Show Dates: 5/5 7:30PM (Preview: Tickets $20 General Admission), 5/6 7:30PM (Opening Night), 5/7 2PM & 7:30PM, 5/8 2PM, 5/12 7:30PM, 5/13 7:30PM, 5/14 2PM & 7:30PM, 5/15 2PM, 5/19 7:30PM, 5/20 7:30PM, 5/21 2PM & 7:30PM, 5/22 2PM, 5/25 2PM, 5/26 7:30PM, 5/27 7:30PM, 5/28 2PM & 7:30PM (Closing […]
This spring, Olympia’s Harlequin Productions is doing something that’s never been done in this area. It’s producing Sovereignty, a historical drama about Native Americans, written and directed by Native Americans, performed by an ensemble of Native and non-Native actors, with direction, set, costume and lighting design by Native artists brought to Olympia from all over the United States.
Strap in for Murder for Two at Harlequin Productions, 90 minutes of mayhem and laughter — not to mention singing and a lot of amazing hijinks on the piano. Two actors, Jon Lutyens and Katherine Strohmaier, play more than 13 characters in a tour-de-force escapade for both.
They put the laughter in manslaughter! In this hilarious 90-minute musical comedy, 2 performers play 13 roles—not to mention the piano—in a witty and winking homage to old-fashioned murder mysteries. A small-town police officer dreams of making it to detective – and one fateful night, the opportunity arrives in the […]
November 26 – December 31, 2021: A Christmas Carol Hailed as the greatest ghost story ever told, we begin a new South Sound holiday tradition at Harlequin with a fresh adaptation of Charles Dickens’s timeless story of transformation, absolution, and grace. Join us for a Holiday classic that’s sure to please, with […]
In Repertory October 22 – November 20, 2021: Tenderly, the Rosemary Clooney Musical based on the life of Rosemary Clooney A fresh, personal, and poignant picture of the woman whose unparalleled talent and unbridled personality made her a legend. Starting with Clooney’s simple Maysville, Kentucky childhood and following her rise to […]
by Tom Simpson and Ned Hayes for OLY ARTS Early in 2018, the Harlequin Productions ship hit the shoals of the #MeToo movement. Alleged sexual harassment of actors and staff led to rapid changes in staff and policies. (Read more at OlyArts.com/harlequin) On June 1, at the company’s annual Season […]
New updates to the Harlequin story include a public statement from Harlequin Productions Board of Directors, the appointment of new leadership, and the announcement of a new artistic season for 2018-2019. by KAREN LUNDE and NED HAYES In the winter of 2018, Olympia’s own theatrical powerhouse, Harlequin Productions, weathered a […]
New updates to the Harlequin story include a public statement from Harlequin Productions Board of Directors, the appointment of new leadership, and the announcement of a new artistic season for 2018-2019. by Karen Lunde and Ned Hayes for OLY ARTS In October, 2017, The New York Times published a report […]
by Ned Hayes for OLY ARTS In March, Harlequin Productions will bring to the stage “The Art of Racing in the Rain,” a play based on Garth Stein’s New York Times bestselling novel. The show will run at Harlequin from March 1 to 24. “The Art of Racing in the Rain” […]
