Artfully Edmonds: Exhilarating updates from the theatre district

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…

Artfully Edmonds: Local playhouses offer warm and cozy holiday havens

So many intriguing news dispatches are coming direct to Artfully Edmonds from Edmonds’ two playhouses that we are going to start this week’s column with troupe additions taking place at The Phoenix Theatre (located at Firdale Village) and then proceed to Driftwood Players’ highly successful production now playing at the Wade James Theatre. Both houses allow patrons to…

Artfully Edmonds: Making the holidays merry — even magical!

  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…

Artfully Edmonds: Driftwood’s new managing director, plus events coming up

Exciting things are happening for Edmonds’ oldest theatre troupe this week, making one particular arts and theatre enthusiast the obvious lead personality in local arts news. Kim Smith, whose business card (up until quite recently) read “box office manager,” takes the Artfully Edmonds profile spot as newly assigned managing director of Driftwood Players. Many of…

Artfully Edmonds: Driftwood sets stage for 58th season as one of their own is honored

BroadwayWorld Seattle announced its ‘best of’ winners for 2015 just days ago and Driftwood Players’ Cindy Giese French brought the limelight to Edmonds for her brilliant performance in Driftwood’s Boeing Boeing. This past June Artfully Edmonds posted an Opening Night review of Boeing Boeing pegging the performance of Giese French as deserving of a “roaring…