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Events
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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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Intro to Improv for Teens, Adults & Seniors
Lacey Timberland Library 500 College St SE, Lacey, WA, United StatesGet ready to think on your feet, get a little silly, and discover the fun of improv! Join instructor Areya Kugler for a welcoming, low-pressure introduction to improvisational theater designed especially for beginners. Through warm-ups, small-group activities, and lively improv games, participants will practice creativity, spontaneity, listening, collaboration, and the all-important art of saying “Yes, ...
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StoryOLy Season 12
The Brotherhood Lounge 119 Capitol Way N, OlympiaEverybody has a story. We want to hear yours! Come share your personal experience on stage or just listen to great live oral storytelling at Olympia's premiere story slam: STORYOLY. STORYOLY Every THIRD Tuesday of the month, November - August. 6:30 pm Teller sign-up 7:00-9:00 pm Storytelling The Brotherhood Lounge 119 N. Capital Way Olympia ...
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Studio West Dance Theatre Presents: The Nutcracker
512 Washinton St SE Olympia WA 98501 512 Washington St SE, OlympiaJoin Clara and the Stahlbaum family as we kick off the holidays over Thanksgiving weekend with Studio West Dance Theatre’s spectacular Nutcracker at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts! Prepare to embark on a whimsical journey to the enchanting Sugar Plum Kingdom where you'll witness magical dances spring to life. With professional sets, exquisite ...
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Tellebration, a Storytelling Presentation!
Traditions Fair Trade Cafe 300 5th Ave SW, Olympia, WA, United StatesJoin us for an evening of captivating tales featuring local storytellers from the South Sound Story Guild. This community favorite features a wide array of stories to touch your heart and spark imagination. All ages welcome. The concert begins at 7:00 PM. Enjoy dinner at Soul Cafe at Traditions, the Cafe will be serving dinner ...
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Elizabeth Lord Storytelling
Traditions Fair Trade Cafe 300 5th Ave SW, Olympia, WA, United StatesSouth Sound Story Guild is proud to present Elizabth Lord, storyteller extraordinaire, co-producer of Story Oly, and creator of the Lord Franzannian Vaudeville Show, as our featured teller for December 2, at 6 pm. Following will be our Story Swap where audience members are invited to tell their stories.
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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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God Is A Scottish Drag Queen: A Christmas Special
The Washington Center for the Performing Arts 512 Washington St SE, OlympiaBack by popular demand! God is a Scottish Drag Queen: A Christmas Special returns this December! God, dressed in an all new holiday power suit, returns to set the record straight and expound on everything from the beginnings of Christmas with Yule, Saturnalia and Winter Solstice, to holiday foods, Christmas carols, Star Wars, the true story of ...
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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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Hope Will Not Fail
512 Washinton St SE Olympia WA 98501 512 Washington St SE, OlympiaMasterworks Choral Ensemble Concert: Hope Will Not Fail
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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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Adventure Series: Among Wild Predators
Washington Center for the Performing Arts 512 Washington St SE, Olympia, WA, United StatesFor more than three decades, wildlife filmmaker and National Geographic explorer Casey Anderson has walked toward what most people run from: grizzlies, mountain lions, tigers, and other dangerous predators. In Among Wild Predators, Casey takes us on a powerful visual and emotional journey into the hearts of these animals, and into our own hearts as ...
$33 – $70