We recently learned The Driftwood Players improved their website, so we checked in with the troupe’s President, Dutch Heetbrink, for details.

My Edmonds News:  What do you want visitors to experience with the new site?

D.H.: We needed to upgrade our website’s “look and feel” to reflect how cool, hip, rad, and with-the-times The Edmonds Driftwood Players really are. We also needed the ability to quickly add or change the information on our site so that our members, volunteers and patrons have a convenient way to get up-to-date information about The Driftwood Players 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. An important part of that is the ability to purchase tickets or register for events any time day or night, not just when our box office is open. Last but not least, we wanted to give our donors, community partners and supporters a suitable place to show their support. We are continuing to expand the website’s content.

My Edmonds News: What do you like best about the Driftwood Players?

D.H.: Great productions created by great people. A wonderful variety of plays and musicals for young and young-at-heart. Close to home. Very affordable: close enough for dinner at home, low ticket prices, free parking. Produced by your local friends and neighbors. With live performances, we are the original 3D.

My Edmonds News: Anything else you would like folks to know?

D.H.: The Driftwood Players have been entertaining, enlivening, educating and inspiring our community since 1957, which makes DWP among one of the oldest continues operating Community Theatre’s in Washington State. We create and produce around 13-15 shows each season, including summer shows and education-based Youth Day Camps. We support our local community by bringing audiences from all over the area to Edmonds, and provide scholarships to assist in educating future leaders. We are 99.5% volunteer based. Why don’t you join us to see a show, become a volunteer, enroll in a Day Camp, leave a legacy in the form of a donation or by creating a scholarship in your name? Explore the website or call 425-774-9600 for more information.

Editor’s note: The next Driftwood Players production is “The Importance of Being Earnest,” by Oscar Wilde, running Feb. 22 – March 10. See the new website for tickets.