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LIVE THEATER
PLAYING THRU NOV 8
CREATURE DOUBLE FEATURE w/ ‘The Birds’ about a small group of taking refuge in a secluded, abandoned house in a world suddenly transformed by an inexplicable and violent phenomenon as relentless flocks of birds circle above and human desperation mounts within and ‘The Apiary’ set in a near future where honeybees are all but extinct and two researchers make a startling discovery that could change everything if they are willing to push past moral boundaries, plays thru Nov 8 with shows at 7:30 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, presented by The Lesser Known Players at The Grange Hall, Bainbridge. Tickets and more at lesserknownplayers.org
PLAYING THRU NOV 22
‘FIDDLER ON THE ROOF’ About a poor milkman trying to maintain his religious and cultural traditions while outside influences encroach on his family’s lives while coping with the strong-willed actions of his three older daughters plays Oct 30 thru Nov 22 with shows at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays, directed by Chris Borer at Bremerton Community Theater. Tickets and more at bctshows.com
PLAYING NOV 6-22
‘CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF’ The Tennessee Williams play about an alcoholic ex-football player who goes back home for his hot-tempered father’s 65th birthday, examining the relationships among the family members plays Nov 6-22 with shows at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, directed by Jeffrey Brown at Jewel Box Theater, Poulsbo. Tickets and more at jewelboxpoulsbo.org
‘MIMESOPHOBIA OR BEFORE & AFTER’ About a desperate screenwriting duo struggling with severe writer’s block who try to uncover the mystery of a seemingly perfect couple when the husband brutally murders his wife and then takes his own life plays Nov 6-22 with shows at 7 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, written by Carlos Murillo, directed by Alix Black, presented by InD Theatre at Rolling Bay Hall, Bainbridge. All shows are free. More at indtheater.org
PLAYING NOV 12-15
‘RED’ An intimate and immersive production, part of the BPA Studio Series, about a legendary artists in 1950s New York who hires a young painter to assist with a prestigious commission when what begins as a working relationship becomes a fierce battle forcing both to confront what it means to be an artist plays Nov 13-15 with shows at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday and a pay-what-you-can preview at 7:30 p.m. Nov 12, written by John Logan, directed by Laurel Marlantes at Bainbridge Performing Arts. Tickets and more at bainbridgeperformingarts.org
OPENING NOV 19
‘THE GIFT OF THE MAGI’ About a couple who potatoes for dinner every night and stuff their boots with newspaper to get by, yet they’re so in love they make a cozy home in turn-of-the-century New York with little more than the coins in their jam jar, but what’s to be done about Christmas… A retelling of the O. Henry story, plays Nov 19 thru Dec 20 with shows at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 1:30 p.m. Sundays at Key City Public Theatre, Port Townsend. Tickets and more at keycitypublictheater.com
OPENING NOV 27
‘SHREK: THE MUSICAL’ The comedy musical based on the 2001 animation about an asocial ogre who goes on a quest to rescue a feisty princess with the help of his donkey sidekick to win back the deed to his swamp from a scheming overlord plays Nov 27 thru Dec 20 with shows at 7:30 p.m. Fridays, 2 pm. & 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays at Bainbridge Performing Arts. Tickets and more at bainbridgeperformingarts.org
OPENING DEC 4
‘THE CHRISTMAS EXPRESS’ About a railway station worker who is feeling hopeless when a stranger drops in and suddenly an old radio that hasn’t worked in years springs to life, the local group of carolers which usually yowls like a group of wet cats begins to sound like the Tabernacle Choir and the whole town gets into the Christmas spirt plays Dec 4-20 with shows at 7 p.m. Fridays, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays at Port Gamble Theater. Tickets and more at portgambletheater.com
‘THE SPACE PIRATES OF PENZANCE’ A gloriously nerdy take on the classic voyage with Gilbert & Sullivan, going where no man has gone before with special screwdrivers, dancing Redshirts and pew-pew guns plays Dec 4 thru Jan 16 with shows at 7:30 p.m. Fridays, 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays at Enoch City Arts, Bremerton. Tickets and more at enochcityarts.org
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