'Art'

Drama

Central Theatre Ensemble

Ellensburg
Opening Night: 10/3/08
Closes: 10/4/08
CW Faculty Showcase

1776

Musical Theatre

Seattle Musical Theatre presented by Civic Light Opera

View Ridge (Sand Point/Magnuson Park),Seattle
Opening Night: 9/19/08
Closes: 10/5/08
A revolutionary musical! The seminal event in American history blazes to life in this most unconventional of Broadway hits.

All the King's Men

Drama

INTIMAN Theatre

Seattle Center (Queen Anne),Seattle
1st Event: 9/26/08
Opening Night: 10/3/08
Closes: 11/8/08
In this historic presidential election year, Intiman concludes its fiveyear American Cycle with a monumental tale of politics, power and history. John Procaccino stars as Willie Stark, leading a company of 18 actors.

Antony and Cleopatra

Drama

Harlequin Productions

South Sound,Olympia
Opening Night: 10/2/08
Closes: 10/25/08
Cleopatra...Antony...the scandal that is their love becomes the talk of Rome, and young Octavius sees a way to use Antony's weakness for his own advancement. A classic tale of exalted passion that attempts to leave the petty world behind.

ARSENIC & OLD LACE

Comedy

Paradise Theatre

Gig Harbor
Opening Night: 9/19/08
Closes: 10/5/08
Its 1941, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Mortimer Brewster, a New York critic of both drama and marriage, is finally getting hitched to Elaine Harper, the girl next door. Before heading off for an evening at the theatre with his new bride to be, Mortimer st

Blood Squad Lives!

Improv

Eclectic Theater Company & Blood Squad Presents

Capitol Hill,Seattle
Opening Night: 3/1/08
Closes: 12/27/08
Blood Squad presents improvised horror films as suggested by titles from the audience.

CAMPFIRE!

Improv,Comedy

Unexpected Productions

Downtown,Seattle
Opening Night: 10/3/08
Closes: 11/1/08
A spookfest of FUN! Watch a group of campers spin terrifying TRUE stories into horrifically funny campfire tales which are played out LIVE before your eyes!

Central Heating Lab: Project Orpheus

Performance Art,Dance

ACT Theatre

Downtown,Seattle
Opening Night: 9/13/08
Closes: 10/4/08
The Seattle Dance Project returns to ACT to follow up their sold out show, Project One. Julie Tobiason and Timothy Lynch use classical inspiration and modern dance to examine Eurydice and other Greek myths.

Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl

Drama

ACT Theatre

Downtown,Seattle
1st Event: 9/5/08
Opening Night: 9/11/08
Closes: 10/5/08
This lyrical meditation on love and loss puts a contemporary spin on the classic myth about Orpheus and his tragic love affair with Eurydice, who is carried off to her death and the Underworld on the very day of their wedding.

EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES

Comedy,Music

Book-It Repertory Theatre

Seattle Center (Queen Anne),Seattle
Opening Night: 9/16/08
Closes: 10/12/08
Tom Robbins' sexy 1976 counterculture favorite is a trip. Take a ride with Sissy Hankshawjust follow her thumbs!

GUM WALL RALLY

Improv,Comedy

Unexpected Productions

Seattle
Opening Night: 1/20/08
Closes: 1/25/09
Spontaneous theater that mixes the shorter games associated with Theatresports with an edgier, story based long form comedy!

I Hate Hamlet

Comedy

Olympia Little Theatre, Inc.

Opening Night: 9/12/08
Closes: 10/5/08
Can the ghost of legendary stage actor John Barrymore help an upandcoming television actor conquer the role of Hamlet? Or will their dueling wits and egos drive the young actor crazy?

Jet City Improv

Improv,Comedy

Wing-It Productions

University District,Seattle
Opening Night: 1/4/08
Closes: 12/27/08
Seattle's Best Comedy.

Little Red Studio - The Saffron Show

Party,Performance Art

Little Red Studio

Cascade (South Lake Union),Seattle
Opening Night: 10/4/08
Closes: 12/20/08
The Saffron Show is rich in depth and beauty, with deep sorrowful song, overarching aerial sensuality, exotic belly dance, poetry steeped in the human struggle and victory, pointed drama, sensual video, humor, and the diversity endemic to LRS.

Market Ghost Tour / Gum Wall Rally

Outdoor Theatre,Improv

Unexpected Productions

Downtown,Seattle
Opening Night: 5/23/08
Closes: 12/31/08
Enjoy spooky history in the Pike Place Market followed by Gum Wall Rally Comedy Show!

Measure for Measure

Drama

Ghost Light Theatricals

Wallingford,Seattle
Opening Night: 10/3/08
Closes: 10/19/08
Shakespeare's dark comedy about sex, power, and hypocrisy. Angelo takes advantage of his temporary power to crack down on fornicators . . . and to join their ranks.

Night of the Living Dead

Childrens Theatre

Seattle Children`s Theatre

Seattle Center (Queen Anne),Seattle
Opening Night: 10/3/08
Closes: 11/1/08
It seems like a night just like any other, but just when Barbara and Johnny thought car troubles were their biggest problem, a whole new headache rises. Thats rightZombies!

Saint Heaven

Musical Theatre

Village Theatre

Issaquah
Opening Night: 9/17/08
Closes: 10/26/08
In 1957, a young doctor returns to his hometown to confront his past, only to share his journey with a young woman with a special spiritual gift. A beautiful countrygospelR & B score propels this inspiring new musical.

Sex in Seattle, Episode 16: The Space In-Between

Comedy

SIS Productions

Capitol Hill,Seattle
1st Event: 9/18/08
Opening Night: 9/19/08
Closes: 10/18/08
Sex in Seattle is Seattle's longest running, original episodic theatre show about four contemporary Asian American women, their lives and their relationships! Sex in Seattle a smart and sexy theatre show with a sense of humor.

SOUTH PACIFIC

Musical Theatre

Tacoma Musical Playhouse

Tacoma
Opening Night: 10/3/08
Closes: 10/26/08
The Rodgers & Hammerstein Classic....two parallel love stories are threatened by the dangers of prejudice and war.

Susan and God

Comedy

Taproot Theatre Company

Greenwood,Seattle
1st Event: 9/24/08
Opening Night: 9/26/08
Closes: 10/25/08
When a bright, charming socialite finds God, her newest fad becomes everyone elses newest headache until Susan receives a startling revelation of her own. This witty social comedy wowed New York with a 2006 offBroadway revival of the 1930s play.

The EDGE Improv 2008-2009 Season at BPA

Improv,Comedy

Bainbridge Performing Arts

Opening Night: 9/6/08
Closes: 8/8/09
Better than TV!

The Emperor's New Clothes

Musical Theatre,Childrens Theatre

SecondStory Repertory & SPROUTS Children's Theatre

Eastside Cities (of Seattle),Redmond
Opening Night: 10/3/08
Closes: 10/19/08
Two con men, a vain Emperor, and a very astute child reveal the truth behind The Emperor's New Clothes.

The Green Sheep

Childrens Theatre

Seattle Children`s Theatre

Seattle Center (Queen Anne),Seattle
Opening Night: 10/1/08
Closes: 11/2/08
All the rage with the toddler crowd, this bright and fun show is an interactive treat for our littlest little ones.

The June Carter Cash Project

Drama,Comedy

Live Girls!

Opening Night: 9/12/08
Closes: 10/4/08
Three World Premiere plays commissioned by

THE LAST FIVE YEARS

Musical Theatre

Repertory Actors Theatre (ReAct)

University District,Seattle
Opening Night: 9/18/08
Closes: 10/5/08
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! ReAct is honored to encore our popular staging of THE LAST FIVE YEARS, Jason Robert Browns's award winning contemporary musical about modern romance...proving there are two sides to every love story.

The Mutant Theatre Caravan

Andrew Connor and Infinity Live

International District,Seattle
Opening Night: 10/3/08
Closes: 10/4/08
A traveling roadshow of radical performance work from beyond the theatre mainstream

The Night Watcher

Drama

Seattle Repertory Theatre

Opening Night: 9/25/08
Closes: 10/26/08
The Night Watcher by Charlayne Woodard, Directed by Daniel Sullivan

The Rocky Horror Show

Musical Theatre

Burien Little Theatre

South Sound
Opening Night: 9/26/08
Closes: 11/2/08
BLT presents The Rocky Horror Show an outragious musical comedy. A sexy parody of horror science fiction movies, and a cult classic.

The Three Musketeers

Drama

Seattle Repertory Theatre

Queen Anne,Seattle
Opening Night: 10/2/08
Closes: 11/9/08
The Three Musketeers by Ken Ludwig, Directed by Kyle Donnelly

The Vertical Hour

Drama

ArtsWest

West Seattle,Seattle
Opening Night: 9/10/08
Closes: 10/4/08
Nadia Blye is a glamorous American war correspondent turned academic. Haunted by memories of the Middle East, she takes a holiday to meet her fiancs father. Sexual and political tensions surface, sparking a lifechanging debate of ethics and power.

The War Party

Drama

Seattle Public Theater

Greenwood,Seattle
1st Event: 9/25/08
Opening Night: 9/26/08
Closes: 10/19/08
On the night of her failed reelection bid, an ambitious female senator is confronted by a shrewd young aide. Right in time to coincide with the countdown to the national election, Vince Delaney offers SPT this West Coast Premiere .

The White Devil

Drama

Theater Schmeater

1st Event: 9/11/08
Opening Night: 9/12/08
Closes: 10/4/08
Theater Schmeater presents John Webster's The White Devil, directed by Linda Lombardi

THEATRESPORTS

Improv,Comedy

Unexpected Productions

Downtown,Seattle
Opening Night: 8/3/07
Closes: 12/31/09
HAPPY 25TH ANNIVESARY SEATTLE THEATRESPORTS!! Get ready to watch two teams of improvisers duke it out in a fastpaced, comedy battle royale.

Unexpected Theatre

Improv,Comedy

Unexpected Productions

Downtown,Seattle
Opening Night: 2/22/08
Closes: 1/31/09
Explores movie, theatre, and literary genres unscripted as well as a multitude of improvisational formats from satire to spoof, from silly to serious! Improv doesn't get any better than this!

Working: A Musical

Musical Theatre

Key City Public Theatre

Port Townsend
Opening Night: 9/19/08
Closes: 10/12/08
Eclectic, folk rock music chronicles the daily grind as well as the dreams and aspirations of our country's uncelebrated workers. Based on the bestselling book by Studs Terkel.