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SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!

Our South Sound theater community is back in full swing with a long list of fall theater offerings this season. With everything from comedy to heart-touching dramas, this season has something for everyone.

Olympia’s HARLEQUIN PRODUCTIONS kicks off the fall season with a musical award winner, starting out with Fun Home which is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes. When her father dies unexpectedly, graphic novelist Alison dives deep into her past to tell the story of the volatile, brilliant, one-of-a-kind man whose temperament and secrets defined her family and her life. TACOMA ARTS LIVE regional theater will present an evening with Lyle Lovett. Two of America’s most prolific songwriters of any generation — Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt — return to Tacoma to share their unique blend of musical artistry. Both performers deliver songs that speak to your core with lyrics filled with equal parts joy and pain.

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We all need a bit of laughter and this fall the WASHINGTON CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS hosts ten comedians in a comedy face-off in the hugely popular Seattle International Comedy Competition. The judges decide who moves on based on the audience responses. This is an epic skirmish of punch lines and comedic timing on their mainstage and there is no telling what to expect.

Finally, Tacoma’s treasure, the TACOMA LITTLE THEATER, brings us Murder on the Orient Express. Board the exotic and mysterious Orient Express as it takes off into the opulence and grandeur of the 1930s. Join Poirot as he battles the clock to figure out “whodunit” in this sleek, stylish, and surprisingly comedic murder mystery.

This season is best summed up by TLT Executive Director Chris Surface, “Storytelling is one way communities pass on our values, our hopes and dreams, and our pain.” ShowCase Magazine encourages you to support our local arts and enjoy a live show.

v JUDY SCOTT

For Additional Information

harlequinproductions.org tacomaartslive.org washingtoncenter.org tacomalittletheatre.com

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PROFESSIONAL ARTIST SERIES | 2022–23

Performances Featuring Puget Sound Music Faculty and Guests

Faculty Recitalists

Dawn Padula, mezzo-soprano

Maria Sampen, violin

Ronaldo Rolim, piano

Alistair MacRae, cello

FRIDAY, SEPT. 9 Music for Martha

Celebrating the life and art of legendary dancer and choreographer Martha Graham, conducted by Gerard Morris.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 16 Dawn Padula, mezzo-soprano

With Jessica Hall, collaborative pianist and guests David Joyner, piano; Brian Kirk, drums; and Rob Hutchinson, bass.

FRIDAY, OCT. 28 Maria Sampen, violin

Music for violin, old favorites and new gems.

FRIDAY, NOV. 4 Ronaldo Rolim, piano

Debut of Puget Sound’s new assistant professor of piano.

SUNDAY, NOV. 6 | 2 P.M. It’s About Time: Diverse Voices for Woodwind Quintet

Performed by Rodger Burnett, horn; Jennifer Nelson, clarinet; Francine Peterson, bassoon; Wendy Wilhelmi, flute; Dan Williams, oboe.

SUNDAY, NOV. 13 | 2 P.M. Puget Sound Piano Trio

Performed by Maria Sampen, violin; Alistair MacRae, cello; and Ronaldo Rolim, piano.

FRIDAY, JAN. 27 Alistair MacRae, cello FRIDAY, FEB. 10 Puget Sound Piano Trio

Featuring Maria Sampen, violin; Alistair MacRae, cello; and Ronaldo Rolim, piano.

All performances are in Schneebeck Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m., unless noted otherwise, or online at pugetsound.edu/schneebecklive. Tickets are available at Wheelock Information Center or online at tickets.pugetsound.edu. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door. Learn more Visit pugetsound.edu/jacobsen or call the School of Music at 253.879.3741.

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