2008/2009 SEASON

MAINSTAGE SHOW TIMES

Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 PM, Sunday at 2 PM

Directed by Morgan Heetbrink

The Driftwood Players present Missoula Children’s Theatre's original adaptation of the classic fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Snow White finds herself in peril when her step-mother’s Magic Mirror confesses that the princess is fairer than she! Aided by her Henchmen and band of evil bats, the Queen plots to get rid of Snow White. The fair princess escapes from the Queen with help from Witless the Woodsman, and finding refuge with Seven Dwarfs. The Queen learns of her whereabouts and attempts to poison her, but the evil plans are thwarted when the Forest Friends, King Backwards, the Seven Dwarfs and the Prince come to Snow White’s rescue. Funny and upbeat; a treat for the entire family! Starring children of the Edmonds community.

This special performance is not part of our regular season. Individual tickets are $20.

The Driftwood Players are proud to present a very special event this summer. "Gezellig," a Dutch word describing the warm-fuzzy you get when with friends and title of our showcase created by a team of teens who found each other at Driftwood! You’ll be delighted by these young performers as they entertain you with old standards and new favorites in an evening of song and entertainment!

This special performance is not part of our regular season. Individual tickets are $5.

Kick off the season in style with the Driftwood Players Golden Anniversary Gala Celebration! Join us for a variety showcase of the past 50 years presented by actress Bridget Hanley, comedian Duane Goad and many other Driftwood Alumni! Tickets on sale now and include a pre-show champagne reception & silent auction of exclusive memorabilia.

Tickets are $50, which includes admission, hors d'oeuvres, champagne and other surprises!
This event takes place at The Driftwood Player's Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St., Edmonds, WA

It’s an anniversary of murder… or is it? When Alex, a heartbroken playwright, believes his actress fiancée’s suicide was not self inflicted he wants to bring the killer to justice. Gathering a “cast and crew” of suspects he recreates what he thinks happened on that fateful night in an attempt to find out what really happened. Set in an old Broadway theatre, you’ll not only have the thrill of “whodunit”, but catch a glimpse of what goes on after the audience goes home! Loved so much in 1987/88, we brought it back for OUR Anniversary.

September 26th is unavailable due to a full house booking.

The inaugural play for the Wade James Theatre opens our Alternative Stages Season! Tad Mosel’s Impromptu will take you on a thought-provoking journey as four actors struggle to perform a play that is life; learning about themselves and each other along the way. Plan on much discussion after seeing the show that started it all.

Alternative Stages productions are special, limited engagements with dessert theatre performances. Tickets are $10 for the show and dessert buffet following each performance.

“…Nervous, very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am…” And you will be too as Poe comes to life this fall at The Driftwood Players! Enjoy an evening of spooky fun with chilling tales from the King of all horror writers. This dramatic reading by our Teen Apprentices is to prepare your heart for Poe’s upcoming 200th Birthday!

This special performance is not part of our regular season. Individual tickets are $5.

You’ll shudder with delight at the tale of Lizzie Borden who took an axe and gave her mother forty whacks! Transport back to Victorian America and glimpse into Lizzie’s childhood. Then flash forward to dramatized, historically accurate court scenes. Not recommended for the faint of heart.

Alternative Stages productions are special, limited engagements with dessert theatre performances. Tickets are $10 for the show and dessert buffet following each performance.

"Never the same show twice" Professional live improv comedy has made its way to Edmonds with Split Second Improv. Actors from SecondStory Repertory in Redmond bring their fly by the seat of your pants, non-stop comic action show on the road for two special late night performances! No bridges! No traffic! NO GAS! The show is based completely on suggestions from you! Come once...come twice... Bring your friends!

Late Night Shows to satisfy your “Inner Grownup” are not part of our regular season. All tickets are $10.

Back by popular demand, Tim Hart has been performing Magic for over 25 years and can bring his unbelievable effects almost anywhere. You'll enjoy the show for classic sleight of hand, laughter, and impossible effects with lots of audience participation and surprises. A perfect “Trick or Treat” for the whole family!

This special performance is not part of our regular season. Individual tickets are $10.

A classic story of tradition, love and family previously seen on our stage in our first decade, and again in 1991/92, Fiddler takes place in a Russian Jewish Village in 1905. The way of life for a poor milkman, Tevye, is threatened when his daughters wish to marry men not chosen by a matchmaker, thus breaking tradition. The stability of his life and that of the village is threatened by the girls, the terrible ethnic violence against the Jews at the time, and political revolution in Russia. Winner of 9 Tonys and 3 Academy awards, this musical is a fantastic way to treat those you love to something a little different this holiday season!

There will be no performance Thanksgiving Day, November 27th.
December 5th is unavailable due to a full house booking.

The annual Christmas pageant seems doomed when the horrible Herdmans are cast as Mary, Joseph, the three wise men and the angel of the Lord. But somewhere amidst the mayhem, the most awful kids ever finally meet Christmas. Back by popular demand, this beloved tale delights kids of all ages!

Alternative Stages productions are special, limited engagements. Tickets are $10 for the show and dessert buffet following each performance.

Santa has finally gone too far and the Reindeer are mad. Catch a glimpse into the affairs of the famous eight reindeer as they confess how things really go down at the North Pole when the sleigh ride is over. Hilarious, obscene and vicious Eight is sure to get you into the holiday spirit.

Not recommended for those who believe in Santa or are easily offended.
Late Night Shows to satisfy your “Inner Grownup” are not part of our regular season. All tickets are $5.

Be swept away on a musical journey with Erwilian! This talented and unique ensemble travels through time and around the world to bring you age-old and rarely performed holiday tunes. For one very special night Erwilian will enchant you with a vibrant collection of melodies. Performed on an array of ancient and one-of-a-kind instruments, these sounds of the season are sure to fill you with the delight!

This special performance is not part of our regular season. Individual tickets are $20.

It’s Thornton Wilder’s beautiful dramatization of the cycle of life with a folksy, storytelling stage manager as our guide. The drama in a small town focuses on Emily Webb, a hard-working serious student and George Gibbs, an up-and-coming baseball star. As the two grow up together they fall in love and marry, but shortly thereafter, they face tragedy, and Emily comes to realize how precious life is. "Way down deep, there is something that's eternal about every human being," the Stage Manager waxes about how ordinary life connects with eternity. Driftwood presents Our Town for the first time!

February 20th is unavailable due to a full house booking.

Join The VaWa Sisterhood for an encore as they raise funds for the Intervention Center for Assault & Abuse. The VaWa’s have been performing this show in different ways since 2005, so even if you think you’ve seen it all before, you’ve never seen it like this! Don’t miss this special V-Day edition of Eve Ensler’s award winning play, The Vagina Monologues.

This special performance is not part of our regular season. Individual tickets are $20.

Grab your sweetie and join us in a celebration of love! This special concert is one that you and your Valentine will be sure to remember. The Seattle Jazz Singers return for an annual Jazz Valentine as they fill the Wade James Theatre with sounds of romance.

This special performance is not part of our regular season. Individual tickets are $20.

Prepare to be amazed when these fearless kids are in the spotlight! SANCA defies the challenge of gravity time after time. Witness feats that topple convention! See stunts that exceed the boundaries of the possible! Bring the whole family for a delightful afternoon.

This special performance is not part of our regular season. Individual tickets are $20.

Two high school buddies, Alan and Larry, are sitting in the moonlit yard of an abandoned farmhouse in southern Minnesota, drinking beer, laughing, sharing stories and saying good-bye: Alan leaves the next day for college. It's 1968 and Vietnam looms in their futures.

Alternative Stages productions are special, limited engagements with dessert theatre performances. Tickets are $10 for the show and dessert buffet following each performance.

The Driftwood Players of Edmonds have been honored as the hosts of Kaleidoscope 2009, the biennial one-act play festival of the Washington State Community Theatre Association. From March 5th through March 8th representatives from community theatres across our state will be gathering at the Wade James Theatre to meet, exchange ideas, and strut their theatrical prowess in Washington State’s one-act play competition. This year’s festival promises a variety of entertaining performances including musicals, american classics, original works, and the avante garde. Three sessions of performances are planned for the weekend. During each session, three to four different theatre companies will perform their competition entry and receive a critique from experienced adjudicators. As all performances are open to the public, the audience will have the rare opportunity to be a part of this process and attend the adjudication.

This special performance is not part of our regular season. Individual tickets are $10 per session, or $25 for a full festival pass.

Learn about the mystic Mayans with Dr. Richard Jelusich, through a fascinating slideshow & music presentation! Find out about the Maya Cosmo-vision for 2012 and how the rapid unfolding of world changes are in line with the Mayan calendar and circular time. He will explain the role of the Sun in Mayan cosmology as well as the importance of the Mayan understanding of the evolution of consciousness. Dr. Jelusich has been teaching and presenting lectures, workshops and private sessions for over 20 years. Richard is a gifted intuitive and adept energy worker, accurately reading how the soul-quality infuses itself into our waking personality; his goals are simple, to de mystify metaphysics as well as profoundly heal and help self-empower individuals on multiple levels. Join us for this very special evening of enlightenment!

This special performance is not part of our regular season. Individual tickets are $20.

With careers that date back to 1970 and a devoted following around the Northwest, Reilly & Maloney packed houses across the country, sharing stages with the likes of Judy Collins, Tom Paxton, and Greg Brown. Anyone who has ever heard David’s fine baritone interlace with Ginny’s pure soprano in-person can testify to the power and pleasure of the experience: “a small antidote to the fear, despair, and powerlessness that is part of our current world,” remarks one folk-music DJ. After a 10-year hiatus from 1991-2001, the pair returned to performing, and communities across the country are discovering and remembering the uplifting, heartwarming feelings that a night with Reilly & Maloney will provide. Don’t miss your chance to attend this special concert featuring a timeless and classic Northwest dueting treasure!

This special performance is not part of our regular season. Individual tickets are $20.

One more chance to see Edmonds' AWARD-WINNING production before it heads to the next level of competition in Coeur d' Alene! The Driftwood Players shared the honor of Outstanding Production with Bremerton Community Theatre at the state's one-act play competition, and will be advancing to the Regional contest! Two high school buddies are sitting in the moonlit yard of an abandoned farmhouse, drinking beer, laughing, and saying good-bye. Alan leaves the next day for college on scholarship, Larry’s opportunity is unknown. It's 1968 and Vietnam looms in their futures.

This special performance is not part of our regular season. Tickets are $15 for admission and a chance to win one of many Minnesota-themed door prizes.

A sharp-witted, zippy comedy about a woman who lives life to the absolute fullest! When Mame’s orphaned 10-year-old nephew shows up on her doorstep, worlds collide and a new life begins for the two of them. Don’t miss this delightful story based on the runaway best selling 1955 novel chronicling the madcap adventures of a boy growing up as the ward of his eccentric aunt. Made into a musical, film and stage play, Driftwood brings you the non-musical comedy for the first time!

April 24th is unavailable due to a full house booking.

Braving the world with little more than her thick Midwestern accent, Katie finds herself delayed at the Minneapolis Greyhound Bus Terminal with a collection of unlikely characters who teach her that life isn’t always about the destination, it’s about the journey. Don’t miss the world premiere of this thoughtful, witty comedy about the times we’re living in.

Alternative Stages productions are special, limited engagements with dessert theatre performances. Tickets are $10 for the show and dessert buffet following each performance.

Wes Weddell performances have captivated the Northwest since 2001 and now brings his talent to Edmonds for one very special performance! His ambitions to chronicle the lives of contemporary Washington State residents in song resulted in a sixty-five day journey cavorting around the state. Wes, a multi-instrumentalist, produced nine regionally-themed songs based upon stories he encountered in communities from Mossyrock to Toppenish. He went on to produce more inspired music with a showcase of talented musicians who will bring his innovative folk music to life on the Driftwood Stage! One night only! Featuring the talents of, Alicia Healey (bass, vocals); Brian Hoskins (organ); Dave Bush (drums/percussion); Erin Kreiger (vocals); Amanda Monger (cello).

This special performance is not part of our regular season. Individual tickets are $20.

Applause's 4th annual production is an audience participatory melodrama musical that is sure to tickle your funny bone. Poor Prince Rick! All he wants is a nice, normal princess so he can become King, but he must find a bride before his next birthday. Dad is gone and the Queen and her Wizard are determined not to lose control. The court and the Jester do all that they can to help the Prince as princess after princess try and "fail" to prove they are real. Just when all hope seems lost, Princess Lucy arrives for the ultimate test ... "The Pea!"

This special performance is not a Driftwood Players production. General tickets are $10, $8 for seniors and $5 for children 5 and under (free if the child sits on someone's lap!).

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Advance Tickets $10 ($15 at the door unless you come in disco attire). Online ticketing is not available for this event. Phone orders will gladly be processed at 425-774-9600

Famous for Lend Me a Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo, author Ken Ludwig’s newest play is sure to amuse! Two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, find themselves down on their luck and performing "Scenes from Shakespeare" on the Moose Lodge circuit in Amish country. When they catch wind of an old lady about to die leaving her fortune to two long-lost English nephews, they resolve to pass themselves off as hers and get the cash. Trouble brews when they discover the old lady is expecting nieces! Romantic entanglements abound, when Leo falls head-over-petticoat in love with the old lady's vivacious niece, Meg, who's already engaged to the local minister. Debuting on the Driftwood stage and ending our 50th Season with a guffaw!

June 19th is unavailable due to a full house booking.

Two short stories about love and coming of age are presented together in a beautiful evening of sometimes sweet, sometimes bittersweet romance. Love is a Divine Accident premiers new adaptations of Anton Chekov’s A Little Joke and Sherwood Anderson’s Sophistication, examining that moment in time when a boy and girl cross a threshold and reach the understanding of one another as man and woman.

Alternative Stages productions are special, limited engagements with dessert theatre performances. Tickets are $10 for the show and dessert buffet following each performance.