Nonprofit Theaters Finding Ways to Navigate Through Closures
By Molly Gilmore Olympia theaters are dark these days — quite literally — yet those running them see light in the distance. Metaphorically speaking, “the […]
Local Author Jim Lynch’s Work Comes Alive at Harlequin Productions
THEATER REVIEW by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS Harlequin Productions’ performance of “The Highest Tide” is a special gift to the people of Olympia. It […]
Creative Theatre Experience: Building Generations of Local Actors
By Molly Gilmore Since it started in 1981, Olympia’s Creative Theatre Experience (CTE) has produced 120 summer shows. It’s also built the confidence and skills […]
Olympia Little Theatre Offers an Equivocal Twist on a Farcical Play
Theatre Review By Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS “Equivocation” at Olympia Little Theatre (OLT) is wild. It is ludicrous. It is funny and tragic and […]
Number the Stars: A Story of One Girl’s Outstanding Courage
THEATER REVIEW by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS At least once in every season Olympia Family Theater presents a serious drama in lieu of their […]
A Tale of Love and Acceptance: Stop Kiss at The Evergreen State College
By Alec Clayton “Stop Kiss,” by Diana Son, was timely and controversial when it debuted off Broadway in 1998 at The Public Theater in New York City. According to […]
A Londoner and a Local Walk Into a Theater…
By Lucy Volker Transformation is the theme for Harlequin’s 2020 season. They begin the New Year with Noises Off and The Highest Tide. Riffing on […]
Dickens Meets Doyle in Harlequin’s Christmas Carol
By MOLLY GILMORE There’s mystery and magic afoot at Harlequin Productions this season. The company’s Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol, opening […]
Ballet Northwest Brings a Holiday Classic to Life
By MOLLY WASH Out of the wings and onto center stage, Ballet Northwest will present its 35th-annual production of The Nutcracker at the Washington Center […]
Studio West Dance Theatre Takes a Holiday Classic To Center Stage
By MOLLY WALSH Vignettes of holiday celebrations, royal battles and sugar plum dreams will be illuminated on the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center stage with Studio […]