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Theatre, Acting & Drama Groups
Live theatre thrives in Port Townsend, and both residents and visitors will enjoy the variety of performances and the quality of productions. A number of venues are available to take in a play and often there are special drama presentations on the street. Call any of the groups and organizations below to find out what they have in store for this season. We encourage you to get out and enjoy live theatre in Port Townsend!
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| Theatre/Drama Groups |
| Bare Boards and Passion - Committed to quality live theatre and holistic values where all people are treated equally and judgments are not made lightly. Within this philosophy, we encourage presenting unconventional and original material. We place importance upon being a cooperative community where participants display responsible attitudes towards each other and treat each other with generosity, tolerance and respect. And hell, we just want to have fun! Gale Wallis |
| Key City Players - Port Townsend and Jefferson County's premier theatre for nearly 50 years, creates quality theater for and by the community in our intimate playhouse - an ideal setting for provocative and dynamic performances. Key City Players produces a full season of mainstage performances from February - October with additional programming year round. Classic and contemporary plays, musicals, Annual Playwrights Festival, WordPlay reading series and PT Shorts provide entertainment throughout the season. Artistic Director, Denise Winter. Playhouse and Box Office, 419 Washington St., 385-7396. Administrative Offices, 1128 Lawrence St., 379-0195. |
| Theatre Reviews - by Steve Treacy - Periodic reviews of area theatre productions. |
| Olympic Shakespeare Productions - Produces Speak the Speech, Education Programs, Shakespeare in Your Living Room and Mainstage Productions. |
| The Mandala Center - Multi-disciplinary education organization dedicated to community dialogue, social justice and societal transformation. Home of the Poetic Justice Theatre Ensemble, a multi-generational (currently ages 17-78) troupe whose interactive performances stimulate deep dialogue and invite positive action around burning community issues. Also an international hub for the training and grassroots practice of Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed. (360) 344-3435 |
| The Paradise Theatre School and Artist Salon - Audience education through live performance. (360) 643-3493. Located at 161 Center Road, Chimacum, WA 98325 |
| PT Shorts - Local readings
during Gallery Walk each month. Pope Marine Building |
| The School for Young Actors - Summer Camps, theatre classes and performances. |
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