In Edmonds Driftwood Players production of Dracula, director Paul Fleming takes the audience on a journey of craven madness that is breathtaking in its realism. In his notes, Fleming states, “As a metaphorical concept, the vampire can reflect our society’s concepts of sexuality, power, contemporary concerns, alienation, physical and emotional illness and ever foundation of…
Artfully Edmonds finds the news that Edmonds Driftwood Players is producing Steven Dietz’ Dracula absolutely exhilarating after traveling through the region once known as Transylvania five years ago. Living in a town that celebrates fall and Halloween to the extent that Edmonds does, readers might easily guess what will eclipse our arts and events news…
One of the most dazzling events of the 2017-18 Performance Season is about to take place! For the past several weeks, Artfully Edmonds has given you glimpses of what is on the horizon for ECA 11th Annual Gala and Auction. Now it’s time to pull back the curtain and show readers exactly what organizers, volunteers…
He’s droll, he’s logical; he’s the master of elementary observation – Yes! – It’s Sherlock Holmes. Add one very large hound, sinister characters, an ancestral history of grisly death; the dismal Devonshire estate on England’s Dartmoor and . . . uhm. . . uproarious laughter spurred on by puns, pranks and insider jokes. By…
A most provocative start to season 59 awaits patrons of Edmonds Driftwood Players as director Paul Fouhy does a switch-a-roo on traditional casting of the troupe’s opening production, Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery. (Fouhy also directed Driftwood productions Proposal by Neil Simon as well as the Festival of Shorts play, Good Ole Mom &…
This past weekend nearly 600 audience members (593 to be exact!) voted in Edmonds Driftwood Players (The Players) 8th Annual Festival of Shorts, co-produced by Diane Jamieson and Joanne Branch. Artfully Edmonds had the privilege of participating this year as a festival adjudicator, along with Scott Randall (Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts) and Elena…
Whether you prefer summer theatre staged on the lawn, or want the flash of the stage lights and the curtain rising, there is a wide variety of venues and troupes to choose from around the greater Edmonds area this summer. Artfully Edmonds is leading this week’s column with upcoming highlights from the theatre scene, in…
The circus is coming to town this week! Wenatchee Youth Circus (WYC), to be exact. It’s colossal! It’s colorful – why. . . it’s a mesmerizing array of booming, boisterous performance-art fun! Why all the exclamation marks? It is somewhat out of character for Artfully Edmonds; but like we pointed out – it’s the…
Driftwood Players (The Players) at Wade James Theatre 950 Main St. The Game’s Afoot By Ken Ludwig Directed by Ted Jaquith Runs through June 25 on Thursday, Friday, Saturday evenings Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. The Game’s Afoot, by the prolific playwright Ken Ludwig, could easily have been written as a chilling 1930s noir drama –…
With an eye toward its 59th Season, Edmonds Driftwood Players (EDP) theatre troupe has begun ticket sales for season-ticket packages. Established in 1958, EDP is Edmonds’ oldest troupe, and performs at Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St. To subscribe for Season 59, either stop by the EDP administrative office at 306 Main St. and renew…
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Shakespeare penned its reference into his verses, and what opera does not refer to it directly? Orchestras are formed, the bands play, and occasionally it — itself — is the main character of novels – such as Mitch Albom’s, The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto. And Edmonds abounds in it. Music! Music takes the lead…
Jazz performance education for young people is exploding in Edmonds right now, and many Edmonds-area students are preparing for the moments in their lives when they take the stage. With Unathi Machyo (Edmonds-Woodway High School) winning the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival “Solo Vocalist” award this past month; the DeMiero Jazz Fest for K-12 vocal jazz…
The Driftwood Players production, Enchanted April by Matthew Barber (now playing at Wade James Theatre), has enjoyed many adaptations since first being published as a novel by Elizabeth von Arnim. The storyline centers on four women – mismatched strangers – who escape their London lives hoping for a “geographic cure” to what ails each of…
Foreground, background: These two complementary forces bring art into being. Whether it’s the artist, complemented by the gallery owner; the singer, complemented by a studio; or an actor, supported by their director; volunteers of museums, playhouses and arts festivals, no foreground artist can reach star power success without curators, teachers, mentors, directors and volunteers. This…
As Valentine’s Day approaches Edmonds’ theatre companies, The Phoenix Theatre (TPT) and Driftwood Players (The Players) will be heating things up with romance and the Riviera. Romance steps up first in TPT’s production, The Last Romance by Joe DiPietro, a tribute to Valentine’s Day, which offers a dress rehearsal performance Thursday, Feb. 9. Then, on…
Are you ready for this wintry weather to slip away in favor of spring? In this week’s column we have events inspired by such sun-drenched locations as Bolivia, Cuba, Italy and the Caribbean Basin; in events that run the gamut from movies to music, to stage productions and more! Even with the warm cuddles of Valentine’s Day, and its romantic…
Editor’s note: We are reposting this review because the last performance of Professor Roth’s Will is this Sunday, Jan. 22 and tickets are still available. Professor Roth’s Will The Driftwood Players at Wade James Theatre 950 Main St. Wade James Theatre filled slowly and steadily last night as patrons of The Driftwood Players and fans…
Mr. Scrooge Edmonds Driftwood Players at Wade James Theatre 950 Main St. Plays through Sunday, Dec. 18 A boisterous crowd in party-goer mood filled Edmonds’ Wade James Theatre Friday night as The Driftwood Players (The Players) turned down the house lights and a “Mark Press-inspired” musical prelude set the mood for the troupe’s 58th season…
This week Artfully Edmonds offers its congratulations to the venerable stage troupe, Driftwood Players (The Players), which begins a fantastic 58th season this Friday. Think about that for a moment – an Edmonds arts icon that was established in 1958. Dwight Eisenhower was President; at 14-year-old Bobby Fischer had won the United States Chess Championship;…
