Open Merc is back Musicians, improv artist, poets, stand-up performers and other innovative entertainers are invited to The Merc Playhouse’s Open Merc on Tuesday (April 14) at 7 p.m. Marc Holm hosts. Admission is by donation. For more information, call 997-7529. One-act comedies at The Merc The Merc Readers’ Theater will present a “Festival of […]
Reader's Theater
Merc’s Circle Mirror Transformation may have familiar feel
When four people in a small, rural community enroll in a six-week-long acting class at their local community center, the relationships that develop among them reveal the humor and sadness in their lives.
Arts briefs: June 11, 2014
This week: Rapture, Blister, Burn encores at The Merc, Johnston talks about alpinism and Merc presents ‘Human Jazz’
Arts briefs: May 21, 2014
This week: Music festival in Tonasket this weekend, New show at Winthrop Gallery opens May 28, and Rapture, Blister, Burn is back at The Merc on June 14
Arts briefs: March 26, 2014
This week: Father/Daughter Dance is back on April 12, Audition for Twelfth Night – Cowboy Style April 12 and 13, Rapture, Blister, Burn at Readers’ Theater on April 17 and 18, & Relive the ’60s at the Barn on April 26.
Artists interpret many facets of women in Confluence exhibit
By Ann McCreary
Woman: Lady. Girl. Female. Chick. Dame. Broad. Lassie. Wench. Maiden.
The many facets of womanhood are explored by more than 30 artists in a new exhibit, “Woman: An Artist’s Interpretation,” opening at Confluence Gallery and Art Center on Saturday (March 8) …
Readers’ Theater plays an opportunity for young director
By Ann McCreary
High school senior Morgan Tate, who directs a Readers’ Theater production at The Merc Playhouse this weekend, says her discovery of live theater two years ago was a life-changing event.
Invited to join the cast of The Music Man in …