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.
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Openings
Dacha Theatre: Emma @ 12th Avenue Arts (preview 4/1, opens 4/3, closing 4/19). In Seattle (Capitol Hill).
Seattle Public Theater: Squeeze (co-production with UMO Ensemble) (preview 4/3, opens 4/4, closing 4/13). In Seattle (Green Lake).
Bellingham Theatre Guild: Play On! (opens 4/4, closing 4/20). In Bellingham.
Bremerton Community Theatre: Jesus Christ Superstar (opens 4/4, closing 5/4). In Bremerton.
The Phoenix Theatre: Foolish Fish Girls & the Pearl (opens 4/4, closing 4/27). In Edmonds.
Valley Center Stage: In the Next Room (The Vibrator Play) (opens 4/4, closing 4/20). In North Bend.
Seattle Men’s Chorus: Dolly (opens 4/5, closing 5/18). At various locations.
Dacha Theatre: Scandalton – Live! @ 12th Avenue Arts (opens 4/6, closing 4/15). In Seattle (Capitol Hill).
Short Runs
Meany Center for the Performing Arts: Alonzo King Lines Ballet (touring) (4/3-5). In Seattle (UW campus).
Intiman Theatre: The Mammy Project – Intiman Cabaret @ Erickson Theatre (4/3-6). In Seattle (Capitol Hill).
Dina Martina @ Vashon Center for the Arts (4/4). On Vashon Island.
Bellevue International Theater Festival @ Meydenbauer Center Theater (4/4-6) (performances in French, Mandarin, and Russian, some with subtitles; see schedule here). In Bellevue.
Cornish College of the Arts Theater: Alice by Heart @ Cornish Playhouse (4/4-6). At the Seattle Center.
Airbound Underground: The Brotherhood Takes Flight (aerialist show) @ The Brotherhood Lounge (4/6). In Olympia.
The Stay Up Late Show: Sweaty Thots @ Theatre Off Jackson (4/10-12). In Seattle (International District).
Intiman Theatre: Scott Shoemaker’s Probed! – Intiman Cabaret @ Erickson Theatre (4/10-13). In Seattle (Capitol Hill).
Dunya Productions: Of Us @ Cherry Street Village (4/11-12). In Seattle (Central District).
Seattle Boylesque Festival @ Triple Door (4/11-12). In Seattle (Downtown).
Sunday Night Shuga Shaq @ Theatre Off Jackson (4/13). In Seattle (International District).
Closing Soon
Cornish College of the Arts Theater: The Winter’s Tale (closing 4/5). In Seattle (South Lake Union).
Enoch City Arts: Shakespeare Festival (closing 4/5). In Bremerton.
Reboot Theatre: Oliver! @ Theatre Off Jackson (closing 4/5). In Seattle (International District). Read NWT’s review here.
Velocity Dance Center: Keyes and the NOGOODDOERS – Once Upon A Time In a Place Called NOWhere @ 12th Avenue Arts (closing 4/5). In Seattle (Capitol Hill).
As If Theatre Company: Ripcord (closing 4/6). In Kenmore. Read NWT’s review here.
Dukesbay Productions: Bloomsday (closing 4/6). In Tacoma.
Edmonds Driftwood Players: Clue the Musical (closing 4/6). In Edmonds.
HEART Repertory Theatre: The Revolutionists @ Sammamish Valley Grange Hall (closing 4/6). In Woodinville.
Olympia Little Theatre: The Book Club Play (closing 4/6). In Olympia.
Annex Theatre: Paradise Untapped (readings) (closing 4/8). In Seattle (Capitol Hill).
Annex Theatre: Figure Drawing for Dummies (readings) (closing 4/9). In Seattle (Capitol Hill).
Continuing Runs
Annex Theatre: Blue to Blue (closing 4/12). In Seattle (Capitol Hill).
Moisture Festival: Varieté & Libertease @ Broadway Performance Hall (closing 4/13) (various artists; see schedule here). In Seattle (Capitol Hill).
Port Gamble Theater: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (closing 4/13). In Port Gamble.
SecondStory Repertory Theatre: Doubt – A Parable (closing 4/13). In Redmond.
Seattle Rep: Mother Russia (or Periods of Collapse) (closing 4/13). At the Seattle Center.
Tacoma Musical Playhouse: The Wedding Singer (closing 4/13). In Tacoma.
eSe Teatro: Cornelia’s Visitors @ West of Lenin (closing 4/19). In Seattle (Fremont).
Taproot Theatre: A Raisin in the Sun (closing 4/19). In Seattle (Greenwood).
Centerstage Theatre: Trouble in Mind (closing 4/20). In Federal Way (Dash Point).
Village Theatre: Jersey Boys (closing 4/27, followed by Everett run). In Issaquah.
Can Can Culinary Cabaret: Carnival of Curiosities (closing 6/8). 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.