Up North – NWTheatre

Chase D. Anderson September 9, 2022September 12, 2022 As If Theatre Company, HEART Repertory Theatre, Up North

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.

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Chase D. Anderson May 31, 2022June 21, 2022 Arika Matoba, Charles L. Simmons, Jason Weitkamp, Jimmy Shields, Joell Weil, R.J. Tancioco, Rafael Molina, UJ Mangune, Up North, Village Theatre

Old-Soul Boys and Take-Charge Girls Are Unmistakably ‘Charlie Brown’ in Village Theatre’s Joyful Staging

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.

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Chase D. Anderson March 9, 2022May 8, 2022 Arlene Martínez-Vázquez, As If Theatre Company, Bekah Brunstetter, Cindy Giese French, Eastside, Jéhan Òsanyìn, Karen Zacarías, Maggie Carrido Adams, Marquicia Dominguez, Maya Burton, Patrick Hogan, Roz Cornejo, Sarah Kessler, Stephanie Spohrer, Up North, Village Theatre

The Thrust: In This Week’s 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).

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Chase D. Anderson February 17, 2022February 27, 2022 Charles Ludlam, Devin Petersen, Eric Lewis, Helen Roundhill, Ingrid Sanai Buron, Intiman Theatre, Jasmine Joshua, Jesse Calixto, Melanie Calderwood, Michael McKeever, Seattle, Susan Connors, The Phoenix Theatre, Up North

The Thrust: The Houses Hold Secrets in This Week’s 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.

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Chase D. Anderson February 8, 2022September 4, 2022 ACT Contemporary Theatre, John Langs, Qui Nguyen, Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts, Scott B. Randall, Seattle, Up North, Village Theatre, Village Theatre KIDSTAGE, Yussef El Guindi

The Thrust: In This Weekend’s Shows, Be Careful What You Wish For

Three shows this weekend explore the deepest desires of their characters. Not all goes according to plan.

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Chase D. Anderson June 22, 2019July 7, 2022 Cayman Ilika, Eastside, Everett, Issaquah, Up North, Village Originals, Village Theatre

‘Million Dollar Quartet’, Village’s 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.

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Chase D. Anderson April 15, 2019July 7, 2022 Anne Allgood, Eastside, Everett, Issaquah, James D. Sasser, Jéhan Òsanyìn, Jerry Dixon, Kathryn Van Meter, Mark Haddon, Michael Krenning, Up North, Village Theatre

Village’s ‘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.