This sobering true story of eight people living in hiding in Nazi occupied Holland during World War II, as seen through the eyes of 13-year-old Anne Frank, comes to SCT as a co-production with Indiana Repertory Theatre. Anne’s words reach out to us over the generations, inspiring us to never forget, to never give up on the power and goodness of the human spirit, and to always “fill life with living.”

Seeking her exiled father and escape from an oppressive court, Rosalind, disguised as a boy, flees with her cousin and a clown to the Forest of Arden. The woods offer not only freedom, but also a motley crew of characters and the chance to experience life and love with a fellow outcast, Orlando, from a whole new perspective. This glorious comedy of love and change features the irrepressible Rosalind, Shakespeare’s most fully realized female character. Intimate and light-hearted, the play subverts the traditional rules of romance. Gender roles, the natural world and politics all get woven together into a beguiling and entertaining romance. Wise fools, a magical forest, cross-dressing, young love … and wrestling. As You Like It has all the elements that make a Shakespeare play so much fun. Enjoy this Seattle Shakespeare Company production at the Center Theatre.

This classic film-noir story, adapted from the 1944 movie that the American Film Institute named one of the 10 best mystery films of all time, will have you guessing until the very end. When Mark McPherson first falls in love with Laura, he knows he can’t have her — for Laura is dead, and he’s in charge of her murder investigation. From her portrait, her letters, her personal effects and from his contacts with the three men who loved her, Mark has created an image of a woman tantalizingly alive and real. The murder mystery twists and turns as you grapple with who was really murdered, who did it and why. The engaging and perplexing tale of Laura comes to the stage of Tacoma Little Theatre.

Fans of Black Mirror and Russian Doll will be stunned by Julia Cho’s urgent, inventive play Office Hour - staged in ArtsWest’s intimate 149-seat playhouse theater in Seattle. The story: Alarmed by his grisly writings, a professor invites a troubled student to her office to shed light on – and build a bridge across –- the dark clouds that surround him. As the clock ticks down and tensions rise, she learns that notions of “good” and “bad” are dangerous illusions. A stirring call for empathy and a bold experiment in form, this searing play tackles thorny issues of gun violence, immigration and “the other” to reveal our essential, human need for connection.

Delve into the deep, dark history of Pioneer Square on this adults-only jaunt under the streets of Seattle. During this intimate 75-minute walking tour, your friendly and knowledgeable tour guide will lead you through several key sections of the historic 1890s-era subterranean passageways, while cluing you in on the drinking, gambling and other illicit activities that ran rampant in the area around the turn of the century. In fact, you’ll learn how Skid Road (Yesler Way) became America’s very first Skid Row and much more.

Direct from Spain – Flamenco Greats Mercedes Ruíz & Santiago Lara will present their latest collaboration for Seattle audiences with a special Mother’s Day Show at Club Sur Seattle.

There is a buzz of excitement in the air when you enter at the Gum Wall. People are lined up at the concession (where you smell the fresh buttered popcorn) and over at the bar they are serving icy, inexpensive drinks. Everyone is here to laugh. As you enter the theater, you feel the beat of the music. BAM! This is Theatresports. This is Seattle’s best weekly, high-stakes, competitive improv tournament. Based on audience suggestion, two teams of improvisers rumble, competing with exciting fast-paced segments improv games, stories, scenes, and a few songs. Boo the judges as they award points to each team. At the end of the night, a team is declared a winner, the person with the best audience suggestion walks out with a prize and you walk out with new memories.

Get ready to have all of your preconceived notions destroyed, as the ladies of Jello Underground return for a one-night-only battle in Seattle. Two-time consecutive champion Direckt Action Jackson will defend her title against an array of fierce competitors vying for the belt in the ring, beneath the streets of South Lake Union. On the heels of the release of Jello Underground, the award-winning documentary short film now streaming on Amazon, there has been ample buzz building for this bout. Join us for an epic evening of athletic combat, stage theatrics, and the only female-produced jello wrestling showcase in the world.

Thalia’s Umbrella presents Small Mouth Sounds by Bess Wohl, a (mostly) silent comedy about connections. Well … (mostly) non-verbal is more like it. There are lots of small mouth sounds (and a few large ones). Seven people meet in the woods for a silent retreat. They each leave changed … but not in the ways they expect! The cast includes David Pichette, Terry Edward Moore, Bridget Connors, Douglas Ridings, Sara Dabney Tisdale, Adam St. John, and Ina Chang. Direction by Daniel Wilson. The performance has a brief nude scene, and sexual situations, and is not appropriate for all audiences.

Get ready for an evening that will blow your mind as That’s Impossible Presents brings mesmerizing and hilarious magicians to the stage … and to your table. This intimate, cabaret-style magic show at DeLancey’s on 3rd in Renton has to be seen to be believed. Join the fun and experience the impossible at this magic showcase.

The Pacific Northwest has been home to more than its fair share of the nation’s more notorious killers.This 90 minute Seattle Murder History Tour covers some of Seattle’s most notorious homicide cases. View crime scene photos and hear how some of the perpetrators may have gotten away with murder. Your stroll through the historical streets of Pioneer Square will offer chills, as you learn just how corrupt the city of Seattle was.

A group of unemployed steel workers go The Full Monty in this hit Broadway musical comedy inspired by the Oscar-nominated film. In this Americanized stage adaptation written by Terrence McNally, six men decide to make some cash by putting on a striptease act. But as they aren’t exactly your typical beefcakes, what they end up creating is the most unforgettable display of flesh that their blue-collar town has ever seen — all while conquering their inner demons, improving their self-esteem and learning some important lessons about friendship. The Full Monty was nominated for a whopping 10 Tony Awards in 2001, including Best Musical, and now you can enjoy this touching, funny and crowd-pleasing show at the Tacoma Musical Playhouse.

Indulge all five senses when the Cafe Nordo crew takes on the first ever adaptation of Tom Robbin’s cult classic, Jitterbug Perfume. Don your Mardi Gras beads and revel in humanity’s search for immortality as dueling perfumiers open Pan’s bottle, causing past, present and future to collide at your table in a soaring ode to love eternal. Your ticket also includes four courses of aromatic cuisine.

ComedySportz is Seattle’s leading improv comedy show. Two teams battle for laughs and points as they make up scenes, games and songs on the spot, in the spirit of TV’s Whose Line Is It Anyway? A referee governs the action, calling fouls and keeping the match moving at a blistering pace. The audience is always a part of this interactive, family-friendly show, and audience volunteers sometimes even wind up on stage. It’s perfect for dates, a night out on the town, or even quality time with the family, since kids love it as much as grown-ups.

Mrs. Jewls’ classroom on the 30th floor of the Wayside School is inhabited by 28 students, two teachers, one ghost, and a dead rat. The students are terrified of the kindly Mrs. Jewls. Mrs. Jewls is terrified of her adorable students. Through a series of amusing escapades they’ll learn that their problems may be ridiculous, but they’re not so terribly different after all.

Enjoy two hilarious improv shows in this hour-long show. First Act is Text-astrophe: We’re gonna get to know someone in the audience pretty darn well. In this show, one willing audience member will choose a text conversation for the performers top read out loud. Then the performers will improvise scenes and characters based on their newfound particular knowledge of one person’s life and textual relationship. Second Act is Dear Olive Garden: Sometimes the review a person leaves for a chain restaurants actually say more about the person writing the review than it says about the restaurant. In this show the performers will read reviews of chain establishments and create scenes and characters, exploring the eccentricities of the sorts of folks who just must let the world know about their dining experience.

Watch CSz Seattle’s finest free-styling lyricists as they perform improvised hip-hop acrobatics in Boom Bap. This show mixes freestyle rap and improv comedy, creating a show for fans of hip hop and rapid-fire laughs alike. Some of Seattle’s best improvisors will take on your suggestions in new games, create stories, and square off with one another in a rap battle. You definitely don’t want to miss this show at the Atlas Theatre.

Was that sultry burlesque performer a lady or one of Le Faux’s fabulous drag stars? That’s what you’ll be asking yourself while taking in Magnifique, Julia’s on Broadway’s sassy, sexy new burlesque and variety show hosted by the incomparable Gorejess, Seattle’s master of neo-burlesque with a classic twist. Inspired by the underground cabaret scenes of Paris and Berlin in the roaring ‘20s, Magnifique combines Seattle’s most titillating burlesque performers with some of the gorgeous “ladies” from Le Faux. The result just might be the naughtiest way to spend an evening in the city.

This year’s Seattle University Redhawks are looking for another conference title, taking on teams from Albany to Bakersfield at their home field in Bellevue. Manager Donny Harrel helms the team as they look to regain their success in 2016, when they claimed the Western Athletic Conference title. Cheer on your local college team at Bannerwood Sports Park.

For those of you who love to hate those groan-worthy flicks, whether they be terrible rom coms or “over-action-packed” adventures (there is such a thing as too many car explosions), then CSz Seattle has the perfect “movie” for you. B-Rated is an entirely improvised film based on audience suggestions that’s supposed to be straight up awful — but in a funny way! You pick the title, and they’ll handle the rest at Seattle’s Atlas Theatre.

Senior citizens and friends of all ages, test your luck while getting a good meal out of it when you try your hand at bingo aboard a luxurious Waterways yacht on the gorgeous waters of the Seattle lakes. A delicious lunch helps you enjoy a two-hour boat tour along Lake Union and Lake Washington while a few rounds of bingo keep the fun going. Prizes will be awarded to the winners, and everyone wins with spectacular views of the Seattle city skyline. A full-service bar is also available for true merriment on board.

Join Showtunes for our unique concert staging of one of music theater’s best-kept secrets. The Spitfire Grill is a cult classic beloved by those who know it for its hopeful, inspiring story and score. Experience the show that Variety called “Poignant and spine-chilling!" and went on to write, “A show with universal appeal! The score is exciting, infectious, and lively!” “Though the menu at the grill may be humble, it’s Four-Star Theatre. Spitfire has enormous psychological scope for a deceptively small musical. Deeply intimate, with an impressive, complex, and tuneful array of musical inspirations!” (The Boston Globe) “Some of the most engaging and instantly infectious melodies I’ve heard in a musical in some time." (USA Today) The Spitfire Grill depicts the journey of a young woman just released from prison who decides to start her life anew in a rural Wisconsin town. She finds a place for herself working at Hannah’s Spitfire Grill. It’s for sale, but there are no takers for the only eatery in the depressed town. Newcomer Percy suggests to Hannah that she raffle it off, and the best essay on “why you want the grill” will win. Soon, mail is arriving by the wheelbarrow, and Percy’s ability to see beauty and worth in both the town and the people who live there leads the community on a journey of renewal and redemption. Featuring local Seattle stage favorites Tori Gresham, Suzy Hunt, MJ Sieber, Mallory King, Nicolas Tarabini, Alexandria Henderson and Fune Tautala.

Since 2004, Spooked in Seattle has been telling the stories of real hauntings and providing evidence captured on real paranormal investigations by AGHOST (Advances Ghost Hunters of Seattle-Tacoma. This 90-minute walking tour takes you through Seattle’s oldest neighborhood, with locations including the Pioneer Square Hotel, the Smith Tower, and Merchant’s Cafe and Saloon, Seattle’s oldest restaurant. You will hear real stories of the ghosts that continue to haunt the area, topped off by venturing into a portion of Seattle’s famous “underground,” with nothing but a flashlight. The tour begins and ends at Spooked in Seattle headquarters.

Remember when mom embarassed you in front of your friends in high school? This is your chance for sweet, comical revenge! Show mom you care with a raucous night all about moms, with stories and improv all inspired by that most smothering of figureheads. Willing moms get pulled on stage throughout the show as the improvisational wizards at Unexpected Productions delve into the hilarious joys and horrors of parenthood. They’ll prove just how much our moms mean to us by mercilessly making fun of them, so pile into the minivan and take the carpool lane to Unexpected Productions’ Market Theater in Seattle for a night in honor of mom.

Three best friends. One Painting. Imagine making a purchase that brings 20 years of friendship to a comical boiling point and fist fight. Art, by Yasmina Reza, was a sensational hit in London and New York when it premiered, running more than 600 performances on Broadway and winning the Tony for Best Play. A breathtakingly funny, brilliantly satiric look at status, power, and the dynamics of friendship, including the difficulty of being truly honest, even between people who love each other. All is well in the lifelong friendship until one of the trio buys an expensive painting setting everything out of balance! This is a local, professional theater production. Starring: Eric Clausell, David Fischer, Joshua Knudson

Come see your favorite cabaret stars as they take you back to the 1920s when the country was full of speakeasies, flappers and gangsters. All of your aerial favorites will be showcased: aerial pole, lyra, silks, and pole dance as well as drag, singing and burlesque! Athena Vertical Dance celebrates five years!

The female is truly divine — and powerful — in this sweeping dance-drama from Moumita Bhattacharya. Devi [/they-vee/] centers on Prafulya, a woman who was married and abandoned at the age of 12, and then kidnapped at age 17. With one life-changing encounter, Prafulya suddenly becomes The Devi (Goddess), a de facto ruler who uses her influence to fight the oppression of British rule. After the success of Chitrangada in 2017, Pratidhwani and ACTLab bring this lyrical performance at Allen Theatre at ACT. The show features eight Indian dance forms and 45 performers and tells one woman’s epic rise from poverty into a position of power in 1800s India.

If Show and Tell was as much fun as Found Objects, nobody would have left preschool. For the skilled improvisers of Improv Anonymous take the concept behind the familiar classroom activity and expand it into something exciting and altogether unpredictable. Each week, the performers will bring in an actual object from their day or request one from the audience. Then, with the audience’s support, they will craft a story on the spot that explores each object. As crowd suggestions and on-stage epiphanies build into a narrative, expect to be surprised and delighted by the hidden lives of everyday objects — and those that own them — during Found Objects at Unexpected Productions’ Market Theater.

Watch fierce improvisers battle their greatest improv fears as you cheer them on! Fear-prov is the ultimate improv comedy challenge. Brave improvisers have confessed their biggest improv fears… from improvised singing to performing scenes in reverse. At Fear-prov you’ll see them paired up to perform their most feared improv skill or technique until their is only one victor: the improvisers or fear itself. Cheer your favorite comedy gladiators at the Other Theatre in Seattle, so they all emerge victorious!

Back at the Triple Door by popular demand, the Atomic Bombshells’ Lost in Space is an out-of-this-world show by one of the world’s best-known burlesque troupes. Named “the city’s most dazzling burlesque troupe” by Seattle Weekly, these award-winning entertainers return with a revamped run of their most over-the-top show to date. These frisky gals and guys are ready to take you on a space-age voyage filled with alluring aliens, bodacious Barbarellas and planetary princesses set to an otherworldly retro-future soundtrack. Blast off with Seattle’s burlesque all-stars when their glittering sci-fi spectacle brings you an intergalactic evening of fun, hilarious and sexy musical entertainment.

This isn’t just a cruise — it’s a four-hour adventure that begins when you climb aboard an Argosy vessel, a comfortable ship featuring two cash bars. During this Tillicum Excursion, soak up the beautiful coastal scenery as the narrated jaunt takes you from Puget Sound to Blake Island State Park to explore the 475-acre island, which lies north of Vashon Island and south of Bainbridge Island. Once docked, you’ll disembark and visit Tillicum Village, where you’ll enjoy an appetizer of clams and nectar and a Northwest flavors-inspired buffet meal featuring traditionally prepared alder fire-roasted fish. At the end of the meal, enjoy a Northwest Native American storytelling show with live dancers. Afterward, you’ll have a chance to explore the island’s beaches and forest trails a bit before boarding for the return cruise.

The House of Red Velvet is surrealistic and euphoric performance dark art theater. You will be taken through a winding dream-like metaphor of erotic and disturbing images, provoking your senses and confusing your mind. It’s an experimental artistic orgy of the eccentric. A collective dream inducing all of the human emotions.

Teatro ZinZanni has been called “the Kit Kat Klub on acid,” but you won’t have to worry about bad vibes when you take this trip. Enter a fantastical world where a magical Maître d’ struggles to make opening night a success. Mechanical waitresses, gravity-defying chefs and an amorous busboy who has finally met his match will have to bend over backwards — literally — to save the day. International cirque, comedy and cabaret combine for a topsy-turvy blend that is part circus, part dinner theater and all magic. While you enjoy the show, you can chow down on four courses designed by James Beard Award-winning Chef Jason Wilson. Step into Teatro ZinZanni in Woodinville and experience Love, Chaos, and Dinner.

This 1960’s French farce adapted for the English-speaking stage features self-styled Parisian lothario Bernard, who has Italian, German and American fiancées, each a beautiful airline hostess with frequent “layovers.” He keeps “one up, one down and one pending” until unexpected schedule changes bring all three to Paris, and Bernard’s apartment, at the same time.

Known as one of the finest pianists of the past 60 years, Eddie Palmieri is a bandleader, arranger and composer of salsa and Latin jazz. His playing skillfully fuses the rhythm of his Puerto Rican heritage with the complexity of his jazz influences: Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner as well as his older brother, Charlie Palmieri. Palmieri’s parents emigrated from Ponce, Puerto Rico to New York City in 1926. Born in Spanish Harlem and raised in the Bronx, Palmieri learned to play the piano at an early age, and at 13, he joined his uncle’s orchestra, playing timbales. Palmieri’s professional career as a pianist took off with various bands in the early 1950s including Eddie Forrester, Johnny Segui’s, and the popular Tito Rodriguez Orchestra. In 1961, Palmieri formed his own band, La Perfecta, which featured an unconventional front line of trombones rather than the trumpets customary in Latin orchestras. This created an innovative sound that mixed American jazz into Afro-Caribbean rhythms, surprising critics and fans alike. Palmieri disbanded La Perfecta in 1968 to pursue different musical endeavors, though he would return to the band’s music in the 2000s.

Experience the phenomenal, Grammy-nominated Celtic Woman and their all-new show Ancient Land. Ireland’s greatest voices, musicians and dancers perform in a joyful show celebrating Ireland’s centuries-old heritage. Don’t miss this glorious and magical event at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle.

Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving send-up of the Jazz Age musical, featuring one show-stopping song and dance number after another. With the house lights down, a man in a chair appears on stage and puts on his favorite record: the cast recording of a fictitious 1928 musical. The recording comes to life and The Drowsy Chaperone begins as the man in the chair looks on. Mix in two lovers on the eve of their wedding, a bumbling best man, a desperate theatre producer, a not-so-bright hostess, two gangsters posing as pastry chefs, a misguided Don Juan and an intoxicated chaperone, and you have the ingredients for an evening of madcap delight. Get ready to fall in love with this Shoreline Community College Theater production of the masterful meta-musical.

Visit the Land of Oz as local performers present a “wicked” Burlesque Variety Show with a wink to The Wizard of Oz. Burlesque, “boy-lesque” and drag entertainers include Carmen Caliente, Jaynie Jezebel, Jesus La Pinga, Ms. Shay Fox, Raven, Regina Reign, Sir Isaac, and Tony Tapatio. The evening is hosted by Red Curtain’s own Poppy Rouge. Free parking on-site. Enjoy the talents of these Emerald City beauties in an intimate venue.

Winner of five Tony Awards and seven Olivier Awards, this compelling sensory drama is based on the award-winning book of the same name. When 15-year-old Christopher is wrongfully accused of murdering his neighbor’s dog, he sets off to solve the mystery and prove his innocence. Equipped with an extraordinary brain, but hampered by a strong distrust of strangers and a personal struggle to interpret everyday life, this adventure will turn his life upside-down, while giving the audience an intimate look at the world through his eyes. Experience The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at the Everett Performing Arts Center.

Join expert Paranormal Investigator Ross Allison for a one-hour guided tour of Spooked in Seattle’s Death Museum, featuring its collection of morbid curios, Victorian mourning wear, haunted dolls, and much more! Your tour ticket will also entitle you to a 10 percent discount on the purchase of any one of Ross’s books, such as Spooked in Seattle, Ghostology 101, Tacoma’s Haunted History, My Haunted Journal, and Haunted Toys and Haunted Ships and Lighthouses. Ross Allison has been a well known paranormal investigator for nearly 20 years. He has been featured on many television and radio shows, such as SyFy’s Ghost Hunters, Travel Channel’s Ghost Adventures, Scariest Places On Earth, ABC’s Nightline, Food Network’s Freaky Sweets and many more, and lectures around the world on ghost hunting.

When “High Priestess of Soul” Nina Simone first heard about the tragic bombing deaths of four young girls in an Alabama church in 1963, the singer-songwriter turned to her music as a means of expressing the country’s agony. “Four Women” and Simone’s other evocative activist anthems sang to a truth that the world needed to hear. And it is a truth that remains sung to this day. This musical includes some of Simone’s most popular Civil Rights anthems, like “Mississippi Goddam,” “Go Limp,” and “Young, Gifted, and Black” to look at an artist and the women around her as their journey leads them down a path of discovery and healing. Written by Christina Ham and directed by Valerie Curtis-Newton, Nina Simone: Four Women makes its West Coast premiere courtesy of Seattle Rep at the Bagley Wright Theatre.

Celebrate the season of love with Bonbon, Can Can Culinary’s latest cabaret treat, starring an oh-so-sweet cast of sultry singers and dancers. Your hunky and hilarious host Jonny Boy will guide you through a multimedia spectacle of exquisitely choreographed dance and music against a backdrop of high-definition visual technology installations, with performers so close you can almost taste the glitter. Treat yourself and those you love to Bonbon while enjoying craft cocktails and other items purchased from a specially curated, Pike Place Market-fresh menu.

Now entertaining amateur sleuths across the country, The Dinner Detective makes its way to the Crown Plaza Seattle Downtown to serve up a tasty whodunit along with a four-course dinner. And since this comedic murder mystery is set in the present day, you’ll have no way of knowing whether someone at your table is just another guest or one of the talented cast of improvisers. In fact, everyone’s a suspect — including you. The event starts out with a reception featuring tray-passed hors d’oeuvres, followed by the meal, which includes salad, an entree and dessert. Between courses, you can expect plenty of murder, mayhem and hidden clues coming to light as you puzzle through the crime. The top sleuth even wins a prize package at the end of the evening — not to mention serious bragging rights.