HAPPENINGS

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.

This week, beat the heat with theatre in a frigid auditorium or find a shady spot at one of the many park shows.

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.

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, 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 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 has some great options for Pride, a variety of theatre and dance festivals, and some fun shows closing soon.

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. 

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. 

Lots of openings this weekend, particularly at theatres outside of Seattle, kick off a sunny season. 

This one is a blissfully calm week in openings, giving you a chance to catch up on any continuing runs

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.   

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, 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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

Another busy round of Seattle-area theatre, with as much variety as this week’s weather. 

Spring into spring with this fun mix of shows. 

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. 

A big variety in openings this week, including the timely Pipeline, a new works series, and new takes on Shakespeare;

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’.