Seattle Outdoor Theater Festival = 14 performances in 2 days at Volunteer Park in Seattle - Saturday and Sunday, July 11th and 12th 2015 - Various times

" SOTF began in 2001 when GreenStage, Theater Schmeater, and Wooden O Productions joined forces to bring a full weekend of live theatre to Volunteer Park in Seattle. Since then the festival has grown to include three stages and host fourteen performances by eight local theater companies. All in two days in one park... AND ALL FREE! "

For more info. go here.

"Adventure Radio Theater" PRESENTED BY THE YOUNG ACTORS OF THE YOUTH PROGRAM AT THE SEATTLE PUBLIC THEATER AT THE BATHHOUSE IN GREEN LAKE - Friday thru Sunday, May 1st-3rd 2015 - VARIOUS TIMES - DONATIONS ACCEPTED

Adventure Radio Theater

directed by Emily Purington

This sounds like a fun one!

" Explore the 1940s through the magic of live radio performance. Before podcasts and Spotify, communities all around the world tuned in to a wavelength where borders of class and ethnicity blurred into an ideal of what it meant to be “American”. Classic routines like “Who’s On First,” immigrant stories, mystery dramas, advertising jingles, and more scenes of life from the 1940s radio are woven together in a zippy production – with live sound effects! "

Ensemble features actors grades 5 – 8.

Friday, May 1 @ 7pm

Saturday, May 2 @ 2pm & 7pm

Sunday, May 3 @ 2pm

For more info. go here.

"On The Razzle" PRESENTED BY THE YOUNG ACTORS OF THE YOUTH PROGRAM AT THE SEATTLE PUBLIC THEATER AT THE BATHHOUSE IN GREEN LAKE - VARIOUS DAYS/TIMES This weekend and next! - DONATIONS ACCEPTED

On the Razzle

by Tom Stoppard

directed by Shana Bestock

“One false move and we’ll have a farce on our hands.”

From the master who brought us Arcadia comes a farce of epic proportions. In an explosion of verbal dazzle, wit, innuendo, malaprops, grand entrances, hasty exits, mistaken identities, and general hilarity, Stoppard adapts with a very free hand an 1842 Austrian farce (which inspired Thornton Wilder’sMatchmaker, which in turn was the basis for the musical Hello, Dolly!). “On the razzle” is a quaint Britishism that roughly translates as “to par-tay” and this play certainly is a night on the town! Two callow shop clerks escape their lives of provincial drudgery for one day in glitzy, sinful old Vienna, where they hope, as one of them puts it, “to acquire a past before it’s too late.” Don’t miss this deft and daffy romp!

Ensemble features actors grades 8 – 12.

Friday, February 27 @ 7pm

Saturday, February 28 @ 7pm

Sunday, March 1 @ 2pm

Friday, March 6 @ 7pm

Saturday, March 7 @ 7pm

Runs approximately 90 minutes.

All performances are FREE!
Donations are encouraged to support Seattle Public Theater’s Youth Program.

For more info. go here.

SENSORY FRIENDLY "SPONGEBOB SQUARE PANTS: SPONGE OUT OF WATER" - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH 2015 AT 10AM - VARIOUS LOCATIONS NATIONALLY! Most "Less than a Latte"!

" SPONGEBOB SQUARE PANTS: SPONGE OUT OF WATER " 

will be playing tomorrow!

" The program provides a special opportunity for families to enjoy their favorite films in a safe and accepting environment. The auditoriums dedicated to the program have their lights up, the sound turned down and audience members are invited to get up and dance, walk, shout or sing! "

Some matinee-priced - some less! 

For more info. go here.

Edmonds Center for the Arts presents Kidstock! 2015 with live music, dance, magic, theatrical performances and more including Recess Monkey, The Not-Its, Alex Zerbe, plus workshops, bounce houses and tons more in Edmonds - Saturday, February 7th 2015 from 9:30am-3:30pm

Kidstock! 2015

  FREE | ALL AGES

" Kidstock! is the FREE, annual family event at ECA that features musical performances, theatre, arts education workshops, and activities for kids. As the cornerstone of ECA’s Family Series, Kidstock! strives through theatre, music and interdisciplinary arts performances to engage children from a young age in diverse and exciting arts experiences. "

Kidstock! 2015 Main Stage line-up:

9:45 am Recess Monkey

11:00 am Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,Book-It Repertory Theatre (Recommended for grades K-6) This performance will be ASL-interpreted.

12:15 pm The Not-Its!

1:30 pm Bailadores de Bronce

2:45 pm Alex Zerbe

Workshops for kids & families:

10:45 am Owl & Pussycat's POEMS, PUPPETS, AND PARADES (theatre simple)

12:15 pm Book-It Repertory Theatre’s “Themes in Motion” Workshop

(Recommended for grades K-2)

1:30 pm Hula Lesson with Nana I Ke Kumu Pono Foundation

2:30 pm Lauhala Weaving with Nana I Ke Kumu Pono Foundation

And more!

Bouncy houses

Food concessions

Seattle Shakespeare Company’s Costume Photo Booth

Kidstock! 2016 Button Design Station

Summer Arts Enrichment Camp & ECA Family Series Raffles

Register for Kidstock! online or

 at the ECA Box Office, 425.275.9595/410 4th Ave N. 

Walk-ups welcome.

For more info. go here. 

To print out a free ticket per family go here. (But again, walkups are welcome too!)

"Open Carry" presented by the Seattle Public Theater's Youth Program in Green Lake - Saturday and Sunday, November 8th and 9th 2014 - Various times

Open Carry

by Scot Augustson

directed by Steven Sterne

" The constitution gives us the right to bear arms. But where do we draw the lines? And what if those arms were……tigers?

This is a world premiere play commissioned especially for Seattle Public Theater’s Youth Program, from local playwright Scot Augustson. In Augustson’s humorous, slightly twisted and quirky perspective, we get to ask hard questions about guns and violence, and equip ourselves with the emotional resilience and intellectual perspectives to build a stronger, safer future. Theater is our language – let’s talk about something important – without losing our sense of humor.

Ensemble features actors grades 6 – 8. "

Performances:

Saturday, November 8 @ 2pm

Sunday, November 9 @ 4pm

For more info. go here.

Molbak's presents "Hansel and Gretel" - a play performance in Woodinville - Saturdays and Sundays - October 11th through October 26th 2014 at 11am, 2pm, and 4pm (ASL interpreters at the 4pm performance on the 26th) - Free but consider donating $1 per person or a jar of jelly or peanut butter for charity!

For more info. go here.

Seattle Faerie Festival with all things Faeries, Gnomes, etc. including scavenger hunt, music, pony rides ($5), games and more! - Today, Sunday, September 28th 2014 from 12-6pm

" Come for a Faerie Good Time!

Live Music, Pony Rides, Theater, Games, Vendors and Food

Costume and Pet Costume Contest!

Live artist sculpting, Floating Flower Forest and Foam Archery

Inviting all faeries, fairies, gnomes, elves, fauns, fae, goblins, wizards, magicians, queens, sorcerers, green men, pirates, brownies, unicorns, sprites, lost boys, lost girls,nymphs, dragons, pans, knights and ladies, pixies, changelings, genies, gelflings, sylphs, angels, nature spirits, elementals and hobbits 

and anyone else of nature and magic! "

For more info. go here.

2014 Celebrate Shoreline Festival with pony rides, reptiles, a Caspar Babypants performance, petting zoo, car show, bounce houses and LOTS more - Today, Saturday, August 16th 2014 - Now until 8pm

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE Festival Hours: 11:00 am – 8:00 pm Family area: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm Main Stage: 1:00 – 8:00 pm Family Stage: 11:30 am – 5:00 pm Car Show: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Beer Garden: 12:00 – 8:00 pm MAIN STAGE SCHEDULE 1:00 - 2:30 pm      World Dance  2:30 - 3:00 pm      Kid Challenge Award Ceremony  3:00 - 4:00 pm      Michelle Taylor & the Blues Junkies:  R & B 4:30 - 6:00 pm      Doublewide: Country 6:30 – 8:00 pm      Cover Band: The Spazmatics FAMILY STAGE SCHEDULESponsored by the Dale Turner YMCA 11:30 am - 12:30 pm      Matt Henry Trained Human (Juggler) 1:00 - 2:00 pm      Reptile Isle 2:30 - 3:30 pm      Caspar Babypants 4:00 –5:00 pm      Matt Henry Trained Human (Juggler)

FAMILY AREA 11:00 am – 6:00 pm      Pony Rides 11:00 am – 6:00 pm      Petting Zoo 12:30 & 3:30 pm        Last Leaf Productions presents:        Who Stole the Queen of Heart's Tarts? 11:00 am – 6:00 pm      Inflatables FESTIVAL ATTRACTIONS: 11:00 am - 6:00 p.m. Roving Entertainment Face Painting Gymnastics Martial Arts Lego Area Bubble Play Area Hands-On Area Hi Striker Carnival Game Community Booths Emergency Vehicles for Touring MAIN STAGE AREA Robo Surfer  12:00 - 8:00 pm Beer Garden 12:00 – 8:00 pm Sponsored by Club Hollywood Cas

For more info. go here.

2014 Seattle Outdoor Theater Festival presents 14 FREE Performances in Volunteer Park in Seattle - Saturday and Sunday, July 12th and 13th 2014 - Various Times

" The 14th annual festival will include performances by many of the regulars: GreenStage, Theater Schmeater, Wooden O, Last Leaf Productions, Jet City Improv, Shakespeare NW, and Young Shakespeare Workshop. New to the lineup this year is The 14/48 Projects. Welcome!

The Seattle Outdoor Theater Festival is one park, two days, eight theater companies, and 14 performances, all FREE! "

For more info. go here.

"Don Quixote" - FREE PERFORMANCES AT THE SEATTLE PUBLIC THEATER AT THE BATHHOUSE IN GREEN LAKE - TONIGHT, JULY 11TH THROUGH JULY 13TH 2014 - VARIOUS TIMES

Catch a free performance this weekend in Green Lake!

DON QUIXOTE

by Anne Ludlum & David Quicksall, 

adapted from the novel by Miguel de Cervantes

and directed by Shawn Belyea

" The classic tale of chivalry and lunacy. The hilariously awful adventures of Don Quixote are a series of unfortunate events as a delusional madman believes himself to be a knight, and gets in all sorts of scrapes, brawls, and misunderstanding. Comedy, tragedy, and farce collide in this high-energy production. "

Ensemble features actors grades 5 – 8.

Run Time – approx 1:10

Parental Advisory: contains mild stage violence. Suggested for ages 5+

Performances:

Friday, July 11 @ 7pm

Saturday, July 12 @ 2pm & 7pm

Sunday, July 13 @ 2pm

Free, but donations are gratefully accepted.

For more info. go here.

"The Day Zero Left Dodge-The Musical" presented by Last Leaf Productions at the Lake Hills Library in Bellevue - Saturday, June 28th 2014 from 10:30-11:30am

Go and see a musical play that teaches about the importance of the number 0!

" One day, the number Zero decides to leave town. Now the other numbers in town are forced to see what difficulties arise when there is no Zero available. Will they discover how important the number zero is and will Zero ever return to help them with their math problem? "

Family program, all ages welcome.

For more info. go here.

24th Annual Shoreline ARTS Festival with 3 stages of performances, the Shoreline Philippine Festival, hands-on art activities and more in Shoreline - Saturday and Sunday, June 28th and 29th 2014 from 10am-6pm ('til 5pm on Sunday!)

" The Shoreline Arts Festival provides two extraordinary days of music, dance, theatre, literary arts, visual arts, and food, plus the Shoreline Philippine Festival. This creative community event, sponsored by the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council, is FREE and will be held at the Shoreline Center! "

For more info. go here.

AMC Theaters present "Shows for Support" $3 movies of fairly recent releases with 100% of proceeds to benefit Charities! - Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays - Starting Monday, June 23rd through August 13th 2014 - All showings at 9:30pm ...Possible Date Nights?!

 Loving everything about this promotion!

" Support Good Causes with Great Movies

Monday-Wednesday at 9:30 pm all summer long (beginning June 23)

Enjoy your summer staycation even more at AMC, with big movies back on the big screen for only $3, Monday-Wednesday at 9:30pm. Check showtimes for participating theatres in your area. "

• ANCHORMAN 2June 23 - June 25Get Tickets
 
• CATCHING FIREJune 30 - July 2Get Tickets
 
• NON-STOPJuly 7 - July 9Get Tickets
 
• ROBOCOPJuly 14 - July 16Get Tickets
 
• 300 RISE OF AN EMPIREJuly 21 - July 23Get Tickets
 
• POMPEIIJuly 28 - July 30Get Tickets
 
• NEED FOR SPEEDAugust 4 - August 6Get Tickets
 
• RIDE ALONGAugust 11 - August 13Get Tickets

For more info. go here.

Father's Day Classic Movie "The Sandlot" plus free bagel and schmear presented by SJCC at Majestic Bay Theatre in Seattle - Sunday, June 15th 2014 at 9:30am - FREE, but suggested donation of $5!

Father’s Day at Majestic Bay

"The Sandlot" rated PG

Sunday, June 15, 9:30 a.m.

Majestic Bay Theatres, 204 NW Market Street, Seattle

FREE, suggested $5 donation.

Bagels and shmear included

" Celebrate Father’s Day with this classic kids film, an adventurous tale about kids, baseball, treehouses, sleepovers, summer friends, and a snooty rival team. Community partners: Jewish Junction and Washington State Jewish Historical Society. Co-sponsored by Majestic Bay Theatres and Zatz Bagels.

Special Exhibit at Majestic Bay Theatres

Distant Replay: Washington’s Jewish Sports Heroes

Washington State Jewish Historical Society presents a collection of stories, photographs, and sports memorabilia that showcase notable sports achievements of individuals from Washington’s Jewish community. "

For more info. go here.

"THE CHERRY ORCHARD" - FREE PERFORMANCES AT THE SEATTLE PUBLIC THEATER AT THE BATHHOUSE IN GREEN LAKE - Memorial Day Weekend and the 31st and 1st 2014 - VARIOUS TIMES

Catch a free performance this long holiday weekend in Green Lake!

The Cherry Orchard
by Anton Chekhov
directed by Shana Bestock

" A genuine, truthful comedy of the absurd, of great poignancy and delicious ridiculousness. Chekhov’s classic is a Russian Downtown Abbey, full of characters who live at the brink of laughter and tears, in lives both great and inconsequential.

The Story: At the turn of the 20th century, world traveler Lyubov returns to her estate in rural Russia to reunite with her brother Gayev and two daughters, Anya and Varya. She’s been gone for over five years after the death of her young son and finds a house full of servants and neighbors eager to start again. Lyubov returns to face not only her memories, but debts that threaten her ownership of the estate. Servant-turned-businessman Lopakhin, tries in vain to bring the family into the future, as they cling resolutely to the only way of life they’ve known. Filled with sparkling characters, romance and whimsy, The Cherry Orchard is Chekhov’s triumphant exploration of our tumultuous, absurd lives.

Advanced Youth Ensemble production, features actors grades 6 – 12. "

Performances:

Saturday, May 24 @ 2pm

Sunday, May 25 @ 7pm

Monday, May 26 @ 7pm

Saturday, May 31 @ 2pm

Sunday, June 1 @ 7pm

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Free, but donations are gratefully accepted.

For more info. go here.

Storybook Theater presents a free Patron Event with a meet and greet and photo opps. with Goldilocks, Elves, plus giveaways, prizes, tours and more in Kirkland - Sunday, May 18th 2014 from 2-4pm

Cool!

For more info. go here.

ADVENTURE MUSICAL THEATER PRESENTS: 'NORTHWEST BOOKSHELF' at The Seattle Public Library - Sunday, May 4th 2014 from 2-3pm

Take your kids to a fun, musical theater performance!

" Take a musical journey where you'll meet wacky characters, explore the world from new points of view, and discover the rich history and cultural diversity of the Pacific Northwest.

Six children visit their library, each searching for the perfect book. What they discover are shelves filled with books by authors and illustrators from the Pacific Northwest. Then, with witty lyrics and music, each book on the shelf comes to life! "

For more info.go here.

The Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute presents "The Lost Voice" - A musical fable by Aaron Grad in Seattle - Sunday, April 6th 2014 at 2pm

" The Lost Voice, a musical fable by Seattle-based composer Aaron Grad, tells the story of a boy who loses his voice when faced with life’s hardships. To find his voice again, he journeys to a magical forest, where he encounters animal allies and reclaims his own true song. This world premiere production features bass-baritone Jonathan Silvia, the Seattle Modern Orchestra conducted by Julia Tai, handmade animal masks, audience participation, and a special encore that answers the question: What Does the Fox Say? The performance is approximately 45 minutes long, and is ideal for children ages 5 to 11 and their families

Pay-what-you-can (Suggested: $15 for adults; free for youth) "

And from Aaron Grad's site:

" No tickets required - pay what you wish. "

For  more info. go here and here.