A Christmas Carol

Hailed as the greatest ghost story ever told, we restage Artistic Director Aaron Lamb’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’s timeless story of transformation, absolution, and grace, updated with new chills and thrills for 2022. Join us for a Holiday classic that’s sure to please, with a healthy dose of cheer and the kind of ghostly special …

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Halloween at Harlequin

You are about to spend an evening with Edgar Allan Poe in a play by Olympia playwright Bryan Willis, plus a reading of a new short story by Olympia’s own Jim Lynch in a one-night-only Halloween celebration at Harlequin.

Halloween at Harlequin – with Jim Lynch & Edgar Allan Poe

ONE NIGHT ONLY – Halloween at Harlequin Celebrated local author Jim Lynch (The Highest Side, Border Songs) shares a new (scary!) short story,  followed by Edgar Allan Poe –  The Poet’s Journey, adapted by local playwright Bryan Willis and starring Bradford Farwell (Indecent, Seattle Rep), who brings Mr. Poe’s life, obsessions and genius to Harlequin.  Directed by Megan …

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REVIEW: Fun Home at Harlequin Productions

Harlequin Productions ends their 2021-2022 season with the riveting musical “Fun Home” based on the autobiographical graphic novel of the same name by Alison Bechdel.

Fun Home

Music by Jeanine Tesori Book and Lyrics by Lisa Kron Based on the Graphic Novel by Alison Bechdel Winner of five 2015 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes. When her father dies unexpectedly, graphic novelist Alison dives deep into her past to …

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This Flat Earth

Written by Lindsey Ferrentino. Directed by Aaron Lamb. An urgent response to escalating gun violence in this country, This Flat Earth is a startling, deeply felt, and often humorous story of growing up in our confounding world, from the perspective of 13-year-old Julie. At Harlequin, this role will be played by two local child actors, alternating performances. …

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Gala and 2023 Season Announcement

Join us under our canopy behind the State Theater for delectable local food and drink, musical entertainment and a silent auction. Then follow the red carpet inside the State Theater for Artistic Director Aaron Lamb’s 2023 Season Announcement Presentation and a live auction hosted by Aleksa Manila!

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

REVIEW: Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Harlequin Productions

The rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, with text by John Cameron Mitchell and music and lyrics by Stephen Trask, started as a performance in drag clubs and became an international phenomenon. It’s now playing at the State Theater of Olympia’s Harlequin Productions, starring Adam Rennie as Hedwig and Mandy Rose Nichøls as Hedwig’s husband and assistant, Yitzhak.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Text by John Cameron Mitchell, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Trask Starring Adam Rennie* as Hedwig Directed by Aaron Lamb The place: The State Theater. The time: The early-mid 90s. The opening act: local bands including Sugar and the Spitfires, Monkflower, Keven James Hoffman, Golden Ruins, and Smelly Cat. The Berlin Wall is down. Gender …

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Kenneth Ruthardt

Celebrating Sovereignty at Harlequin Productions

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.

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