identity, success and joy, love and lust. By Lydia R. Diamond; directed by Isiah Anderson Jr. Tickets here.
- [Aviatrix (matinee) @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/aviatrix-seattle-public-theater-2/) - A new musical on Bessie Coleman, a Black and Native female aviation pioneer. By Angela Poe Russell (book & lyrics) and Dionne McClain-Freeney (music & lyrics); directed by Amy Poisson. Sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Aviatrix @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/aviatrix-seattle-public-theater-730/) - A new musical on Bessie Coleman, a Black and Native female aviation pioneer. By Angela Poe Russell (book & lyrics) and Dionne McClain-Freeney (music & lyrics); directed by Amy Poisson. Sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Yoga Play @ As If Theatre Company (Kenmore) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/yoga-play-as-if-theatre-company-kenmore-5-pwyc/) - Drama ensues in this comedy when a yoga apparel giant's CEO is brought down by a fat-shaming scandal, and the executive replacement launches a risky plan. By Dipika Guha; directed by Agastya Kohli. Tickets here.
- [Yoga Play @ As If Theatre Company (Kenmore) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/yoga-play-as-if-theatre-company-kenmore-730-pwyc/) - Drama ensues in this comedy when a yoga apparel giant's CEO is brought down by a fat-shaming scandal, and the executive replacement launches a risky plan. By Dipika Guha; directed by Agastya Kohli. Tickets here.
- [Yoga Play @ As If Theatre Company (Kenmore)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/yoga-play-as-if-theatre-company-kenmore-5/) - Drama ensues in this comedy when a yoga apparel giant's CEO is brought down by a fat-shaming scandal, and the executive replacement launches a risky plan. By Dipika Guha; directed by Agastya Kohli. Tickets here.
- [Yoga Play @ As If Theatre Company (Kenmore)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/yoga-play-as-if-theatre-company-kenmore-730/) - Drama ensues in this comedy when a yoga apparel giant's CEO is brought down by a fat-shaming scandal, and the executive replacement launches a risky plan. By Dipika Guha; directed by Agastya Kohli. Tickets here.
- [Community Day @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center – McCaw Hall)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/community-day-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle-2026/) - 3/28/2026 – A family-friendly event celebrating Japanese and Japanese American art, dance, and culture, held in conjunction with performances of Momotaro.
- [Momotaro (matinee) @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center – McCaw Hall) (sensory friendly performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/momotaro-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle-1230-sensory/) - 3/28/2026 – Designated sensory-friendly performance. PNB School dancers perform this new adaptation of Japan's oldest folk tale. Tickets here.
- [Momotaro @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center – McCaw Hall)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/momotaro-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle-330/) - An hour-long, family-friendly adaptation of Japan's oldest folk tale. Adapted by Jessica Lang & Kanji Segawa, and performed by PNB School dancers. Tickets here.
- [Momotaro (matinee) @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center – McCaw Hall)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/momotaro-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle-11/) - An hour-long, family-friendly adaptation of Japan's oldest folk tale. Adapted by Jessica Lang & Kanji Segawa, and performed by PNB School dancers. Tickets here.
- [Giselle @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center – McCaw Hall) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/giselle-2026-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle-730-pwyc/) - 4/17/2026 – Pay-what-you-choose tickets available for this performance. Ballet's classic ghost story, staged by Peter Boal.
- [All Lang @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center – McCaw Hall) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/all-lang-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle-730-pwyc/) - 6/5/2026 – Pay-what-you-choose tickets available for this performance. A trio of works by PNB resident choreographer Jessica Lang.
- [Giselle (matinee) @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center – McCaw Hall)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/giselle-2026-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle-1/) - Ballet's classic ghost story, staged by Peter Boal. Tickets here.
- [Giselle (matinee) @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center – McCaw Hall)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/giselle-2026-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle-2/) - Ballet's classic ghost story, staged by Peter Boal. Tickets here.
- [Giselle @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center – McCaw Hall)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/giselle-2026-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle-730/) - Ballet's classic ghost story, staged by Peter Boal. Tickets here.
- [All Lang (matinee) @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center – McCaw Hall)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/all-lang-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle-1/) - A trio of works by PNB resident choreographer Jessica Lang: Her Door to the Sky, Ghost Variations, and ZigZag. Tickets here.
- [All Lang (matinee) @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center – McCaw Hall)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/all-lang-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle-2/) - A trio of works by PNB resident choreographer Jessica Lang: Her Door to the Sky, Ghost Variations, and ZigZag. Tickets here.
- [All Lang @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center – McCaw Hall)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/all-lang-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle-730/) - A trio of works by PNB resident choreographer Jessica Lang: Her Door to the Sky, Ghost Variations, and ZigZag. Tickets here.
- [Firebird (matinee) @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center – McCaw Hall)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/firebird-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle-1/) - A trio of works, choreographed by Kent Stowell (Firebird), Alejandro Cerrudo (Little mortal jump), and Ulysses Dove (Red Angels). Tickets here.
- [Firebird (matinee) @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center – McCaw Hall)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/firebird-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle-2/) - A trio of works, choreographed by Kent Stowell (Firebird), Alejandro Cerrudo (Little mortal jump), and Ulysses Dove (Red Angels). Tickets here.
- [Firebird @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center – McCaw Hall)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/firebird-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle-730/) - A trio of works, choreographed by Kent Stowell (Firebird), Alejandro Cerrudo (Little mortal jump), and Ulysses Dove (Red Angels). Tickets here.
- [The Foreigner (matinee) @ Harlequin Productions (Olympia) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-foreigner-harlequin-productions-olympia-2-pwyc/) - 3/22/2026 in Olympia – Pay-what-you-choose tickets available for this performance.
- [The Foreigner @ Harlequin Productions (Olympia) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-foreigner-harlequin-productions-olympia-730-pwyc/) - March 2026 – Pay-what-you-choose tickets available for select performances.
- [The Foreigner (matinee) @ Harlequin Productions (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-foreigner-harlequin-productions-olympia-2/) - Comedy and chaos ensue when a shy Englishman visits a rustic lodge in Georgia, pretends not to speak English, and hears all sorts of things not fit for polite company. By Larry Shue; directed by Aaron Lamb. Tickets here.
- [The Foreigner @ Harlequin Productions (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-foreigner-harlequin-productions-olympia-730/) - Chaos ensues in this comedy when a visitor pretends not to speak English and overhears all sorts of things. Tickets here.
- [Blue Man Group: Bluevolution World Tour (matinee) @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/blue-man-group-bluevolution-tour-seattle-1/) - A celebration of human connection through art, music, comedy, and non-verbal communication. Tickets here.
- [Blue Man Group: Bluevolution World Tour (matinee) @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/blue-man-group-bluevolution-tour-seattle-2/) - A celebration of human connection through art, music, comedy, and non-verbal communication. Tickets here.
- [Blue Man Group: Bluevolution World Tour @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/blue-man-group-bluevolution-tour-seattle-8/) - Thru 5/31/2026 in Seattle – A celebration of human connection through art, music, comedy, and non-verbal communication. Tickets here.
- [Naomi Watanabe (late show) -- touring @ The Neptune Theatre (Seattle - U-District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/naomi-watanabe-seattle-945/) - 6/12/2026 in Seattle – Japan's multi-faceted comedian, actor, voice actor, model, and fashion icon on tour. Tickets here.
- [Naomi Watanabe -- touring @ The Neptune Theatre (Seattle - U-District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/naomi-watanabe-seattle-7/) - Japan's multi-faceted comedian, actor, voice actor, model, and fashion icon on tour. Tickets here.
- [Chelsea Handler: The High and Mighty Tour @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/chelsea-handler-high-and-mighty-tour-seattle-8/) - The comedian, author, and TV host's new tour. Tickets here.
- [Seattle Men's Chorus: Sing Along, Seattle (matinee) @ The Neptune Theatre (Seattle - U-District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/seattle-mens-chorus-sing-along-seattle-2/) - A Pride edition of Seattle Men’s Chorus' holiday sing-along. Tickets here.
- [Seattle Men's Chorus: Sing Along, Seattle @ The Neptune Theatre (Seattle - U-District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/seattle-mens-chorus-sing-along-seattle-5/) - 6/14/2026 @ The Neptune Theatre – A Pride twist on the Seattle Men’s Chorus' holiday sing-along. Tickets here.
- [The Bald and the Beautiful -- touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-bald-and-the-beautiful-seattle-730/) - Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamo perform live. Tickets here.
- [Dance This (matinee) @ The Moore Theatre (Seattle - Belltown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/dance-this-2026-seattle-theatre-group-1/) - STG's annual program brings together youth and adult performers from diverse communities to collaborate through the art of dance. Tickets here.
- [Dance This @ The Moore Theatre (Seattle - Belltown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/dance-this-2026-seattle-theatre-group-730/) - Presented by Seattle Theatre Group, youth and adult performers collaborate to share their cultures through the art of dance. Tickets here.
- [Jonathan Van Ness: Hot & Healed -- touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/jonathan-van-ness-2026-paramount-theatre-seattle-8/) - The Queer Eye star brings a new comedy tour. Tickets here.
- [The Phantom of the Opera (matinee) – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/phantom-of-the-opera-2026-broadway-at-the-paramount-seattle-2/) - A Broadway Across America touring production of the legendary musical. By Andrew Lloyd Webber (music & book), Charles Hart (lyrics), and Richard Stilgoe (lyrics & book); produced by Cameron Mackintosh. Tickets here.
- [Les Misérables (matinee) – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/les-miserables-2026-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-2/) - In Seattle through 4/19/2026 – A Broadway Across America tour of the celebrated musical. Tickets here.
- [Les Misérables – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown) (open captioned performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/les-miserables-2026-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-630-captioned/) - 4/12/2026 – Open captioned performance. A Broadway Across America tour of the celebrated musical. Tickets here.
- [Les Misérables (matinee) – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown) (open captioned performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/les-miserables-2026-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-2-captioned/) - 4/18/2026 – Open captioned performance. A Broadway Across America tour of the celebrated musical. Tickets here.
- [Les Misérables (matinee) – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown) (ASL interpreted & audio described performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/les-miserables-2026-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-1-asl-audio/) - 4/19/2026 – ASL interpreted & audio described performance. A Broadway Across America tour of the celebrated musical. Tickets here.
- [Les Misérables – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown) (ASL interpreted performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/les-miserables-2026-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-8-asl/) - 4/18/2026 – ASL interpreted performance. A Broadway Across America tour of the celebrated musical. Tickets here.
- [Les Misérables (matinee) – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/les-miserables-2026-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-1/) - A Broadway Across America touring production of the celebrated musical search for redemption. By Claude-Michel Schönberg (music & book), Alain Boublil (lyrics & book), and Jean-Marc Natel (lyrics), based on the novel by Victor Hugo. Produced by Cameron Mackintosh. Tickets here.
- [Les Misérables – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/les-miserables-2026-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-630/) - A Broadway Across America touring production of the celebrated musical search for redemption. By Claude-Michel Schönberg (music & book), Alain Boublil (lyrics & book), and Jean-Marc Natel (lyrics), based on the novel by Victor Hugo. Produced by Cameron Mackintosh. Tickets here.
- [Les Misérables – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/les-miserables-2026-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-8/) - A Broadway Across America touring production of the celebrated musical search for redemption. By Claude-Michel Schönberg (music & book), Alain Boublil (lyrics & book), and Jean-Marc Natel (lyrics), based on the novel by Victor Hugo. Produced by Cameron Mackintosh. Tickets here.
- [Les Misérables – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/les-miserables-2026-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-730/) - Thru 4/19/2026 @ The Paramount Theatre. A Broadway Across America touring production of the celebrated musical, based on Hugo's classic novel.
- [The Phantom of the Opera – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown) (ASL interpreted performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/phantom-of-the-opera-2026-broadway-at-the-paramount-seattle-8-asl/) - 5/23/2026 – ASL interpreted performance. A Broadway Across America tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's legendary musical. Tickets here.
- [The Phantom of the Opera (matinee) – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown) (open captioned performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/phantom-of-the-opera-2026-broadway-at-the-paramount-seattle-2-captioned/) - 5/23/2026 – Open captioned performance. A Broadway Across America tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's legendary musical. Tickets here.
- [The Phantom of the Opera (matinee) – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown) (ASL interpreted & audio described performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/phantom-of-the-opera-2026-broadway-at-the-paramount-seattle-1-asl-audio/) - 5/24/2026 – ASL interpreted & audio described performance. A Broadway Across America tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's legendary musical. Tickets here.
- [The Phantom of the Opera (matinee) – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/phantom-of-the-opera-2026-broadway-at-the-paramount-seattle-1/) - A Broadway Across America touring production of the legendary musical. By Andrew Lloyd Webber (music & book), Charles Hart (lyrics), and Richard Stilgoe (lyrics & book); produced by Cameron Mackintosh. Tickets here.
- [The Phantom of the Opera – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/phantom-of-the-opera-2026-broadway-at-the-paramount-seattle-630/) - A Broadway Across America touring production of the legendary musical. By Andrew Lloyd Webber (music & book), Charles Hart (lyrics), and Richard Stilgoe (lyrics & book); produced by Cameron Mackintosh. Tickets here.
- [The Phantom of the Opera – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/phantom-of-the-opera-2026-broadway-at-the-paramount-seattle-8/) - A Broadway Across America touring production of the legendary musical. By Andrew Lloyd Webber (music & book), Charles Hart (lyrics), and Richard Stilgoe (lyrics & book); produced by Cameron Mackintosh. Tickets here.
- [The Phantom of the Opera – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/phantom-of-the-opera-2026-broadway-at-the-paramount-seattle-730/) - Through 5/24/2026 – A Broadway Across America touring production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's legendary musical.
- [A Taste of Ireland -- touring @ The Moore Theatre (Seattle - Belltown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/taste-of-ireland-seattle-4/) - Folk mash-ups, a capella tap battles, and storytelling combine in this live celebration of Irish music and dance. Tickets here.
- [Margaret Cho: Choligarchy -- touring @ The Moore Theatre (Seattle - Belltown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/margaret-cho-2026-seattle-7/) - The heralded comedian brings a new tour. Tickets here.
- [International Ballet Stars: The Sleeping Beauty – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/international-ballet-stars-sleeping-beauty-touring-paramount-theatre-seattle-7/) - 4/26/2026 @ The Paramount Theatre – Touring performance of the classic fairy tale ballet. Tickets here.
- [Camille A. Brown & Dancers: I Am -- touring @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/camille-brown-dancers-i-am-seattle-8/) - 3/7/2026 – A new work exploring future possibilities and Black Joy. Performing at The 5th Avenue Theatre; presented by Seattle Theatre Group.
- [Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (matinee) -- touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle - Downtown) (audio described performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/alvin-ailey-american-dance-theater-2026-seattle-2-audio/) - 3/22/2026 – Audio description available. Heralded dance company performs choreography by Ailey and others.
- [Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater -- touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/alvin-ailey-american-dance-theater-2026-seattle-730/) - The celebrated company performs Ailey's "Revelations," together with two different programs of newer choreography.
- [Starbucks 29th Annual Hot Java Cool Jazz @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/starbucks-hot-java-cool-jazz-2026-seattle-7/) - Annual performance by top Seattle-area high school jazz bands, featuring Mount Si, Decatur, Garfield, Roosevelt, and Edmonds-Woodway bands. Tickets here.
- [Grand Kyiv Ballet: Swan Lake – touring @ The Moore Theatre (Seattle – Belltown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/grand-kyiv-ballet-swan-lake-seattle-4/) - Touring performance of the classic ballet. Tickets here.
- [Alyssa Edwards: Thanks For Everything – touring @ The Neptune Theatre (Seattle – U-District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/alyssa-edwards-2026-seattle-8/) - RuPaul's Drag Race fan favorite Alyssa Edwards brings a new tour. Tickets here.
- [Fantasy Fangirls Podcast – touring @ The Neptune Theatre (Seattle – U-District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/fantasy-fangirls-podcast-seattle-6/) - A live show of the popular podcasters' deep dive into favorite fantasy stories. Tickets here.
- [The Notebook (matinee) – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown) (open captioned performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-notebook-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-630-captioned/) - 3/8/2026 – Open-captioned performance. A Broadway Across America touring production of the musical based on Nicholas Sparks' novel. Tickets here.
- [The Notebook (matinee) – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown) (ASL interpreted & audio described performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-notebook-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-1-asl-audio/) - 3/8/2026 – ASL interpreted & audio described performance. A Broadway Across America tour of the musical based on Nicholas Sparks' novel. Tickets here.
- [The Notebook (matinee) – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-notebook-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-2/) - A Broadway Across America touring production of the musical, based on the Nicholas Sparks novel that inspired the film of the same name. By Ingrid Michaelson (music and lyrics) and Bekah Brunstetter (book); directed by Michael Greif and Schele Williams. Tickets here.
- [The Notebook – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-notebook-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-8/) - A Broadway Across America touring production of the musical, based on the Nicholas Sparks novel that inspired the film of the same name. By Ingrid Michaelson (music and lyrics) and Bekah Brunstetter (book); directed by Michael Greif and Schele Williams. Tickets here.
- [The Notebook – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-notebook-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-730/) - A Broadway Across America touring production of the musical, based on the Nicholas Sparks novel that inspired the film of the same name. By Ingrid Michaelson (music and lyrics) and Bekah Brunstetter (book); directed by Michael Greif and Schele Williams. Tickets here.
- [12 Minutes Max @ Base (Seattle – Georgetown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/12-minutes-max-march-2026-base-seattle-7/) - Short-form new works by Erica Badgeley, Bob Archer, Hexe Fey, Hannah Tiên, Emma Sumanaweera, and Lavender Liqueur; curated by Cameo Lethem and Alana Isiguen. Tickets here.
- [12 Minutes Max @ Base (Seattle – Georgetown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/12-minutes-max-march-2026-base-seattle-5/) - Short-form new works by Erica Badgeley, Bob Archer, Hexe Fey, Hannah Tiên, Emma Sumanaweera, and Lavender Liqueur; curated by Cameo Lethem and Alana Isiguen. Tickets here.
- [Residency Entry Point: Ajani Brannum @ Base (Seattle – Georgetown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/base-residency-entry-point-ajani-brannum-seattle-4/) - Work-in-progress showing from artist Ajani Brannum. Tickets here.
- [Residency Entry Point: Stasia Coup | Artie Thomas @ Base (Seattle – Georgetown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/base-residency-entry-point-coup-thomas-seattle-4/) - Work-in-progress showing from artists Stasia Coup and Artie Thomas. Tickets here.
- [Residency Entry Point: slowdanger | anna thompson + taylor knight @ Base (Seattle – Georgetown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/base-residency-entry-point-slowdanger-seattle-4/) - Work-in-progress showing from multidisciplinary artists taylor knight and anna thompson (slowdanger). Tickets here.
- [Residency Entry Point: Nakisa Dehpanah @ Base (Seattle – Georgetown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/base-residency-entry-point-nakisa-dehpanah-seattle-4/) - Interdisciplinary artist and designer Nakisa Dehpanah invites audiences into a shared act of creation. Tickets here.
- [Residency Entry Point: Juliana F. May @ Base (Seattle – Georgetown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/base-residency-entry-point-juliana-may-seattle-4/) - Dramaturg Hilary Clark joins choreographer Juliana F. May in conversation. Tickets here.
- [Disappearance at the Rocky Mountain Leatherdyke Snowpicnic (matinee) @ Annex Theatre (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/disappearance-at-the-rocky-mountain-leatherdyke-snowpicnic-annex-theatre-seattle-2/) - At Annex Theatre (Seattle). Friends can't keep guerrilla-gumshoe Lois away from a new mystery when she's invited to a getaway for Sapphic kinksters.
- [A Mirror (matinee) - Thalia's Umbrella @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/a-mirror-thalias-umbrella-seattle-2/) - This wedding is a lie. The play that follows is also a lie. A funhouse journey that asks audiences to consider the difference between a “deeper truth” and a lie. By Sam Holcroft; directed by Terry Edward Moore & Daniel Wilson. Tickets here.
- [A Mirror - Thalia's Umbrella @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/a-mirror-thalias-umbrella-seattle-730-pwyc/) - This wedding is a lie. The play that follows is also a lie. A funhouse journey that asks audiences to consider the difference between a “deeper truth” and a lie. By Sam Holcroft; directed by Terry Edward Moore & Daniel Wilson. Tickets here.
- [A Mirror - Thalia's Umbrella @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/a-mirror-thalias-umbrella-seattle-730/) - This wedding is a lie. The play that follows is also a lie. A funhouse journey that asks audiences to consider the difference between a “deeper truth” and a lie. By Sam Holcroft; directed by Terry Edward Moore & Daniel Wilson. Tickets here.
- [I will miss you when you're gone (matinee) - The Shattered Glass Project @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - Chinatown International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/i-will-miss-you-when-youre-gone-shattered-glass-project-theatre-off-jackson-seattle-2/) - In Seattle thru 3/21. A play that's a comedy about sad things, written by Jessica Moss. Presented by The Shattered Glass Project.
- [I will miss you when you're gone - The Shattered Glass Project @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - Chinatown International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/i-will-miss-you-when-youre-gone-shattered-glass-project-theatre-off-jackson-seattle-730/) - When the recently deceased keep reappearing, are these administrative filing errors from the afterlife? Or can the living and the dead help each other find the connections they so desperately need? A comedy about sad things. By Jessica Moss; directed by Adrian Prendergast. Sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. Performances are captioned. Tickets here.
- [Disappearance at the Rocky Mountain Leatherdyke Snowpicnic @ Annex Theatre (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/disappearance-at-the-rocky-mountain-leatherdyke-snowpicnic-annex-theatre-seattle-730/) - Neurotic first-timer Lois is invited to attend a mythologized getaway for Sapphic kinksters, but her friends can't keep her away from a new mystery.
- [Wife of Headless Man Investigates Her Own Disappearance @ Annex Theatre (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/wife-of-headless-man-investigates-her-own-disappearance-annex-theatre-seattle-730/) - In Yussef El Guindi's new play, a reporter hunts for answers when she experiences a chunk of missing time after interviewing a tech billionaire.
- [Wife of Headless Man Investigates Her Own Disappearance (matinee) @ Annex Theatre (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/wife-of-headless-man-investigates-her-own-disappearance-annex-theatre-seattle-2/) - (Seattle - thru 4/11) A reporter hunts for answers when she experiences a chunk of missing time after interviewing a tech billionaire. By Yussef El Guindi.
- [Next Exit (matinee) @ Annex Theatre (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/next-exit-annex-theatre-seattle-2/) - A sinister being lurks in the forest as Miguel passes the time with Orlando, a dead possum, as they question everything along the side of a highway. By j.chavez; directed by Max Koh. Tickets here. Sliding-scale and pay-what-you-choose tickets available.
- [Next Exit @ Annex Theatre (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/next-exit-annex-theatre-seattle-730/) - A sinister being lurks in the forest as Miguel passes the time with Orlando, a dead possum, as they question everything along the side of a highway.
- [Monty Python's Spamalot (matinee) - touring @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown) (ASL interpreted & open captioned performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/monty-python-spamalot-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-130-asl/) - 2/8/2026 in Seattle - ASL interpreted & captioned performance. A touring production of the musical comedy lovingly ripped off from the film classic.
- [Monty Python's Spamalot (matinee) - touring @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown) (audio described performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/monty-python-spamalot-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-130-audio/) - 2/14/2026 in Seattle - Audio description available for this performance. A touring production of the musical comedy lovingly ripped off from the film classic.
- [Monty Python's Spamalot - touring @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown) (ASL interpreted & open captioned performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/monty-python-spamalot-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-730-asl/) - 2/13/2026 - ASL interpreted & open captioned performance. A touring production of the musical comedy lovingly ripped off from Monty Python & the Holy Grail.
- [Monty Python's Spamalot - touring @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/monty-python-spamalot-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-730/) - A touring production of the musical comedy lovingly ripped off from the film classic, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Book by Eric Idle, based on the original screenplay; music by John Du Prez & Eric Idle, lyrics by Eric Idle. Directed & choreographed by Josh Rhodes. Tickets here.
- [Monty Python's Spamalot (matinee) - touring @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/monty-python-spamalot-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-130/) - A touring production of the musical comedy lovingly ripped off from the film classic, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Book by Eric Idle, based on the original screenplay; music by John Du Prez & Eric Idle, lyrics by Eric Idle. Directed & choreographed by Josh Rhodes. Tickets here.
- [Monty Python's Spamalot - touring @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/monty-python-spamalot-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-7/) - In Downtown Seattle, thru 2/15/2026. A touring production of the musical comedy lovingly ripped off from the film classic, Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
- [Sotto Voce @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/sotto-voice-tacoma-little-theatre-730/) - A lyrical and haunting exploration of memory, love, and the echoes of history, through poetic language and magical realism. By Nilo Cruz; directed by Maria Valenzuela. Tickets here.
- [Sotto Voce (matinee) @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/sotto-voice-tacoma-little-theatre-2/) - A lyrical and haunting exploration of memory, love, and the echoes of history, through poetic language and magical realism. By Nilo Cruz; directed by Maria Valenzuela. Tickets here.
- [Sotto Voce @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/sotto-voice-tacoma-little-theatre-730-pwyc/) - A lyrical and haunting exploration of memory, love, and the echoes of history, through poetic language and magical realism. By Nilo Cruz; directed by Maria Valenzuela. Tickets here.
- [Sotto Voce (matinee) @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma) (ASL interpreted performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/sotto-voice-tacoma-little-theatre-2-asl/) - A lyrical and haunting exploration of memory, love, and the echoes of history, through poetic language and magical realism. By Nilo Cruz; directed by Maria Valenzuela. Tickets here.
- [New Creations - Whim W'Him @ Cornish Playhouse (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/new-creations-spring-2026-whim-whim-seattle-8/) - Through 5/16/2026 – New dance works by Rena Butler, James Gregg, and Olivier Wevers. Tickets here.
- [New Creations - Whim W'Him @ Vashon Center for the Arts (Vashon Island)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/new-creations-spring-2026-whim-whim-vashon-730/) - 5/14/2026 – New dance works by Rena Butler, James Gregg, and Olivier Wevers. Tickets here.
- [New Creations - Whim W'Him @ Cornish Playhouse (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/new-creations-winter-2026-whim-whim-seattle-8/) - Through 1/24/2026 – New dance works by FLOCK, Emilie Leriche, and Olivier Wevers.
- [New Creations - Whim W'Him @ Vashon Center for the Arts (Vashon Island)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/new-creations-winter-2026-whim-whim-vashon-730/) - 1/22/2026 – New dance works by FLOCK, Emilie Leriche, and Olivier Wevers. Tickets here.
- [Fatlesque Fest NW @ The Triple Door (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/fatlesque-fest-nw-2026-triple-door-seattle-730/) - The annual festival on a mission to thicken up burlesque stages all over the country. Co-produced by Mx. Pucks A’Plenty & Stormy Chance. Tickets here.
- [Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! the Musical @ Tacoma Musical Playhouse (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/dont-let-the-pigeon-drive-the-bus-tacoma-musical-playhouse-2/) - A Tacoma Musical Theatre family theatre production, based on Mo Willems’ children’s book. Tickets here. Jan. 17-25, 2026.
- [Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! the Musical @ Tacoma Musical Playhouse (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/dont-let-the-pigeon-drive-the-bus-tacoma-musical-playhouse-11/) - Through 1/25/2026 – Based on Mo Willems’ children’s book; a TMP Family Theatre production. Tickets here.
- [Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (matinee) @ SecondStory Rep (Redmond)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/vanya-sonia-masha-spike-secondstory-rep-theatre-redmond-2/) - Through 2/1/2026 – At SecondStory Repertory Theatre in Redmond Town Center. A dysfunctional family comedy by Christopher Durang.
- [Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike @ SecondStory Rep (Redmond)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/vanya-sonia-masha-spike-secondstory-rep-theatre-redmond-8/) - In Christopher Durang's dysfunctional family comedy, siblings Vanya and Sonia lead quiet, unfulfilled lives in their childhood home until their glamorous movie star sister, Masha, arrives with her much younger, dim-witted boy toy, Spike, and stirs things up. Tickets here.
- [Laser Opera - Seattle Opera @ Pacific Science Center (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/laser-opera-seattle-opera-2026/) - 1/24/2026 – Family-friendly laser show features queer stories from the opera canon, queer composers and singers, and a celebration of opera's campiness.
- [Daphne in Concert (matinee) @ Seattle Opera (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/daphne-in-concert-seattle-opera-2/) - Richard Strauss' opera finds romance in the beauty and celebration of nature as Zeus grants Daphne's wish to become one with nature, allowing her to transform into one of her beloved laurel trees. Tickets here.
- [Daphne in Concert @ Seattle Opera (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/daphne-in-concert-seattle-opera-730/) - 1/16/2026 – Richard Strauss' opera finds romance in nature, as Zeus grants Daphne's wish to transform into one of her beloved laurel trees. Tickets here.
- [Fellow Travelers (matinee) @ Seattle Opera (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/fellow-travelers-seattle-opera-2/) - It's love in the time of the Lavender Scare in this opera, as two young men find each other at the height of McCarthyism's leering eyes. Tickets here.
- [Fellow Travelers @ Seattle Opera (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/fellow-travelers-seattle-opera-730/) - Through 3/1/2026 – Love in the time of the Lavender Scare. Tickets here.
- [Radio on the Air: A Sentimental Journey @ Jewel Box Theatre (Poulsbo)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/live-radio-sentimental-journey-jewel-box-theatre-poulsbo-730/) - January 18-25, 2026. Live performance of music and broadcasts from radio's Golden Age.
- [Radio on the Air: A Sentimental Journey (matinee) @ Jewel Box Theatre (Poulsbo)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/live-radio-sentimental-journey-jewel-box-theatre-poulsbo-2/) - Through 1/25/2025 – The Jewel Box stage becomes a 1940s radio studio, with nostalgic radio plays, live sound effects, ads, and music. Tickets here.
- [Ordinary Days (matinee) @ Enoch City Arts (Bremerton)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/ordinary-days-enoch-city-arts-bremerton-3/) - In Bremerton, WA – through 2/7/2026. A sung-through musical about four young New Yorkers' lives intersecting in unexpected ways. By Adam Gwon. Tickets here.
- [Ordinary Days @ Enoch City Arts (Bremerton)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/ordinary-days-enoch-city-arts-bremerton-730/) - Through 2/7/2026 – A sung-through musical about four young New Yorkers' lives intersecting in unexpected ways. By Adam Gwon. Tickets here.
- [Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr. (matinee) @ Cascade Community Theatre (Monroe)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-little-mermaid-jr-cascade-community-theatre-monroe-2/) - In Monroe, through 1/24/2026 – A stage musical based on the animated film. Tickets here.
- [Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr. @ Cascade Community Theatre (Monroe)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-little-mermaid-jr-cascade-community-theatre-monroe-7/) - Through 1/24/2026 – A stage musical based on the animated film. Tickets here.
- [A Beautiful Noise – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown) (open captioned performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/beautiful-noise-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-630-captioned/) - 1/18/2026 – Open captioned performance. A Broadway Across America touring production of the Neil Diamond musical. Tickets here.
- [A Beautiful Noise (matinee) – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown) (ASL interpreted & audio described performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/beautiful-noise-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-1-asl-audio/) - 1/18/2026 – ASL interpreted & audio described performance. A Broadway Across America touring production of the Neil Diamond musical. Tickets here.
- [A Beautiful Noise (matinee) – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/beautiful-noise-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-2/) - A Broadway Across America touring production of the Neil Diamond musical, created in collaboration with Diamond himself. Book by Anthony McCarten. Tickets here.
- [A Beautiful Noise – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/beautiful-noise-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-8/) - A Broadway Across America touring production of the Neil Diamond musical, created in collaboration with Diamond himself. Book by Anthony McCarten. Tickets here.
- [A Beautiful Noise – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/beautiful-noise-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-730/) - Through 1/18/2026 – Broadway Across America's touring production of the Neil Diamond musical. Tickets here.
- [9 to 5 (matinee) @ Village Theatre (Everett)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/9-to-5-village-theatre-everett-2/) - Dolly Parton's musical comedy of workplace revenge, based on the 1980 film. Book by Patricia Resnick. Directed by Katy Tabb. Tickets here.
- [9 to 5 @ Village Theatre (Everett)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/9-to-5-village-theatre-everett-730/) - Through 2/8/2026 – Dolly Parton's musical comedy of workplace revenge, based on the 1980 film. Directed by Katy Tabb.
- [The Heart Sellers (matinee) @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-heart-sellers-seattle-rep-2/) - In Lloyd Suh's play, two young immigrant women meet as strangers over the frozen turkeys at the grocery store and decide to celebrate the unfamiliar Thanksgiving holiday together as they long for faraway family in Korea and the Philippines. Directed by Sunam Ellis. Tickets here.
- [The Heart Sellers @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-heart-sellers-seattle-rep-730/) - Performs through 2/1/2026. Written by Lloyd Suh, directed by Sunam Ellis.
- [14/48: The World's Quickest Theater Festival (late show) @ Center Theatre (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/1448-the-worlds-quickest-theater-festival-seattle-jan-2026-10/) - Two weekends of 14 short plays created in 48 hours, with different shows every night. Tickets here.
- [14/48: The World's Quickest Theater Festival (early show) @ Center Theatre (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/1448-the-worlds-quickest-theater-festival-seattle-jan-2026-730/) - Two weekends of 14 short plays created in 48 hours, with different shows every night. Tickets here.
- [Li (matinee) @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/li-seattle-public-theater-2/) - By Wei He; directed by Christie Zhao. A co-production of SIS Productions and Seattle Public Theater. Sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [The Truth (in English with Russian subtitles) @ Theatre33 (Bellevue)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-truth-theatre33-bellevue-7/) - A charming man, a suspicious wife, a loyal friend, and a secret affair collide in a sharp, fast-paced comedy of deception. Set in elegant apartments and whispered over coffee cups, The Truth peels back the layers of modern relationships with wit, precision, and delicious irony. By Florian Zeller. Presented in English with Russian subtitles. Tickets
- [Слухи (Rumors) (in Russian without English subtitles) @ Theatre33 (Bellevue)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/rumors-russian-theatre33-bellevue-5/) - January 2026. Neil Simon's four-door farce brings razor-sharp comedy, rapid-fire dialogue, and hilarious moments of pure theatrical madness.
- [Слухи (Rumors) (in Russian without English subtitles) @ Theatre33 (Bellevue)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/rumors-russian-theatre33-bellevue-7/) - Neil Simon brings razor-sharp comedy, rapid-fire dialogue, and hilarious moments of pure theatrical madness. When the deputy mayor of New York is found unconscious with a (non-fatal!) gunshot wound and his wife is missing, four high-powered couples arrive for a dinner party -- and nothing goes according to plan. Confusion, cover-ups, and miscommunication spiral out
- [Cyrano de Bergerac @ Theatre33 (Bellevue)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/cyrano-de-bergerac-theatre33-bellevue-5/) - Cyrano de Bergerac is a brilliant poet, a skilled swordsman, and a man of fierce loyalty -- but he is haunted by the belief that his famously large nose makes him unlovable. With its richly poetic language and emotionally resonant characters, Edmond Rostand’s timeless classic remains a celebration of courage, love, and the power of
- [Cyrano de Bergerac @ Theatre33 (Bellevue)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/cyrano-de-bergerac-theatre33-bellevue-7/) - Cyrano de Bergerac is a brilliant poet, a skilled swordsman, and a man of fierce loyalty -- but he is haunted by the belief that his famously large nose makes him unlovable. With its richly poetic language and emotionally resonant characters, Edmond Rostand’s timeless classic remains a celebration of courage, love, and the power of
- [The SpongeBob Musical - youth edition (matinee) @ Theatre33 (Bellevue)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/spongebob-musical-theatre33-bellevue-12/) - A one-hour edition of the hit musical, specially tailored for young actors. When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world. Based on the animated series. Tickets here.
- [The SpongeBob Musical - youth edition @ Theatre33 (Bellevue)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/spongebob-musical-theatre33-bellevue-5/) - A one-hour edition of the hit musical, specially tailored for young actors. When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world. Based on the animated series. Tickets here.
- [The SpongeBob Musical - youth edition @ Theatre33 (Bellevue)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/spongebob-musical-theatre33-bellevue-630/) - A one-hour edition of the hit musical, specially tailored for young actors. When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world. Based on the animated series. Tickets here.
- [The Lion King (matinee) – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown) (ASL interpreted & audio described performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/lion-king-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-1-asl-audio/) - This performance is ASL interpreted. Audio description available. See calendar for all dates, including opened captioned and sensory friendly shows.
- [The Lion King (matinee) – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown) (audio description available)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/lion-king-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-1-audio/) - Audio description available at this performance. See calendar for all dates, including ASL interpretation, captions, and sensory friendly performance.
- [The Lion King – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/lion-king-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-730/) - Through 1/4/2026. Disney's classic film comes to life in Julie Taymor's celebrated staging, with music & lyrics by Elton John & Tim Rice. Tickets here.
- [The Lion King (matinee) – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/lion-king-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-2/) - Through 1/4/2026. Disney's classic film comes to life in Julie Taymor's celebrated staging, with music & lyrics by Elton John & Tim Rice. Tickets here.
- [The Lion King (matinee) – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/lion-king-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-1/) - Through 1/4/2026. Disney's classic film comes to life in Julie Taymor's celebrated staging, with music & lyrics by Elton John & Tim Rice. Tickets here.
- [Arrivals - The Seattle Project @ King St. Station (Seattle - Chinatown International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/arrivals-the-seattle-project-4/) - A new dance work created in residency at King St. Station. “Of the many travelers that historically passed through King Street Station, many were immigrants or migrants arriving from another place, taking their first steps in Seattle out of the station. ... In a time where we are seeing so many forced departures, working in
- [Eulogy - Pony World Theatre (matinee) @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/eulogy-pony-world-theatre-seattle-2-pwyc/) - In this life-affirming story, Brendan Healy confronts both his mortality and the mystery of why he just won't die already. Tickets here.
- [Eulogy - Pony World Theatre @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/eulogy-pony-world-theatre-seattle-730-pwyc/) - In this life-affirming story, Brendan Healy confronts both his mortality and the mystery of why he just won't die already. Tickets here.
- [Eulogy - Pony World Theatre @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/eulogy-pony-world-theatre-seattle-730/) - In this life-affirming story, Brendan Healy confronts both his mortality and the mystery of why he just won't die already. Tickets here.
- [Chicago - touring @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/chicago-touring-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-730/) - In the whirlwind of Chicago's Jazz Age, notorious murderesses -- vaudeville star Velma Kelly & chorus girl Roxie Hart -- become fierce rivals in a media frenzy.
- [First Draft - reading series @ Edmonds Driftwood Players (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/first-draft-reading-series-2025-edmonds-driftwood-players-7/) - A staged reading series of new works, with plays by Vincent Kovar, James Lyle, Elena Naskova, Christopher Bailey, David Ahlvers, and more. Free admission.
- [Everybody (matinee) - UW School of Drama @ Jones Playhouse (Seattle - U-District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/everybody-uw-drama-seattle-2/) - When Death summons Everybody, Everybody is allowed to bring a friend along for the journey -- if they can find a volunteer. Each performance features a different cast, as roles are determined by lottery. Written by Branden Jacob Jenkins, based the play on the 15th century morality play Everyman; directed by Chi-wang Yang. Tickets here.
- [Everybody - UW School of Drama @ Jones Playhouse (Seattle - U-District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/everybody-uw-drama-seattle-730/) - When Death summons Everybody, Everybody is allowed to bring a friend along for the journey -- if they can find a volunteer. Each performance features a different cast, as roles are determined by lottery. Written by Branden Jacob Jenkins, based the play on the 15th century morality play Everyman; directed by Chi-wang Yang. Tickets here.
- [Bunny (matinee) - UW School of Drama @ Jones Playhouse (Seattle - U-District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/bunny-uw-drama-seattle-2/) - Friendless and quietly weird, Sorrel suddenly becomes the “hot dork” -- and, unencumbered by the burden of shame, she journeys through the complex social expectations around female sexuality. By Hannah Moscovich; directed by MFA student Ren. Tickets here.
- [Bunny - UW School of Drama @ Jones Playhouse (Seattle - U-District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/bunny-uw-drama-seattle-730/) - Friendless and quietly weird, Sorrel suddenly becomes the “hot dork” -- and, unencumbered by the burden of shame, she journeys through the complex social expectations around female sexuality. By Hannah Moscovich; directed by MFA student Ren. Tickets here.
- [The Seagull (matinee) - UW School of Drama @ Jones Playhouse (Seattle - U-District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-seagull-uw-drama-seattle-2/) - Chekhov’s ”serious comedy of human contradictions” captures the fierce hopes and quiet heartbreaks of an artistic career. A new adaptation by Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear & Larissa Pevear; directed by MFA student Sebastián Bravo Montenegro. Tickets here.
- [The Seagull - UW School of Drama @ Jones Playhouse (Seattle - U-District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-seagull-uw-drama-seattle-730/) - Chekhov’s ”serious comedy of human contradictions” captures the fierce hopes and quiet heartbreaks of an artistic career. A new adaptation by Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear & Larissa Pevear; directed by MFA student Sebastián Bravo Montenegro. Tickets here.
- [They Don’t Pay! We Won’t Pay! (matinee) - UW School of Drama @ Jones Playhouse (Seattle - U-District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/they-dont-pay-uw-drama-seattle-2/) - A sharp and timely comedy that's part farce, part protest. When Anthea gets caught up in a spontaneous supermarket uprising, she fills her bags full of food. But how to keep them hidden from the police -- and her by-the-book socialist husband? Written by Dario Fo; adapted by Deborah McAndrew; directed by Bradley Wrenn. Part of
- [They Don’t Pay! We Won’t Pay! - UW School of Drama @ Jones Playhouse (Seattle - U-District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/they-dont-pay-uw-drama-seattle-730/) - A sharp and timely comedy that's part farce, part protest. When Anthea gets caught up in a spontaneous supermarket uprising, she fills her bags full of food. But how to keep them hidden from the police -- and her by-the-book socialist husband? Written by Dario Fo; adapted by Deborah McAndrew; directed by Bradley Wrenn. Part of
- [OMNIA Break Room (matinee) - UW School of Drama @ Meany Studio Theatre (Seattle - UW campus)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/omnia-break-room-uw-drama-seattle-2/) - In a world of streamlined efficiency, the employees of OMNIA (Latin for “everything”) convene in the breakroom during their shifts, disconnected and isolated, until a schism in the system reveals life on the other side. Devised by a student cohort; conceived and directed by Adrienne Mackey. Tickets here.
- [OMNIA Break Room - UW School of Drama @ Meany Studio Theatre (Seattle - UW campus)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/omnia-break-room-uw-drama-seattle-730/) - In a world of streamlined efficiency, the employees of OMNIA (Latin for “everything”) convene in the breakroom during their shifts, disconnected and isolated, until a schism in the system reveals life on the other side. Devised by a student cohort; conceived and directed by Adrienne Mackey. Tickets here.
- [Occurrence #14 (matinee) @ Spectrum Dance Theater (Seattle - Lake Washington)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/occurrence-14-spectrum-dance-theater-seattle-3/) - New choreography by Donald Byrd, performed at SDT's intimate studio setting on the shore of Lake Washington. Sliding-scale tickets available. Tickets here.
- [Occurrence #14 @ Spectrum Dance Theater (Seattle - Lake Washington)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/occurrence-14-spectrum-dance-theater-seattle-8/) - New choreography by Donald Byrd, performed at SDT's intimate studio setting on the shore of Lake Washington. Sliding-scale tickets available. Tickets here.
- [Plays on Tap (readings) - Copious Love @ Jules Maes Saloon (Seattle - Georgetown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/plays-on-tap-2025-copious-love-seattle/) - Presented by Copious Love, this long-running reading series features a new play by a different playwright each month. Free admission. 1st Tuesdays.
- [Orfeo ed Euridice - Tacoma Opera @ Pantages Theater (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/orfeo-euridice-tacoma-opera-7/) - Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck; libretto by Ranieri de' Calzabigi. Based on the myth of Orpheus and Euridice. Tickets here.
- [Orfeo ed Euridice (matinee) - Tacoma Opera @ Pantages Theater (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/orfeo-euridice-tacoma-opera-2/) - Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck; libretto by Ranieri de' Calzabigi. Based on the myth of Orpheus and Euridice. Tickets here.
- [Das Rheingold (matinee) - Tacoma Opera @ Pantages Theater (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/das-rheingold-tacoma-opera-2/) - October 3-5, 2025. An international cast of singers unite to bring Wagner's divine music to life at the historic Pantages Theater in Tacoma. Tickets here.
- [Das Rheingold - Tacoma Opera @ Pantages Theater (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/das-rheingold-tacoma-opera-7/) - An international cast of singers unite to bring Wagner's divine music to life on the historic Pantages stage. One weekend only. Tickets here.
- [Framing Device: The Edvard Munch Plays (matinee) - Latitude Theatre @ TPS Theatre4 (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/framing-device-edvard-munch-plays-latitude-theatre-seattle-2/) - Latitude Theatre presents six new plays by six playwrights, based on paintings by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch (The Scream). Tickets here.
- [Framing Device: The Edvard Munch Plays - Latitude Theatre @ TPS Theatre4 (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/framing-device-edvard-munch-plays-latitude-theatre-seattle-730/) - Six new plays based on paintings by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch (The Scream). In the Seattle Center Armory. Tickets here.
- [A Klingon Christmas Carol (matinee) - Latitude Theatre @ TPS Center Theatre (Seattle Center Armory)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/klingon-christmas-carol-latitude-theatre-seattle-2/) - Latitude Theatre presents the Dickens classic tale of ghosts and redemption, adapted to reflect the Warrior Code of Honor and translated into tlhIngan Hol.
- [A Klingon Christmas Carol - Latitude Theatre @ TPS Center Theatre (Seattle Center Armory)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/klingon-christmas-carol-latitude-theatre-seattle-730/) - The Dickens classic tale of ghosts and redemption, adapted to reflect the Warrior Code of Honor and translated into tlhIngan Hol (the Klingon Language).
- [The Manor - MAP Theatre @ Seattle Open Arts Place (Seattle - Central District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-manor-map-theatre-seattle-730/) - A new camp horror / Gothic romance by Kelleen Conway Blanchard.
- [Rumors @ Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts (Marysville) (ASL interpreted performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/rumors-red-curtain-foundation-marysville-8-asl/) - A classic farce by Neil Simon. Tickets here.
- [Rumors (matinee) @ Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts (Marysville)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/rumors-red-curtain-foundation-marysville-2/) - A classic farce by Neil Simon. Tickets here.
- [Rumors @ Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts (Marysville)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/rumors-red-curtain-foundation-marysville-8/) - A classic farce by Neil Simon. Tickets here.
- [Footloose the Musical @ Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts (Marysville) (ASL interpreted performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/footloose-red-curtain-foundation-marysville-8-asl/) - Based on the film, adapted for the stage by Dean Pitchford & Walter Bobbie; music by Tom Snow; lyrics by Dean Pitchford. Tickets here.
- [Footloose the Musical (matinee) @ Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts (Marysville)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/footloose-red-curtain-foundation-marysville-2/) - Based on the film, adapted for the stage by Dean Pitchford & Walter Bobbie; music by Tom Snow; lyrics by Dean Pitchford. Tickets here.
- [Footloose the Musical @ Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts (Marysville)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/footloose-red-curtain-foundation-marysville-8/) - Based on the film, adapted for the stage by Dean Pitchford & Walter Bobbie; music by Tom Snow; lyrics by Dean Pitchford. Tickets here.
- [Murder on the Orient Express @ Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts (Marysville) (ASL interpreted performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/murder-on-the-orient-express-red-curtain-foundation-marysville-8-asl/) - Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts – Agatha Christie's classic murder mystery, adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig. Tickets here.
- [Murder on the Orient Express @ Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts (Marysville)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/murder-on-the-orient-express-red-curtain-foundation-marysville-8/) - Agatha Christie's classic murder mystery, adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig. Tickets here.
- [Murder on the Orient Express (matinee) @ Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts (Marysville)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/murder-on-the-orient-express-red-curtain-foundation-marysville-2/) - Agatha Christie's classic murder mystery, adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig. Tickets here.
- [The Sound of Music @ Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts (Marysville) (ASL interpreted performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/sound-of-music-red-curtain-foundation-marysville-7-asl/) - The classical musical, with music by Richard Rodgers; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; book by Howard Lyndsay & Russel Crouse. Tickets here.
- [The Sound of Music (matinee) @ Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts (Marysville)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/sound-of-music-red-curtain-foundation-marysville-2/) - The classical musical, with music by Richard Rodgers; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; book by Howard Lyndsay & Russel Crouse. Tickets here.
- [The Sound of Music @ Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts (Marysville)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/sound-of-music-red-curtain-foundation-marysville-7/) - The classical musical, with music by Richard Rodgers; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; book by Howard Lyndsay & Russel Crouse. Tickets here.
- [The Rocky Horror Picture Show - with shadow cast @ Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts (Marysville)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/rocky-horror-red-curtain-foundation-marysville-12/) - Tickets here.
- [The Rocky Horror Picture Show - with shadow cast @ Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts (Marysville)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/rocky-horror-red-curtain-foundation-marysville-8/) - Tickets here.
- [Our Town (matinee) @ Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts (Marysville)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/our-town-red-curtain-foundation-marysville-2/) - Thornton Wilder's classic play; directed by Scott B Randall. Tickets here.
- [Our Town @ Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts (Marysville)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/our-town-red-curtain-foundation-marysville-8/) - Thornton Wilder's classic play; directed by Scott B Randall. Tickets here.
- [Giselle @ Olympic Ballet Theatre (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/giselle-2026-olympic-ballet-theatre-edmonds-5/) - Ballet's classic ghost story, with choreography by Marius Petipa and score by Adolphe Adam, restaged by Oleg Gorboulev & Mara Vinson. Tickets here.
- [Giselle @ Olympic Ballet Theatre (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/giselle-2026-olympic-ballet-theatre-edmonds-7/) - Ballet's classic ghost story, with choreography by Marius Petipa and score by Adolphe Adam, restaged by Oleg Gorboulev & Mara Vinson. Tickets here.
- [Spring Rep @ Olympic Ballet Theatre (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/spring-rep-2026-olympic-ballet-theatre-edmonds-5/) - Choreography by Oleg Gorboulev & Mara Vinson (La Fille Mal Gardée - Excerpts), music by Ferdinand Hérold; and Donald Byrd (From the Dark Land), music by George Crumb. Tickets here.
- [Spring Rep @ Olympic Ballet Theatre (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/spring-rep-2026-olympic-ballet-theatre-edmonds-7/) - Choreography by Donald Byrd and Oleg Gorboulev & Mara Vinson. Tickets here.
- [Debuts @ Olympic Ballet Theatre (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/debuts-2026-olympic-ballet-theatre-edmonds-5/) - New choreography by Price Suddarth and Beth Twigs. Tickets here.
- [Debuts @ Olympic Ballet Theatre (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/debuts-2026-olympic-ballet-theatre-edmonds-7/) - New choreography by Price Suddarth and Beth Twigs. Tickets here.
- [The Nutcracker - Olympic Ballet Theatre @ Everett Performing Arts Center (Everett)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-nutcracker-2025-olympic-ballet-theatre-everett-5/) - Choreographed by Oleg Gorboulev & Mara Vinson, with Tchaikovsky’s timeless score. Tickets here.
- [The Nutcracker - Olympic Ballet Theatre @ Everett Performing Arts Center (Everett)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-nutcracker-2025-olympic-ballet-theatre-everett-7/) - Choreographed by Oleg Gorboulev & Mara Vinson, with Tchaikovsky’s timeless score. Tickets here.
- [The Nutcracker (matinee) - Olympic Ballet Theatre @ Everett Performing Arts Center (Everett)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-nutcracker-2025-olympic-ballet-theatre-everett-1/) - Olympic Ballet Theatre's annual production, choreographed by Oleg Gorboulev & Mara Vinson with Tchaikovsky’s timeless score. Tickets here.
- [The Nutcracker (matinee) - Olympic Ballet Theatre @ Everett Performing Arts Center (Everett)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-nutcracker-2025-olympic-ballet-theatre-everett-2/) - Olympic Ballet Theatre's annual production, choreographed by Oleg Gorboulev & Mara Vinson with Tchaikovsky’s timeless score. Tickets here.
- [The Nutcracker (matinee) - Olympic Ballet Theatre @ Edmonds Center for the Arts (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-nutcracker-2025-olympic-ballet-theatre-edmonds-1/) - Choreographed by Oleg Gorboulev & Mara Vinson, with Tchaikovsky’s timeless score. Tickets here.
- [The Nutcracker (matinee) - Olympic Ballet Theatre @ Edmonds Center for the Arts (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-nutcracker-2025-olympic-ballet-theatre-edmonds-2/) - Choreographed by Oleg Gorboulev & Mara Vinson, with Tchaikovsky’s timeless score. Tickets here.
- [The Nutcracker - Olympic Ballet Theatre @ Edmonds Center for the Arts (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-nutcracker-2025-olympic-ballet-theatre-edmonds-5/) - Choreographed by Oleg Gorboulev & Mara Vinson, with Tchaikovsky’s timeless score. Tickets here.
- [The Nutcracker - Olympic Ballet Theatre @ Edmonds Center for the Arts (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-nutcracker-2025-olympic-ballet-theatre-edmonds-7/) - Choreographed by Oleg Gorboulev & Mara Vinson, with Tchaikovsky’s timeless score. Tickets here.
- [Murder on West Moon Street @ The Phoenix Theatre (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/murder-on-west-moon-street-phoenix-theatre-edmonds-730/) - By Rob Urbinati; directed by Eric Lewis. Tickets here.
- [Murder on West Moon Street (matinee) @ The Phoenix Theatre (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/murder-on-west-moon-street-phoenix-theatre-edmonds-2/) - By Rob Urbinati; directed by Eric Lewis. Tickets here.
- [Silver Lining (matinee) @ The Phoenix Theatre (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/silver-lining-phoenix-theatre-edmonds-2/) - By Sandi Toksvig. Tickets here.
- [Silver Lining @ The Phoenix Theatre (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/silver-lining-phoenix-theatre-edmonds-730/) - By Sandi Toksvig. Tickets here.
- [Love's Labour's Lost @ The Phoenix Theatre (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/loves-labours-lost-phoenix-theatre-edmonds-730/) - By William Shakespeare; adapted & directed by Tracy Cahill. Tickets here.
- [Love's Labour's Lost (matinee) @ The Phoenix Theatre (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/loves-labours-lost-phoenix-theatre-edmonds-2/) - By William Shakespeare; adapted & directed by Tracy Cahill. Tickets here.
- [Mrs. Dilber's Christmas Carol (matinee) @ The Phoenix Theatre (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/mrs-dilbers-christmas-carol-phoenix-theatre-edmonds-2/) - By Arthur M. Jolly; directed by Eric Lewis. Tickets here.
- [Mrs. Dilber's Christmas Carol @ The Phoenix Theatre (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/mrs-dilbers-christmas-carol-phoenix-theatre-edmonds-730/) - By Arthur M. Jolly; directed by Eric Lewis. Tickets here.
- [Ms. Frankenstein's Monster (matinee) @ The Phoenix Theatre (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/ms-frankensteins-monster-phoenix-theatre-edmonds-2/) - In Albert Green's comedy, Baron Frankenstein faces steep competition when his sister creates her own monster, which quickly heads for Hollywood stardom.
- [Ms. Frankenstein's Monster @ The Phoenix Theatre (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/ms-frankensteins-monster-phoenix-theatre-edmonds-730/) - In Albert Green's comedy, Baron Frankenstein faces steep competition when his sister creates her own monster, which quickly heads for Hollywood stardom.
- [Outside Mullingar @ As If Theatre (Kenmore) (pay-what-you-choose night)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/outside-mullingar-as-if-theatre-kenmore-5-pwyc/) - Pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for this performance. A play by John Patrick Shanley, co-produced with Bainbridge Island's Circle of Fire Theatre.
- [Outside Mullingar @ As If Theatre (Kenmore) (pay-what-you-choose night)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/outside-mullingar-as-if-theatre-kenmore-730-pwyc/) - Pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for this performance. A play by John Patrick Shanley, co-produced with Bainbridge Island's Circle of Fire Theatre.
- [Outside Mullingar @ As If Theatre (Kenmore)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/outside-mullingar-as-if-theatre-kenmore-5/) - On neighboring family farms in the Irish countryside, a planned sale disturbs the status quo and a simmering romance. By John Patrick Shanley. Tickets here.
- [Outside Mullingar @ As If Theatre (Kenmore)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/outside-mullingar-as-if-theatre-kenmore-730/) - On neighboring family farms in the Irish countryside, a planned sale disturbs the status quo and a simmering romance. A play by John Patrick Shanley.
- [Chicago - touring (matinee) @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/chicago-touring-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-130/) - In the whirlwind of Chicago's Jazz Age, notorious murderesses -- vaudeville star Velma Kelly & chorus girl Roxie Hart -- become fierce rivals in a media frenzy.
- [Chicago - touring (matinee) @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown) (ASL interpreted & open captioned performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/chicago-touring-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-130-asl/) - In the whirlwind of Chicago's Jazz Age, two of the Cook County Jail's most notorious murderesses -- vaudeville star Velma Kelly and chorus girl Roxie Hart -- become fierce rivals as they compete for headlines amidst a media frenzy. Book by Fred Ebb & Bob Fosse; music by John Kander; lyrics by Fred Ebb. Co-presented with
- [Chicago - touring @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown) (ASL interpreted & open captioned performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/chicago-touring-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-730-asl/) - ASL interpreted & open captioned performance. Rivals Velma Kelly & Roxie Hart square off amidst a media frenzy in this classic musical. Tickets here.
- [Chicago - touring @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/chicago-touring-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-7/) - In the whirlwind of Chicago's Jazz Age, notorious murderesses -- vaudeville star Velma Kelly & chorus girl Roxie Hart -- become fierce rivals in a media frenzy.
- [Shucked – touring (matinee) @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown) (open captioned performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/shucked-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-captioned/) - A musical comedy about Cob County. Music & lyrics by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally; book by Robert Horn; directed by Jack O’Brien. ASL interpreted & audio described performance 11/9 (matinee); open captioned performance 11/9 (evening). Tickets here.
- [Shucked – touring (matinee) @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown) (ASL interpreted & audio described performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/shucked-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-asl/) - A musical comedy about Cob County. Music & lyrics by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally; book by Robert Horn; directed by Jack O’Brien. ASL interpreted & audio described performance 11/9 (matinee); open captioned performance 11/9 (evening). Tickets here.
- [Shucked – touring (matinee) @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/shucked-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-2/) - A musical comedy about Cob County. Music & lyrics by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally; book by Robert Horn; directed by Jack O’Brien.
- [Shucked – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/shucked-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-8/) - A musical comedy about Cob County. Music & lyrics by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally; book by Robert Horn; directed by Jack O’Brien.
- [Shucked – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/shucked-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-730/) - A musical comedy about Cob County. Music & lyrics by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally; book by Robert Horn; directed by Jack O’Brien.
- [Stereophonic – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/stereophonic-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-730/) - Tony Award-winning new play about an up-and-coming rock band, with original music by Arcade Fire’s Will Butler. By David Adjmi; directed by Daniel Aukin.
- [Stereophonic – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown) (open captioned performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/stereophonic-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-captioned/) - Tony Award-winning new play about an up-and-coming rock band, with original music by Arcade Fire’s Will Butler. By David Adjmi; directed by Daniel Aukin.
- [Stereophonic – touring (matinee) @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown) (ASL interpreted & audio described performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/stereophonic-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-asl/) - Tony Award-winning new play about an up-and-coming rock band, with original music by Arcade Fire’s Will Butler. By David Adjmi; directed by Daniel Aukin.
- [Stereophonic – touring (matinee) @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/stereophonic-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-2/) - Tony Award-winning new play about an up-and-coming rock band, with original music by Arcade Fire’s Will Butler. By David Adjmi; directed by Daniel Aukin.
- [Stereophonic – touring @ The Paramount Theatre (Seattle – Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/stereophonic-broadway-at-the-paramount-theatre-seattle-8/) - Tony Award-winning new play about an up-and-coming rock band, with original music by Arcade Fire’s Will Butler. By David Adjmi; directed by Daniel Aukin.
- [Jewels @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center - McCaw Hall)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/jewels-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle-730/) - A trio of George Balanchine’s quintessential choreography. Emeralds evokes French elegance; Rubies brings the glamor and jazz of America; and Diamonds recalls the grandeur of Balanchine’s native St. Petersburg. Tickets here.
- [Jewels @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center - McCaw Hall) (pay-what-you-choose rush tickets)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/jewels-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle-pwyc/) - A trio of George Balanchine’s quintessential choreography. Emeralds evokes French elegance; Rubies brings the glamor and jazz of America; and Diamonds recalls the grandeur of Balanchine’s native St. Petersburg. Pay-what-you-choose rush tickets offered for this performance; see info here. Tickets here.
- [Dress Rehearsal & Conversation: Firebird @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center - McCaw Hall)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/firebird-rehearsal-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle/) - Discussion with dance experts before a dress rehearsal of PNB's Firebird program (a trio of works by Kent Stowell, Alejandro Cerrudo, and Ulysses Dove). General seating; admission by donation. Tickets here.
- [Dress Rehearsal & Conversation: All Lang @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center - McCaw Hall)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/jessica-lang-rehearsal-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle/) - Discussion with dance experts before a dress rehearsal of PNB's All Lang program (a trio of works by Jessica Lang). General seating; admission by donation. Tickets here.
- [Dress Rehearsal & Conversation: Giselle @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center - McCaw Hall)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/giselle-rehearsal-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle/) - Discussion with dance experts before a dress rehearsal of Giselle. General seating; admission by donation. Tickets here.
- [Dress Rehearsal & Conversation: Cinderella @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center - McCaw Hall)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/cinderella-rehearsal-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle/) - Discussion with dance experts before a dress rehearsal of Kent Stowell's Cinderella. General seating; admission by donation. Tickets here.
- [Dress Rehearsal & Conversation: In the Upper Room @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center - McCaw Hall)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/upper-room-rehearsal-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle/) - Discussion with dance experts before a dress rehearsal of PNB's In the Upper Room program (a trio of works by Twyla Tharp; Dani Rowe; and Christopher D’Ariano & Amanda Morgan). General seating; admission by donation. Tickets here.
- [Dress Rehearsal & Conversation: Jewels @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center - McCaw Hall)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/jewels-rehearsal-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle/) - Discussion with dance experts before a dress rehearsal of George Balanchine’s Jewels. General seating; admission by donation. Tickets here.
- [Jewels (matinee) @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center - McCaw Hall)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/jewels-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle-1/) - A trio of George Balanchine’s quintessential choreography. Emeralds evokes French elegance; Rubies brings the glamor and jazz of America; and Diamonds recalls the grandeur of Balanchine’s native St. Petersburg. Tickets here.
- [Jewels (matinee) @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center - McCaw Hall)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/jewels-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle-2/) - A trio of George Balanchine’s quintessential choreography. Emeralds evokes French elegance; Rubies brings the glamor and jazz of America; and Diamonds recalls the grandeur of Balanchine’s native St. Petersburg. Tickets here.
- [Fuselage Dance Film Festival @ Yaw Theater (Seattle - Georgetown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/fuselage-dance-film-festival-2025-yaw-theater-seattle-730/) - 8th annual festival of short films focused on dance, including music videos, experimental/art, comedic, narrative, documentary, and others centered around dance & movement. Tickets here.
- [The Laramie Project @ ReAct Theatre (Seattle - Pioneer Square)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/laramie-project-react-theatre-seattle-730/) - Tectonic Theatre Company's acclaimed documentary-style play details the aftermath of the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming. By Moises Kaufman; directed by David Hsieh. Tickets here.
- [The Laramie Project (matinee) @ ReAct Theatre (Seattle - Pioneer Square)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/laramie-project-react-theatre-seattle-2/) - Tectonic Theatre Company's acclaimed documentary-style play details the aftermath of the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming. By Moises Kaufman; directed by David Hsieh. Tickets here.
- [Allen Fitzpatrick: A Christmas Carol @ ReAct Theatre (Seattle - Pioneer Square)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/allen-fitzpatrick-christmas-carol-react-theatre-seattle-730/) - Allen Fitzpatrick's unique adaptation of this beloved classic is a one-hour, one-man show filled with holiday warmth. Tickets here.
- [Buyer & Cellar (matinee) @ ReAct Theatre (Seattle - Pioneer Square)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/buyer-cellar-react-theatre-seattle-2/) - A charming, outrageous comedy about the price of fame, the cost of living, the pangs of love, and the oddest of odd jobs. By Jonathan Tolins; directed by David Hsieh. Tickets here.
- [Buyer & Cellar @ ReAct Theatre (Seattle - Pioneer Square)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/buyer-cellar-react-theatre-seattle-730/) - A charming, outrageous comedy about the price of fame, the cost of living, the pangs of love, and the oddest of odd jobs. By Jonathan Tolins; directed by David Hsieh. Tickets here.
- [Mixtape: An Improvised Playlist @ Unexpected Productions (Seattle - Pike Place Market)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/mixtape-improv-unexpected-productions-seattle/) - An improv cast teams up with a live musician to create a unique playlist based on audience suggestions. The ultimate improv showdown, as two teams of fearless improvisers are thrown into battle, armed only with your wildest suggestions. Every Friday & Saturday. Tickets here.
- [Bedroom Farce (matinee) @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma) (ASL interpreted performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/bedroom-farce-tacoma-little-theatre-2-asl/) - A fast-paced farce reveling in the absurdity of human relationships and the chaos they bring. By Alan Ayckbourn. Directed by Micheal O’Hara. Tickets here.
- [Bedroom Farce @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/bedroom-farce-tacoma-little-theatre-730-pwyc/) - A fast-paced farce reveling in the absurdity of human relationships and the chaos they bring. By Alan Ayckbourn. Directed by Micheal O’Hara. Tickets here.
- [Bedroom Farce (matinee) @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/bedroom-farce-tacoma-little-theatre-2/) - A fast-paced farce reveling in the absurdity of human relationships and the chaos they bring. By Alan Ayckbourn. Directed by Micheal O’Hara. Tickets here.
- [Bedroom Farce @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/bedroom-farce-tacoma-little-theatre-730/) - A fast-paced farce reveling in the absurdity of human relationships and the chaos they bring. By Alan Ayckbourn. Tickets here.
- [The Mountaintop (matinee) @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma) (ASL interpreted performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-mountaintop-tacoma-little-theatre-2-asl/) - Katori Hall's play reimagines MLK’s final night, weaving history, humanity, and hope. Blending realism with spiritual and surreal elements, The Mountaintop offers a human portrait of an iconic leader. Directed by Eric Clausell. Tickets here.
- [The Mountaintop @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-mountaintop-tacoma-little-theatre-730-pwyc/) - Katori Hall's play reimagines MLK’s final night, weaving history, humanity, and hope. Blending realism with spiritual and surreal elements, The Mountaintop offers a human portrait of an iconic leader. Directed by Eric Clausell. Tickets here.
- [The Mountaintop (matinee) @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-mountaintop-tacoma-little-theatre-2/) - Katori Hall's play reimagines MLK’s final night, weaving history, humanity, and hope. Blending realism with spiritual and surreal elements, The Mountaintop offers a human portrait of an iconic leader. Directed by Eric Clausell. Tickets here.
- [The Mountaintop @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-mountaintop-tacoma-little-theatre-730/) - Katori Hall's play reimagines MLK’s final night, weaving history, humanity, and hope. Blending realism with spiritual and surreal elements, The Mountaintop offers a human portrait of an iconic leader. Directed by Eric Clausell. Tickets here.
- [Spring Awakening @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/spring-awakening-tacoma-little-theatre-730-pwyc/) - A bold, electrifying musical about love, repression, and the turbulence of youth, with music & lyrics by Duncan Sheik; book by Steven Sater. Directed by Maria-Tania Bandes B. Weingarden; music directed by Daniel Wolfert; choreographed by Ashley Roy-Simpson. Co-presented with UW Tacoma. Tickets here.
- [Spring Awakening (matinee) @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma) (ASL interpreted performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/spring-awakening-tacoma-little-theatre-2-asl/) - A bold, electrifying musical about love, repression, and the turbulence of youth, with music & lyrics by Duncan Sheik; book by Steven Sater. Directed by Maria-Tania Bandes B. Weingarden; music directed by Daniel Wolfert; choreographed by Ashley Roy-Simpson. Co-presented with UW Tacoma. Tickets here.
- [Spring Awakening (matinee) @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/spring-awakening-tacoma-little-theatre-2/) - A bold, electrifying musical about love, repression, and the turbulence of youth, with music & lyrics by Duncan Sheik; book by Steven Sater. Directed by Maria-Tania Bandes B. Weingarden; music directed by Daniel Wolfert; choreographed by Ashley Roy-Simpson. Co-presented with UW Tacoma. Tickets here.
- [Spring Awakening @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/spring-awakening-tacoma-little-theatre-730/) - A bold, electrifying musical about love, repression, and the turbulence of youth, with music & lyrics by Duncan Sheik; book by Steven Sater. Directed by Maria-Tania Bandes B. Weingarden; music directed by Daniel Wolfert; choreographed by Ashley Roy-Simpson. Co-presented with UW Tacoma. Tickets here.
- [The Time Machine (matinee) @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma) (ASL interpreted performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/time-machine-tacoma-little-theatre-2-asl/) - This thrilling adaptation brings new life to H.G. Wells' classic sci-fi adventure, blending historical fiction with time travel. Adapted by Michael D. Fox; directed by Kathy Pingel. Tickets here.
- [The Time Machine @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/time-machine-tacoma-little-theatre-730-pwyc/) - This thrilling adaptation brings new life to H.G. Wells' classic sci-fi adventure, blending historical fiction with time travel. Adapted by Michael D. Fox; directed by Kathy Pingel. Tickets here.
- [The Time Machine (matinee) @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/time-machine-tacoma-little-theatre-2/) - This thrilling adaptation brings new life to H.G. Wells' classic sci-fi adventure, blending historical fiction with time travel. Adapted by Michael D. Fox; directed by Kathy Pingel. Tickets here.
- [The Time Machine @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/time-machine-tacoma-little-theatre-730/) - This thrilling adaptation brings new life to H.G. Wells' classic sci-fi adventure, blending historical fiction with time travel. Tickets here.
- [Matilda the Musical @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/matilda-musical-tacoma-little-theatre-730-pwyc/) - Based on Roald Dahl's classic children's book, Matilda is a magical, rebellious musical about a brilliant girl who uses newfound powers to stand up for herself and her friends. Book by Dennis Kelly (based on Dahl's novel); music & lyrics by Tim Minchin. Directed by Jennifer York; music directed by Lindsay Delmarter; choreographed by Cassie
- [Matilda the Musical (matinee) @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma) (ASL interpreted performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/matilda-musical-tacoma-little-theatre-2-asl/) - Based on Roald Dahl's classic children's book, Matilda is a magical, rebellious musical about a brilliant girl who uses newfound powers to stand up for herself and her friends. Book by Dennis Kelly (based on Dahl's novel); music & lyrics by Tim Minchin. Directed by Jennifer York; music directed by Lindsay Delmarter; choreographed by Cassie
- [Matilda the Musical (matinee) @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/matilda-musical-tacoma-little-theatre-2/) - Based on Roald Dahl's classic children's book, Matilda is a magical, rebellious musical about a brilliant girl who uses newfound powers to stand up for herself and her friends. Book by Dennis Kelly (based on Dahl's novel); music & lyrics by Tim Minchin. Directed by Jennifer York; music directed by Lindsay Delmarter; choreographed by Cassie
- [Matilda the Musical @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/matilda-musical-tacoma-little-theatre-730/) - Adapted from Roald Dahl's classic children's book, Matilda is a magical, rebellious musical about a brilliant girl who stands up for herself and her friends.
- [The Threepenny Opera @ Theatre Battery (Kent) (free)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-threepenny-opera-theatre-battery-kent-8/) - Now extended through 9/7. Free admission for all. Tickets here.
- [The Threepenny Opera (matinee) @ Theatre Battery (Kent) (free)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-threepenny-opera-theatre-battery-kent-3/) - By Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill, & Elisabeth Hauptmann; directed by Logan Ellis. Free admission for all (donations welcome). Tickets here.
- [Nerdlesque @ Youngstown Cultural Arts Center (West Seattle)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/nerdlesque-2025-youngstown-west-seattle-730/) - In this burlesque showcase, nerds celebrate their favorite fandoms: '80s cartoons, gay pirates, Star Trek, and more. Tickets here.
- [Jurassic Parking Lot @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/jurassic-parking-lot-seattle-public-theater-730/) - From the creators of Titanish and A Very Die Hard Christmas comes a bawdy new musical comedy. With dinosaurs. By Jeff Schell and Ryan Dobosh; directed by Mark Siano. A co-production of The Habit and Seattle Public Theater. (Limited number of financially accessible tickets available beginning 7/22.) Tickets here.
- [Jurassic Parking Lot @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/jurassic-parking-lot-seattle-public-theater-6/) - From the creators of Titanish and A Very Die Hard Christmas comes a bawdy new musical comedy. With dinosaurs. By Jeff Schell and Ryan Dobosh; directed by Mark Siano. A co-production of The Habit and Seattle Public Theater. (Limited number of financially accessible tickets available beginning 7/22.) Tickets here.
- [Jurassic Parking Lot @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/jurassic-parking-lot-seattle-public-theater-830/) - From the creators of Titanish and A Very Die Hard Christmas comes a bawdy new musical comedy. With dinosaurs. By Jeff Schell and Ryan Dobosh; directed by Mark Siano. A co-production of The Habit and Seattle Public Theater. (Limited number of financially accessible tickets available beginning 7/22.) Tickets here.
- [Jurassic Parking Lot (matinee) @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/jurassic-parking-lot-seattle-public-theater-3/) - From the creators of Titanish and A Very Die Hard Christmas comes a bawdy new musical comedy. With dinosaurs. By Jeff Schell and Ryan Dobosh; directed by Mark Siano. A co-production of The Habit and Seattle Public Theater. (Limited number of financially accessible tickets available beginning 7/22.) Tickets here.
- [Jurassic Parking Lot @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/jurassic-parking-lot-seattle-public-theater-530/) - From the creators of Titanish and A Very Die Hard Christmas comes a bawdy new musical comedy. With dinosaurs. By Jeff Schell and Ryan Dobosh; directed by Mark Siano. A co-production of The Habit and Seattle Public Theater. (Limited number of financially accessible tickets available beginning 7/22.) Tickets here.
- [Jurassic Parking Lot (early show) @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/jurassic-parking-lot-seattle-public-theater-7/) - From the creators of Titanish and A Very Die Hard Christmas comes a bawdy new musical comedy. With dinosaurs. By Jeff Schell and Ryan Dobosh; directed by Mark Siano. A co-production of The Habit and Seattle Public Theater. (Limited number of financially accessible tickets available beginning 7/22.) Tickets here.
- [Jurassic Parking Lot (late show) @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/jurassic-parking-lot-seattle-public-theater-930/) - From the creators of Titanish and A Very Die Hard Christmas comes a bawdy new musical comedy. With dinosaurs. By Jeff Schell and Ryan Dobosh; directed by Mark Siano. A co-production of The Habit and Seattle Public Theater. (Limited number of financially accessible tickets available beginning 7/22.) Tickets here.
- [Moms Unhinged Stand-Up Comedy Show @ Minnaert Center (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/moms-unhinged-comedy-show-olympia-7/) - Comedians Nancy Norton, Jene Suplee, and Stacy Pederson explore everything from motherhood, midlife crisis, marriage, divorce, online dating, and other things that irritate us. Men are welcome to the show, too. Tickets here.
- [Exit Laughing (matinee) @ Olympia Little Theatre (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/exit-laughing-olympia-little-theatre-155/) - When the biggest highlight in your life for the past 30 years has been your weekly bridge night out with the “girls,” what do you do when one of your foursome inconveniently dies? If you’re Connie, Leona and Millie, three southern ladies from Birmingham, you do the most daring thing you’ve ever done: you “borrow”
- [Exit Laughing @ Olympia Little Theatre (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/exit-laughing-olympia-little-theatre-725/) - When the biggest highlight in your life for the past 30 years has been your weekly bridge night out with the “girls,” what do you do when one of your foursome inconveniently dies? If you’re Connie, Leona and Millie, three southern ladies from Birmingham, you do the most daring thing you’ve ever done: you “borrow”
- [The Fairest Flame (matinee) @ Olympia Little Theatre (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-fairest-flame-olympia-little-theatre-155/) - This drama dives beneath the well-known story of Joan of Arc to surface personalities and feelings relevant to audiences today. By Stacy Ericson; directed by Bitsy Bidwell. Tickets here.
- [The Fairest Flame @ Olympia Little Theatre (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-fairest-flame-olympia-little-theatre-725/) - This drama dives beneath the well-known story of Joan of Arc to surface personalities and feelings relevant to audiences today. By Stacy Ericson; directed by Bitsy Bidwell. Tickets here.
- [The Christmas Express (matinee) @ Olympia Little Theatre (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/christmas-express-olympia-little-theatre-155/) - This nostalgic theatrical greeting card is full of eccentric small town characters, wise-cracking their way to finding the true wonder of Christmas. By Pat Cook; directed by Scott Ellgen. Tickets here.
- [The Christmas Express @ Olympia Little Theatre (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/christmas-express-olympia-little-theatre-725/) - This nostalgic theatrical greeting card is full of eccentric small town characters, wise-cracking their way to finding the true wonder of Christmas. By Pat Cook; directed by Scott Ellgen. Tickets here.
- [But Why Bump Off Barnaby? (matinee) @ Olympia Little Theatre (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/bump-off-barnaby-olympia-little-theatre-155/) - When Barnaby Folcey is murdered at a family gathering at Marlgate Manor, it transpires that he had a motive to murder everybody else, but no one had a reason to want him dead. While dying, he scrawled the letters “b-a-r,” which can implicate everyone. While the bizarre group frantically tries to unmask the murderer, people
- [But Why Bump Off Barnaby? @ Olympia Little Theatre (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/bump-off-barnaby-olympia-little-theatre-725/) - When Barnaby Folcey is murdered at a family gathering at Marlgate Manor, it transpires that he had a motive to murder everybody else, but no one had a reason to want him dead. While dying, he scrawled the letters “b-a-r,” which can implicate everyone. While the bizarre group frantically tries to unmask the murderer, people
- [Love/Sick (matinee) @ Olympia Little Theatre (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/love-sick-olympia-little-theatre-155/) - A darker cousin to Almost, Maine, John Cariani’s Love/Sick is a collection of nine slightly twisted, hilarious short plays -- an unromantic comedy for the romantic in everyone. Set on a Friday night in an alternate suburban reality, this 80-minute romp explores the pain and the joy that comes with being in love. Directed by Kathy
- [Love/Sick @ Olympia Little Theatre (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/love-sick-olympia-little-theatre-725/) - A darker cousin to Almost, Maine, John Cariani’s Love/Sick is a collection of nine slightly twisted, hilarious short plays -- an unromantic comedy for the romantic in everyone. Set on a Friday night in an alternate suburban reality, this 80-minute romp explores the pain and the joy that comes with being in love. Directed by Kathy
- [All in the Timing (matinee) @ Olympia Little Theatre (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/all-in-the-timing-olympia-little-theatre-155/) - A series of short comedies about the complexities of the English language. By David Ives; directed by Andrea Gordon. Tickets here.
- [All in the Timing @ Olympia Little Theatre (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/all-in-the-timing-olympia-little-theatre-725/) - A series of short comedies about the complexities of the English language. By David Ives; directed by Andrea Gordon. Tickets here.
- [Dead Man’s Cell Phone (matinee) @ Olympia Little Theatre (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/dead-mans-cell-phone-olympia-little-theatre-155/) - Sarah Ruhl's comedy opens with an incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café, a stranger at the next table who has had enough, and a dead man with a lot of loose ends. A work about how we memorialize the dead, and how that remembering changes us, Dead Man's Cell Phone confronts assumptions about
- [Dead Man’s Cell Phone @ Olympia Little Theatre (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/dead-mans-cell-phone-olympia-little-theatre-725/) - Sarah Ruhl's comedy opens with an incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café, a stranger at the next table who has had enough, and a dead man with a lot of loose ends. A work about how we memorialize the dead, and how that remembering changes us, Dead Man's Cell Phone confronts assumptions about
- [Pipeline @ Lakewood Playhouse (Lakewood) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/pipeline-lakewood-playhouse-730-pwyc/) - Dominique Morisseau's play about the school-to-prison pipeline uses Gwendolyn Brooks’ prophetic poem “We Real Cool" as its pulse, telling a story of a passionate high school teacher's determination to keep her son out of the pipeline she's worked to divert. Directed by Michelle N. Matlock. Tickets here.
- [Pipeline (matinee) @ Lakewood Playhouse (Lakewood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/pipeline-lakewood-playhouse-2/) - Dominique Morisseau's play about the school-to-prison pipeline uses Gwendolyn Brooks’ prophetic poem “We Real Cool" as its pulse, telling a story of a passionate high school teacher's determination to keep her son out of the pipeline she's worked to divert. Directed by Michelle N. Matlock. Tickets here.
- [Pipeline @ Lakewood Playhouse (Lakewood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/pipeline-lakewood-playhouse-730/) - Dominique Morisseau's play about the school-to-prison pipeline uses Gwendolyn Brooks’ prophetic poem “We Real Cool" as its pulse, telling a story of a passionate high school teacher's determination to keep her son out of the pipeline she's worked to divert. Directed by Michelle N. Matlock. Tickets here.
- [Carrie the Musical @ Lakewood Playhouse (Lakewood) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/carrie-musical-lakewood-playhouse-730-pwyc/) - In this musical based on Stephen King’s classic novel, small-town teenager Carrie is relentlessly bullied at school, but just discovered she has a power she's not afraid to unleash. With music by Michael Gore, lyrics by Dean Pitchford, book by Lawrence D. Cohen (based on the novel by Stephen King). Tickets here.
- [Carrie the Musical (matinee) @ Lakewood Playhouse (Lakewood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/carrie-musical-lakewood-playhouse-2/) - In this musical based on Stephen King’s classic novel, small-town teenager Carrie is relentlessly bullied at school, but just discovered she has a power she's not afraid to unleash. With music by Michael Gore, lyrics by Dean Pitchford, book by Lawrence D. Cohen (based on the novel by Stephen King). Tickets here.
- [Carrie the Musical @ Lakewood Playhouse (Lakewood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/carrie-musical-lakewood-playhouse-730/) - In this musical based on Stephen King’s classic novel, small-town teenager Carrie is relentlessly bullied at school, but just discovered she has a power she's not afraid to unleash. With music by Michael Gore, lyrics by Dean Pitchford, book by Lawrence D. Cohen (based on the novel by Stephen King). Tickets here.
- [Festival of New Voices - readings (matinee) @ Lakewood Playhouse (Lakewood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/festival-of-new-voices-2025-lakewood-playhouse-2/) - An inaugural festival of new writing to celebrate new voices and diverse perspectives, showcasing writing talent in the Tacoma area and beyond. Schedule: Herb Cleary Meant No Harm by Craig Houk (10/15); The Docent by Donna Kaz (10/16); The Good Kind by Gina Grosso (10/17); Savage Saints by Raul Garza (10/18 matinee); ... Of Champions
- [Festival of New Voices - readings @ Lakewood Playhouse (Lakewood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/festival-of-new-voices-2025-lakewood-playhouse-730/) - An inaugural festival of new writing to celebrate new voices and diverse perspectives, showcasing writing talent in the Tacoma area and beyond. Schedule: Herb Cleary Meant No Harm by Craig Houk (10/15); The Docent by Donna Kaz (10/16); The Good Kind by Gina Grosso (10/17); Savage Saints by Raul Garza (10/18 matinee); ... Of Champions
- [The Normal Heart @ Lakewood Playhouse (Lakewood) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-normal-heart-lakewood-playhouse-730-pwyc/) - Larry Kramer’s landmark play about love and loss, chronicles the rise of the AIDS crisis in New York City, based on the playwright’s own experiences founding the Gay Men’s Health Crisis in the 1980s. Directed by Joseph C. Walsh. Tickets here.
- [The Normal Heart (matinee) @ Lakewood Playhouse (Lakewood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-normal-heart-lakewood-playhouse-2/) - Larry Kramer’s landmark play about love and loss, chronicles the rise of the AIDS crisis in New York City, based on the playwright’s own experiences founding the Gay Men’s Health Crisis in the 1980s. Directed by Joseph C. Walsh. Tickets here.
- [The Normal Heart @ Lakewood Playhouse (Lakewood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-normal-heart-lakewood-playhouse-730/) - Larry Kramer’s landmark play about love and loss, chronicles the rise of the AIDS crisis in New York City, based on the playwright’s own experiences founding the Gay Men’s Health Crisis in the 1980s. Directed by Joseph C. Walsh. Tickets here.
- [The Da Vinci Code (matinee) @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma) (ASL interpreted performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/da-vinci-code-tacoma-little-theatre-2-asl/) - Dan Brown’s bestselling mystery brought to life on stage. Directed by Trina Williamson. Tickets here.
- [The Da Vinci Code @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/da-vinci-code-tacoma-little-theatre-730-pwyc/) - Dan Brown’s bestselling mystery brought to life on stage. Directed by Trina Williamson. Tickets here.
- [The Da Vinci Code (matinee) @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/da-vinci-code-tacoma-little-theatre-2/) - Dan Brown’s bestselling mystery brought to life on stage. Directed by Trina Williamson. Tickets here.
- [The Da Vinci Code @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/da-vinci-code-tacoma-little-theatre-730/) - Dan Brown’s bestselling mystery brought to life on stage. Directed by Trina Williamson. Tickets here.
- [Anything Goes (matinee) @ Tacoma Musical Playhouse (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/anything-goes-tacoma-musical-playhouse-2/) - Set sail for laughter, romance, and high-seas hijinks in this madcap high-seas adventure filled with mistaken identities, outrageous disguises, and toe-tapping musical numbers. Music & lyrics by Cole Porter; book by Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse, Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse. Directed by Megan Hicks. Tickets here.
- [Anything Goes @ Tacoma Musical Playhouse (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/anything-goes-tacoma-musical-playhouse-730/) - Set sail for laughter, romance, and high-seas hijinks in this madcap high-seas adventure filled with mistaken identities, outrageous disguises, and toe-tapping musical numbers. Music & lyrics by Cole Porter; book by Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse, Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse. Directed by Megan Hicks. Tickets here.
- [Sweet Charity (matinee) @ Tacoma Musical Playhouse (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/sweet-charity-tacoma-musical-playhouse-2/) - Take a dazzling journey through the heart of New York City with Charity Hope Valentine, a hopeless romantic with a heart of gold -- and the worst luck in love. A dance hall hostess with big dreams, she stumbles through a whirlwind of misadventures in pursuit of true love, facing heartbreak, hilarity, and unexpected surprises
- [Sweet Charity @ Tacoma Musical Playhouse (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/sweet-charity-tacoma-musical-playhouse-730/) - Take a dazzling journey through the heart of New York City with Charity Hope Valentine, a hopeless romantic with a heart of gold -- and the worst luck in love. A dance hall hostess with big dreams, she stumbles through a whirlwind of misadventures in pursuit of true love, facing heartbreak, hilarity, and unexpected surprises
- [Dear Evan Hansen (matinee) @ Tacoma Musical Playhouse (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/dear-evan-hansen-tacoma-musical-playhouse-2/) - Evan, a high school senior with social anxiety, finds himself at the center of a misunderstanding after a classmate's death, as his fabricated connection with the other student spirals into a story that brings him closer to others -- and further from the truth. Book by Steven Levenson; music & lyrics by Benj Pasek &
- [Dear Evan Hansen @ Tacoma Musical Playhouse (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/dear-evan-hansen-tacoma-musical-playhouse-730/) - Evan, a high school senior with social anxiety, finds himself at the center of a misunderstanding after a classmate's death, as his fabricated connection with the other student spirals into a story that brings him closer to others -- and further from the truth. Book by Steven Levenson; music & lyrics by Benj Pasek &
- [Hairspray @ Tacoma Musical Playhouse (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/hairspray-tacoma-musical-playhouse-730/) - It’s 1962 in Baltimore, and teen Tracy Turnblad dreams of dancing on The Corny Collins Show. When she finally makes it on, her big hair and bigger heart take her from outsider to local star -- and she uses her new fame to fight for integration on television. With catchy songs, high-energy dance numbers, and a
- [Hairspray (matinee) @ Tacoma Musical Playhouse (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/hairspray-tacoma-musical-playhouse-2/) - It’s 1962 in Baltimore, and teen Tracy Turnblad dreams of dancing on The Corny Collins Show. When she finally makes it on, her big hair and bigger heart take her from outsider to local star -- and she uses her new fame to fight for integration on television. With catchy songs, high-energy dance numbers, and a
- [Holiday Inn (matinee) @ Tacoma Musical Playhouse (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/holiday-inn-tacoma-musical-playhouse-2/) - This festive, feel-good holiday musical features dazzling dance numbers, a charming love story, and a spectacular score. Music & lyrics by Irving Berlin; book by Gordon Greenberg & Chad Hodge. Directed by Lexi Barnett; music directed by Leischen Moore. Tickets here.
- [Holiday Inn @ Tacoma Musical Playhouse (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/holiday-inn-tacoma-musical-playhouse-730/) - This festive, feel-good holiday musical features dazzling dance numbers, a charming love story, and a spectacular score. Music & lyrics by Irving Berlin; book by Gordon Greenberg & Chad Hodge. Directed by Lexi Barnett; music directed by Leischen Moore. Tickets here.
- [Annie (matinee) @ Tacoma Musical Playhouse (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/annie-tacoma-musical-playhouse-2/) - The classic musical is a heartwarming tale of hope, resilience, and the power of a little optimism. Book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin. Directed by Harry Turpin; music directed by Olivia Pedroza. Tickets here.
- [Annie @ Tacoma Musical Playhouse (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/annie-tacoma-musical-playhouse-730/) - The classic musical is a heartwarming tale of hope, resilience, and the power of a little optimism. Book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin. Directed by Harry Turpin; music directed by Olivia Pedroza. Tickets here.
- [Halloween @ Harlequin Productions (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/halloween-2025-at-harlequin-olympia/) - Includes Edgar Allan Poe: The Poet’s Journey (adapted by Bryan Willis, performed by Bradford Farwell) and a scary new short story by Jim Lynch. Tickets here.
- [Annie @ Renton Civic Theatre (Renton) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/annie-renton-civic-theatre-730-pwyc/) - Find holiday joy with this beloved musical, following the journey of a determined young orphan as she finds adventure, family, and hope in the most unexpected places. Book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin. Pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for this performance. Tickets here.
- [Annie (matinee) @ Renton Civic Theatre (Renton)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/annie-renton-civic-theatre-2/) - Find holiday joy with this beloved musical, following the journey of a determined young orphan as she finds adventure, family, and hope in the most unexpected places. Book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin. Tickets here.
- [Annie @ Renton Civic Theatre (Renton)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/annie-renton-civic-theatre-730/) - Find holiday joy with this beloved musical, following the journey of a determined young orphan as she finds adventure, family, and hope in the most unexpected places. Book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin. Tickets here.
- [The 39 Steps @ Centerstage Theatre (Federal Way - Dash Point)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/39-steps-centerstage-theatre-dash-point-730/) - Mix a Hitchcock movie with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python, and put it all on stage, and you have The 39 Steps. This fast-paced whodunit is packed with zany characters, chase scenes, handcuffs, missing fingers, and some good old-fashioned romance. Written by John Buchan and Patrick Barlow. Tickets here.
- [The 39 Steps (matinee) @ Centerstage Theatre (Federal Way - Dash Point)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/39-steps-centerstage-theatre-dash-point-2/) - Mix a Hitchcock movie with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python, and put it all on stage, and you have The 39 Steps. This fast-paced whodunit is packed with zany characters, chase scenes, handcuffs, missing fingers, and some good old-fashioned romance. Written by John Buchan and Patrick Barlow. Tickets here.
- [And Then There Were None (matinee) @ Centerstage Theatre (Federal Way - Dash Point)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/then-there-were-none-centerstage-theatre-dash-point-2/) - In this Agatha Christie tale, 10 strangers are summoned to a remote island, each of them has a secret, and all are now in the carefully laid trap of a murderer. What is the motive of their executioner, and will there even be anyone left to tell the tale? Tickets here.
- [And Then There Were None @ Centerstage Theatre (Federal Way - Dash Point)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/then-there-were-none-centerstage-theatre-dash-point-730/) - In this Agatha Christie tale, 10 strangers are summoned to a remote island, each of them has a secret, and all are now in the carefully laid trap of a murderer. What is the motive of their executioner, and will there even be anyone left to tell the tale? Tickets here.
- [She Loves Me (matinee) @ Centerstage Theatre (Federal Way - Dash Point)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/she-loves-me-centerstage-theatre-dash-point-2/) - Anonymous letters and mistaken identities entwine with a gorgeous score and wonderful characters in this delightful, elegant musical comedy, when rival coworkers turn secret romantic pen pals. Book by Joe Masteroff, based on the play by Miklós László; music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. Tickets here.
- [She Loves Me @ Centerstage Theatre (Federal Way - Dash Point)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/she-loves-me-centerstage-theatre-dash-point-730/) - Anonymous letters and mistaken identities entwine with a gorgeous score and wonderful characters in this delightful, elegant musical comedy, when rival coworkers turn secret romantic pen pals. Book by Joe Masteroff, based on the play by Miklós László; music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. Tickets here.
- [Red Riding Hood - a holiday panto @ Centerstage Theatre (Federal Way - Dash Point)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/red-riding-hood-holiday-panto-centerstage-theatre-dash-point-7/) - Each year, Centerstage takes the British tradition of the Holiday Panto -- a show based on a fairytale, with wonderful characters, music, and laughter -- and delivers it with some American twists. Written by Vince Brady. Tickets here.
- [Red Riding Hood - a holiday panto (matinee) @ Centerstage Theatre (Federal Way - Dash Point)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/red-riding-hood-holiday-panto-centerstage-theatre-dash-point-2/) - Each year, Centerstage takes the British tradition of the Holiday Panto -- a show based on a fairytale, with wonderful characters, music, and laughter -- and delivers it with some American twists. Written by Vince Brady. Tickets here.
- [Miss Holmes Returns (matinee) @ Centerstage Theatre (Federal Way - Dash Point)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/miss-holmes-returns-centerstage-theatre-dash-point-2/) - As a young woman is on the run, wanted for murder, the dead man’s ties to a shadowy criminal underworld have brought the case to the attention of Sherlock and Watson. Written by Christopher Walsh; directed by Alyson Soma. Tickets here.
- [Miss Holmes Returns @ Centerstage Theatre (Federal Way - Dash Point)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/miss-holmes-returns-centerstage-theatre-dash-point-730/) - As a young woman is on the run, wanted for murder, the dead man’s ties to a shadowy criminal underworld have brought the case to the attention of Sherlock and Watson. Written by Christopher Walsh; directed by Alyson Soma. Tickets here.
- [Rebellious Women @ Burien Actors Theatre (Burien)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/rebellious-women-burien-actors-theatre-730/) - When contented housewife Edith accidentally wanders into a suffragette meeting, she has no plans for revolution. But the women there will change her life forever, and the harsh treatment of the protesters draws Edith toward the movement’s radical center. Where does she draw the line in the fight for equality? An unsentimental and sharp-witted homage
- [Rebellious Women (matinee) @ Burien Actors Theatre (Burien)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/rebellious-women-burien-actors-theatre-2/) - When contented housewife Edith accidentally wanders into a suffragette meeting, she has no plans for revolution. But the women there will change her life forever, and the harsh treatment of the protesters draws Edith toward the movement’s radical center. Where does she draw the line in the fight for equality? An unsentimental and sharp-witted homage
- [Rossum's Universal Robots (matinee) @ Burien Actors Theatre (Burien)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/rossums-universal-robots-burien-actors-theatre-2/) - Written in 1920, this satire examines what could happen when robots became the workers and humans were free from work to pursue other things. Sounds good in theory, but it may be time to call tech support. An adaptation of the original play by Karel Čapek. Tickets here.
- [Rossum's Universal Robots @ Burien Actors Theatre (Burien)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/rossums-universal-robots-burien-actors-theatre-730/) - Written in 1920, this satire examines what could happen when robots became the workers and humans were free from work to pursue other things. Sounds good in theory, but it may be time to call tech support. An adaptation of the original play by Karel Čapek. Tickets here.
- [The Past, a Present Yet to Come (matinee) @ Burien Actors Theatre (Burien)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/past-present-yet-to-come-burien-actors-theatre-2/) - In this comedy, a young entrepreneur in Victorian London sets out to produce a play that will soften his Uncle Ebenezer Scrooge’s hard heart. He turns to no-nonsense theatre producer J.B. Roth, who engages a broke, philandering Dickens. Are there ulterior motives for this unlikely mission to save Scrooge? By Matt Schatz. Tickets here.
- [The Past, a Present Yet to Come @ Burien Actors Theatre (Burien)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/past-present-yet-to-come-burien-actors-theatre-730/) - In this comedy, a young entrepreneur in Victorian London sets out to produce a play that will soften his Uncle Ebenezer Scrooge’s hard heart. He turns to no-nonsense theatre producer J.B. Roth, who engages a broke, philandering Dickens. Are there ulterior motives for this unlikely mission to save Scrooge? By Matt Schatz. Tickets here.
- [The Coast Starlight (matinee) @ Burien Actors Theatre (Burien)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/coast-starlight-burien-actors-theatre-2/) - A smart, funny, and compassionate story about our capacity for invention and re-invention when life goes off the rails. A young man with a life-changing secret boards a long-distance train, the Coast Starlight. With the help of his fellow travelers, who are reckoning with their own choices, he has roughly a thousand miles to find
- [The Coast Starlight @ Burien Actors Theatre (Burien)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/coast-starlight-burien-actors-theatre-730/) - A smart, funny, and compassionate story about our capacity for invention and re-invention when life goes off the rails. A young man with a life-changing secret boards a long-distance train, the Coast Starlight. With the help of his fellow travelers, who are reckoning with their own choices, he has roughly a thousand miles to find
- [Little Women the Musical (matinee) @ Renton Civic Theatre (Renton)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/little-women-renton-civic-theatre-2/) - With a soaring score and timeless story, this musical celebrates the bonds of sisterhood, the pursuit of dreams, and the enduring strength of love. Follow the March sisters -- Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy -- as they navigate life, love, and family during the Civil War era, in this adaptation of the classic novel. Book
- [Little Women the Musical @ Renton Civic Theatre (Renton) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/little-women-renton-civic-theatre-730-pwyc/) - With a soaring score and timeless story, this musical celebrates the bonds of sisterhood, the pursuit of dreams, and the enduring strength of love. Follow the March sisters -- Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy -- as they navigate life, love, and family during the Civil War era, in this adaptation of the classic novel. Book
- [Little Women the Musical @ Renton Civic Theatre (Renton)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/little-women-renton-civic-theatre-730/) - With a soaring score and timeless story, this musical celebrates the bonds of sisterhood, the pursuit of dreams, and the enduring strength of love. Follow the March sisters -- Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy -- as they navigate life, love, and family during the Civil War era, in this adaptation of the classic novel. Book
- [Dracula @ Renton Civic Theatre (Renton) (pay-what-you-choose performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/dracula-renton-civic-theatre-730-pwyc/) - When a mysterious nobleman arrives in England, his dark secrets unleash a wave of terror that grips all who cross his path. Enter the shadowy world of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, where gothic romance meets chilling suspense. Directed by Brad Lo Walker. Pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for this performance. Tickets here.
- [Dracula (matinee) @ Renton Civic Theatre (Renton)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/dracula-renton-civic-theatre-2/) - When a mysterious nobleman arrives in England, his dark secrets unleash a wave of terror that grips all who cross his path. Enter the shadowy world of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, where gothic romance meets chilling suspense. Directed by Brad Lo Walker. Tickets here.
- [Dracula @ Renton Civic Theatre (Renton)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/dracula-renton-civic-theatre-730/) - When a mysterious nobleman arrives in England, his dark secrets unleash a wave of terror that grips all who cross his path. Enter the shadowy world of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, where gothic romance meets chilling suspense. Directed by Brad Lo Walker. Tickets here.
- [Seattle Symphony live-scored film: Coraline @ Benaroya Hall (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/coraline-live-scored-seattle-symphony-8/) - The Seattle Symphony performs Bruno Coulais’ haunting and whimsical film score for the acclaimed stop-motion animated film Coraline, as the full movie screens in its entirety. Produced by TCG Entertainment. Tickets here.
- [Seattle Symphony live-scored film: Coraline @ Benaroya Hall (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/coraline-live-scored-seattle-symphony-730/) - The Seattle Symphony performs Bruno Coulais’ haunting and whimsical film score for the acclaimed stop-motion animated film Coraline, as the full movie screens in its entirety. Produced by TCG Entertainment. Tickets here.
- [Danny Elfman's Music From the Films of Tim Burton with the Seattle Symphony @ Benaroya Hall (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/seattle-symphony-danny-elfman-tim-burton-8/) - Composer Danny Elfman and filmmaker Tim Burton have created a unique concert experience to celebrate their 25-year creative partnership. This live concert features Danny Elfman’s famous Tim Burton film scores -- from Beetlejuice to The Nightmare Before Christmas -- brought to life on stage by the Seattle Symphony, and enhanced on the big screen by
- [Danny Elfman's Music From the Films of Tim Burton with the Seattle Symphony (matinee) @ Benaroya Hall (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/seattle-symphony-danny-elfman-tim-burton-2/) - Composer Danny Elfman and filmmaker Tim Burton have created a unique concert experience to celebrate their 25-year creative partnership. This live concert features Danny Elfman’s famous Tim Burton film scores -- from Beetlejuice to The Nightmare Before Christmas -- brought to life on stage by the Seattle Symphony, and enhanced on the big screen by
- [The Wake of Annie Grady (matinee) - WhatNot Theatrics @ Stimson Green Mansion (Seattle - First Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/wake-of-annie-grady-whatnot-theatrics-seattle-130/) - The Wake of Annie Grady invites audiences into an atmospheric 1867 Dublin, where mourners gather for a teacher’s wake -- only to discover her death may not have been accidental. Set within the grand rooms of Seattle’s historic Stimson Green Mansion, this haunting world premiere weaves Irish folklore and myth into a chilling tale of grief,
- [The Wake of Annie Grady - WhatNot Theatrics @ Stimson Green Mansion (Seattle - First Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/wake-of-annie-grady-whatnot-theatrics-seattle-630/) - The Wake of Annie Grady invites audiences into an atmospheric 1867 Dublin, where mourners gather for a teacher’s wake -- only to discover her death may not have been accidental. Set within the grand rooms of Seattle’s historic Stimson Green Mansion, this haunting world premiere weaves Irish folklore and myth into a chilling tale of grief,
- [Season Announcement Party @ Annex Theatre (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/season-39-announcement-party-annex-theatre-seattle-7/) - Celebrate the launch of Annex Theatre’s 39th Season in this gathering of playwrights, directors, designers, performers, and friends of the company, who make Annex what it is. Expect sneak peeks of upcoming productions, introductions to the artists shaping the year ahead, and an evening filled with community, creativity, and conversation. Free admission, reserve here.
- [The Detention Lottery @ St. Clement's Episcopal Church (Seattle - Mt. Baker)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-detention-lottery-st-clements-seattle-3/) - The Detention Lottery takes us where family, friends, and cameras cannot go: all-but-secret immigration detention courtrooms. We hear desperate conversations between attorneys and their clients, and life-and-death decisions made in a traffic court setting, as detainees' cases are rapidly judged, and their fates sealed, in a system that subjects all within it to maximum stress.
- [The Story of Edgar Sawtelle - Book-It Repertory Theatre @ Broadway Performance Hall (Seattle - Capitol Hill) (pay-what-you-choose preview)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/story-of-edgar-sawtelle-book-it-rep-seattle-730-pwyc/) - A sprawling novel with epic Shakespearean themes, Sawtelle is the story of a young man who lacks the ability to speak, but communicates with the dogs his family breeds on a kennel in the rural Midwest in the early 1970s. By David Wroblewski; directed by Jane Jones. Pay-what-you-choose preview performance. Tickets here.
- [The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (matinee) - Book-It Repertory Theatre @ Broadway Performance Hall (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/story-of-edgar-sawtelle-book-it-rep-seattle-2/) - A sprawling novel with epic Shakespearean themes, Sawtelle is the story of a young man who lacks the ability to speak, but communicates with the dogs his family breeds on a kennel in the rural Midwest in the early 1970s. By David Wroblewski; directed by Jane Jones. Tickets here.
- [The Story of Edgar Sawtelle - Book-It Repertory Theatre @ Broadway Performance Hall (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/story-of-edgar-sawtelle-book-it-rep-seattle-730/) - A sprawling novel with epic Shakespearean themes, Sawtelle is the story of a young man who lacks the ability to speak, but communicates with the dogs his family breeds on a kennel in the rural Midwest in the early 1970s. By David Wroblewski; directed by Jane Jones. Tickets here.
- [How I Met Your Murderer - An Improvised Murder Mystery @ Unexpected Productions (Seattle - Pike Place Market)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/murder-mystery-unexpected-productions-seattle/) - Expect outrageous characters, absurd conspiracies, and true crime vibes (but way funnier), as a murder kicks off total mayhem when quirky friends and oddball suspects scramble to solve the crime -- or cover it up. Tickets here.
- [Mouth Wide Shut - Physical Improv Comedy @ Unexpected Productions (Seattle - Pike Place Market)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/mouth-wide-shut-2025-unexpected-productions-seattle/) - The art of silent comedy meets the unpredictable fun of improvisation, as performers spin out stories using only body language and timing. It's visual comedy that proves sometimes silence speaks the loudest. Tickets here.
- [Theatresports @ Unexpected Productions (Seattle - Pike Place Market)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/theatresports-2025-unexpected-productions-seattle/) - The ultimate improv showdown, as two teams of fearless improvisers are thrown into battle, armed only with your wildest suggestions. Every Friday & Saturday. Tickets here.
- [The Sound on Stage Theatre Awards @ Bainbridge Performing Arts (Bainbridge Island)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/sound-on-stage-theatre-awards-2025/) - Annual awards show from The Sound on Stage, held this season at Bainbridge Performing Arts. Info here.
- [Costume Sale @ Seattle Opera Center (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/costume-sale-seattle-opera/) - One-day sale of costumes, accessories, and supplies from the collections of Seattle Opera, The 5th Avenue Theatre, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle Rep, Village Theatre, and Union Arts Center, with over 2,500 pieces on sale. Add pizzazz to your wardrobe, find a Halloween costume or special event outfit, supplement your own costume closet, and more. Staggered
- [The Odd Couple (matinee) - Heart Repertory Theatre @ Sammamish Valley Grange Hall (Woodinville)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-odd-couple-heart-repertory-theatre-woodinville-2/) - Neil Simon's beloved comedy gets a fresh and hilarious twist in this female version of The Odd Couple, as two mismatched roommates with contrasting personalities lead to uproarious conflicts and unexpected camaraderie. Directed by Hjalmer Anderson. Tickets here.
- [The Odd Couple - Heart Repertory Theatre @ Sammamish Valley Grange Hall (Woodinville)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-odd-couple-heart-repertory-theatre-woodinville-730/) - Neil Simon's beloved comedy gets a fresh and hilarious twist in this female version of The Odd Couple, as two mismatched roommates with contrasting personalities lead to uproarious conflicts and unexpected camaraderie. Directed by Hjalmer Anderson. Tickets here.
- [Annual Festival of Shorts (matinee) @ Edmonds Driftwood Players (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/annual-festival-of-shorts-15-edmonds-driftwood-players-2/) - The 15th annual festival includes productions of eight short plays. Tickets here.
- [Annual Festival of Shorts @ Edmonds Driftwood Players (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/annual-festival-of-shorts-15-edmonds-driftwood-players-8/) - The 15th annual festival includes productions of eight short plays. Tickets here.
- [The Mysterious Affair at Styles (matinee) @ Edmonds Driftwood Players (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/mysterious-affair-at-styles-edmonds-driftwood-players-2/) - The first mystery of Hercule Poirot takes stage in local playwright Kate Danley's faithful, new adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel. Christie's gifts of misdirection are on full display as red herrings, twists, and turns lead the audience on a dizzying journey to find out whodunnit. Directed by Bryar Freed-Golden. Tickets here.
- [The Mysterious Affair at Styles @ Edmonds Driftwood Players (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/mysterious-affair-at-styles-edmonds-driftwood-players-8/) - The first mystery of Hercule Poirot takes stage in local playwright Kate Danley's faithful, new adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel. Christie's gifts of misdirection are on full display as red herrings, twists, and turns lead the audience on a dizzying journey to find out whodunnit. Directed by Bryar Freed-Golden. Tickets here.
- [The Outsider (matinee) @ Edmonds Driftwood Players (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-outsider-edmonds-driftwood-players-2/) - Ned Newley might be the worst candidate to ever run for office. Unless the public is looking for ... the worst candidate to ever run for office. A timely comedy that skewers politics and celebrates democracy. By Paul Slade Smith; directed by Tammis Doyle. Tickets here.
- [The Outsider @ Edmonds Driftwood Players (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-outsider-edmonds-driftwood-players-8/) - Ned Newley might be the worst candidate to ever run for office. Unless the public is looking for ... the worst candidate to ever run for office. A timely comedy that skewers politics and celebrates democracy. By Paul Slade Smith; directed by Tammis Doyle. Tickets here.
- [Cinderella the Musical (matinee) @ Edmonds Driftwood Players (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/cinderella-edmonds-driftwood-players-2/) - This contemporary take on the classic tale features Rodgers & Hammerstein’s most beloved songs alongside an up-to-date libretto in this new adaptation by Douglas Carter Beane. Directed by Megan Ruth Smith. Tickets here.
- [Cinderella the Musical @ Edmonds Driftwood Players (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/cinderella-edmonds-driftwood-players-8/) - This contemporary take on the classic tale features Rodgers & Hammerstein’s most beloved songs alongside an up-to-date libretto in this new adaptation by Douglas Carter Beane. Directed by Megan Ruth Smith. Tickets here.
- [A Fox on the Fairway (matinee) @ Edmonds Driftwood Players (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/fox-on-the-fairway-edmonds-driftwood-players-2/) - Filled with mistaken identities, slamming doors and over-the-top romantic shenanigans, Ken Ludwig's furiously paced comedy amidst the denizens of a stuffy golf club is a tribute to the great English farces. Directed by David Alan Morrison. Tickets here.
- [A Fox on the Fairway @ Edmonds Driftwood Players (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/fox-on-the-fairway-edmonds-driftwood-players-8/) - Filled with mistaken identities, slamming doors and over-the-top romantic shenanigans, Ken Ludwig's furiously paced comedy amidst the denizens of a stuffy golf club is a tribute to the great English farces. Directed by David Alan Morrison. Tickets here.
- [The Spitfire Grill (matinee) - Ballyhoo Theatre @ Edmonds College Black Box (Lynnwood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-spitfire-grill-ballyhoo-theatre-edmonds-2/) - In this musical with a folk-inspired score, a troubled young parolee yearning for a fresh start follows her dreams to Wisconsin, based on a page from an old travel book, only to find a small town with a gritty heart aching with longing and regret. By James Valcq and Fred Alley. Sliding-scale tickets offered for
- [The Spitfire Grill - Ballyhoo Theatre @ Edmonds College Black Box (Lynnwood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-spitfire-grill-ballyhoo-theatre-edmonds-730/) - In this musical with a folk-inspired score, a troubled young parolee yearning for a fresh start follows her dreams to Wisconsin, based on a page from an old travel book, only to find a small town with a gritty heart aching with longing and regret. By James Valcq and Fred Alley. Sliding-scale tickets offered for
- [Penelope @ ArtsWest (West Seattle)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/penelope-artswest-west-seattle-730/) - In this lush and intimate musical, the famously patient wife of Odysseus finally gets to tell her side of the story. A mythic folk-pop musical about becoming your own hero when you have a broken heart. Music, lyrics & arrangements by Alex Bechtel; book by Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean & Eva Steinmetz. Tickets here.
- [Penelope (matinee) @ ArtsWest (West Seattle)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/penelope-artswest-west-seattle-3/) - In this lush and intimate musical, the famously patient wife of Odysseus finally gets to tell her side of the story. A mythic folk-pop musical about becoming your own hero when you have a broken heart. Music, lyrics & arrangements by Alex Bechtel; book by Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean & Eva Steinmetz. Tickets here.
- [The Roommate (matinee) @ ArtsWest (West Seattle)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-roommate-artswest-west-seattle-3/) - Starting off as strangers, empty nester and recent divorcee, Sharon, has lost who she is, and Robyn may be trying to escape who she’s become. A comedy by Jen Silverman; directed by Kathryn Van Meter. Tickets here.
- [The Roommate @ ArtsWest (West Seattle)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-roommate-artswest-west-seattle-730/) - Starting off as strangers, empty nester and recent divorcee, Sharon, has lost who she is, and Robyn may be trying to escape who she’s become. A comedy by Jen Silverman; directed by Kathryn Van Meter. Tickets here.
- [The Emerald City Slasher - Jet City Improv @ West of Lenin (Seattle - Fremont) (pay-what-you-choose night)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/emerald-city-slasher-jet-city-improv-seattle-730-pwyc/) - In this hit dark murder-comedy set right here in the Pacific Northwest, the audience helps shape the story, votes on who they think the killer is, and finds out if they were right when the truth is revealed. Pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for Thursday performances. Tickets here.
- [The Emerald City Slasher - Jet City Improv @ West of Lenin (Seattle - Fremont)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/emerald-city-slasher-jet-city-improv-seattle-730/) - In this hit dark murder-comedy set right here in the Pacific Northwest, the audience helps shape the story, votes on who they think the killer is, and finds out if they were right when the truth is revealed. Tickets here.
- [Short Shorts: Open Stage @ Seattle Open Arts Place (Central District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/short-shorts-open-stage-seattle-730/) - Multi-genre open mic. Tickets here.
- [Come From Away (matinee) @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center) (ASL interpreted & audio described performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/come-from-away-seattle-rep-2-asl/) - The residents of Gander return in this 10th anniversary staging, back where the hit show premiered. This performance is ASL interpreted & audio described.
- [Come From Away @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center) (open captioned performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/come-from-away-seattle-rep-730-captioned/) - The residents of Gander return in this 10th anniversary staging, back where the hit show premiered. This performance is open captioned.
- [Come From Away @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/come-from-away-seattle-rep-730/) - The residents of Gander return in this 10th anniversary staging, back where the hit show premiered. Book, music & lyrics by Irene Sankoff & David Hein.
- [Come From Away (matinee) @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/come-from-away-seattle-rep-2/) - The hit musical takes audiences to a small Newfoundland town that hosts stranded strangers when the 9/11 attacks shut down the skies. finds itself hosting thousands of stranded air travelers from around the globe When a tragic attack shuts down the skies on 9/11/2001,
- [Fancy Dancer (matinee) (co-production with Seattle Children's Theatre) @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center) (ASL interpreted & audio described)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/fancy-dancer-seattle-childrens-theatre-seattle-rep-2-asl/) - A co-production with Seattle Children's Theatre. Playwright Larissa FastHorse's autobiographical coming-of-age play. World premiere.
- [Fancy Dancer (matinee) (co-production with Seattle Children's Theatre) @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center) (sensory friendly performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/fancy-dancer-seattle-childrens-theatre-seattle-rep-2-sensory/) - A co-production with Seattle Children's Theatre. Playwright Larissa FastHorse's autobiographical coming-of-age play. World premiere.
- [Fancy Dancer (co-production with Seattle Children's Theatre) @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center) (open captioned performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/fancy-dancer-seattle-childrens-theatre-seattle-rep-730-captioned/) - A co-production with Seattle Children's Theatre. Playwright Larissa FastHorse's autobiographical coming-of-age play. World premiere.
- [Fancy Dancer (matinee) (co-production with Seattle Children's Theatre) @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/fancy-dancer-seattle-childrens-theatre-seattle-rep-2/) - Playwright Larissa FastHorse's autobiographical coming-of-age play celebrates the power of perseverance and finding your community. Featuring FastHorse as herself, alternating performances with rising star Burgandi Trejo Phoenix. A world premiere suitable for multi-generational audiences; directed by Chay Yew. Tickets here.
- [Fancy Dancer (co-production with Seattle Children's Theatre) @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/fancy-dancer-seattle-childrens-theatre-seattle-rep-730/) - Playwright Larissa FastHorse's autobiographical coming-of-age play celebrates the power of perseverance and finding your community. Featuring FastHorse as herself, alternating performances with rising star Burgandi Trejo Phoenix. A world premiere suitable for multi-generational audiences; directed by Chay Yew. Tickets here.
- [The Play That Goes Wrong @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center) (open captioned performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-play-that-goes-wrong-seattle-rep-730-captioned/) - From wayward props to malfunctioning scenery to unexpected understudies, the show must go on -- but will the theater still be standing at the end of the performance? By Henry Lewis, Henry Shields & Jonathan Sayer; directed by Dámaso Rodríguez. Produced in partnership with Portland Center Stage. This performance is open-captioned. Tickets here.
- [Jose Gonzales Trio: A Charlie Brown Christmas - Strawberry Theatre Workshop @ Cornish Playhouse (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/a-charlie-brown-christmas-2025-seattle-7/) - The Jose "Juicy" Gonzales Trio performs Vince Guaraldi's classic in this Strawberry Theatre Workshop holiday tradition. Tickets here.
- [Jose Gonzales Trio: A Charlie Brown Christmas (matinee) - Strawberry Theatre Workshop @ Cornish Playhouse (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/a-charlie-brown-christmas-2025-seattle-1/) - The Jose "Juicy" Gonzales Trio performs Vince Guaraldi's classic in this Strawberry Theatre Workshop holiday tradition. Tickets here.
- [The Importance of Being Earnest (inter-generational matinee) @ Taproot Theatre (Seattle - Greenwood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/importance-of-being-earnest-taproot-theatre-seattle-1030/) - Oscar Wilde's comedic masterpiece brings a dazzling display of deception and desire, as two charming bachelors bumble through a maze of mistaken identities and appetites. Tickets here.
- [The Importance of Being Earnest (matinee) @ Taproot Theatre (Seattle - Greenwood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/importance-of-being-earnest-taproot-theatre-seattle-2/) - Oscar Wilde's comedic masterpiece brings a dazzling display of deception and desire, as two charming bachelors bumble through a maze of mistaken identities and appetites. Tickets here.
- [The Importance of Being Earnest @ Taproot Theatre (Seattle - Greenwood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/importance-of-being-earnest-taproot-theatre-seattle-730/) - Oscar Wilde's comedic masterpiece brings a dazzling display of deception and desire, as two charming bachelors bumble through a maze of mistaken identities and appetites. Tickets here.
- [Scott Shoemaker’s War On Christmas (matinee) - Shoes & Pants Productions @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - Chinatown International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/scott-shoemaker-war-on-christmas-2025-theatre-off-jackson-seattle-3/) - A Christmas variety spectacular, from Scott Shoemaker / Shoes and Pants Productions. Tickets here.
- [Scott Shoemaker’s War On Christmas - Shoes & Pants Productions @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - Chinatown International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/scott-shoemaker-war-on-christmas-2025-theatre-off-jackson-seattle-8/) - A Christmas variety spectacular, from Scott Shoemaker / Shoes and Pants Productions. Tickets here.
- [Revelry - a fundraiser for Lambert House @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - Chinatown International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/revelry-fundraiser-seattle/) - Holiday variety show featuring drag, music, dance and campy surprises. Proceeds benefit Lambert House, Seattle's LGBTQ+ youth center.
- [Bohemia - an absinthe-soaked cabaret (late show) @ The Triple Door (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/bohemia-2026-triple-door-seattle-845/) - An absinthe-fueled, dreamlike cabaret follows Czech composer Antonin Dvořák, Frederick Chopin, and a host of green fairies. Creators Mark Siano and Opal Peachey lead a cast of aerialists, burlesque dancers, and musical theatre artists. Tickets here.
- [Salon of Shame @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - Chinatown International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/salon-of-shame-dec-2025-theatre-off-jackson-seattle-8/) - Seattleites read from their worst adolescent writing -- middle school diaries, high school poetry, unsent letters. Everyone wins when it comes to embarrassment!
- [Salon of Shame @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - Chinatown International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/salon-of-shame-oct-2025-theatre-off-jackson-seattle-8/) - Seattleites read from their worst adolescent writing -- middle school diaries, high school poetry, unsent letters. Everyone wins when it comes to embarrassment!
- [Anything Goes (matinee) - Reboot Theatre Company @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - Chinatown International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/anything-goes-reboot-theatre-seattle-2/) - Reboot Theatre brings an outer space take on this shipboard romp, with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Original book by Guy Bolton & P. G. Wodehouse; revised by Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse; updated by Timothy Crouse & John Weidman. Directed by Harry Turpin; music directed by Sam Peters. Sliding-scale tickets offered for all.
- [Anything Goes - Reboot Theatre Company @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - Chinatown International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/anything-goes-reboot-theatre-seattle-730/) - Seattle's Reboot Theatre brings an outer space take on this shipboard romp, with music & lyrics by Cole Porter. Tickets here (sliding-scale tickets available).
- [Uncle Basement’s Attic of Horrors! - Shoes & Pants Productions @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - Chinatown International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/uncle-basement-attic-of-horrors-theatre-off-jackson-seattle-8/) - From Scott Shoemaker / Shoes and Pants Productions. A Halloween variety spectacular, with killer comedy, demonic dancing, spectral singing, and original videos.
- [Fussy Cloud Puppet Slam, Vol. 29: IT’S ALIIIIIVE! @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - Chinatown International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/fussy-cloud-puppet-slam-29-theatre-off-jackson-seattle-730/) - Puppet variety show with acts around the theme IT’S ALIIIIIVE! -- At Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - Chinatown International District). Tickets here.
- [Bohemia - an absinthe-soaked cabaret @ The Triple Door (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/bohemia-2026-triple-door-seattle-6/) - An absinthe-fueled, dreamlike cabaret follows Czech composer Antonin Dvořák, Frederick Chopin, and a host of green fairies. Creators Mark Siano and Opal Peachey lead a cast of aerialists, burlesque dancers, and musical theatre artists. Tickets here.
- [Bohemia - an absinthe-soaked cabaret @ The Triple Door (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/bohemia-2026-triple-door-seattle-8/) - An absinthe-fueled, dreamlike cabaret follows Czech composer Antonin Dvořák, Frederick Chopin, and a host of green fairies. Creators Mark Siano and Opal Peachey lead a cast of aerialists, burlesque dancers, and musical theatre artists. Tickets here.
- [Bohemia - an absinthe-soaked cabaret @ The Triple Door (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/bohemia-2026-triple-door-seattle-5/) - An absinthe-fueled, dreamlike cabaret follows Czech composer Antonin Dvořák, Frederick Chopin, and a host of green fairies. Creators Mark Siano and Opal Peachey lead a cast of aerialists, burlesque dancers, and musical theatre artists. Tickets here.
- [Bohemia - an absinthe-soaked cabaret @ The Triple Door (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/bohemia-2026-triple-door-seattle-730/) - Creators Mark Siano and Opal Peachey lead an absinthe-fueled, dreamlike cabaret with aerialists, burlesque dancers, and musical theatre artists.
- [Kat Robichaud's Misfit Cabaret: Heartbreaker (late show) @ The Triple Door (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/kat-robichaud-misfit-cabaret-heartbreaker-triple-door-seattle-9/) - Celebrate the highs and lows of love at Misfit Cabaret, a variety show centered around magical music with a rotating cast of eccentric performers, hosted by Kat Robichaud with The Darling Misfits. Tickets here.
- [Kat Robichaud's Misfit Cabaret: Heartbreaker @ The Triple Door (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/kat-robichaud-misfit-cabaret-heartbreaker-triple-door-seattle-6/) - Celebrate the highs and lows of love at Misfit Cabaret, a variety show centered around magical music with a rotating cast of eccentric performers, hosted by Kat Robichaud with The Darling Misfits. Tickets here.
- [Kat Robichaud's Misfit Cabaret: Heartbreaker @ The Triple Door (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/kat-robichaud-misfit-cabaret-heartbreaker-triple-door-seattle-730/) - Celebrate the highs and lows of love at Misfit Cabaret, a variety show centered around magical music with a rotating cast of eccentric performers.
- [This Is Halloween - Can Can @ The Triple Door (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/this-is-halloween-2025-can-can-triple-door-seattle-730/) - This dark fantasy burlesque musical is an original adaptation parody of the misadventures of Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king and most-acclaimed citizen of Halloween Town. By the Can Can Culinary Cabaret, performing at The Triple Door. Tickets here.
- [This Is Halloween - Can Can @ The Triple Door (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/this-is-halloween-2025-can-can-triple-door-seattle-8/) - This dark fantasy burlesque musical is an original adaptation parody of the misadventures of Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king and most-acclaimed citizen of Halloween Town. By the Can Can Culinary Cabaret, performing at The Triple Door. Tickets here.
- [This Is Halloween - Can Can @ The Triple Door (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/this-is-halloween-2025-can-can-triple-door-seattle-5/) - This dark fantasy burlesque musical is an original adaptation parody of the misadventures of Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king and most-acclaimed citizen of Halloween Town. By the Can Can Culinary Cabaret, performing at The Triple Door. Tickets here.
- [This Is Halloween - Can Can (late show) @ The Triple Door (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/this-is-halloween-2025-can-can-triple-door-seattle-9/) - The Can Can Culinary Cabaret's annual Halloweentown celebration, a burlesque musical parody, returns to The Triple Door. Tickets here.
- [This Is Halloween - Can Can @ The Triple Door (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/this-is-halloween-2025-can-can-triple-door-seattle-6/) - This dark fantasy burlesque musical is an original adaptation parody of the Halloweentown misadventures of Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king. Tickets here.
- [What the Funk?! - An all BIPOC burlesque festival @ The Triple Door (Downtown Seattle)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/what-the-funk-burlesque-2025-triple-door-seattle/) - A three-night celebration of art and culture, produced by Mx. Pucks A’Plenty / Puckduction and the Stay Up Late Show. Tickets here.
- [A Christmas Carol (matinee) @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/a-christmas-carol-2025-union-arts-center-seattle-3/) - A Seattle holiday theatre tradition, now in its 50th year. At the Union Arts Center (Downtown Seattle). Tickets here.
- [A Christmas Carol (matinee) @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/a-christmas-carol-2025-union-arts-center-seattle-11/) - A Seattle holiday theatre tradition, now in its 50th year. At the Union Arts Center (Downtown Seattle). Tickets here.
- [A Christmas Carol (matinee) @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/a-christmas-carol-2025-union-arts-center-seattle-2/) - ACT Theatre's Seattle holiday theatre tradition, now in its 50th year. Tickets here.
- [A Christmas Carol @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/a-christmas-carol-2025-union-arts-center-seattle-7/) - ACT Theatre's annual Seattle holiday tradition, now in its 50th year. Tickets here.
- [A Christmas Carol @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/a-christmas-carol-2025-union-arts-center-seattle-730/) - At Union Arts Center in Downtown - A Seattle holiday theatre tradition, now in its 50th year. Tickets here.
- [The Dina Martina Christmas Show (matinee) @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/dina-martina-christmas-show-2025-seattle-2/) - In this celebrated annual drag queen Christmas cabaret, Dina Martina brings a hilarious take on traditional and contemporary holiday tunes, with music director and accompanist Chris Jeffries. Tickets here.
- [The Dina Martina Christmas Show @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/dina-martina-christmas-show-2025-seattle-730/) - In this celebrated annual drag queen Christmas cabaret, Dina Martina brings a hilarious take on traditional and contemporary holiday tunes, with music director and accompanist Chris Jeffries. Tickets here.
- [The Dina Martina Christmas Show (matinee) @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/dina-martina-christmas-show-2025-seattle-230/) - In this celebrated annual drag queen Christmas cabaret, Dina Martina brings a hilarious take on traditional and contemporary holiday tunes, with music director and accompanist Chris Jeffries. Tickets here.
- [The Dina Martina Christmas Show (matinee) @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/dina-martina-christmas-show-2025-seattle-3/) - A celebrated annual drag queen Christmas tradition by Dina Martina and music director Chris Jeffries. Tickets here.
- [The Dina Martina Christmas Show @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/dina-martina-christmas-show-2025-seattle-8/) - A celebrated annual drag queen holiday cabaret featuring Dina Martina and accompanist Chris Jeffries. Tickets here.
- [An Enemy of the People (matinee) @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown) (ASL interpreted & audio described)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/enemy-of-the-people-union-arts-center-seattle-2-asl/) - ASL interpreted & audio described performance. Amy Herzog’s adaptation of the Henrik Ibsen classic shows an entangled web of truth, power and complacency.
- [An Enemy of the People (matinee) @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/enemy-of-the-people-union-arts-center-seattle-2/) - In Downtown Seattle. Amy Herzog’s adaptation of the Henrik Ibsen classic brings audiences deep into an entangled web of truth, power and complacency.
- [An Enemy of the People @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/enemy-of-the-people-union-arts-center-seattle-7/) - Amy Herzog’s adaptation of the Henrik Ibsen classic brings audiences deep into an entangled web of truth, power and complacency. Directed by Victor Pappas.
- [An Enemy of the People @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/enemy-of-the-people-union-arts-center-seattle-730/) - Amy Herzog’s adaptation of the Henrik Ibsen classic brings audiences deep into an entangled web of truth, power and complacency. Tickets here.
- [Shrew (matinee) @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown) (ASL interpreted & audio described)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/shrew-union-arts-center-seattle-2-asl/) - In Downtown Seattle. A new take on Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew. This performance is ASL interpreted and audio described.
- [Shrew (matinee) @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/shrew-union-arts-center-seattle-2/) - Shrew uses the classic text of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew -- inverted, upended, and overturned -- to offer a modern-day perspective on how far we’ve come when it comes to love, and how far we still have to go. Directed by Bobbin Ramsey. Tickets here.
- [Shrew @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/shrew-union-arts-center-seattle-7/) - Shrew uses the classic text of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew -- inverted, upended, and overturned -- to offer a modern-day perspective on how far we’ve come when it comes to love, and how far we still have to go. Directed by Bobbin Ramsey. Tickets here.
- [Shrew @ Union Arts Center (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/shrew-union-arts-center-seattle-730/) - Shrew uses the classic text of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew -- inverted, upended, and overturned -- to offer a modern-day perspective on how far we’ve come when it comes to love, and how far we still have to go. Directed by Bobbin Ramsey. Tickets here.
- [For Colored Boyz (on the verge of a nervous breakdown / when freedom ain't enuff) (matinee) - The Underground Theater @ Base Camp Studios (Seattle - Belltown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/for-colored-boyz-underground-theater-seattle-3/) - With Afro-centric rhythms and dance as its pulse, this choreopoem is a love letter to the Black man in all his glory, vulnerability, psychosis, and heartbreak.
- [For Colored Boyz (on the verge of a nervous breakdown / when freedom ain't enuff) - The Underground Theater @ Base Camp Studios (Seattle - Belltown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/for-colored-boyz-underground-theater-seattle-7/) - With Afro-centric rhythms and dance as its pulse, this choreopoem is a love letter to the Black man in all his glory, vulnerability, psychosis, and heartbreak.
- [Hells Canyon - Washington Ensemble Theatre @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill) (pay-what-you-choose tickets)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/hells-canyon-washington-ensemble-theatre-seattle-730-pwyc/) - In Keiko Green's horror-thriller play, resentments surface and buried histories claw their way into the light. Pay-what-you-can tickets offered for this date.
- [Hells Canyon (matinee) - Washington Ensemble Theatre @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/hells-canyon-washington-ensemble-theatre-seattle-2/) - In Keiko Green's new horror-thriller play, resentments surface and buried histories claw their way into the light, when the group hears something outside ...
- [Hells Canyon - Washington Ensemble Theatre @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/hells-canyon-washington-ensemble-theatre-seattle-730/) - In Keiko Green's new horror-thriller play, resentments surface and buried histories claw their way into the light, when the group hears something outside ...
- [Bumbershoot @ Seattle Center ☀️](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/bumbershoot-2025-seattle-center/) - Seattle's summer-end arts and music festival. Schedule and tickets here.
- [NW New Works Festival (mainstage program) @ On the Boards (Seattle - Lower Queen Anne)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/nw-new-works-festival-2026-mainstage-on-the-boards-seattle-8/) - Annual festival of multi-genre new works. Tickets here.
- [NW New Works Festival (studio program) @ On the Boards (Seattle - Lower Queen Anne)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/nw-new-works-festival-2026-studio-on-the-boards-seattle-5/) - Annual festival of multi-genre new works. Tickets here.
- [NW New Works Festival (studio program) @ On the Boards (Seattle - Lower Queen Anne)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/nw-new-works-festival-2026-studio-on-the-boards-seattle-8/) - Annual festival of multi-genre new works. Tickets here.
- [Fauxnique: How Do I Look? @ On the Boards (Seattle – Lower Queen Anne)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/fauxnique-how-do-i-look-on-the-boards-seattle-8/) - Fauxnique wields a provocative, wry framework of drag, dance, and philosophy to confront identity, femininity, and self-image. Tickets here.
- [Amy O'Neal: Again, There Is No Other (The Remix) @ On the Boards (Seattle – Lower Queen Anne)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/amy-oneal-remix-on-the-boards-seattle-8/) - A ritual of femme power and connection rooted in two decades of research and participation in street and contemporary dance cultures. Tickets here.
- [Ogemdi Ude: Major @ On the Boards (Seattle – Lower Queen Anne)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/ogemdi-ude-major-on-the-boards-seattle-8/) - Black femmes channel the power and poetry of majorette dance in a fierce investigation of memory, sensuality, and pride. Tickets here.
- [San Cha: Inebria Me @ On the Boards (Seattle – Lower Queen Anne)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/san-cha-inebria-me-on-the-boards-seattle-8/) - An experimental, genre-bending opera of queer liberation, melodrama, and divine transformation, dispelling the telenovela archetypes of the artist's youth.
- [Eiko Otake & Wen Hui: What Is War @ On the Boards (Seattle – Lower Queen Anne)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/otake-hui-what-is-war-on-the-boards-seattle-8/) - Dance artists Wen Hui and Eiko Otake create a complex tapestry of language, movement, and video to share their personal memories related to war.
- [The Nosebleed @ On the Boards (Seattle – Lower Queen Anne)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-nosebleed-on-the-boards-seattle-8/) - A tender and darkly comic autobiographical play that transforms grief into a ritual of forgiveness. By Aya Ogawa.
- [In Tandem: A Trio of Duets @ On the Boards (Seattle – Lower Queen Anne)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/in-tandem-duets-on-the-boards-seattle-8/) - Dance works by Bebe Miller with Angie Hauser & Darrell Jones; Maurya Kerr/tinypistol; and Rachael Lincoln & Leslie Seiters. Tickets here.
- [John Jarboe: Rose - You Are Who You Eat @ On the Boards (Seattle – Lower Queen Anne)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/john-jarboe-rose-on-the-boards-seattle-8/) - A genre-defying musical shrine to queer identity and transformation invites us into an irreverent feast of gender, memory, and grief. Tickets here.
- [Yaga - Dacha Theatre (matinee) @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/yaga-dacha-theatre-seattle-2/) - The Slavic myth of Baba Yaga twists into a new labyrinth of secret lives, ancient magic, and multiple suspects in Kat Sandler's play. Tickets here.
- [Yaga - Dacha Theatre @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/yaga-dacha-theatre-seattle-730/) - The Slavic myth of Baba Yaga twists into a new labyrinth of secret lives, ancient magic, and multiple suspects in Kat Sandler’s play. Tickets here.
- [Exotic Deadly: or The MSG Play (matinee) - Pork Filled Productions @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - Chinatown International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/exotic-deadly-the-msg-play-pork-filled-theatre-off-jackson-seattle-2/) - From Pork Filled Productions. A romp through teenage crushes & family secrets, as an awkward Japanese American high schooler finds her light. By Keiko Green.
- [Exotic Deadly: or The MSG Play - Pork Filled Productions @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - Chinatown International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/exotic-deadly-the-msg-play-pork-filled-theatre-off-jackson-seattle-730/) - While awkward Japanese American teen Ami craves invisibility, her peers crave the MSG her family manufactures. And who's this new girl, "Exotic Deadly"?
- [Exotic Deadly: or The MSG Play - Pork Filled Productions @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - Chinatown International District) (sensory friendly performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/exotic-deadly-the-msg-play-pork-filled-theatre-off-jackson-seattle-730-sensory/) - From Pork Filled Productions. A romp through teenage crushes & family secrets, as an awkward Japanese American high schooler finds her light. By Keiko Green.
- [Exotic Deadly: or The MSG Play - Pork Filled Productions @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - Chinatown International District) (open captioned performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/exotic-deadly-the-msg-play-pork-filled-theatre-off-jackson-seattle-730-captioned/) - From Pork Filled Productions. A romp through teenage crushes & family secrets, as an awkward Japanese American high schooler finds her light. By Keiko Green.
- [Suffs - touring (matinee) @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/suffs-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-130/) - Direct from Broadway comes Shaina Taub's Tony Award-winning musical about the women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote. Tickets here.
- [Suffs - touring @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/suffs-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-730/) - Direct from Broadway comes Shaina Taub's Tony Award-winning musical about the women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote. Tickets here.
- [Suffs - touring (matinee) @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)  (ASL interpreted & open captioned performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/suffs-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-130-asl/) - ASL interpreted & open captioned performance. Direct from Broadway, the Tony-winning musical about the women who fought for the right to vote. Tickets here.
- [Suffs - touring @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/suffs-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-7/) - Direct from Broadway comes Shaina Taub's Tony Award-winning musical about the women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote. Tickets here.
- [Suffs - touring (matinee) @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown) (ASL interpreted & open captioned performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/suffs-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-730-asl/) - ASL interpreted & open captioned performance. Direct from Broadway, the Tony-winning musical about the women who fought for the right to vote. Tickets here.
- [Suffs - touring (matinee) @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown) (audio described performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/suffs-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-130-audio/) - Audio description available at this performance. Direct from Broadway, the Tony-winning musical about the women who fought for the right to vote. Tickets here.
- [Elf the Musical (matinee) @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown) (audio described performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/elf-the-musical-the-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-130-audio/) - Music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, book by Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin; based on the New Line Cinema film written by David Berenbaum. Directed by Denis Jones. Tickets here.
- [Elf the Musical (matinee) @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown) (sensory friendly, ASL interpreted & open captioned performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/elf-the-musical-the-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-1-sensory/) - Music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, book by Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin; based on the New Line Cinema film written by David Berenbaum. Directed by Denis Jones. Tickets here.
- [Elf the Musical (matinee) @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown) (ASL interpreted & open captioned performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/elf-the-musical-the-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-130-asl/) - Music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, book by Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin; based on the New Line Cinema film written by David Berenbaum. Directed by Denis Jones. Tickets here.
- [Elf the Musical @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown) (ASL interpreted & open captioned performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/elf-the-musical-the-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-730-asl/) - ASL interpreted & open captioned performance. Buddy the Elf takes stage in this Christmas film favorite turned family-friendly musical. Tickets here.
- [Elf the Musical @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/elf-the-musical-the-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-730/) - Music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, book by Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin; based on the New Line Cinema film written by David Berenbaum. Directed by Denis Jones. Tickets here.
- [Elf the Musical (matinee) @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/elf-the-musical-the-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-130/) - Music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, book by Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin; based on the New Line Cinema film written by David Berenbaum. Directed by Denis Jones. Tickets here.
- [Elf the Musical @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/elf-the-musical-the-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-630/) - Music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, book by Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin; based on the New Line Cinema film written by David Berenbaum. Directed by Denis Jones. Tickets here.
- [Elf the Musical @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/elf-the-musical-the-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-7/) - Buddy the Elf takes the holiday stage in this film favorite turned family-friendly Christmas musical by Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin. Tickets here.
- [Elf the Musical @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/elf-the-musical-the-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-1/) - Buddy the Elf takes the holiday stage in this film favorite turned family-friendly Christmas musical by Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin. Tickets here.
- [After Midnight @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/after-midnight-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-730/) - Swing into the Harlem Renaissance and the Jazz Age in this musical, with select text by Langston Hughes. Tickets here.
- [After Midnight (matinee) @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/after-midnight-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-130/) - Swing into the Harlem Renaissance in this jazz musical, with select text by Langston Hughes and performances by Northwest Tap Connection. Tickets here.
- [After Midnight (matinee) @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown) (ASL interpreted & open captioned performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/after-midnight-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-130-asl/) - ASL interpreted & open captioned performance. Swing into the Harlem Renaissance in this jazz musical, with select text by Langston Hughes. Tickets here.
- [After Midnight (matinee) @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown) (audio described performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/after-midnight-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-130-audio/) - Audio description available at this performance. Swing into the Harlem Renaissance in this jazz musical, with select text by Langston Hughes. Tickets here.
- [After Midnight @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown) (ASL interpreted & open captioned performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/after-midnight-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-730-asl/) - ASL interpreted & open captioned performance. Swing into the Harlem Renaissance in this jazz musical, with select text by Langston Hughes. Tickets here.
- [After Midnight @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/after-midnight-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-7/) - Swing into the Harlem Renaissance and the Jazz Age in this musical, with select text by Langston Hughes. Tickets here.
- [Animal Saints & Animal Sinners: Riverfern @ Seattle Open Arts Place (Central District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/animal-saints-animal-sinners-riverfern-seattle-730/) - Stories by Scot Augustson, Kelleen Conway Blanchard, and Bret Fetzer. Sliding-scale tickets ($15+) available. Tickets here.
- [An Evening of Murder with Storyteller Larry Hohm @ Seattle Open Arts Place (Central District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/larry-holm-murder-stories-seattle-730/) - Experienced storyteller Larry Hohm tells tales of murder by Bill Pronzini, Ruth Rendell, Jack Ritchie, and Jennifer Gifford. Tickets here.
- [Crowd's Quest @ Seattle Open Arts Place (Central District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/crowds-quest-seattle-open-arts-place-8/) - Dungeons & Dragons meets improv theatre. Tickets here.
- [Skint - Parley Productions @ West of Lenin (Seattle - Fremont)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/skint-parley-productions-seattle-7/) - Written and directed by Rebecca Tourino Collinsworth. Sliding-scale tickets (including free) available for all. Tickets here.
- [Drowned Cats (reading) - Blue Hour Theatre Group @ West of Lenin (Seattle - Fremont)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/drowned-cats-blue-hour-theatre-seattle-730/) - Written by Greg LoProto; directed by Jeremy Radick. Tickets here.
- [Creators Series showcase @ Aspire Repertory Theatre (Seattle - Northgate)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/creators-series-2025-aspire-repertory-theatre-seattle-7/) - Workshop of short new works by writers, composers, and choreographers. Tickets here.
- [Dark Clover Butterfly Effect - Turbo Turkey @ Seattle Open Arts Place (Central District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/dark-clover-butterfly-effect-turbo-turkey-seattle-730/) - Tickets here.
- [Sans Solos Deux - School of Acrobatics & New Circus Arts @ Emerald City Trapeze Arts (Seattle - SoDo)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/sans-solos-deux-2025-sanca-8/) - Trapeze and aerialist performances by duos and groups at School of Acrobatics & New Circus Arts.
- [Oklahoma! (matinee) @ ManeStage Theatre (Puyallup)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/oklahoma-manestage-theatre-puyallup-2/) - By Rodgers & Hammerstein. Tickets here.
- [Oklahoma! @ ManeStage Theatre (Puyallup)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/oklahoma-manestage-theatre-puyallup-7/) - By Rodgers & Hammerstein. Tickets here.
- [Seussical the Musical @ Lakewood Playhouse (Lakewood) (pay-what-you-choose tickets)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/seussical-the-musical-lakewood-playhouse-pwyc/) - By Stephen Flaherty & Lynn Ahrens; based on the works of Dr. Seuss. Directed by Ashley Roy-Simpson. Pay-what-you-choose admission for this performance. Tickets here.
- [Seussical the Musical (matinee) @ Lakewood Playhouse (Lakewood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/seussical-the-musical-lakewood-playhouse-2/) - By Stephen Flaherty & Lynn Ahrens; based on the works of Dr. Seuss. Directed by Ashley Roy-Simpson. Tickets here.
- [Seussical the Musical @ Lakewood Playhouse (Lakewood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/seussical-the-musical-lakewood-playhouse-730/) - By Stephen Flaherty & Lynn Ahrens; based on the works of Dr. Seuss. Directed by Ashley Roy-Simpson. Tickets here.
- [The Revolutionists @ Lakewood Playhouse (Lakewood) (pay-what-you-choose tickets)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-revolutionists-lakewood-playhouse-pwyc/) - By Lauren Gunderson. Directed by Maria-Tania Bandes B. Weingarden. Pay-what-you-choose admission for this performance. Tickets here.
- [The Revolutionists (matinee) @ Lakewood Playhouse (Lakewood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-revolutionists-lakewood-playhouse-2/) - By Lauren Gunderson. Directed by Maria-Tania Bandes B. Weingarden. Tickets here.
- [The Revolutionists @ Lakewood Playhouse (Lakewood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-revolutionists-lakewood-playhouse-730/) - By Lauren Gunderson. Directed by Maria-Tania Bandes B. Weingarden. Tickets here.
- [Have I Told You This Story? (matinee) @ Lakewood Playhouse (Lakewood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/have-i-told-you-this-story-lakewood-playhouse-2/) - By Sharry O'Hare; music by Zachary Kellogg. Directed by Joseph C. Walsh. Tickets here.
- [Have I Told You This Story? @ Lakewood Playhouse (Lakewood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/have-i-told-you-this-story-lakewood-playhouse-7/) - By Sharry O'Hare; music by Zachary Kellogg. Directed by Joseph C. Walsh. Tickets here.
- [The Guardsman - Burien Actors Theatre @ Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden (SeaTac) (free) ☀️](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-guardsman-burien-actors-theatre-seatac-5/) - By Ferenc Molnár; adapted & directed by Rachel Rene. Free, no tickets required (donations welcomed). Info here.
- [The Guardsman - Burien Actors Theatre @ Marvista Park (Normandy Park) (free) ☀️](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-guardsman-burien-actors-theatre-normandy-park-7/) - By Ferenc Molnár; adapted & directed by Rachel Rene. Free, no tickets required (donations welcomed). Info here.
- [The Guardsman - Burien Actors Theatre @ Hilltop Park (Burien) (free) ☀️](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-guardsman-burien-actors-theatre-hilltop-park-5/) - By Ferenc Molnár; adapted & directed by Rachel Rene. Free, no tickets required (donations welcomed). Info here.
- [The Guardsman - Burien Actors Theatre (Renton) (free) ☀️](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-guardsman-burien-actors-theatre-renton-7/) - By Ferenc Molnár; adapted & directed by Rachel Rene. Free, no tickets required (donations welcomed). Info here.
- [The Guardsman - Burien Actors Theatre @ Town Square Park (Burien) (free) ☀️](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-guardsman-burien-actors-theatre-town-square-park-5/) - By Ferenc Molnár; adapted & directed by Rachel Rene. Free, no tickets required (donations welcomed). Info here.
- [Rent @ Harlequin Productions (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/rent-harlequin-productions-olympia-2/) - Extended -- Now closing July 27. Book, music & lyrics by Jonathan Larson. Directed by Aaron Lamb. Tickets here.
- [Rent @ Harlequin Productions (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/rent-harlequin-productions-olympia-730/) - Extended -- now closing July 27. Book, music & lyrics by Jonathan Larson. Directed by Aaron Lamb. Tickets here.
- [Gilbert & Sullivan Songbook @ Seattle Opera (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/gilbert-and-sullivan-songbook-seattle-opera-730/) - Performed by the cast of The Pirates of Penzance, with tongue-twisting patter and light-hearted love songs from Gilbert & Sullivan favorites. The Pirates of Penzance, HMS Pinafore, The Gondoliers, and more,
- [Songs of Pride @ Seattle Opera (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/songs-of-pride-seattle-opera-730/) - A recital featuring members of the Fellow Travelers cast, performing a wide range of selections (past and present) celebrating Seattle's queer communities.
- [Opera Center Open House @ Seattle Opera (Seattle Center) (free event)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/seattle-opera-open-house-2025/) - Enjoy performances and crafts, and get a behind-the-scenes look at how opera is made, at this free, family-friendly, drop-in event. Event features tours of the costume shop, props department, and Classical King FM broadcast studio; performances by the Lowbrow Opera Collective and Seattle Opera Guild; rehearsal feeds and live previews of The Pirates of Penzance
- [The Pirates of Penzance (matinee) @ Seattle Opera (Seattle Center) (audio description available)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/pirates-of-penzance-seattle-opera-audio/) - Music by Arthur Sullivan; libretto by W.S. Gilbert. Making its Seattle Opera debut, this production of Gilbert and Sullivan's family-friendly farce is opera on the high seas, as a young apprentice seeks freedom from his accidental apprenticeship to a band of pirates. Featuring the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. Audio description available at 10/26 (matinee) performance. Financially
- [The Pirates of Penzance (matinee) @ Seattle Opera (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/pirates-of-penzance-seattle-opera-2/) - Music by Arthur Sullivan; libretto by W.S. Gilbert. Making its Seattle Opera debut, this production of Gilbert and Sullivan's family-friendly farce is opera on the high seas, as a young apprentice seeks freedom from his accidental apprenticeship to a band of pirates. Featuring the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. Audio description available at 10/26 (matinee) performance. Financially
- [The Pirates of Penzance @ Seattle Opera (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/pirates-of-penzance-seattle-opera-730/) - Music by Arthur Sullivan; libretto by W.S. Gilbert. Making its Seattle Opera debut, this production of Gilbert and Sullivan's family-friendly farce is opera on the high seas, as a young apprentice seeks freedom from his accidental apprenticeship to a band of pirates. Featuring the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. Audio description available at 10/26 (matinee) performance. Financially
- [The Color Purple @ Village Theatre (Everett)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-color-purple-village-theatre-everett-730/) - Book by Marsha Norman; music & lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray. Based on the novel by Alice Walker. Tickets here.
- [The Raven & Other Stories: a literary burlesque - Noveltease @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-raven-literary-burlesque-noveltease-theatre-seattle-730/) - Edgar Allan Poe's short stories become a dramatic night of burlesque in this stage adaptation by Sailor St. Claire. Choreographed by Scarlett Folds; directed by Jesse Belle-Jones. Sliding-scale and pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Rhythm & Rhyme: a cabaret - Noveltease Theatre @ Hugo House (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/rhythm-and-rhyme-november-2025-noveltease-theatre-seattle-7/) - A cabaret of burlesque, poetry, and live music twice-yearly, with a different literary theme each show. Sliding-scale and pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for all performances. Tickets here.
- [What The F!!! - Long Hot Summer (improv) (matinee) - Artemis Theatre Project @ Aspire Kinetic Arts (Seattle - Northgate)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/what-the-f-long-hot-summer-improv-seattle-2/) - Co-production of Artemis Theatre Project & Interplay. Improvised stories, dances, and songs, created on the spot by Gen Z and Millennial performers. Sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [What The F!!! - Long Hot Summer (improv) - Artemis Theatre Project @ Aspire Kinetic Arts (Seattle - Northgate)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/what-the-f-long-hot-summer-improv-seattle-730/) - Co-production of Artemis Theatre Project & Interplay. Improvised stories, dances, and songs, created on the spot by Gen Z and Millennial performers. Sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (matinee) - Ballyhoo Theatre @ The Phoenix (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/charlie-brown-ballyhoo-theatre-edmonds-2/) - By Clark Gesner & Andrew Lippa (music & lyrics) and Gesner & Michael Mayer (book), based on the classic comic strip by Charles M. Schultz. Pay-what-you-choose tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown - Ballyhoo Theatre @ The Phoenix (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/charlie-brown-ballyhoo-theatre-edmonds-730/) - By Clark Gesner & Andrew Lippa (music & lyrics) and Gesner & Michael Mayer (book), based on the classic comic strip by Charles M. Schultz. Pay-what-you-choose tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Pippin the musical (matinee) - Ballyhoo Theatre @ Edmonds College (Lynnwood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/pippin-the-musical-ballyhoo-theatre-lynnwood-2/) - By Stephen Schwartz Pippin (music & lyrics) and Roger O. Hirson (book). Pay-what-you-choose tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Pippin the musical - Ballyhoo Theatre @ Edmonds College (Lynnwood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/pippin-the-musical-ballyhoo-theatre-lynnwood-730/) - By Stephen Schwartz Pippin (music & lyrics) and Roger O. Hirson (book). Pay-what-you-choose tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [The Effect (matinee) @ ArtsWest (West Seattle)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-effect-artswest-west-seattle-3/) - By Lucy Prebble; directed by Mathew Wright. Tickets here.
- [The Effect @ ArtsWest (West Seattle)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-effect-artswest-west-seattle-730/) - By Lucy Prebble; directed by Mathew Wright. Tickets here.
- [The Kenmore Quickies - short play festival @ As If Theatre (Kenmore)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/kenmore-quickies-2025-as-if-theatre-kenmore-5/) - Annual short play festival, with this season's plays inspired by original music. Pay-what-you-choose tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [The Kenmore Quickies - short play festival (matinee) @ As If Theatre (Kenmore)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/kenmore-quickies-2025-as-if-theatre-kenmore-2/) - Annual short play festival, with this season's plays inspired by original music. Pay-what-you-choose tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [The Kenmore Quickies - short play festival @ As If Theatre (Kenmore)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/kenmore-quickies-2025-as-if-theatre-kenmore-730/) - Annual short play festival, with this season's plays inspired by original music. Pay-what-you-choose tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [The Game Show @ Annex Theatre (Seattle - Capitol Hill) (pay-what-you-choose tickets)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-game-show-annex-theatre-seattle-730/) - Reading and talkback for a new play on a rigged system in game form. Written by Maggie Higginbotham; directed by Lucien Oberleitner. Pay-what-you-choose tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Jettison to Europa @ Annex Theatre (Seattle - Capitol Hill) (pay-what-you-choose tickets)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/jettison-to-europa-annex-theatre-seattle-730-pwyc/) - A new play that asks, How much will an astronaut give up in order to reach her destination? Written by Andy Park-Buffelen; directed by Zenaida Rose Smith. Pay-what-you-choose tickets available for Thursday performances. Tickets here.
- [Jettison to Europa @ Annex Theatre (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/jettison-to-europa-annex-theatre-seattle-730/) - A new play that asks, How much will an astronaut give up in order to reach her destination? Written by Andy Park-Buffelen; directed by Zenaida Rose Smith. Pay-what-you-choose tickets available for Thursday performances. Tickets here.
- [14/48: The World's Quickest Theater Festival (late show) @ Center Theatre (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/1448-the-worlds-quickest-theater-festival-seattle-july-2025-10/) - Two weekends of 14 short plays created in 48 hours, with different shows every night. Tickets here.
- [14/48: The World's Quickest Theater Festival (early show) @ Center Theatre (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/1448-the-worlds-quickest-theater-festival-seattle-july-2025-730/) - Two weekends of 14 short plays created in 48 hours, with different shows every night. Tickets here.
- [A Very Die Hard Christmas (late show) @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/a-very-die-hard-christmas-2025-seattle-public-theater-930/) - The musical parody returns, for fans of the quintessential Christmas action movie. By Jeff Schell and The Habit; directed by Mark Siano. A co-production of The Habit and Seattle Public Theater. (Limited number of financially accessible tickets available beginning 10/14.) Tickets here.
- [A Very Die Hard Christmas @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/a-very-die-hard-christmas-2025-seattle-public-theater-7/) - The musical parody returns, for fans of the quintessential Christmas action movie. By Jeff Schell and The Habit; directed by Mark Siano. A co-production of The Habit and Seattle Public Theater. (Limited number of financially accessible tickets available beginning 10/14.) Tickets here.
- [A Very Die Hard Christmas @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/a-very-die-hard-christmas-2025-seattle-public-theater-630/) - The musical parody returns, for fans of the quintessential Christmas action movie. By Jeff Schell and The Habit; directed by Mark Siano. A co-production of The Habit and Seattle Public Theater. (Limited number of financially accessible tickets available beginning 10/14.) Tickets here.
- [A Very Die Hard Christmas @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/a-very-die-hard-christmas-2025-seattle-public-theater-430/) - The musical parody returns, for fans of the quintessential Christmas action movie. By Jeff Schell and The Habit; directed by Mark Siano. A co-production of The Habit and Seattle Public Theater. (Limited number of financially accessible tickets available beginning 10/14.) Tickets here.
- [A Very Die Hard Christmas (matinee) @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/a-very-die-hard-christmas-2025-seattle-public-theater-2/) - The musical parody returns, for fans of the quintessential Christmas action movie. By Jeff Schell and The Habit; directed by Mark Siano. A co-production of The Habit and Seattle Public Theater. (Limited number of financially accessible tickets available beginning 10/14.) Tickets here.
- [A Very Die Hard Christmas @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/a-very-die-hard-christmas-2025-seattle-public-theater-9/) - The musical parody returns, for fans of the quintessential Christmas action movie. By Jeff Schell and The Habit; directed by Mark Siano. A co-production of The Habit and Seattle Public Theater. (Limited number of financially accessible tickets available beginning 10/14.) Tickets here.
- [A Very Die Hard Christmas (matinee) @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/a-very-die-hard-christmas-2025-seattle-public-theater-1230/) - The musical parody returns, for fans of the quintessential Christmas action movie. By Jeff Schell and The Habit; directed by Mark Siano. A co-production of The Habit and Seattle Public Theater. (Limited number of financially accessible tickets available beginning 10/14.) Tickets here.
- [A Very Die Hard Christmas (matinee) @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/a-very-die-hard-christmas-2025-seattle-public-theater-3/) - The musical parody returns, for fans of the quintessential Christmas action movie. By Jeff Schell and The Habit; directed by Mark Siano. A co-production of The Habit and Seattle Public Theater. (Limited number of financially accessible tickets available beginning 10/14.) Tickets here.
- [A Very Die Hard Christmas @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/a-very-die-hard-christmas-2025-seattle-public-theater-730/) - The musical parody returns, for fans of the quintessential Christmas action movie. By Jeff Schell and The Habit; directed by Mark Siano. A co-production of The Habit and Seattle Public Theater. (Limited number of financially accessible tickets available beginning 10/14.) Tickets here.
- [A Very Die Hard Christmas @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/a-very-die-hard-christmas-2025-seattle-public-theater-8/) - The musical parody returns, for fans of the quintessential Christmas action movie. By Jeff Schell and The Habit; directed by Mark Siano. A co-production of The Habit and Seattle Public Theater. (Limited number of financially accessible tickets available beginning 10/14.) Tickets here.
- [A Very Die Hard Christmas @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/a-very-die-hard-christmas-2025-seattle-public-theater-530/) - The musical parody returns, for fans of the quintessential Christmas action movie. By Jeff Schell and The Habit; directed by Mark Siano. A co-production of The Habit and Seattle Public Theater. (Limited number of financially accessible tickets available beginning 10/14.) Tickets here.
- [Youth Voices @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake) (pay-what-you-choose tickets)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/youth-voices-2025-seattle-public-theater-7/) - Teen participants share original works. Pay-what-you-choose and sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Hurricane Diane (matinee) @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/hurricane-diane-seattle-public-theater-2/) - Dionysus takes human form as a charming butch permaculture gardener who's come down to restore Earth to its natural state. By Madeleine George; directed by Annie Lareau. Sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Hurricane Diane @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/hurricane-diane-seattle-public-theater-730/) - Dionysus takes human form as a charming butch permaculture gardener who's come down to restore Earth to its natural state. By Madeleine George; directed by Annie Lareau. Sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Li @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/li-seattle-public-theater-730/) - By Wei He; directed by Christie Zhao. A co-production of SIS Productions and Seattle Public Theater. Sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [The World Looks Different Sitting Down (matinee) @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/world-looks-different-sitting-down-seattle-public-theater-2/) - Confronting the world at crotch level, a wheelchair busts open misconceptions and limitations. Written & performed by Teal Sherer. Directed & choreographed by Jessica Wallenfels. Sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [The World Looks Different Sitting Down @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/world-looks-different-sitting-down-seattle-public-theater-730/) - Confronting the world at crotch level, a wheelchair busts open misconceptions and limitations. Written & performed by Teal Sherer. Directed & choreographed by Jessica Wallenfels. Sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Haunted Holiday - short stories @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/haunted-holiday-stories-seattle-public-theater-730/) - New ghostly Christmas stories, curated by Caitlin Frances. Sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Illuminating the Dark - short stories @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/illuminating-the-dark-stories-seattle-public-theater-730/) - An evening of magical, heartfelt, and comedic short stories, curated by Caitlin Frances. Sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Cozy Little Murders - short stories @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/cozy-little-murders-stories-seattle-public-theater-7/) - An evening of murder-themed short stories, curated by Caitlin Frances. Sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Stage of Fools (matinee) @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/stage-of-fools-seattle-public-theater-2/) - A new play by Joy McCullough, directed by Amy Poisson. Co-produced with Macha Theatre Works. Sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Stage of Fools @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/stage-of-fools-seattle-public-theater-730/) - A new play by Joy McCullough, directed by Amy Poisson. Co-produced with Macha Theatre Works. Sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Shadows Under the Market @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/shadows-under-the-market-seattle-public-theater-730/) - A new original horror comedy anthology for youth actors. Written by Kelleen Conway Blanchard, Maggie Lee, Darian Lindle, Matt Smith, & M. Yichao. Directed by Jacqueline Meyners. Sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Shadows Under the Market (matinee) @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/shadows-under-the-market-seattle-public-theater-2/) - A new original horror comedy anthology for youth actors. Written by Kelleen Conway Blanchard, Maggie Lee, Darian Lindle, Matt Smith, & M. Yichao. Directed by Jacqueline Meyners. Sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Grasping - Balance Productions @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/grasping-balance-productions-seattle-public-theater-730/) - Dance and contortion around the theme of grasping. Conceived by Melodie Gorow & Stephanie Cadd. Sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Birds of Play: A cheeky circus cabaret @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/birds-of-play-cheeky-circus-cabaret-seattle-public-theater-730/) - Matinees: circus magic (all ages). Evenings: burlesque (ages 18+). Created by Tanya Gagné, Elena Brocade & Laura Lippert. Directed by Tanya Gagné. Sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. TICKETS HERE
- [Birds of Play: A cheeky circus cabaret (matinee) @ Seattle Public Theater (Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/birds-of-play-cheeky-circus-cabaret-seattle-public-theater-2/) - Matinees: circus magic (all ages). Evenings: burlesque (ages 18+). Created by Tanya Gagné, Elena Brocade & Laura Lippert. Directed by Tanya Gagné. Sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. TICKETS HERE
- [The Grown-Ups - Dacha Theatre @ Woodland Park (Seattle) (pay-what-you-choose tickets) ☀️](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/grown-ups-dacha-theatre-woodland-park-seattle-8/) - A touring campfire show. Written by Simon Henriques & Skylar Fox; directed by Nick O'Leary. Pay-what-you-choose and sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. TICKETS HERE
- [Seattle Outdoor Theater Festival (all day) @ Volunteer Park (Seattle) ☀️](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/seattle-outdoor-theater-festival-2025/) - Seattle's annual two-day theatre festival, held on multiple outdoor stages at Volunteer Park. Produced by GreenStage, featuring over a dozen local theatre companies. Free, no tickets required. Full schedule here.
- [The Grown-Ups - Dacha Theatre @ Bellingham (pay-what-you-choose tickets) ☀️](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/grown-ups-dacha-theatre-bellingham/) - A touring campfire show. Events begin at 6, show at 7:30. Bellingham dates begin with free food and performances by local musicians, in partnership with Bellingham TheatreWorks. Written by Simon Henriques & Skylar Fox; directed by Nick O'Leary. Pay-what-you-choose and sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. TICKETS HERE
- [The Grown-Ups - Dacha Theatre @ Battle Point Park (Bainbridge Island) (pay-what-you-choose tickets) ☀️](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/grown-ups-dacha-theatre-bainbridge-island-730/) - A touring campfire show. Written by Simon Henriques & Skylar Fox; directed by Nick O'Leary. Pay-what-you-choose and sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. TICKETS HERE
- [The Grown-Ups - Dacha Theatre @ South Whidbey Community Park (Langley) (pay-what-you-choose tickets) ☀️](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/grown-ups-dacha-theatre-whidbey-island-8/) - A touring campfire show. Written by Simon Henriques & Skylar Fox; directed by Nick O'Leary. Pay-what-you-choose and sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. TICKETS HERE
- [The Grown-Ups - Dacha Theatre @ Morrill Meadows Park (Kent) (pay-what-you-choose tickets) ☀️](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/grown-ups-dacha-theatre-kent-730/) - A touring campfire show. Written by Simon Henriques & Skylar Fox; directed by Nick O'Leary. Pay-what-you-choose and sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. TICKETS HERE
- [The Grown-Ups - Dacha Theatre @ Port Townsend ☀️](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/grown-ups-dacha-theatre-port-townsend-730/) - A touring campfire show. Written by Simon Henriques & Skylar Fox; directed by Nick O'Leary. Presented in partnership with Key City Public Theatre. Sliding-scale tickets available for both performances. TICKETS HERE
- [The Grown-Ups - Dacha Theatre @ private residence (Redmond) (pay-what-you-choose tickets) ☀️](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/grown-ups-dacha-theatre-redmond-7/) - A touring campfire show. Written by Simon Henriques & Skylar Fox; directed by Nick O'Leary. Pay-what-you-choose and sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. TICKETS HERE
- [The Grown-Ups - Dacha Theatre @ Luther Burbank Park (Mercer Island) (pay-what-you-choose tickets) ☀️](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/grown-ups-dacha-theatre-mercer-island-730/) - A touring campfire show. Written by Simon Henriques & Skylar Fox; directed by Nick O'Leary. Pay-what-you-choose and sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. TICKETS HERE
- [Teen Night: The Grown-Ups - Dacha Theatre @ Seward Park (Seattle) (pay-what-you-choose tickets) ☀️](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/grown-ups-dacha-theatre-seward-park-seattle-teens/) - A touring campfire show. Written by Simon Henriques & Skylar Fox; directed by Nick O'Leary. Pay-what-you-choose and sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. TICKETS HERE
- [The Grown-Ups - Dacha Theatre @ private residence (Bellevue) (pay-what-you-choose tickets) ☀️](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/grown-ups-dacha-theatre-bellevue-8/) - A touring campfire show. Written by Simon Henriques & Skylar Fox; directed by Nick O'Leary. Pay-what-you-choose and sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. TICKETS HERE
- [The Grown-Ups - Dacha Theatre @ Seward Park (Seattle) (pay-what-you-choose tickets) ☀️](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/grown-ups-dacha-theatre-seward-park-seattle-8/) - A touring campfire show. Written by Simon Henriques & Skylar Fox; directed by Nick O'Leary. Pay-what-you-choose and sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. TICKETS HERE
- [The Grown-Ups - Dacha Theatre @ Mean Sandwich (Seattle - Ballard) (pay-what-you-choose tickets) ☀️](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/grown-ups-dacha-theatre-ballard-8/) - A touring campfire show. Written by Simon Henriques & Skylar Fox; directed by Nick O'Leary. Pay-what-you-choose and sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. TICKETS HERE
- [The Grown-Ups - Dacha Theatre @ Lincoln Park (West Seattle) (pay-what-you-choose tickets) ☀️](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/grown-ups-dacha-theatre-lincoln-park-west-seattle-8/) - A touring campfire show. Written by Simon Henriques & Skylar Fox; directed by Nick O'Leary. Pay-what-you-choose and sliding-scale tickets available for all performances. TICKETS HERE
- [Joketellers Union @ Clock-Out Lounge (Seattle - Beacon Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/joketellers-union-4-clock-out-lounge-seattle-beacon-hill/) - Comedy and variety show hosted by Brett Hamil & Emmett Montgomery, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays. Tickets here.
- [Joketellers Union @ Clock-Out Lounge (Seattle - Beacon Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/joketellers-union-2-clock-out-lounge-seattle-beacon-hill/) - Comedy and variety show hosted by Brett Hamil & Emmett Montgomery, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays. Tickets here.
- [Kill Climate Deniers (reading) - Blue Hour Theatre Group @ West of Lenin (Seattle - Fremont)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/kill-climate-deniers-satirical-play-blue-hour-theatre-seattle-7/) - Theatrical reading of David Finnigan's satirical play -- an action movie wrapped in a TED talk -- on the unstoppable force of climate change. Free admission.
- [Alice in Arabialand @ Annex Theatre (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/alice-in-arabialand-annex-theatre-seattle-730/) - By Sameer Arshad; directed by Eden Aztlán. Fall down the rabbit hole with Alice on an adventure to “Arabialand,” where she will meet queens, challenge djinns, and learn from mystics. As Alice journeys through the queer underground, she learns more about the impact of decades of colonialism and imperialism on the region. A magical realism
- [Alice in Arabialand (matinee) @ Annex Theatre (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/alice-in-arabialand-annex-theatre-seattle-2/) - By Sameer Arshad; directed by Eden Aztlán. Fall down the rabbit hole with Alice on an adventure to “Arabialand,” where she will meet queens, challenge djinns, and learn from mystics. As Alice journeys through the queer underground, she learns more about the impact of decades of colonialism and imperialism on the region. A magical realism
- [Carmilla (reading) @ Annex Theatre (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/carmilla-reading-annex-theatre-seattle-730/) - By Mariah Lee Squires & S.W. Jones; directed by Adrian Prendergast. What happens when infatuation turns into obsession? Based on Sheridan Le Fanu's Gothic novella Carmilla, this new play tells of the isolated Laura and the mysterious young woman she falls in love with, shattering the mold of male protagonists in horror. Pay-what-you-choose tickets and streaming
- [Fussy Cloud Puppet Slam, Vol. 27: Monster of the Week @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/fussy-cloud-puppet-slam-27-theatre-off-jackson-seattle-8/) - Produced by Zane Exactly & Cass Bray; hosted by Tootsie Spangles. Puppet variety show with 10 acts around the theme Monster of the Week. Pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for all performances. Tickets here.
- [House of Joy - Pratidhwani co-production @ Seattle Public Theater (Seattle - Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/house-of-joy-pratidhwani-seattle-public-theater-730/) - By Madhuri Shekar. Directed by Agastya Kohli & Moumita Bhattacharya. Co-produced by Pratidhwani and Seattle Public Theater. In an Imperial Harem, in a place like India, in a time like 1666, distant and yet familiar, the women of the court live on an idyllic estate protected by an all-female guard. Men cannot enter the House
- [House of Joy (matinee) - Pratidhwani co-production @ Seattle Public Theater (Seattle - Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/house-of-joy-pratidhwani-seattle-public-theater-2/) - By Madhuri Shekar. Directed by Agastya Kohli & Moumita Bhattacharya. Co-produced by Pratidhwani and Seattle Public Theater. In an Imperial Harem, in a place like India, in a time like 1666, distant and yet familiar, the women of the court live on an idyllic estate protected by an all-female guard. Men cannot enter the House
- [Betrayal @ Theatre33 (Bellevue)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/betrayal-theatre33-bellevue-5/) - By Harold Pinter. Tickets here.
- [Betrayal @ Theatre33 (Bellevue)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/betrayal-theatre33-bellevue-730/) - By Harold Pinter. Tickets here.
- [Cinderella - youth theatre @ Theatre33 (Bellevue)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/cinderella-theatre33-bellevue-3/) - Music by Richard Rodgers, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, based on the classic fairy tale by Charles Perrault. Tickets here.
- [Cinderella - youth theatre @ Theatre33 (Bellevue)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/cinderella-theatre33-bellevue-11/) - Music by Richard Rodgers, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, based on the classic fairy tale by Charles Perrault. Tickets here.
- [Cinderella - youth theatre @ Theatre33 (Bellevue)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/cinderella-theatre33-bellevue-7/) - Music by Richard Rodgers, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, based on the classic fairy tale by Charles Perrault. Tickets here.
- [Constellations: Festival Edition @ Theatre33 (Bellevue)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/constellations-festival-theatre33-bellevue-730/) - By Nick Payne. Directed by Marianna Chebotaryova. Pay-what-you-choose ($10+) tickets offered. Tickets here.
- [Touring - Eddie Izzard Hamlet @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/eddie-izzard-hamlet-seattle-8/) - Eddie takes on 23 characters in her re-telling of Shakespeare's tale. Co-presented by WestBeth Entertainment, Seattle Theatre Group, and Seattle Rep. Tickets here.
- [Touring - Eddie Izzard Hamlet @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/eddie-izzard-hamlet-seattle-730/) - Eddie takes on 23 characters in her re-telling of Shakespeare's tale. Co-presented by WestBeth Entertainment, Seattle Theatre Group, and Seattle Rep. Tickets here.
- [Seattle Vice '76 - Marxiano Productions @ Triple Door (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/seattle-vice-76-marxiano-triple-door-seattle-730/) - A new cabaret musical by Mark Siano & Opal Peachey, directed and choreographed by Katy Tabb. Inspired by the book by Rick Anderson. From the producers of Bohemia, this bold new production takes audiences back to the swinging, seedy '70s, when Seattle’s infamous “tolerance policy” -- a corrupt handshake between law enforcement, politicians, and vice
- [Seattle Vice '76 - Marxiano Productions @ Triple Door (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/seattle-vice-76-marxiano-triple-door-seattle-5/) - A new cabaret musical by Mark Siano & Opal Peachey, directed and choreographed by Katy Tabb. Inspired by the book by Rick Anderson. From the producers of Bohemia, this bold new production takes audiences back to the swinging, seedy '70s, when Seattle’s infamous “tolerance policy” -- a corrupt handshake between law enforcement, politicians, and vice
- [Seattle Vice '76 - Marxiano Productions @ Triple Door (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/seattle-vice-76-marxiano-triple-door-seattle-8/) - A new cabaret musical by Mark Siano & Opal Peachey, directed and choreographed by Katy Tabb. Inspired by the book by Rick Anderson. From the producers of Bohemia, this bold new production takes audiences back to the swinging, seedy '70s, when Seattle’s infamous “tolerance policy” -- a corrupt handshake between law enforcement, politicians, and vice
- [Seattle Vice '76 - Marxiano Productions @ Triple Door (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/seattle-vice-76-marxiano-triple-door-seattle-6/) - By Mark Siano & Opal Peachey. Directed & choreographed by Katy Tabb. Inspired by the book by Rick Anderson. Tickets here.
- [Seattle Vice '76 - Marxiano Productions @ Triple Door (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/seattle-vice-76-marxiano-triple-door-seattle-845/) - A new cabaret musical by Mark Siano & Opal Peachey, directed and choreographed by Katy Tabb. Inspired by the book by Rick Anderson. From the producers of Bohemia, this bold new production takes audiences back to the swinging, seedy '70s, when Seattle’s infamous “tolerance policy” -- a corrupt handshake between law enforcement, politicians, and vice
- [The Shape of the Night @ Georgetown Steam Plant (Seattle - Georgetown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/shape-of-the-night-georgetown-steam-plant-seattle-630/) - An immersive art walk and experience, by All of Them Witches. Tickets here.
- [Mary Poppins (matinee) @ Tacoma Musical Playhouse (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/mary-poppins-tacoma-musical-playhouse-2/) - Music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman; additional music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe; book by Julian Fellowes. Based on the children's books by P. L. Travers and the 1964 Disney film. Tickets here.
- [Mary Poppins @ Tacoma Musical Playhouse (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/mary-poppins-tacoma-musical-playhouse-730/) - Music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman; additional music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe; book by Julian Fellowes. Based on the children's books by P. L. Travers and the 1964 Disney film. Tickets here.
- [Grease - the musical: Sing-Along edition @ Tacoma Musical Playhouse (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/grease-tacoma-musical-playhouse-sing/) - Audiences are invited to sing along at this evening's showing. Tickets here.
- [Grease - the musical (matinee) @ Tacoma Musical Playhouse (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/grease-tacoma-musical-playhouse-2/) - Music, lyrics, and book by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Tickets here.
- [Grease - the musical @ Tacoma Musical Playhouse (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/grease-tacoma-musical-playhouse-730/) - Music, lyrics, and book by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Tickets here.
- [Rocky - the musical (matinee) @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma) (ASL interpreted)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/rocky-tacoma-little-theatre-asl/) - Music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, book by Thomas Meehan and Sylvester Stallone, based on the 1976 film. Directed by Chris Serface; co-directed and choreographed by Ashley Roy; music directed by Lindsay Delmarter. This performance is ASL interpreted. Tickets here.
- [Rocky - the musical @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma) (pay-what-you-choose tickets)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/rocky-tacoma-little-theatre-pwyc/) - Pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for this performance. A musical based on the Sylvester Stallone film.
- [Rocky - the musical (matinee) @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/rocky-tacoma-little-theatre-2/) - Music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, book by Thomas Meehan and Sylvester Stallone, based on the 1976 film. Directed by Chris Serface; co-directed and choreographed by Ashley Roy; music directed by Lindsay Delmarter. Tickets here.
- [Rocky - the musical @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/rocky-tacoma-little-theatre-730/) - Music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, book by Thomas Meehan and Sylvester Stallone, based on the 1976 film. Directed by Chris Serface; co-directed and choreographed by Ashley Roy; music directed by Lindsay Delmarter. Tickets here.
- [Bug (matinee) @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma) (ASL interpreted)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/bug-tacoma-little-theatre-asl/) - By Tracy Letts. Directed by Blake R. York. Tickets here.
- [Bug @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma) (pay-what-you-choose tickets)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/bug-tacoma-little-theatre-pwyc/) - By Tracy Letts. Directed by Blake R. York. Pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for this performance. Tickets here.
- [Bug (matinee) @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/bug-tacoma-little-theatre-2/) - By Tracy Letts. Directed by Blake R. York. Tickets here.
- [Bug @ Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/bug-tacoma-little-theatre-730/) - By Tracy Letts. Directed by Blake R. York. Tickets here.
- [Currents - an original operetta @ McMenamins Anderson School (Bothell) (open captioned & ASL interpreted)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/currents-operetta-mcmenamins-anderson-school-bothell-asl/) - Libretto by AC Petersen; composed by Jeremy Berdin. Followed by discussion with guest Shigeru Nishida, incarcerated at age 12 in Heart Mountain, Wyoming during WWII. Free admission. Reserve here.
- [The Shape of the Night @ Georgetown Steam Plant (Seattle - Georgetown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/shape-of-the-night-georgetown-steam-plant-seattle-830/) - An immersive art walk and experience, by All of Them Witches. Tickets here.
- [Once Upon a Mattress (matinee) @ Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts (Marysville)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/once-upon-a-mattress-red-curtain-marysville-2/) - Music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. A musical comedy adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale The Princess and the Pea. Directed by Scott B. Randall. Tickets here.
- [Once Upon a Mattress @ Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts (Marysville) (ASL interpreted)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/once-upon-a-mattress-red-curtain-marysville-asl/) - Music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. A musical comedy adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale The Princess and the Pea. Directed by Scott B. Randall. This performance is ASL interpreted. Tickets here.
- [Once Upon a Mattress @ Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts (Marysville)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/once-upon-a-mattress-red-curtain-marysville-8/) - Music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. A musical comedy adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale The Princess and the Pea. Directed by Scott B. Randall. Tickets here.
- [Lend Me a Tenor (matinee) @ Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts (Marysville)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/lend-me-a-tenor-red-curtain-marysville-2/) - By Ken Ludwig. Directed by Morgan Peeler. Tickets here.
- [Lend Me a Tenor @ Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts (Marysville) (ASL interpreted)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/lend-me-a-tenor-red-curtain-marysville-asl/) - By Ken Ludwig. Directed by Morgan Peeler. This performance is ASL interpreted. Tickets here.
- [Lend Me a Tenor @ Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts (Marysville)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/lend-me-a-tenor-red-curtain-marysville-8/) - By Ken Ludwig. Directed by Morgan Peeler. Tickets here.
- [Pork Filled Productions' Unleashed Festival: Blood/Sucker (reading) @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/unleashed-2025-blood-sucker-pork-filled-productions-seattle-7/) - By Anamaria Guerzon. Part of Unleashed: New Plays for a New World, readings of new plays by Asian American playwrights – 6/20 @ Theatre Off Jackson
- [Pork Filled Productions' Unleashed Festival: C[y]pher (reading) @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/unleashed-2025-cypher-pork-filled-productions-seattle-4/) - By Harold Taw. Part of Unleashed: New Plays for a New World, readings of new plays by Asian American playwrights – 6/21 @ Theatre Off Jackson
- [Pork Filled Productions' Unleashed Festival: Eggshell; or Vỏ Trứng (reading) @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/unleashed-2025-eggshell-pork-filled-productions-seattle-7/) - By Anthony Doan. Part of Unleashed: New Plays for a New World, readings of new plays by Asian American playwrights – 6/21 @ Theatre Off Jackson
- [Pork Filled Productions' Unleashed Festival: Hail Mary/Maria (reading) (matinee) @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/unleashed-2025-hail-mary-maria-pork-filled-productions-seattle-2/) - By RJ Silva. Part of Unleashed: New Plays for a New World, readings of new plays by Asian American playwrights – 6/22 @ Theatre Off Jackson
- [Pork Filled Productions' Unleashed Festival: The Machine (reading) @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/unleashed-2025-the-machine-pork-filled-productions-seattle-5/) - By Magpie Park. Part of Unleashed: New Plays for a New World, readings of new plays by Asian American playwrights – 6/22 @ Theatre Off Jackson
- [The Spitfire Grill (matinee) @ Lakewood Playhouse (Lakewood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-spitfire-grill-lakewood-2/) - Music & book by James Valcq, lyrics & book by Fred Alley, based on the film by Lee David Zlotoff. Directed by Maria-Tania Bandes B. Weingarden. Tickets here.
- [The Spitfire Grill @ Lakewood Playhouse (Lakewood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-spitfire-grill-lakewood-730/) - Music & book by James Valcq, lyrics & book by Fred Alley, based on the film by Lee David Zlotoff. Directed by Maria-Tania Bandes B. Weingarden. Tickets here.
- [for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf (matinee) @ Lakewood Playhouse (Lakewood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/for-colored-girls-lakewood-2/) - A play by Ntozake Shange. Directed by Michelle N. Matlock. Tickets here.
- [for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf @ Lakewood Playhouse (Lakewood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/for-colored-girls-lakewood-730/) - A play by Ntozake Shange. Directed by Michelle N. Matlock. Tickets here.
- [Making Moves: Seattle (book launch & panel) @ On the Boards (Lower Queen Anne)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/making-moves-seattle/) - Book launch event for Artists on Creative Administration, with panelists Byron Au Yong, Christy Bolingbroke, Jody Kuehner (Cherdonna), Miguel Gutierrez, Tonya Lockyer, Alia Swersky, and Fox Whitney. Free admission; reserve here.
- [Touring - Eddie Izzard Hamlet @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center) (ASL interpreted & audio described)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/eddie-izzard-hamlet-seattle-asl-audio/) - Eddie takes on 23 characters in her re-telling of Shakespeare's tale. Co-presented by WestBeth Entertainment, Seattle Theatre Group, and Seattle Rep. This performance is ASL interpreted, with audio description available. Tickets here.
- [Touring - Eddie Izzard Hamlet (matinee) @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/eddie-izzard-hamlet-seattle-2/) - Eddie takes on 23 characters in her re-telling of Shakespeare's tale. Co-presented by WestBeth Entertainment, Seattle Theatre Group, and Seattle Rep. Tickets here.
- [The Great Gatsby - Noveltease Theatre @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/great-gatsby-noveltease-theatre-seattle-730/) - Burlesque theatre meets F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel in this glitzy, queer take (off). Adapted and directed by Lulu La Lune, with jazz-age choreography by Fosse Jack. TICKETS HERE
- [Touring - Parade: revival (matinee) @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/parade-revival-touring-the-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-130/) - Book by Alfred Uhry. Music & lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. Directed by Michael Arden. Tickets here.
- [Touring - Parade: revival @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/parade-revival-touring-the-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-730/) - Book by Alfred Uhry. Music & lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. Directed by Michael Arden. Tickets here.
- [Roméo et Juliette @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/pnb-romeo-and-juliet-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle-730/) - Choreographed by Jean-Christophe Maillot. Music by Sergei Prokofiev. Based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Tickets here.
- [Athena (matinee) @ ArtsWest (West Seattle)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/athena-artswest-west-seattle-3/) - By Gracie Gardner. Directed by Kathryn Van Meter. Presented in Collaboration with Salle Auriol Fencing Club. Tickets here.
- [Athena @ ArtsWest (West Seattle)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/athena-artswest-west-seattle-730/) - By Gracie Gardner. Directed by Kathryn Van Meter. Presented in Collaboration with Salle Auriol Fencing Club. Tickets here.
- [Scott Shoemaker's :Probed! (late show) @ Intiman Cabaret (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/scott-shoemaker-probed-intiman-theatre-cabaret-seattle-9/) - Created & performed by Scott Shoemaker (Shoes & Pants Productions). Ages 21+. Tickets here.
- [Scott Shoemaker's :Probed! (matinee) @ Intiman Cabaret (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/scott-shoemaker-probed-intiman-theatre-cabaret-seattle-3/) - Created & performed by Scott Shoemaker (Shoes & Pants Productions). Ages 21+. Tickets here.
- [Scott Shoemaker's :Probed! @ Intiman Cabaret (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/scott-shoemaker-probed-intiman-theatre-cabaret-seattle-6/) - Created & performed by Scott Shoemaker (Shoes & Pants Productions). Ages 21+. Tickets here.
- [Scott Shoemaker's :Probed! @ Intiman Cabaret (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/scott-shoemaker-probed-intiman-theatre-cabaret-seattle-8/) - Created & performed by Scott Shoemaker (Shoes & Pants Productions). Ages 21+. Tickets here.
- [Cherdonna's Favorite Things @ Intiman Cabaret (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/cherdonna-intiman-theatre-cabaret-seattle-6/) - Created & performed by Cherdonna Shinatra. Ages 21+. Tickets here.
- [Cherdonna's Favorite Things @ Intiman Cabaret (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/cherdonna-intiman-theatre-cabaret-seattle-8/) - Created & performed by Cherdonna Shinatra. Ages 21+. Tickets here.
- [Ahamefule J. Oluo: The Things Around Us (matinee) @ Intiman Theatre (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/ahamefule-oluo-things-around-us-intiman-theatre-seattle-2/) - Composed, written & performed by Ahamefule J. Oluo. Tickets here.
- [Ahamefule J. Oluo: The Things Around Us @ Intiman Theatre (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/ahamefule-oluo-things-around-us-intiman-theatre-seattle-730/) - Composed, written & performed by Ahamefule J. Oluo. Tickets here.
- [The Mammy Project @ Intiman Cabaret (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/mammy-project-intiman-theatre-cabaret-seattle-6/) - Created & performed by Michelle Matlock. Ages 21+. Tickets here.
- [The Mammy Project @ Intiman Cabaret (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/mammy-project-intiman-theatre-cabaret-seattle-8/) - Created & performed by Michelle Matlock. Ages 21+. Tickets here.
- [Keyes and the NOGOODDOERS: Once Upon A Time In a Place Called NOWhere - Velocity Dance Center @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/keyes-and-the-nogooddoers-velocity-seattle-730/) - Choreographed by Keyes Wiley and collaborators. Tickets here.
- [Monologues & Stories - Asian Arts and Heritage Festival @ Bainbridge Museum of Art (Bainbridge Island)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/asian-arts-heritage-festival-monologues-and-stories-bainbridge-museum-of-art/) - “Their Story, Their Glory, and Their Struggle”: 10-minute vignettes by local Asian American artists, authors, poets, and performers. Part of the Asian Arts and Heritage Festival (schedule here). Event tickets here.
- [The Bushwick Book Club: Artists’ Books @ Bainbridge Museum of Art (Bainbridge Island)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/bushwick-book-club-artists-books-bainbridge-museum-of-art-7/) - Musical performances by Athr, Alex Guy, Shelby Natasha, K Van Petten, Wes Weddell, and Amanda Winterhalter, inspired by the museum's current exhibit. Tickets here.
- [Waitress (matinee) @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/waitress-the-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-130/) - Music & lyrics by Sara Bareilles. Book by Jessie Nelson. Based on the motion picture by Adrienne Shelly. Directed & choreographed by Lisa Shriver. Tickets here.
- [Waitress (matinee) @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown) (ASL interpreted & open captioned performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/waitress-the-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-asl/) - Music & lyrics by Sara Bareilles. Book by Jessie Nelson. Based on the motion picture by Adrienne Shelly. Directed & choreographed by Lisa Shriver. This performance is ASL interpreted and open captioned. Tickets here.
- [Waitress @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown) (audio described)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/waitress-the-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-audio/) - Music & lyrics by Sara Bareilles. Book by Jessie Nelson. Based on the motion picture by Adrienne Shelly. Directed & choreographed by Lisa Shriver. This show has audio description available. Tickets here.
- [Waitress @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/waitress-the-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-730/) - Music & lyrics by Sara Bareilles. Book by Jessie Nelson. Based on the motion picture by Adrienne Shelly. Directed & choreographed by Lisa Shriver. Tickets here.
- [The Humans (matinee) - Sound Theatre Company @ Center Theatre (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-humans-sound-theatre-seattle-2/) - By Stephen Karam. Directed by Teresa Thuman. Sliding-scale tickets offered for all performances. Tickets here.
- [The Humans - Sound Theatre Company @ Center Theatre (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-humans-sound-theatre-seattle-730/) - By Stephen Karam. Directed by Teresa Thuman. Sliding-scale tickets offered for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Laughs in Spanish @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center) (pay-what-you-choose tickets)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/laughs-in-spanish-seattle-rep-pwyc/) - By Alexis Scheer. Directed by Dámaso Rodríguez. Written & performed in English. Pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for this performance (info here). Tickets here.
- [Laughs in Spanish (matinee) @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/laughs-in-spanish-seattle-rep-2/) - By Alexis Scheer. Directed by Dámaso Rodríguez. Written & performed in English. Tickets here.
- [Laughs in Spanish @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/laughs-in-spanish-seattle-rep-730/) - By Alexis Scheer. Directed by Dámaso Rodríguez. Written & performed in English. Tickets here.
- [Hungry (matinee) - Sound Theatre Company @ Center Theatre (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/hungry-sound-theatre-seattle-2/) - By Chris Bush. Directed by VJ Orduña. Sliding-scale tickets offered for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Hungry - Sound Theatre Company @ Center Theatre (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/hungry-sound-theatre-seattle-730/) - By Chris Bush. Directed by VJ Orduña. Sliding-scale tickets offered for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Carmelita @ Key City Public Theatre (Port Townsend) (ASL interpreted performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/carmelita-key-city-public-theatre-port-townsend-asl/) - By Ana Maria Campoy. This performance is ASL interpreted. Pay-what-you-choose advance tickets (limited) are offered for all shows. Tickets here.
- [Carmelita @ Key City Public Theatre (Port Townsend)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/carmelita-key-city-public-theatre-port-townsend-130/) - By Ana Maria Campoy. Some pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for all show dates. Tickets here.
- [Carmelita @ Key City Public Theatre (Port Townsend)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/carmelita-key-city-public-theatre-port-townsend/) - By Ana Maria Campoy. Some pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for all show dates. Tickets here.
- [The Realistic Joneses @ Jewel Box Theatre (Poulsbo)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/realistic-joneses-jewel-box-theatre-poulsbo-2/) - By Will Eno. Directed by Jeffery Brown. Tickets here.
- [The Realistic Joneses @ Jewel Box Theatre (Poulsbo)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/realistic-joneses-jewel-box-theatre-poulsbo/) - By Will Eno. Directed by Jeffery Brown. Tickets here.
- [The Importance Of Being Earnest @ Jewel Box Theatre (Poulsbo)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/importance-of-being-earnest-jewel-box-theatre-poulsbo-2/) - By Oscar Wilde. Directed by Karen Hauser. Tickets here.
- [The Importance Of Being Earnest @ Jewel Box Theatre (Poulsbo)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/importance-of-being-earnest-jewel-box-theatre-poulsbo/) - By Oscar Wilde. Directed by Karen Hauser. Tickets here.
- [Tosca (matinee) @ Seattle Opera (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/tosca-seattle-opera-2/) - Music by Giacomo Puccini. Libretto by Luigi Illica & Giuseppe Giacosa. Two lovers are thwarted by the power-hungry Scarpia while the fiery prima donna Tosca is pushed past sanity when her only hope for freedom means submitting to the evil Baron’s lecherous desires. Puccini’s melodrama returns in a classic production. TICKETS HERE
- [Tosca @ Seattle Opera (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/tosca-seattle-opera-730/) - Music by Giacomo Puccini. Libretto by Luigi Illica & Giuseppe Giacosa. Two lovers are thwarted by the power-hungry Scarpia while the fiery prima donna Tosca is pushed past sanity when her only hope for freedom means submitting to the evil Baron’s lecherous desires. Puccini’s melodrama returns in a classic production. TICKETS HERE
- [Sandbox Radio: Be Prepared @ Town Hall (Seattle - First Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/sandbox-radio-be-prepared-town-hall-seattle-4/) - Variety show, with writing by Scot Augustson, Vincent Delaney, Elizabeth Heffron, and Maggie Lee; music direction and original music by Angie Louise and the Sandbox Radio Orchestra; and special guests The Half Brothers. Tickets here.
- [The 7 Fingers: Duel Reality @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center) (pay-what-you-choose tickets)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/duel-reality-7-fingers-seattle-rep-pwyc/) - By The 7 Fingers. Directed & choreographed by Shana Carroll. Pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for this performance (info here). Tickets here.
- [The 7 Fingers: Duel Reality @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/duel-reality-7-fingers-seattle-rep-730/) - By The 7 Fingers. Directed & choreographed by Shana Carroll. Tickets here.
- [Laughs in Spanish (matinee) @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center) (ASL interpreted & audio described)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/laughs-in-spanish-seattle-rep-asl-audio/) - (Written & performed in English) By Alexis Scheer. Directed by Dámaso Rodríguez. This performance is ASL interpreted & audio described. Tickets here.
- [Laughs in Spanish @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center) (open captioned)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/laughs-in-spanish-seattle-rep-captioned/) - (Written & performed in English) By Alexis Scheer. Directed by Dámaso Rodríguez. This performance is open captioned. Tickets here.
- [The 7 Fingers: Duel Reality (matinee) @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/duel-reality-7-fingers-seattle-rep-2/) - By The 7 Fingers. Directed & choreographed by Shana Carroll. Tickets here.
- [The 7 Fingers: Duel Reality @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center) (ASL interpreted & audio described)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/duel-reality-7-fingers-seattle-rep-asl-audio/) - By The 7 Fingers. Directed & choreographed by Shana Carroll. This performance is ASL interpreted & audio described. Tickets here.
- [The 7 Fingers: Duel Reality @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center) (open captioned)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/duel-reality-7-fingers-seattle-rep-captioned/) - By The 7 Fingers. Directed & choreographed by Shana Carroll. This performance is open captioned. Tickets here.
- [Mother Russia (matinee) @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/mother-russia-seattle-rep-2/) - By Lauren Yee. Directed by Nicholas C. Avila. Tickets here.
- [Mother Russia (matinee) @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center) (ASL interpreted & audio described)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/mother-russia-seattle-rep-asl-audio/) - By Lauren Yee. Directed by Nicholas C. Avila. This performance is ASL interpreted and audio described. Tickets here.
- [Mother Russia @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center) (open captioned)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/mother-russia-seattle-rep-captioned/) - By Lauren Yee. Directed by Nicholas C. Avila. This performance is open captioned. Tickets here.
- [Mother Russia @ Seattle Rep (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/mother-russia-seattle-rep-730/) - By Lauren Yee. Directed by Nicholas C. Avila. Tickets here.
- [Touring - David Nihill: Shelf Help @ Neptune Theatre (Seattle - U-District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/david-nihill-shelf-help-comedy-reading-seattle-7/) - David Nihill presents comedy and reading recommendations. Tickets here.
- [Touring - Dancing With the Stars @ Paramount Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/dancing-with-the-stars-2025-seattle-730/) - With special guest Chandler Kinney. Co-hosted by Stephen Nedoroscik. Tickets here.
- [Touring - Scott Silven: Wonders - Seattle Theatre Group @ Erickson Theatre (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/scott-silven-wonders-seattle-8/) - Illusionist & mentalist Scott Silven performs. Tickets here.
- [Touring - Sailor Moon the musical @ Paramount Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/sailor-moon-musical-paramount-theatre-seattle-730/) - Tickets here.
- [Touring - Ravi Gupta: Kal Ki Chinta Nahi Karta (stand-up comedy) @ Edmonds Center for the Arts (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/ravi-gupta-comedy-edmonds-center-for-the-arts-8/) - Tickets here.
- [Touring - Step Afrika @ Washington Center for the Performing Arts (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/step-afrika-washington-center-olympia/) - Tickets here.
- [Touring - Parade: revival @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown) (ASL interpreted & open-captioned performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/parade-revival-touring-the-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-730-asl/) - Book by Alfred Uhry, music & lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. Directed by Michael Arden. This performance is ASL interpreted and captioned. For more, see NWTheatre’s calendars of accessible shows: ASL interpreted & open captioned (here); audio described (here); and sensory friendly (here). Tickets here.
- [Touring - Step Afrika @ Edmonds Center for the Arts (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/step-afrika-edmonds-center-for-the-arts-730/) - Tickets here.
- [Touring - Aakash Gupta: Daily Ka Kaam Hai (stand-up comedy) @ Edmonds Center for the Arts (Edmonds)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/aakash-gupta-comedy-edmonds-center-for-the-arts-6/) - Tickets here.
- [Touring - Parade: revival @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/parade-revival-touring-the-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-630/) - Book by Alfred Uhry, music & lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. Directed by Michael Arden. Tickets here.
- [Touring - Parade: revival (matinee) @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown) (audio described show)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/parade-revival-touring-the-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-audio/) - Book by Alfred Uhry, music & lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. Directed by Michael Arden. This performance includes audio description For more, see NWTheatre’s calendars of accessible shows: ASL interpreted & open captioned (here); audio described (here); and sensory friendly (here). Tickets here.
- [Touring - Parade: revival (matinee) @ The 5th Avenue Theatre (Seattle - Downtown) (ASL interpreted & open-captioned performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/parade-revival-touring-the-5th-avenue-theatre-seattle-130-asl/) - Book by Alfred Uhry, music & lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. Directed by Michael Arden. This performance is ASL interpreted and captioned. For more, see NWTheatre’s calendars of accessible shows: ASL interpreted & open captioned (here); audio described (here); and sensory friendly (here). Tickets here.
- [Touring - Champions of Magic @ Paramount Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/champions-of-magic-paramount-theatre-seattle-7/) - Tickets here.
- [Touring - Champions of Magic (matinee) @ Paramount Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/champions-of-magic-paramount-theatre-seattle-2/) - Tickets here.
- [NW New Works Festival (mainstage program) @ On the Boards (Seattle - Lower Queen Anne)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/nwnw-2025-mainstage-on-the-boards-seattle-8/) - New works by Akoiya Harris, maximiliano, ilvs strauss, and Amaya Zhané. Tickets here.
- [NW New Works Festival (studio program) @ On the Boards (Seattle - Lower Queen Anne)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/nwnw-2025-studio-on-the-boards-seattle-5/) - New works by Soeine Bac, Blue Screen, Laura Luna Castillo, and Sonam Tshedzom Tingkhye. Tickets here.
- [NW New Works Festival (studio program) @ On the Boards (Seattle - Lower Queen Anne)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/nwnw-2025-studio-on-the-boards-seattle-8/) - New works by Soeine Bac, Blue Screen, Laura Luna Castillo, and Sonam Tshedzom Tingkhye. Tickets here.
- [dani tirrell: Leviticus or Love and to walk amongst HUMANS! Book II (matinee) - On the Boards @ Kubota Garden (South Seattle)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/dani-tirrell-leviticus-or-love-book-ii-kubota-garden-seattle-1/) - Transforming Kubota Garden into a divine landscape, this work imagines what utopia would look like if Black bodies were free to imagine. Free - tickets here
- [dani tirrell: Leviticus or Love and to walk amongst HUMANS! Book II - On the Boards @ Kubota Garden (South Seattle)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/dani-tirrell-leviticus-or-love-book-ii-kubota-garden-seattle-630/) - Transforming Kubota Garden into a divine landscape, this work imagines what utopia would look like if Black bodies were free to imagine. Free event. Tickets here.
- [dani tirrell: Leviticus or Love and to walk amongst HUMANS! Book II - On the Boards @ Kubota Garden (South Seattle)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/dani-tirrell-leviticus-or-love-book-ii-kubota-garden-seattle-5/) - Transforming Kubota Garden into a divine landscape, this work imagines what utopia would look like if Black bodies were free to imagine. Free - tickets here.
- [Miguel Gutierrez: Super Nothing @ On the Boards (Seattle - Lower Queen Anne)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/miguel-gutierrez-super-nothing-on-the-boards-seattle-8/) - Tickets here.
- [Dynasty Handbag: Titanic Depression @ On the Boards (Seattle - Lower Queen Anne)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/dynasty-handbag-titanic-depression-on-the-boards-seattle-8/) - Tickets here.
- [The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (matinee) @ Olympia Family Theater (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/putnam-county-spelling-bee-olympia-family-theater-3/) - Book by Rachel Sheinkin; music & lyrics by William Finn; conceived by Rebecca Feldman; additional material by Jay Reiss. Tickets here.
- [The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee @ Olympia Family Theater (Olympia) (pay-what-you-choose tickets)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/putnam-county-spelling-bee-olympia-family-theater-pwyc/) - (May 17) Tickets are pay-what-you-choose and available only in person for this performance. Book by Rachel Sheinkin; music & lyrics by William Finn; conceived by Rebecca Feldman; additional material by Jay Reiss. Show info here.
- [The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee @ Olympia Family Theater (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/putnam-county-spelling-bee-olympia-family-theater-7/) - Book by Rachel Sheinkin; music & lyrics by William Finn; conceived by Rebecca Feldman; additional material by Jay Reiss. Tickets here.
- [Tales Told in Ten @ Olympia Family Theater (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/tales-told-in-ten-2025-olympia-family-theater-7/) - Six playwrights, six directors, and a troupe of intergenerational community actors will come together to craft six brand-new 10-minute plays, all in just 24 hours. Tickets here.
- [Wild Fire and the Bird Scouts (matinee) @ Olympia Family Theater (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/wild-fire-and-the-bird-scouts-olympia-family-theater-3/) - Written by Kristin Idaszak. Tickets here.
- [Wild Fire and the Bird Scouts @ Olympia Family Theater (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/wild-fire-and-the-bird-scouts-olympia-family-theater-7/) - Written by Kristin Idaszak. Tickets here.
- [A Party to Murder (matinee) @ Olympia Little Theatre (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/party-to-murder-olympia-little-theatre-155/) - By Marcia Kash & Douglas E. Hughes. Directed by Dave Marsh. Tickets here.
- [A Party to Murder @ Olympia Little Theatre (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/party-to-murder-olympia-little-theatre-725/) - By Marcia Kash & Douglas E. Hughes. Directed by Dave Marsh. Tickets here.
- [The Book Club Play (matinee) @ Olympia Little Theatre (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/book-club-play-olympia-little-theatre-155/) - By Karen Zacarias. Directed by Kathy Dorgan. Tickets here.
- [The Book Club Play @ Olympia Little Theatre (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/book-club-play-olympia-little-theatre-725/) - By Karen Zacarias. Directed by Kathy Dorgan. Tickets here.
- [Bloomsday (matinee) @ Dukesbay Productions (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/bloomsday-dukesbay-productions-tacoma-2/) - By Steven Dietz. Directed by Randy Clark. Tickets here.
- [Bloomsday @ Dukesbay Productions (Tacoma)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/bloomsday-dukesbay-productions-tacoma-730/) - By Steven Dietz. Directed by Randy Clark. Tickets here.
- [The Color Purple (matinee) @ Village Theatre (Everett) (ASL interpreted)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-color-purple-village-theatre-everett-asl/) - Book by Marsha Norman; music & lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray. Based on the novel by Alice Walker. ASL interpreted performance. Tickets here.
- [The Color Purple (matinee) @ Village Theatre (Everett) (open captioned)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-color-purple-village-theatre-everett-captioned/) - Book by Marsha Norman; music & lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray. Based on the novel by Alice Walker. Open captioned performance. Tickets here.
- [The Color Purple (matinee) @ Village Theatre (Everett)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-color-purple-village-theatre-everett-2/) - Book by Marsha Norman; music & lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray. Based on the novel by Alice Walker. Tickets here.
- [The Color Purple @ Village Theatre (Everett) (pay-what-you-choose tickets)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-color-purple-village-theatre-everett-pwyc/) - Book by Marsha Norman; music & lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray. Based on the novel by Alice Walker. Pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for this performance. Tickets here.
- [The Color Purple (matinee) @ Village Theatre (Issaquah) (open captioned)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-color-purple-village-theatre-issaquah-captioned/) - Book by Marsha Norman; music & lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray. Based on the novel by Alice Walker. Open captioned performance. Tickets here.
- [The Color Purple (matinee) @ Village Theatre (Issaquah) (ASL interpreted)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-color-purple-village-theatre-issaquah-asl/) - Book by Marsha Norman; music & lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray. Based on the novel by Alice Walker. ASL interpreted performance. Tickets here.
- [The Color Purple (matinee) @ Village Theatre (Issaquah)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-color-purple-village-theatre-issaquah-2/) - Book by Marsha Norman; music & lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray. Based on the novel by Alice Walker. Tickets here.
- [The Color Purple @ Village Theatre (Issaquah)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-color-purple-village-theatre-issaquah-730/) - Book by Marsha Norman; music & lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray. Based on the novel by Alice Walker. Tickets here.
- [The Color Purple @ Village Theatre (Issaquah) (pay-what-you-choose tickets)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-color-purple-village-theatre-issaquah-pwyc/) - Book by Marsha Norman; music & lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray. Based on the novel by Alice Walker. Pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for this performance. Tickets here.
- [Santino Fontana: Broadway Unplugged @ Village Theatre (Everett)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/santino-fontana-broadway-unplugged-village-theatre-everett-730/) - Tickets here.
- [Jersey Boys (matinee) @ Village Theatre (Everett) (ASL interpreted)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/jersey-boys-village-theatre-everett-asl/) - Book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice; music by Bob Gaudio; lyrics by Bob Crewe. ASL interpreted performance. Tickets here.
- [Jersey Boys (matinee) @ Village Theatre (Everett) (open captioned)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/jersey-boys-village-theatre-everett-captioned/) - Book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice; music by Bob Gaudio; lyrics by Bob Crewe. Open captioned performance. Tickets here.
- [Jersey Boys @ Village Theatre (Everett) (pay-what-you-choose tickets)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/jersey-boys-village-theatre-everett-pwyc/) - Book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice; music by Bob Gaudio; lyrics by Bob Crewe. Pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for this performance. Tickets here.
- [Jersey Boys (matinee) @ Village Theatre (Everett)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/jersey-boys-village-theatre-everett-2/) - Book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice; music by Bob Gaudio; lyrics by Bob Crewe. Tickets here.
- [Jersey Boys @ Village Theatre (Everett)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/jersey-boys-village-theatre-everett-730/) - Book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice; music by Bob Gaudio; lyrics by Bob Crewe. Tickets here.
- [Jersey Boys (matinee) @ Village Theatre (Issaquah)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/jersey-boys-village-theatre-issaquah-2/) - Book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice; music by Bob Gaudio; lyrics by Bob Crewe. Tickets here.
- [Jersey Boys @ Village Theatre (Issaquah)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/jersey-boys-village-theatre-issaquah-730/) - Book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice; music by Bob Gaudio; lyrics by Bob Crewe. Tickets here.
- [Jersey Boys @ Village Theatre (Issaquah) (pay-what-you-choose tickets)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/jersey-boys-village-theatre-issaquah-pwyc/) - Book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice; music by Bob Gaudio; lyrics by Bob Crewe. Pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for this performance. Tickets here.
- [Jersey Boys (matinee) @ Village Theatre (Issaquah) (open captioned)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/jersey-boys-village-theatre-issaquah-captioned/) - Book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice; music by Bob Gaudio; lyrics by Bob Crewe. Captioned performance. Tickets here.
- [Jersey Boys (matinee) @ Village Theatre (Issaquah) (ASL interpreted)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/jersey-boys-village-theatre-issaquah-asl/) - Book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice; music by Bob Gaudio; lyrics by Bob Crewe. ASL interpreted performance. Tickets here.
- [A Raisin in the Sun @ Taproot Theatre (Seattle - Greenwood) (pay-what-you-choose tickets)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/raisin-in-the-sun-taproot-theatre-seattle-greenwood-pwyc/) - By Lorraine Hansberry. Directed by Bretteney Beverly. Pay-what-you-choose rush tickets offered for this performance (info here). Tickets here.
- [Always… Patsy Cline @ Taproot Theatre (Seattle - Greenwood) (pay-what-you-choose tickets)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/always-patsy-cline-2025-taproot-theatre-seattle-greenwood-pwyc/) - Created and originally directed by Ted Swindley, with the music of Patsy Cline. Pay-what-you-choose rush tickets offered for this performance (info here). Tickets here.
- [Always… Patsy Cline (matinee) @ Taproot Theatre (Seattle - Greenwood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/always-patsy-cline-2025-taproot-theatre-seattle-greenwood-2/) - Created and originally directed by Ted Swindley, with the music of Patsy Cline. Tickets here.
- [Always… Patsy Cline @ Taproot Theatre (Seattle - Greenwood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/always-patsy-cline-2025-taproot-theatre-seattle-greenwood-730/) - Created and originally directed by Ted Swindley, with the music of Patsy Cline. Tickets here.
- [A Raisin in the Sun (morning matinee) @ Taproot Theatre (Seattle - Greenwood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/raisin-in-the-sun-taproot-theatre-seattle-greenwood-1030/) - By Lorraine Hansberry. Directed by Bretteney Beverly. Tickets here.
- [A Raisin in the Sun @ Taproot Theatre (Seattle - Greenwood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/raisin-in-the-sun-taproot-theatre-seattle-greenwood-730/) - By Lorraine Hansberry. Directed by Bretteney Beverly. Tickets here.
- [A Raisin in the Sun (matinee) @ Taproot Theatre (Seattle - Greenwood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/raisin-in-the-sun-taproot-theatre-seattle-greenwood-2/) - By Lorraine Hansberry. Directed by Bretteney Beverly. Tickets here.
- [Here & Their (reading) @ Seattle Public Theater (Seattle - Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/here-and-their-seattle-public-theater-seattle-730/) - Book by Jasmine Joshua; music & lyrics by Heather Ragusa; story by Jasmine Joshua & Alexei Cifrese. Directed by Jasmine Joshua; music directed by Jordyn Day Palmer. Sliding scale tickets offered for all productions. Tickets here.
- [Fuselage: Workshop Production @ Seattle Public Theater (Seattle - Green Lake)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/fuselage-seattle-public-theater-seattle-730/) - Written by Annie Lareau. Directed by Makaela Milburn. Sliding scale tickets offered for all productions. Tickets here.
- [Cats the musical (matinee) - Woodland Park Players @ Shoreline Community College Theater (Shoreline)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/cats-woodland-park-players-shoreline-2/) - By Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on poetry by T.S. Eliot. Most performances are open-captioned. Tickets here.
- [Cats the musical - Woodland Park Players @ Shoreline Community College Theater (Shoreline)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/cats-woodland-park-players-shoreline-730/) - By Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on poetry by T.S. Eliot. Most performances are open-captioned. Tickets here.
- [Gutenberg! The Musical @ Bremerton Community Theatre (Bremerton)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/gutenberg-musical-bremerton-community-theatre-730/) - By Anthony King & Scott Brown. Directed by Chris Borer. Tickets here.
- [Gutenberg! The Musical (matinee) @ Bremerton Community Theatre (Bremerton)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/gutenberg-musical-bremerton-community-theatre-230/) - By Anthony King & Scott Brown. Directed by Chris Borer. Tickets here.
- [Emergence @ Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle Center)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/emergence-pacific-northwest-ballet-seattle-730/) - Works by Crystal Pite, Price Suddarth, Jerome Robbins, and Marco Goecke. Tickets here.
- [Evergreen International Dance Festival (matinee) @ Renton Ikea Performing Arts Center (Renton)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/evergreen-international-dance-festival-2025-renton-2/) - With performances by Evergreen City Ballet, Ballet Northwest, Olympia Dance Center, Baile Dior Studios, Emerald Ballet Theatre, Maple Valley School of Ballet, Ivy's Nrityamanari, and Southwest Washington Dance Ensemble, with guests Khambatta Dance Company, Spectrum Dance Theater, and MS+A. Tickets here.
- [Evergreen International Dance Festival @ Renton Ikea Performing Arts Center (Renton)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/evergreen-international-dance-festival-2025-renton-7/) - With performances by Evergreen City Ballet, Ballet Northwest, Olympia Dance Center, Baile Dior Studios, Emerald Ballet Theatre, Maple Valley School of Ballet, Ivy's Nrityamanari, and Southwest Washington Dance Ensemble, with guests Khambatta Dance Company, Spectrum Dance Theater, and MS+A. Tickets here.
- [Music of Remembrance: Identity @ Benaroya Hall (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/music-of-remembrance-identity-seattle-5/) - Music on themes of identity, with new choreography by Donald Byrd. Tickets here.
- [Bellevue International Theater Festival @ Meydenbauer Center Theater (Bellevue)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/bellevue-international-theater-festival-2025-meydenbauer-center/) - Theatre companies present works in French, Mandarin, and Russian, some with English subtitles. Various times each day; see schedule at ticketing link. Tickets here.
- [The Works: Reconnected - The Guild Dance Company @ Yaw Theater (Seattle - Georgetown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-works-reconnected-guild-dance-company-yaw-theater-seattle-5/) - Tickets here.
- [The Works: Reconnected - The Guild Dance Company @ Yaw Theater (Seattle - Georgetown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-works-reconnected-guild-dance-company-yaw-theater-seattle-8/) - Tickets here.
- [Donald Byrd: Localities / An Odyssey Pt. 1 @ Spectrum Dance Theater (Seattle - Lake Washington)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/donald-byrd-localities-an-odyssey-pt-1-spectrum-dance-theater-seattle-3/) - New choreography by Donald Byrd, inspired by his unpublished memoir. Tickets here.
- [Donald Byrd: Localities / An Odyssey Pt. 1 @ Spectrum Dance Theater (Seattle - Lake Washington)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/donald-byrd-localities-an-odyssey-pt-1-spectrum-dance-theater-seattle-8/) - New choreography by Donald Byrd, inspired by his unpublished memoir. Tickets here.
- [This Is A Drama Comedy - RicketySticks Dance-Theater @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill) (sensory friendly performance)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/this-is-a-drama-comedy-ricketysticks-dance-theater-12th-avenue-arts-seattle-capitol-hill-sensory/) - Choreographed by Amy J. Lambert. Tickets here.
- [This Is A Drama Comedy - RicketySticks Dance-Theater @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/this-is-a-drama-comedy-ricketysticks-dance-theater-12th-avenue-arts-seattle-capitol-hill-730/) - Choreographed by Amy J. Lambert. Tickets here.
- [Winter Mini-Fest - Seattle International Dance Festival @ Broadway Performance Hall (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/sidf-winter-mini-fest-2025-seattle-730/) - Tickets here.
- [Winter Mini-Fest - Seattle International Dance Festival @ Broadway Performance Hall (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/sidf-winter-mini-fest-2025-seattle-8/) - Tickets here.
- [Rhythm & Rhyme (cabaret) - Noveltease Theatre @ Hugo House (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/rhythm-and-rhyme-2025-noveltease-theatre-seattle-7/) - A cabaret of burlesque, music, and poetry. Sliding-scale tickets offered for all performances. Tickets here.
- [The Last Five Years (matinee) - co-production with The 5th Avenue Theatre @ ACT Contemporary Theatre (Seattle - Downtown)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/the-last-five-years-the-5th-avenue-theatre-act-contemporary-theatre-seattle-2/) - Written and Composed by Jason Robert Brown. Directed by Shermona Mitchell. Rotating casts; see schedule here. Tickets here.
- [Silent Movie (matinee) @ Washington Center for the Performing Arts (Olympia)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/silent-movie-sherlock-jr-washington-center-olympia/) - Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr., with cellist Gideon Freudmann. Tickets here.
- [Ten-Minute Play Festival (matinee) - Island Theatre @ Bainbridge Performing Arts (Bainbridge Island)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/ten-minute-play-festival-2025-island-theatre-bainbridge-3/) - 10 original plays on the theme of "Escape." Tickets here.
- [Ten-Minute Play Festival - Island Theatre @ Bainbridge Performing Arts (Bainbridge Island)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/ten-minute-play-festival-2025-island-theatre-bainbridge-730/) - 10 original plays on the theme of "Escape." Tickets here.
- [Touring - Portland Taiko @ Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (Langley)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/portland-taiko-whidbey-island-center-for-the-arts-730/) - Tickets here.
- [Touring - Alonzo King LINES Ballet: Deep River @ Meany Center (Seattle - UW campus)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/alonzo-king-lines-ballet-deep-river-uw-meany-center-seattle-8/) - Tickets here.
- [Cornelia’s Visitors (matinee) - eSe Teatro @ West of Lenin (Seattle - Fremont)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/cornelias-visitors-ese-teatro-seattle-2/) - By Julieta Vitullo. Directed By Montse Garza. Sliding-scale tickets offered for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Cornelia’s Visitors - eSe Teatro @ West of Lenin (Seattle - Fremont)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/cornelias-visitors-ese-teatro-seattle-730/) - By Julieta Vitullo. Directed By Montse Garza. Sliding-scale tickets offered for all performances. Tickets here.
- [A Year With Frog and Toad - Ballyhoo Theatre @ Edmonds College (Lynnwood)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/year-with-frog-and-toad-ballyhoo-theatre-edmonds-college-7/) - Music by Robert Reale. Book & lyrics by Willie Reale. Based on the books by Arnold Lobel. Free tickets offered for all performances; donations welcome. Tickets here.
- [Figure Drawing for Dummies - reading (matinee) @ Annex Theatre (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/figure-drawing-for-dummies-annex-theatre-seattle-2/) - By Daisy Schrieber. Directed by Sammy Weinert. Pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for all performances. Live-stream also available. Tickets here.
- [Figure Drawing for Dummies (reading) @ Annex Theatre (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/figure-drawing-for-dummies-annex-theatre-seattle-730/) - By Daisy Schrieber. Directed by Sammy Weinert. Pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for all performances. Live-stream also available. Tickets here.
- [Paradise Untapped (reading) @ Annex Theatre (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/paradise-untapped-annex-theatre-seattle-730/) - By Jack Wolfram. Directed by Catherine Blake Smith. Pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for all performances. Live-stream also available. Tickets here.
- [Blue to Blue (matinee) @ Annex Theatre (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/blue-to-blue-annex-theatre-seattle-2/) - By Christine Deavel. Directed by Alison Kozar & Rowan Gallagher. Pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for all performances. Live-stream also available. Tickets here.
- [Blue to Blue @ Annex Theatre (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/blue-to-blue-annex-theatre-seattle-730/) - By Christine Deavel. Directed by Alison Kozar & Rowan Gallagher. Pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for all performances. Live-stream also available. Tickets here.
- [Scandalton: Live - Dacha Theatre @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/scandalton-live-dacha-theatre-seattle-730/) - A regency game show by Leo Lion. ​Originated by Phoenix Theatre Ensemble. Pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Emma (matinee) - Dacha Theatre @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/emma-dacha-theatre-seattle-2/) - By Kate Hamill. Based on the novel by Jane Austen. Directed by Sophia Franzella. Pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Emma - Dacha Theatre @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/emma-dacha-theatre-seattle-730/) - By Kate Hamill. Based on the novel by Jane Austen. Directed by Sophia Franzella. Pay-what-you-choose tickets offered for all performances. Tickets here.
- [Time Stands Still (matinee) - Thalia's Umbrella @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/time-stands-still-thalias-umbrella-seattle-2/) - By Donald Margulies. Directed by Terry Edward Moore. Tickets here.
- [Time Stands Still - Thalia's Umbrella @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle - Capitol Hill)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/time-stands-still-thalias-umbrella-seattle-730/) - By Donald Margulies. Directed by Terry Edward Moore. Tickets here.
- [Incubator Series: Women Playwrights - Vashon Repertory Theatre @ Vashon Center for the Arts (Vashon Island)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/incubator-series-women-playwrights-vashon-repertory-theatre-730/) - Festival with readings of plays by Deb McCabe (3/6), Kendra Phillips (3/7), Y York (3/8 matinee), Elizabeth Heffron & Hope Wechkin (3/8), and Maggie Lee (3/9 matinee). Tickets here.
- [Sweaty tHOTs: An invitation to find your joy @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/sweaty-thots-theatre-off-jackson-seattle-730/) - Solo show by Matthew Reynolds. Tickets here.
- [Instant Noodles: A 24-Hour Asian American Play Festival - Pork Filled Productions & SIS Productions @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/instant-noodles-pork-filled-productions-seattle-730/) - Over 50 Asian American writers, actors, directors, musicians, and designers come together to create a night of plays in under 24 hours. Sliding-scale tickets offered for both performances. Tickets here.
- [Instant Noodles: A 24-Hour Asian American Play Festival (matinee) - Pork Filled Productions & SIS Productions @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/instant-noodles-pork-filled-productions-seattle-2/) - Over 50 Asian American writers, actors, directors, musicians, and designers come together to create a night of plays in under 24 hours. Sliding-scale tickets offered for both performances. Tickets here.
- [Oliver! - Reboot Theatre Company @ Theatre Off Jackson (Seattle - International District)](https://www.nwtheatre.org/event/oliver-reboot-theatre-off-jackson-seattle-730/) - By Lionel Bart. Based on the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Directed by Scot Charles An