Aleks Merilo

Tacoma Little Theatre continues its 101st season, A SEASON OF FIRSTS, with the musical version of everyone's favorite cult horror film, Evil Dead: The Musical.  This production is directed by Niclas Olson, musically directed by Benjamin Bentler, and choreographed by Ashley Roy. 

Tacoma Little Theatre continues its 101st season, A SEASON OF FIRSTS, with the musical version of everyone's favorite cult horror film, Evil Dead: The Musical. This production is directed by Niclas Olson, musically directed by Benjamin Bentler, and choreographed by Ashley Roy.

Tacoma Little Theatre continues its 101st season, A SEASON OF FIRSTS, with the musical version of everyone's favorite cult horror film, Evil Dead: The Musical.  This production is directed by Niclas Olson, musically directed by Benjamin Bentler, and choreographed by Ashley Roy. 

Harvested from over 800 short plays submitted from around the world, Little Fish Theatre uncorks its 17th season of Pick of the Vine on January 10. The audience and critic favorite is a perfectly blended bouquet of nine short plays where audiences will experience Magic Moments, featuring a mix of new and familiar LFT artists.

New Jersey Repertory Company is proud to present When the Circus Comes to Town, a Festival of the Arts that includes: Theatre Brut (32 short plays), live music, an art show, a photography exhibit, poetry readings, and new this year - an afternoon of children's storytelling.  It's a fundraiser for NJ Rep's West End Arts Center, serving the Long Branch community, and it's taking place September 20 - 30, at 132 West End Ave, Long Branch. For tickets or additional information call 732-229-3166 or visit njrep.org.

New Jersey Repertory Company is proud to present When the Circus Comes to Town, a Festival of the Arts that includes: Theatre Brut (32 short plays), live music, an art show, a photography exhibit, poetry readings, and new this year - an afternoon of children's storytelling.  It's all taking place at NJ Rep's West End Arts Center, 132 West End Ave, Long Branch, September 20 - 30. For tickets or additional information call 732-229-3166 or visit njrep.org online.

Help celebrate local playwrights! Now in its seventh year, Island Theatre's Ten-Minute Play Festival features original short plays by Kitsap County Playwrights. Held over an August weekend each year since 2012, these fully-staged performances take place at Bainbridge Performing Arts.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit rock opera, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, will fill the Tacoma Little Theatre stage this Spring! This production is directed and choreographed by Lexi Barnett, and musically directed by Leischen Moore.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit rock opera, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, will fill the Tacoma Little Theatre stage this Spring! This production is directed and choreographed by Lexi Barnett, and musically directed by Leischen Moore.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit rock opera, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, will fill the Tacoma Little Theatre stage this Spring!   This production is directed and choreographed by Lexi Barnett, and musically directed by Leischen Moore.

After a three-month submission period and over 400 play submissions from around the world, Sanguine is pleased to announce five finalists for its annual Project Playwright Festival. The audience favorite at the Festival receives a fully-produced premiere of their play in New York City as a part of Sanguine's 2018 season.

Through October 31, Sanguine Theatre Company will accept submissions for Project Playwright, its annual new play initiative. The winner of Project Playwright receives a fully-produced world premiere of their play in New York City as a part of Sanguine's 2018 season. Now in its 8th year, Project Playwright promotes the discovery of new and unheard voices, and solidifies Sanguine Theatre Company's commitment to the complete theatrical process, from page to stage.

Ten original plays. Three shows. Two days. Island Theatre presents its Sixth Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival featuring local playwrights at Bainbridge Performing Arts on August 18 and 19.

Ten original plays. Three shows. Two days. Island Theatre presents its Sixth Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival featuring local playwrights at Bainbridge Performing Arts on August 18 and 19. Out of 57 submissions from established and emerging Kitsap County playwrights, ten were selected by a jury of theatre professionals for production by Island Theatre directors and actors: "Bloody Mary" by Aleks Merilo, "Flight of the Valkyrie" by Noah Barfield, "Gel Us" by Paige Zubel, "Jellyfish Apocalypse" by Karen Polinsky, "Lessons Learned" by Jenny Weaver, "Memories of an American Occupation" by Paul Lewis, "Moving On" by Caroline Smith, "Of a Feather" by Wendy Wallace, "Roadsides" by Betsy Dorfman, and "Spreadsheet Me" by Jeffrey Brown.

Portland Shakespeare Project and Proscenium Journal, in association with Artists Repertory Theatre, present the third annual Proscenium Live Festival of New Work. All performances are free and begin at 7:30pm on Artists Rep's Alder Stage.

Ten original plays. Three shows. Two days. Island Theatre presents its Sixth Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival featuring local playwrights at Bainbridge Performing Arts on August 18 and 19.

Playwrights West, a professional theatre company composed of nine acclaimed local playwrights, at Portland State University, proudly presents a World Premiere reading of Last Broadcast, written by Playwrights West and directed by Lava Alapai.

After a two-month submission period and hundreds of submissions from around the world, Sanguine is pleased to announce 4 finalists for its annual Project Playwright Festival.

Through November 15, Sanguine Theatre Company will accept submissions for its annual Project Playwright Competition. The winner of Project Playwright receives a fully-produced world premiere of their play in New York City as a part of Sanguine's 2017 season.

Artists Repertory Theatre awards the Oregon Play Prize to Steve Rathje for his play SIGNS. Rathje is a 21-year-old student at Stanford University and a 2014 graduate of Lake Oswego High School. Rathje is the winner after three finalists were selected from 131 script submissions by 24 readers in a blind-reading format. The three scripts were then voted on by the public through a two-month blind, online voting process. The public cast 2,072 votes to express which play they'd most like to see produced at Artists Rep.