The holidays are arriving early at Village Theatre with the opening of Meet Me in St. Louis tonight in Issaquah.

Come experience the famous trolley car as it glides across the stage. Be dazzled by several splashy dance numbers, and reminisce with sweet songs you know, and always remember like “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “The Trolley Song,” “The Boy Next Door,” and many more you won’t want to miss this holiday season.

Meet Me in St. Louis is the perfect gift to share with your entire family.

All photos by Jay Koh.

There are just two short weeks left to catch Chasing Nicolette in Everett. Don’t miss your chance to see the new work critics and audiences area-wide are laughing out loud about!

While you’re at it, check out this great interview with Tanesha Ross, otherwise known as Nicolette in the production.

In honor of the Everett opening of Chasing Nicolette (tonight!!), we have posted this awesome interview with Matt Kacergis, known around these parts as Aucassin. Check it out!

Oh, and by the way. If you haven’t heard yet, we have a Halloween Special going on right now! Get 50% OFF tickets to see Chasing Nicolette tonight, 10/30 or tomorrow night, 10/31 at 8PM only. Call the Box Office at (425) 257-8600 or go online and use passcode: DUNGEON (case sensitive).

See you at the Theatre!

A big Thank You goes out to all of the fantastic supporters and voters!

Village Theatre won KING 5’s Best of Western Washington competition for “Best Theatre Group” for the second year in a row!

Check it out!

THANK YOU FOR VOTING!

Meet Me in St. Louis rehearsals are underway and the dancing has begun! Lots of big, splashy, Steve Tomkins dance numbers are soon to take over the Mainstage with this show. Check out some of the hard work this  group of actors, dancers, singers are putting together in just the first few rehearsals!

With only two performances of CHASING NICOLETTE remaining in Issaquah, we would like to share with you some great behind the scenes footage. Nick DeSantis and Jessica Skerritt were kind enough to give us a whirlwind tour of backstage in Issaquah, check it out!

And, remember! Only two shows left in Issaquah–tonight, Saturday, October 24 at 8PM and tomorrow, Sunday, October 25 at 2PM. Otherwise, CHASING NICOLETTE opens in Everett next Friday, October 30 for a four week run. Hope to see YOU at the Theatre.

Ladies and Gentlemen! With just a few weeks before the curtain rises on Village Theatre’s production of Meet Me in St. Louis, we would like to informally introduce you to a selection of the show’s talented cast members. Let us introduce you to…

KIDSTAGE alum, Ryah Nixon returns to the Mainstage in the “Judy Garland” role, Esther Smith. A recent Carnegie Mellon University graduate, Ryah is now based in New York City and has recently completed Fat Camp at The New York Musical Theatre Festival, as well as the world premiere of Bubble Boy: the Musical. Ryah last appeared on Village Theatre’s Mainstage as Princess Amneris in AIDA during the 2007-2008 Season, and in the Village Originals 2007 Festival reading of The Gypsy King.

Mrs. Smith will be played by Frances Leah King who was last seen on Village Theatre’s Mainstage in Little Women, Bye Bye Birdie, Man of La Mancha, and many more. A performer and teacher of musical theatre for over 15 years, Frances’ work has also been seen at Seattle Children’s Theatre and Seattle Musical Theatre.

Returning to Village Theatre’s Mainstage is Jason Kappus as Esther’s love interest, John Truitt. Jason recently appeared in Catch Me if You Can at The 5^th Avenue Theatre; he was last seen at Village Theatre in Stunt Girl and EVITA. Additional credits include work at Seattle Children’s Theatre in The Wizard of Oz and High School Musical.

Mr.  Smith will be played by Seattle great John Patrick Lowrie. John was last seen at Village Theatre as Pulitzer in Stunt Girl and Victor Velasco in Barefoot in the Park. He is an accomplished composer, musician, conductor, author, actor, and director with additional credits in the world of video games such as MatrixOnLine, NOLF 1 & 2, and Half-Life 2.

**The entire cast list can be found here on the Village Theatre website.

A distributor of both news and cultural programming, KPLU (NPR) serves its listeners with immediate and educational information both locally and nationally. This morning, KPLU-FM aired a fantastic piece covering the new works programming Village Theatre has worked to develop and grow over the past 25 years. The piece incorporates interviews with members of the cast and creative team of Village Theatre’s current production Chasing Nicolette.

CHECK IT OUT HERE.

For years now, there has been discussion within the Puget Sound theatre community of creating an annual awards event, as is done for many regions across North America—like the Nortons in Boston or the Drammys in Portland. Well, Theatre Puget Sound (TPS) has done just that with the GREGORY Awards.

TPS developed a ballot for its members to fill out indicating their winner choices. This ballot also included an entry for a write-in candidate in addition to the four nominees already listed.

After voting closed on September 30, it was revealed that Village Theatre had been written in with the highest votes as ‘Theatre of the Year’ by TPS Members. Therefore, Village Theatre will be honored next Monday, October 19 at the official awards ceremony. Steve Tomkins will accept the TPS Member’s Voice Award.

Tickets at $20 for non-TPS members — find ticket information here.

Thank you voters—we greatly appreciate your support!

Did you know Fins Bistro–the (amazing) restaurant attached to the Village Theatre lobby–offers patrons the ‘Brian Yorkey Tanquery & Tonic’ drink special?! Hanging in the kitchen is their amazing menu of delectable meals, and squeezed in there is the special offer!!!

Look a little closer…

I’m just sayin’…