Crystal Pite’s Buzzy Work Has a Welcome Re-Emergence
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.
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HAPPENINGS
On Book: Emerald City Romance
On August 17, Seattle’s Emerald City Romance Author & Reader Event brings dozens of romance authors (and loads more readers) together in one place.
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The Hot List: 3 in Seattle This Weekend 🔥
Looking for great ways to beat the heat? Cool off with these three sizzlin’ shows this weekend.
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Spring in Their Step: Notable Dance (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.
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Some Big Stages Are Set for 2025. Who’s 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.
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Tricks and Treats: Here Comes Halloween
Halloween is almost here, and so are these bawdy, fun, and spooky stage options.
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3 For Your Weekend: Sept. 28-Oct. 1
Don’t let the weather rain on your nights — head inside for some fantastic finds instead. Here are NWTheatre’s picks through the weekend.
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Bumbershoot Bounces Back Big in Its Opening Day
The music and arts festival Bumbershoot 2023 made a triumphant return. It runs through September 3.
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Living Sculptures: Stone Dancers Take to the Trees
In StoneDance’s Wander/Wonder, some of the region’s top dancers drew inspiration from installations in Coupeville’s Price Sculpture Forest.
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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.
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Park It Here: Seattle-Area Parks Shows You Can Still Catch
These park shows in and around Seattle are all free, with no reservations required, to round out the summer.
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Kenmore’s ‘Quickies’ Get Quirkier With These New Prompts
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.
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Time to Get Away: Daytrip Theatre in July
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.
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On to the ‘Next’ One: PNB Dancers Choreograph, and Students Take the Big Stage
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.
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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.
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Top Picks: April Showers Bring May …
Arts-makers tell us why their upcoming shows are unique in these, NWTheatre’s top picks for early May.
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3 Picks For You This Weekend
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.
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A Big Month for Dance: What’s on Stage in March
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.
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3 Picks For You This Weekend
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)
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NWTheatre Awards: Companies, Trends, & Touring Shows of 2022
Recognizing companies, touring shows, a trend, and even a single scene that made 2022 a year to remember.
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Kaleidoscope Contest Brings Far-Flung Theatre Companies to a Tacoma Stage
A bi-annual contest of community theatre companies throughout the state heads to Tacoma this weekend, with five theatre companies performing over two days.
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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.
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3 Picks For You This Weekend
Top performances for January 27-29, picked just for you.
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A New Year in Dance: What’s on Stage in Early 2023
Big dance spectacles take to the stage in Seattle and Tacoma this season.
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NWTheatre Awards: Best-Loved 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.
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Top Picks: Act Now on Seattle’s Very Special, Very Short-Run Christmas Shows
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.
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Tender, Sexy, Powerful, Reflective: 5 Minutes With Saira Barbaric. (Plus More in Dance Film News)
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.
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Sugary, Spooky, and Sleuthy: 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.
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This Month in the South Sound: Fall Shows For Every Mood
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.
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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.
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