‘The Mousetrap’: First up for Driftwood’s 64th season

Edmonds Driftwood Players has announced it 2022-2023 season 64, which will include four mainstage productions. Season and single-tickets are on sale now.

Driftwood Players is a volunteer-based, nonprofit community theater established in 1958. It is one of the oldest continually operating community theaters in the state.

• “The Mousetrap” Sept. 16-Oct. 2, 2022 (directed by Adam Othman) The world’s longest-running play. After a local woman is murdered, the guests and staff at Monkswell Manor find themselves stranded during a snowstorm. It soon becomes clear that the killer is among them, and the seven strangers grow increasingly suspicious of one another.

• “Elf, The Musical” Nov. 18-Dec. 18 (directed by Craig Schieber)

A title known the world over, “Elf the Musical” is a holiday musical based on the 2003 New Line Cinema hit, “Elf.” Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth.

• “The Spitfire Grill,” March 17-April 9 (directed by Diane Johnston)

Based on the hit 1996 film, The Spitfire Grill is a heartwarming and inspirational musical tale of redemption, perseverance and family. A feisty parolee follows her dreams, based on a page from an old travel book, to a small town in Wisconsin and finds a place for herself working at Hannah’s Spitfire Grill.

The Grill is for sale, but there are no takers for the only eatery in the depressed town, so newcomer Percy convinces Hannah to raffle it off. Entry fees are one hundred dol- see DRIFTWOOD PLAYERS page 10 u

Olympic Ballet Theatre announces 2022-2023 season

‘The Nutcracker’ returns in December

Marking the conclusion of its first post-pandemic performance season, Olympic Ballet Theatre of Edmonds has announced its lineup of four productions for the 2022-2023 season.

It begins with “The Nutcracker” in December, spotlights new works in February’s “Debuts,” brings back the fairytale of “The Sleeping Beauty” in May, and culminates in a mix of classical and contemporary ballets in June’s “Summer Performance.”

“We are looking forward to a new season on stage after the challenges of the last several years,” said artistic directors Mara Vinson and Oleg Gorboulev. “Our dancers were thrilled to perform live in front of the audience, and we can’t wait to share more new productions with our patrons.

“We are particularly excited to present ‘The Sleeping Beauty,’ the long-awaited production that was disrupted by the pandemic. Three years later, it will also be an opportunity to showcase the growth of our professional company and the addition of many new talented dancers and trainees to the roster.”

Jumpstarting the performance season, see OLYMPIC BALLET page 15 u