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A riveting drama of a daughter's sworn vengeance.

Auditions for ArtsWest's Musical Theater Apprenticeship Program held December 28-29, 2009 Auditions are by appointment only.

Since its inception in 2000, Showtunes! the Seattle-based theatre company has dedicated itself to producing lesser-known musicals, staging such productions as '110 in the Shade' and 'Fiorello!', earning itself a reputation for tackling works that are often neglected by theatre companies.

Paradise Theatre is holding auditions Sun, Dec 27th at 3:00 pm for the musical, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels by Jeffrey Lane and David Yazbek.

The Seattle Shakespeare Company is currently presenting the often performed "Twelfth Night" by, of course, William Shakespeare.

To help our community during the holiday season, ArtsWest will be collecting food for The West Seattle Food Bank during the run of PLAID TIDINGS, from December 2-27.

Dreaming of a Plaid Christmas? You're in luck: The hilarious, heavenly quartet is back by popular demand, singing swingin', jingle-bell-ringin' holiday favorites! PLAID TIDINGS, a holiday follow-up to the international sensation Forever Plaid, runs at ArtsWest December 2-27.

This December, Shakespeare's only holiday-themed play, Twelfth Night sweeps onto the stage featuring traditional music and caroling, jokes and laughter, and some smooching under the mistletoe.

EVENT LISTING FOR DEC.

Taproot Theatre is excited to announce its holiday production: the world premiere of John Longenbaugh's Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol.

One of the most enduring, yet often forgotten Christmas memoirs, Dylan Thomas's A Child's Christmas in Wales comes to life at Stone Soup Theatre, recreating the nostalgic magic of Dylan Thomas' childhood Christmas when everything was brighter, better and more alive.

14/48: The World's Quickest Theatre Festival January 8-16, 2010 Tickets: $20 or $40 All-Fest Pass or included with ACT Basic Membership *Town Hall and ACT: Short Stories Live at Town Hall

Paradise Theatre is holding auditions Sun, Dec 27th at 3:00 pm for the musical, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels by Jeffrey Lane and David Yazbek.

Seattle Opera will open its production of Verdi's hot-blooded melodrama Il Trovatore on January 16, 2010.

14/48: The World's Quickest Theater Festival returns to ACT January 8-16 for another round of new work created in record time! Fourteen plays are conceived, written, designed, scored, rehearsed, and performed in 48 hours, all by Seattle's brightest talent.

Seattle Opera's General Director Speight Jenkins announced today that Perry Lorenzo, an internationally acclaimed speaker on opera and for almost twenty years Director of Education at Seattle Opera, passed away on December 19.

Intiman Theatre is honored to announce a special event celebrating its outgoing Artistic Director, Bartlett Sher, after ten years of leadership.

Village Theatre KIDSTAGE TeenSelect produces Disney's High School Musical, running January 8-10, 2010 at Theatre at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue.

Seattle Center Winterfest - Weekday Entertainment and Workshops: Visit Seattle Center Winterfest during the holiday week for fun, fanciful, family activities, including a drumming workshop, hands on science experiments and human generated soundscapes.

Paradise Youth Theatre presents PINOCCHIO, directed by Vicki Richards Dec 18 & 19 at 7pm, Dec 20 at 3pm

Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, under the leadership of Executive Director Stacie Burgua, presents Holiday Stories, at WICA, 565 Camano Avenue, Langley, WA, December 11 - 20, 2009.

Ovation! Musical Theatre Bainbridge will present the family musical classic Fiddler on the Roof this holiday season.

Ovation! Musical Theatre Bainbridge will present the family musical classic Fiddler on the Roof this holiday season.

Can you really get a big heaping spoonful of traditional British holiday fun in Federal Way? Yes indeed.

Tickets are on sale now for Ovation! Musical Theatre Bainbridge's holiday 2009 production of the Tony award-winning family musical Fiddler on the Roof.