Ashley Roy News

Lakewood Playhouse will stage Dominique Morisseau's PIPELINE, featuring a cast led by Whitney Crawford as Nya, a public school teacher navigating systemic forces threatening her son's future.

Tacoma Little Theatre and The University of Washington-Tacoma Theatre Department bring the Tony Award Winning musical Spring Awakening to life. Check out photos from the show here!

In one week, Lakewood Playhouse opens Larry Kramer's searing and deeply human drama The Normal Heart, continuing the theatre's 87th Season with a story about individuals who refuse to be silent in the face of crisis.

Tacoma Little Theatre and The University of Washington-Tacoma Theatre Department bring the Tony Award Winning musical Spring Awakening to life. Learn more here!

Lakewood Playhouse has announced that rehearsals are now underway for The Normal Heart, Larry Kramer's groundbreaking and deeply personal drama that ignited a national conversation and forever changed American theatre.

Lakewood Playhouse has just announced it's 87th season, FINDING YOUR VOICE. The five plays in the upcoming season answer the call of Season 86’s theme to build through theatre.  Each play tells a story of finding and using our individual voices to uplift, serve our community and speak truth to power. 

Lakewood Playhouse will conclude its 86th season with the regional premiere of a newly revised version of The Spitfire Grill, opening July 11 and running through July 27. The heartfelt musical will be performed in-the-round at the theatre’s home in the Lakewood Towne Center. Check out photos of the cast in rehearsal.

Tacoma Little Theatre closes out its 106 th season with a knockout of a show, Rocky, beginning in June. Rocky is directed by Chris Serface, co-directed and choreographed by Ashley Roy-Simpson, and musically directed by Lindsay Delmarter, with fights choreographed by J. Carter.

Tacoma Little Theatre closes out its 106th season with a knockout of a show, ROCKY, beginning in June.  ROCKY is directed by Chris Serface, co-directed and choreographed by Ashley Roy-Simpson, and musically directed by Lindsay Delmarter, with fights choreographed by J. Carter.

Lakewood Playhouse will present Ntozake Shange's land-mark choreopoem for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf. Learn more about the show here!

Lakewood Playhouse has announced THE LARAMIE PROJECT CYCLE. The company will offer the opportunity for patrons to experience The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later with a special rehearsed reading.

Lakewood Playhouse;s production of The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and the members of Tectonic Theater Project opens in two weeks. Check out photos from the production.

Lakewood Playhouse will present The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and the members of Tectonic Theater Project. With a cast composed of local actors, this production will bring a whole new perspective on the work by putting community at the center of the storytelling and offering space for conversation and reflection. We have all of the details.

Lakewood Playhouse has revealed the the final show in their 85th Season, The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess. Learn how to purchase tickets.

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Happy Holidays! The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 27th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 20th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Get ready to rock out as Tacoma Little Theatre and The University of Washington-Tacoma Theatre Department present the hit musical ROCK OF AGES! This production is directed by Maria-Tania Bandes B. Weingarden, musically directed by Kim Davenport, and choreographed by Ashley Roy.  Check out production photos here!