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.
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Openings & Previews
Seattle Pacific University Theatre: Silent Sky (opens tonight, closing 4/20). In Seattle (Queen Anne north).
Pacific Northwest Ballet: The Seasons’ Canon (dress rehearsal tonight, opens 4/12, closing 4/21). At the Seattle Center.
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts: Justice (preview tonight, opens 4/12, closing 4/27). (Washington State Supreme Court Justices Bobbe Bridge (retired) and Mary Yu will speak following the 4/21 matinee.) In Langley.
Ballyhoo Theatre: The Lightning Thief – The Percy Jackson Musical @ Edmonds College Black Box (opens 4/12, closing 4/21). In Lynnwood.
Blue Hour Theatre Group: Plague Master @ West of Lenin (opens 4/12, closing 4/27). In Seattle (Fremont).
Burien Actors Theatre: Red @ Kennedy Catholic High School (opens 4/12, closing 5/12). In Burien.
Evergreen Playhouse: Noises Off (opens 4/12, closing 4/28). In Centralia.
New City Theater: Shakespeare Up Close – Ages of Being (opens 4/12, closing 6/22). In Seattle (Capitol Hill).
Port Gamble Theater: On Golden Pond (opens 4/12, closing 4/28). In Port Gamble.
Rainy Day Artistic Collective: The Triangle Factory Fire Project @ TPS Theatre4 (opens 4/12, closing 4/21). At the Seattle Center.
Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts: Into the Breeches (opens 4/12, closing 4/28). In Marysville.
Renton Civic Theatre: Rope (opens 4/12, closing 4/27). In Renton.
Seattle Rep: Fat Ham (previews 4/12-16, opens 4/17, closing 5/12). At the Seattle Center.
This Week’s Short Runs
18th & Union: Spring Shot Festival (through 4/13) (various shows; see schedule here). In Seattle (Central District).
Moisture Festival @ Broadway Performance Hall (through 4/14) (various shows; see schedule here). In Seattle (Capitol Hill).
The 5th Avenue Theatre – Rising Star Project: Something’s Afoot (4/11-13). In Downtown Seattle. Read NWT’s review (of March run) here.
University of Puget Sound Theatre Arts: Truth Be Told – Senior Theatre Festival (4/11-13). In Tacoma.
Centrifuge: Science news meets science fiction @ Theatre Off Jackson (4/12-13). In Seattle (International District).
Bhama Roget: Mother Nature @ Bainbridge Performing Arts (4/12-14). On Bainbridge Island.
Olympia Family Theater: Tales Told in 10 – A 24-Hour Play Festival (4/13-14). In Olympia.
Washington Ensemble Theatre: reSET @ 12th Avenue Arts (4/16-17). In Seattle (Capitol Hill).
All Things Equal: The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (touring) @ various locations (4/17-21). In Edmonds (Edmonds Center for the Arts, 4/17); Bellingham (Mount Baker Theatre, 4/20); and Bremerton (Admiral Theatre, 4/21).
Cornish College of the Arts: New Works Festival Part 2 – The Lore Project & The Only Choice to Be Had (4/18-21). In Seattle (Denny).
Queen City Theatre: Mercury @ Theatre Off Jackson (4/18-21). In Seattle (International District).
Cornish Dance Theatre @ Cornish Playhouse (4/19-20). At the Seattle Center (Mercer St).
Closing Soon
Dacha Theatre: The Master and Margarita @ 12th Avenue Arts (closing 4/13). In Seattle (Capitol Hill). Read NWT’s review here.
Bellingham Theatre Guild: Dinner With Friends (closing 4/14). In Bellingham.
Seattle Public Theater: The Moors (closing 4/14). In Seattle (Green Lake). Read NWT’s review here.
Continuing Runs
Taproot Theatre: How to Write a New Book for the Bible (closing 4/20). In Seattle (Greenwood).
Centerstage Theatre: First Date The Musical (closing 4/21). In Federal Way (Dash Point).
Lakewood Playhouse: Incorruptible (closing 4/21). In Lakewood.
SecondStory Repertory Theatre: Merrily We Roll Along (closing 4/21). In Redmond.
Village Theatre: The Fantasticks (closing 4/21) (followed by Everett run). In Issaquah.
ArtsWest & Seda Iranian Theatre Ensemble: English (closing 4/28). In West Seattle.
Key City Public Theatre: Gunmetal Blues (closing 4/28). In Port Townsend.
The Phoenix Theatre: Death by Design (closing 4/28). In Edmonds.
Tacoma Musical Playhouse: Stepping Out (closing 4/28). In Tacoma.
Bremerton Community Theatre: Titanic (closing 5/5). In Bremerton.
Can Can Culinary Cabaret: Noir (closing 5/26). In Seattle (Pike Place Market).
The Roundup is a weekly feature. For this month’s shows by day, with ticketing info and links, see the Performance Calendar.
Want to plan your show schedule further out? See NWT’s list of 2024 shows, updated frequently as season lineups are announced.
Chase D. Anderson is Editor & Producer of NWTheatre.org.