Olympia Family Theater with String & Shadow Puppet Theater is performing a modern adaptation of “The Secret Garden.” This one is set this year in the Pacific Northwest and written by award-winning playwright Mabelle Reynoso with a Latinx perspective. And it has punk rock music, talking creatures, magical plants and puppets.
Come play games with us! Join virtually on Zoom, and play Tee K. O., Quiplash, and other great games! In order to play, you’ll usually need access to two screens – one (often a computer) as your main screen to access our Zoom, and one (often a smartphone) as your controller. Don’t have two screens? …
Come play games with us! Join virtually on Zoom, and play Tee K. O., Quiplash, and other great games! In order to play, you’ll usually need access to two screens – one (often a computer) as your main screen to access our Zoom, and one (often a smartphone) as your controller. Don’t have two screens? …
Come play games with us! Join virtually on Zoom, and play Tee K. O., Quiplash, and other great games! In order to play, you’ll usually need access to two screens – one (often a computer) as your main screen to access our Zoom, and one (often a smartphone) as your controller. Don’t have two screens? Use multiple …
Since 1988, Lacey Spring Fun Fair has provided FREE activities and entertainment for thousands of visitors. With rides and games, live performances, vendors, and food concessions Fun Fair is a popular community celebration!
Community is the cornerstone of Matthew Melendez’s approach to music and teaching, whether in person or online. He believes music slips past ideology, identity politics and other distancing factors, thereby helping people meet on common ground.
The arrival of artistic director Lily Raabe to Olympia Family Theater (OFT) means big things for the family entertainment company in spring of 2022. Two mainstage shows open days apart, followed by the long-awaited debut of a musical mystery by Oly playwright Ted Ryle.
THEATER REVIEW by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat at Olympia Family Theater is a fun play that breezes nonstop through almost-constant motion in less than 40 minutes. As everyone who remembers the book knows — and who doesn’t remember the book? — there aren’t a lot of words. …
by Kelli Samson for OLY ARTS With the help of Lacey Timberland Library, Lacey Loves to Read and the North Thurston School District, Lacey’s Parks and Recreation Department gives all families a reason to get out of the house this fall. This year marks the 21st-annual Children’s Day, which is held rain or shine. Its …
by McKenzie Murray for OLY ARTS Beginning September 29, the iconic Cat in the Hat himself will appear on the Olympia Family Theater mainstage. OFT’s fall production, based on the Dr. Seuss story, follows a curious cat who comes to wreak imaginative havoc in the home of Sally and her (unnamed) brother. A cast of …