Artfully Edmonds: ‘The Players’ announce festival winners as a busy week begins

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…

‘Are we there yet? Driftwood takes us for a great ride in ‘Leaving Iowa’

Leaving Iowa By Tim Clue and Spike Manton Directed by Eric Bischoff The Driftwood Players at Wade James Theatre 950 Main St. Plays through Sunday, April 2 A trip down memory lane is what you’ll get with Leaving Iowa, a TIPS production of The Driftwood Players. Who doesn’t have childhood memories of being relegated to…

Artfully Edmonds: Array of arts possibilities bloom with the arrival of spring

The City of Edmonds has the distinction of being home to a number of grande women of the arts, and after featuring watercolorist Alice Owen, jewelry designer Eva Ingraham, Tracy Felix and countless other women in this column over the past three years – we have the joy of now featuring the achievements of d’Elaine…

Artfully Edmonds: The sounds of music overtake Edmonds

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…

Review: ‘Proof’ now on the Driftwood Players’ stage

“Proof” by Pulitzer Prize winner, David Auburn Directed by Rick Wright Produced by Diane Jamieson Sunday Matinees Jan. 17 and 24 at 2 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Jan. 21-23 at 8 p.m. Playwright David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Proof” runs through this week at the Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St. Driftwood Players’ production of this sophisticated…