2010/2011 SEASON

MAINSTAGE SHOW TIMES

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

THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940 is not your typical murder mystery. Sure, the show starts off with a heinous murder by an unknown assailant. But then there are lots of hilarious jokes and funny one-liners. (And yes, there is a song.) Soon the guests arrive and you’ll discover this isn't your average party. All that and a sidekick who turns out to be a hero! This production is entertainment at its best. This show will keep you laughing and will make you smile all the way home.

MainStage prices are $23 for General, $20 for Jr (18 & under); Senior (60+) and Military (with ID / In uniform), Call for group pricing.

Self-centered Southern belle decides to worry about damn near everything ... tomorrow. No, wait, that's "Gone With the Wind"... Supreme Being creates stuff. Chaos ensues. No, that's the Bible. OK, "Boise Is the Paris of Idaho": The Hammonds of 1930s Memphis maintain a proud tradition of dysfunctional Southern families. Uncle Hoo-ha, a train conductor, dreams of Boise as he tries to recover from a serious head injury while living with his mother and sister -- but they're not much help. The trio are among a motley cast of characters who become involved in Uncle Hoo-ha's "recovery." Or is he just getting crazier? Directed by Doug Staley

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First Draft! is where you get to take part in the creative process that goes into completing an original work. Actors dramatize the work "readers-theatre" style and a lively discussion follows as the author sees what works and what doesn't. Events such as this are rarely open to the public. We hope you join us as we bring yet another exciting live arts experience to the Edmonds community. FREE ADMISSION!

An inspired drama set in a Bronx Catholic school in 1964, where a strong-minded nun is faced with concerns about one of her male colleagues. Doubt is potent drama – passionate and engrossing. John Patrick Shanley, the Academy Award-winning author of Moonstruck, dramatizes issues straight from today’s headlines. The debate is set in 1964 but could not be more timely. Directed by Nathan Jeffrey.

ALTERNATIVE STAGES 2010-2011
Theatre that makes you think.
Unusual, Challenging, Literate , Naughty, Scary.
All Tickets are $12

"Man is, on the whole, less good than he imagines himself... Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individual's conscious life, the blacker and denser it is." So wrote psychoanalyst C.G. Jung, in 1938. Jeffrey Hatcher agrees. In his inventive retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic thriller, the transformations of Hyde deepen and intensify as the conflict of good vs. evil, civilization vs. savagery is played out to its devastating conclusion. Smart, violent, and intense, this version is suggested for adults. Directed by Scott Francis.

ALTERNATIVE STAGES 2010-2011
Theatre that makes you think.
Unusual, Challenging, Literate , Naughty, Scary.
All Tickets are $12

A celebration of the pioneer spirit! In the early 1900’s, before there were networks, sponsors and regulating agencies, a broadcaster could be a one-man road-show radio station. One such traveling entrepreneur arrives in the Middle-of- Nowhere , USA and corrals a tale-spinning farmer named Davey. An unexpected broadcasting success, Davey’s boyhood adventures with the itinerant Poppy and the blind girl Frankie capture the heartland’s imagination and his popularity soars as he becomes The Voice of the Prairie – until the real Frankie hears his broadcast one day and the FCC threatens to shut him down. Directed by Scott Randall.

ALTERNATIVE STAGES 2010-2011
Theatre that makes you think.
Unusual, Challenging, Literate , Naughty, Scary.
All Tickets are $12

It’s the 1930's. Annie is a fiery young orphan girl who must live in a miserable orphanage run by the tyrannical Miss Hannigan. Her hopeless situation changes when she spends a short time at the residence of the wealthy Oliver Warbucks. She charms the hearts of the household staff and even the cold-hearted Warbucks cannot help but learn to love this wonderful girl. He decides to help Annie find her parents by offering a reward if they come to him and prove their identity. Miss Hannigan, her evil brother, Rooster, and a female accomplice plan to get the reward, which put Annie in great danger. You’ll be thinking “Tomorrow”, “It’s a hard-knock life” and all the other great songs for days! Likely to sell out! Bring your family to see Annie and Sandy!

MainStage prices are $23 for General, $20 for Jr (18 & under); Senior (60+) and Military (with ID / In uniform), Call for group pricing.

Back by popular demand! Scandal erupts at the North Pole when one of Santa's eight tiny reindeer accuses him of ungentlemanly conduct. As mass media descends upon the event, the other members of the team demand to have their say, and a horrific tale of corruption and perversion emerges, which seems to implicate everyone from the littlest elf to the tainted Saint himself. Directed by Greg LoProto. Not for the faint of heart or those easily offended. For adult audiences.

ALTERNATIVE STAGES 2010-2011
Theatre that makes you think.
Unusual, Challenging, Literate , Naughty, Scary.
All Tickets are $12

Young Helen Keller, blind, deaf, and mute since infancy, is frustrated and violent. Her parents seek help from "half-blind Yankee schoolgirl" Annie Sullivan to tutor their daughter. Annie is determined to unlock Helen’s potential, if only she can reach her. Through persistence, love, and sheer stubbornness, Annie breaks through and teaches Helen to communicate, bringing her into the world at last. Based on the remarkable and heart-wrenching true story, this inspiring and unforgettable play will move you and renew your belief that there is ample hope and goodness left in the world.

MainStage prices are $23 for General, $20 for Jr (18 & under); Senior (60+) and Military (with ID / In uniform), Call for group pricing.

What’s interesting about watching a reality TV veteran, a washed up movie star, a fast food cashier and an accountant sit around a fast food joint? What if it was a hostage situation being shown live on the 10 o'clock news? Or possibly the world's deadliest reality show? In this fast-paced dark comedy, a criminal stunt by formerly famous has-beens goes violently and comically awry under the watchful eyes of the media, a lawyer-to-the-stars — and the audience.

FREE ADMISSION!
For more information, check out our "Playwrights' Corner" on this website.

ALTERNATIVE STAGES 2010-2011
Theatre that makes you think.
Unusual, Challenging, Literate , Naughty, Scary.
All Tickets are $12

Watch the hilarious Little Sisters of Hoboken display their divine talents in a zany benefit revue. In an effort to raise money for their fallen Sisters--unfortunate victims of a convent cooking accident--Mother Superior and her order of eccentric and endearing nuns show the lighter side of being Catholic. With riotous dance numbers, show-stopping songs and side-splitting wit, you'll swear the music and comedy of Nunsense was heaven-sent!

MainStage prices are $23 for General, $20 for Jr (18 & under); Senior (60+) and Military (with ID / In uniform), Call for group pricing.

FREE ADMISSION!
For more information, check out our "Playwrights' Corner" on this website.

Stunning and hilarious wordplay characterizes this modern stage classic. As the Shakespearean tragedy Hamlet is turned on its ear, with multiple plot twists and sudden shifts of perspective, two hitherto minor characters are dragged along towards their inevitable destiny. Verbal japery and existential bewilderment at its best! Directed by Eric Lewis.

ALTERNATIVE STAGES 2010-2011
Theatre that makes you think.
Unusual, Challenging, Literate , Naughty, Scary.
All Tickets are $12

Millionaire Brock has big business dealings in Washington DC. When his lovely but ignorant mistress Billie Dawn starts to become a political embarrassment, he hires a journalist to take on the job of educating her. Little does he know that once she realizes his plans aren’t on the straight and narrow, she will throw a monkey wrench into the whole business. And politics will never be the same!

MainStage prices are $23 for General, $20 for Jr (18 & under); Senior (60+) and Military (with ID / In uniform), Call for group pricing.

FREE ADMISSION!
For more information, check out our "Playwrights' Corner" on this website.

Help us celebrate a great season with this exciting Alternative Stages Finale! A great line-up of playwright finalists display their most innovative, hilarious, or profound 15 minutes of stage-time and you get to choose the winner! Don’t miss this celebration of original American theater!

ALTERNATIVE STAGES 2010-2011
Theatre that makes you think.
Unusual, Challenging, Literate , Naughty.
All Tickets are $12

The Driftwood Players First Annual Festival of Shorts A great big thank you to everyone who submitted! We were overwhelmed and honored by the response from playwrights, as more than 87 submissions from across the nation and Canada poured into our office. Congratulations to our finalists! A Womb with a View, by Rich Orloff (NY,NY) People Like Us, by Chris Shaw Swanson (Westerville, OH) Blind Dates for the Down-Sized, Denis Meadows (NY, NY) A Very Lovely Dress, by D. Richard Tucker (Kent, WA) Seldom is Heard, by Mary Steelsmith (LA, CA) Coming Clean, by Ann Teplick (Seattle, WA) Birth, by David Alan Morrison (Seattle, WA) The End of a Perfect Game, by Jay Rehak (Chicago, IL) Profound, innovative, and funny, these 10-15 minute plays represent the best in American playwriting. It’s an evening you can’t experience anywhere else! Please join us for our awards ceremony following Saturday’s performance. Peoples’ Choice awards will be presented and VIP judges will recognize the Festival Winner. Don’t miss this celebration of theater and our nation’s freshest voices! July 9 & 10, at 8:00 Tickets are $10.00

Our 2009-2010 Alternative Stages Season provides a home for the small, the off-beat, the unusual show.
Full-length productions with a unique perspective! Tickets are $10 each .

Hula O Lehualani 3rd Annual Ho'ike Sunday, July 11th, 2010

For more information, contact
Krista Espiritu (206) 795-0845

Mark, a filmmaker, and Rodger, a musician, are struggling to make rent when Mimi stumbles into their apartment and into to Rodger's arms. Meanwhile, Mark's ex-girlfriend, Maureen, who is now dating Joanne, is planning a major protest, and their friend Collins has struck gold in his discovery of Angel, a street performer, with whom he quickly falls in love. But their battles with AIDS, rent, vocation and love in turn tear the friends apart and back together again as they try to find the meaning of life. Based on Puccini's La Boheme

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

Tickets are on sale 1 hour prior to curtain at The Wade James Theatre Box Office!

The Driftwood Players present Missoula Children’s Theatre's original adaptation of the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast. 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 $10.
Tickets can only be purchased through the Ticket office @ the Wade James Theatre.