Magic Curtain Mornings: The Rabbit & the Moon – A delightful first theater experience for little ones!

Olympia Family Theater Presents: Magic Curtain Mornings! A delightful first theater experience for little ones! Olympia Family Theater’s beloved daytime performances are back! Now reimagined as Magic Curtain Mornings! This special series of short, interactive and engaging performances is designed for our youngest audiences, offering a playful introduction to the magic of live theater. Each …

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Oliver Garcia and Luz Langguth-Torrez in Fully Vaxxed

REVIEW: Fully Vaxxed at Olympia Family Theater

Fully Vaxxed at Olympia Family Theater is one of the funniest, most distinctive and important theatrical events out there. It’s a campaign that will continue and move to other towns after its run at OFT. It’s a plea and a lesson on the importance of vaccinations in the time of COVID-19. It’s a performance of three bilingual, one-act plays running two weekends at OFT, then touring the state.

Fully Vaxxed at Olympia Family Theater

Olympia Family Theater’s Fully Vaxxed, opening March 18, is much more than a theatrical production. The trio of bilingual, one-act plays — which will tour throughout the state and be available for streaming — is part of a public health campaign harnessing the power of art to inspire people to get vaccinated.

The Paper Moon, July 2020

UPDATED: Big Things Are Coming to Olympia Family Theater

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.

Olympia Family Theater Announces 2018-2019 Season

by Yvonne Joyce for OLY ARTS “All of the shows next year are based on books – we are excited to connect kids to literature!” This is the introduction Olympia Family Theater artistic director Jen Ryle provides for the theater’s just-announced 12th season. Six plays are planned in the 2018-2019 season, and these literary shows …

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3 Impossible Questions

Theater Review: 3 Impossible Questions at Olympia Family Theater

THEATER REVIEW by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS “3 Impossible Questions” at Olympia Family Theater is a world premiere play based on beloved Islamic folk tales and stories that have been passed down generation to generation about the wise Mullah (teacher or master) Nasreddin. Olympia writer, actor and director Christian Carvajal* says he was inspired …

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3 Impossible Questions at Olympia Family Theater

by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS   Olympia Family Theater premieres a new play by local actor, director and playwright Christian Carvajal based on ancient Muslim legends of the Mullah, or master, Nasreddin. This entertaining play for all ages tells the tale of when three wise men challenge Nasreddin to answer three impossible questions. While …

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Theater Review: Winnie the Pooh

THEATER REVIEW by Alec Clayton for OLY ARTS Olympia Family Theater has never done a bad play. Their performances are professionally produced with top-notch adult actors and crew, sometimes with child actors thrown into the mix, and they range in quality from good to very good to knock-your-socks-off excellence. That is to say, some of …

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