Opening with a striptease while the theatre space resounds from the audience’s gales of laughter, Vanya and Sonia and Masha & Spike, (2013 Tony winner by Steven Durang) revealed precisely what The Phoenix Theatre (TPT) has in mind for audiences as it celebrates its 10th Season. How many times has Artfully Edmonds told readers how…
It’s Opening Weekend for The Phoenix Theatre‘s 11th season and the cast of 2013 Tony winner Vanya and Sonia and Masha & Spike is revealing their talent — no, really! “Reveal” is the operative word here! Tongues are wagging on this one as the hilariously edgy theatre troupe stages this Christopher Durang production, directed by the…
Sell Out Alert! The Phoenix Theater “Female of the Species” by Joanna Murray-Smith Director: Eric Lewis They’re making out at The Phoenix Theatre and – believe us – you will not want to miss it! Back stabbing, betrayal, gun play, partner-switcharoos, and if you’re watching the background scenes, quite a bit of making out on the…
The Phoenix Rises on Female of the Species Opening Night! Friday, April 14 8 p.m. The Phoenix Theater Opens “Female Of the Species” by Joanna Murray-Smith Director: Eric Lewis Pay-What-You-Can Dress Rehearsal Thursday, April 13 What to expect when the lights dim: Thirty years previous, author Margot Mason (played by comedienne Melanie Calderwood) wrote her…
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…
The Last Romance by Joe DiPietro Directed by Eric Lewis The Phoenix Theatre Upper Level of the Firdale Shopping Plaza 9673 Firdale Ave. Joe DiPietro’s The Last Romance about two people looking for love in their later years is The Phoenix Theatre’s choice for Valentine’s Day. Before I sat down and settled myself into The…
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…
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra at Edmonds Center for the Arts 410 4th Ave. N. Saturday, Jan. 28 7:30 p.m. A gathering of friends is what our featured event has in mind this week as Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra brings the Basie Bash to the ECA in their first Edmonds performance of 2017. The Jazz Scene…
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From the 8th Annual Festival of Shorts and generous audition calls from The Driftwood Players (The Players/Players), to inclusion into the Seattle Fringe Festival 2017 for the Phoenix Theatre; and Ballyhoo Theatre on the move – there are acting and stage-hand openings galore for volunteers, young people, opportunities to join strong well-established companies, and a welcoming theatre…
If you are a regular reader of Artfully Edmonds you’ve probably noticed that we don’t do retrospectives; no reviews after a show has left town, nor write ups regarding performances for which the curtain has gone down. There is so much going on – and coming up – in our community that Artfully Edmonds can easily…
When most of us think of the holiday season, we conjure up descriptors like magical, merriment and memories. When we next add a dazzling setting by Puget Sound, we imagine Edmonds, where the arts and events community has set performances to encourage boisterous laughter, unparalleled joy and a celebration of community. This week’s showcase…
Moon Over Buffalo The Phoenix Theatre 9673 Firdale Ave. Plays through Sunday, Oct. 30 “Screamingly funny!” doesn’t even begin to describe the out-of-control, uproarious, side-splitting laughter that filled The Phoenix Theatre on opening night of its 9th season as the lights went up on Ken Ludwig’s Moon Over Buffalo. With the return of Eric…
This is a thrilling Edmonds-Kind-Of Writer’s week for Artfully Edmonds as the Write On The Sound (WOTS) conference commences on Friday, Sept. 30. Presented by City of Edmonds Arts Commission, assisted by a legion of volunteers, in collaboration with the Edmonds Library, and with the involvement by community-notables, this prestigious event showcases the very best that Edmonds…
“Becky’s New Car” The Phoenix Theatre 9673 Firdale Ave. Directed by Ted Jaquith Playwright Steven Dietz Plays through Sunday, May 1 The Theatre? Christine Mosere now surpasses all local theatre divas thanks to her Broadway-quality performance as main character, Becky, in the Phoenix Theatre’s production “Becky’s New Car”. A part could not have been more…
Thursday, Feb. 18 7:30 p.m. Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra (SRJO) at ECA 410 4th Ave. N. The long-awaited Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra returns Thursday, bringing with them, from the East Coast, the very snazzy Terell Stafford. What fame Stafford has enjoyed! Michael Brockman, SRJO’s Co-Artistic Director, wants to share with My…
Expressing Willie Directed by Christine Mosere The Phoenix Theatre 9673 Firdale Ave. SW Now Playing! Managing Director of The Phoenix Theatre Christine Mosere several years ago heard the cry of Horace Greeley, “Go West!” and luckily for the Puget Sound theatre community she followed the call. Moving comfortably among the thespian crowd of Broadway and…
Music, movies and merry-making are the passwords for Edmonds’ holidays. So many memories are made during this time of year when one lives in a quaint, historic little city such as Edmonds. Years from now, how many grown-ups will look back at their childhood and remember riding the trolley around town with Santa, or posting…
The Phoenix Theatre 9673 Firdale Ave. “Expressing Willie” by Rachel Crothers, directed by Christine Mosere Opens Friday, Dec. 4 8 p.m. This month My Edmonds News (MEN) welcomes Melanie Calderwood (MC) to the Profile stage. Melanie, thank you so much for joining us, along with our readers. We realize that you have a role to…
