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She Loves Me
Centerstage Theatre 3200 SW Dash Point Rd, Federal Way, WA, United StatesThe original “it’s complicated.” Centerstage Presents She Loves Me! By JOE MASTEROFF, JERRY BOCK, AND SHELDON HARNICK Directed by Michelle Blackmon May 22 – June 14, 2026 Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, and Sundays at 2:00pm FEDERAL WAY, WA—Anonymous letters and mistaken identities entwine with a gorgeous score and wonderful characters in this delightful, ...
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Our Town & Sanctuary City
State Theater 202 4th Avenue East, Olympia, WA, United StatesWinner of the 1938 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Thornton Wilder's Our Town has stood as a timeless pillar of the American stage, while Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok’s Sanctuary City asks the question: in a nation built on the promise of opportunity, how do we determine who benefits? See both productions for a deeper understanding ...
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Macbeth
centralia college 701 West Pear Street, Centralia, WAWickstrom Studio Theatre, Centralia CollegeOct 30- Nov 15More info at centralia.edu/theatre Dates/Times:Oct 30, Nov 1- 7pm; Nov 2 – 2pmNov 6,7 – 7pm; Nov 8 – 2pmNov 13, 14- 7pm; Nov 15 – 2pm Adults $18; Students/Seniors $15 William Shakespeare’s classic ghost story is reimagined in a collaboration with String and Shadow Puppet Theatre. Experience ...
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Come and Play Improv Comedy Jam with The Fakers Dozen!
New Traditions Cafe & Fair Trade Gallery 300 5th Ave SW, Olympia, WA, United StatesOlympia's very own improv comedy troupe, The Fakers' Dozen, are hosting a monthly event where you can come, dip your toes playing some improv games with us, and laugh our butts off together! 😆😂 We'll begin the evening by playing a game together to introduce each other, sharing an improv skill to build on during ...
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Come From Away
Timberline High School Theatre 6120 Mullen Rd SE, Lacey, WA, United StatesTimberline High School Theatre is proud to present its 2026 Fall musical, Come From Away. Come From Away tells the inspiring story of the town of Gander, Newfoundland where 38 planes were diverted on September 11, 2001. Tickets may be purchased online or at the door. Show dates run November 12-14, and 19-21, 2026.
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Playback Theatre Performance – Why We Tell Our Stories
Traditions Fair Trade Cafe 300 5th Ave SW, Olympia, WA, United StatesJoin the Heartsparkle Players at Traditions for an evening of Playback Theatre. Playback is a unique style of improvisational theatre where audience members tell real moments from their lives and the musician and actors play it back. This performance will be a fundraiser for our history project.
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A Sherlock Carol by Mark Shanahan
State Theater 202 4th Avenue East, Olympia, WA, United StatesMoriarty is dead, to begin with. And Sherlock Holmes is a haunted man. But, when a grown-up Tiny Tim asks Holmes to investigate the death of Ebenezer Scrooge, the Great Detective must use his gifts to solve a Dickens of a Christmas mystery! Six actors take on the beloved characters of Arthur Conan Doyle and ...
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Goodnight Moon! The Musical! – All Ages
Olympia Family Theater 612 4th Ave E, Olympia, WA, United StatesGoodnight Moon: The Musical A beloved bedtime story, brought to life onstage! Based on the timeless classic by Margaret Wise Brown, Goodnight Moon: The Musical brings the familiar world of the Great Green Room to life with music and a lil nighttime mischief! It’s bedtime, but settling down isn’t always so easy! With a bright ...
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Goodnight Moon! The Musical! – All Ages
Olympia Family Theater 612 4th Ave E, Olympia, WA, United StatesGoodnight Moon: The Musical A beloved bedtime story, brought to life onstage! Based on the timeless classic by Margaret Wise Brown, Goodnight Moon: The Musical brings the familiar world of the Great Green Room to life with music and a lil nighttime mischief! It’s bedtime, but settling down isn’t always so easy! With a bright ...
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A Magical Cirque Christmas
Washington Center for the Performing Arts 512 Washington St SE, Olympia, WA, United StatesFor more than five spectacular holiday seasons, A Magical Cirque Christmas has captivated fans and welcomed families, making it part of their seasonal celebrations. Overflowing with festive charm and dazzling cirque artistry, A Magical Cirque Christmas showcases the extraordinary talents of world-class performers through gravity-defying acrobatics, awe-inspiring displays of strength and agility, laugh-out-loud comedy, and ...
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Compagnie Hervé Koubi: Sol Invictus
Washington Center for the Performing Arts 512 Washington St SE, Olympia, WA, United StatesVisionary French-Algerian choreographer Hervé Koubi brings his company’s magnetic, sky-defying artistry to our stage in Sol Invictus — a work that fuses capoeira, hip-hop, and contemporary movement into a luminous testament to human connection. Performed to a transcendent score, it’s a fearless reminder that even in a fractured world, communion endures. Electrifying. Poetic. Unmissable.
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Lightwire Theater’s The Adventures of Tortoise and Hare
Washington Center for the Performing Arts 512 Washington St SE, Olympia, WA, United StatesYou know how the race ended — but the story was just beginning. Lightwire Theater’s The Adventures of Tortoise and Hare: The Next Gen picks up a decade after the finish line, where Old Man Tortoise and Big Daddy Hare are now fathers navigating a world of smartphones and video games. When Tortoise Junior and ...
$19 – $41