By Marcy Stamper There’s something about “Charlotte’s Web” that makes the story uniquely timeless. “It’s just so appropriate for children — and adults as well. It reminds us about friendship and taking care of each other,” said Jane Orme, who’s directing the beloved children’s classic at The Merc Playhouse starting next week. Twenty-two young local […]
Theater
‘Annie’ bounds onto the Methow Valley Theater stage
“Annie” takes the stage at the Methow Valley Community Center this weekend, featuring singing, dancing and, best of all, lots of kids.
The popular musical is presented by Methow Valley Theater with performances at 6:30 p.m. on April 20, 21, 26, 27 and 28 (doors and concessions open at 6 p.m.)
The Merc Playhouse and Liberty Bell High School team up for ‘Rock ’n’ Roll’
The Liberty Bell drama club is presenting “Rock ’n’ Roll,” a complex and entertaining mix of history, music and politics by Tom Stoppard. The show opens Jan. 25 and continues through Jan. 28. Shows are at 7 p.m. Thursday through Friday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Set in Cambridge, England, and in Prague, the […]
‘The Real Inspector Hound’ is a spoof with murderous intent
Spooky Muldoon Manor hosts a cast of suspicious characters — including a dead body waiting to be discovered — in a comic, fast-paced murder mystery spoof that opens Thursday (July 27) at The Merc Playhouse.
“The Real Inspector Hound” begins with …
LBHS, Community School students team up to create plays for holiday production
When you want to do a theatrical production with talking trees and chatty mice and a moon that turns into a mountain, there’s no better way than to enlist the imagination of young people.
A collaboration has harnessed the creativity of elementary students at the Methow Valley Community School and Liberty Bell High School. It brings …
Arts briefs: April 29, 2015
Fire recovery benefit concert The Mosaic Arts Choir and Orchestra, consisting of 85 singers and 25 instrumentalists, will perform a benefit concert for the Carlton Complex long term recovery effort on May 16 at Pateros Memorial Park. The concert, which will also feature performances by Brittany Jean, the Brewster-based, Nashville recording artist who wrote and […]
Methow Valley Theater to stage Gypsy in spring
Methow Valley Theater will stage the classic musical Gypsy as its 2015 spring production, and will begin auditioning soon for a variety of roles. Auditions will be held on Nov. 2, 3, and 4 from 7-8:30 p.m. each day at the Methow Valley Community Center in Twisp. Cast selections will be made by Thanksgiving, and […]
Shakespeare goes cowboy-style at The Merc
By Laurelle Walsh
The Merc Playhouse production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, directed by Ki Gottberg, opens on Friday (Aug. 1) after a week’s postponement. The show will run for two weeks: Friday and Saturday, Aug. 1 – 2 at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 3 at 2 p.m.; Thursday – Saturday, Aug. 7 – 9 at 7:30 p.m.; with a closing performance on Sunday, Aug. 10 at 2 p.m.
Interns bring youth, talent and perspective to The Merc Playhouse
By Laurelle Walsh
Seven theater students, one from the University of Washington and six from Seattle University, are interning at The Merc Playhouse in Twisp this summer, designing, managing and performing in the upcoming production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.
The four actors from Seattle U — Josh …
The Amish Project explores forgiveness in a community marked by tragedy
By Laurelle Walsh
Seattle-based actor, director and teaching artist Terri Weagant brings a solo performance of The Amish Project by Jessica Dickey to The Merc Playhouse in Twisp in two shows, …
