MATILDA

AUBURN COMMUNITY PLAYERS
March 6-March 22, 2020

Auburn Avenue Theater, 10 Auburn Ave.

Pre-Sale Regular: $17

Pre-Sale Student/Senior: $14

Door Sale Regular: $22

Door Sale Student/Senior: $19

Matilda’s courage and cleverness save the day, her friends, and their school! Matilda is a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence, and psychokinetic powers. She is unloved by her cruel parents, but impresses her schoolteacher, the loveable Miss Honey. As Miss Honey begins to recognize and appreciate Matilda's extraordinary personality, they must contend with the school's mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull. The headmistress hates children and loves thinking up new punishments for those who don't abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could just be the school pupils' saving grace! Please note, tickets sold a the door are $22 Regular; $19 student/senior.

 

BLUE FORGE GROUP

Blue Forge Group

Feast of Sound

Feb 22, 2020, 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM

Tacoma Little Theatre, 210 N I St, Tacoma, WA 98403, USA

Join us for an evening of music and short films with artisans performing from Blue Forge Records. Confirmed to perform are: Greg Laurel (classic heavy metal); Vo'Dou (hip hop/vibrational); Chrissy Ana'lise (hip hop/soul); The Message (rap/inspirational), and Asia Cornyn (trumpet solo). Plus we're screening music videos by many of our performers and short films with a focus on music. Tickets available at www.tiny.cc/blueevents

 

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The Unworthy Ones & Blaze Premiere

Mar 08, 2020, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Tacoma Little Theatre, 210 N I St, Tacoma, WA 98403, USA

An evening premiere dedicated to two films by Alex Sparkles Productions: A powerful short film drama about addiction and redemption, The Unworthy Ones, and the short form documentary, Blaze, about the creative power of women. Tickets available at www.tiny.cc/blueevents

 

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A Night of Short Films

Sep 20, 2020, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Tacoma Little Theatre, 210 N I St, Tacoma, WA 98403, USA

The national production team, Blue Village, presents their first four films: 

My Wyvern Heart. Karen is a painter struggling to create and her daughter just wants to heal her heart. These two women must grow past a shared trauma to finally find peace.

Sound & Silence. Exploring sexuality, self-worth and music in the black community in Seattle, we meet Riley, a pastor’s daughter working as a bartender at a speak easy. When Riley meets Roxanne, both of their worlds shift.

City of Keys. A black and white, film noir thriller, City of Keys follows a reclusive authors who become entangled in a series of murders in her 1920s alternate world.

Angels of Anarchy. An action-adventure urban fantasy of kick-ass angels and sarcastic demons battling each other for human souls.

Join us to laugh, cry, think and be marveled but what community-made film can be. Tickets available at www.tiny.cc/blueevents

 

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Feast of Souls 2

Oct 25, 2020, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Tacoma Little Theatre, 210 N I St, Tacoma, WA 98403, USA

Half a dozen Washington filmmakers share their spooky, thrilling, and surreal short films at this second annual celebration of spine-chilling stories. The night begins with live readings of spooky stories from Unnerving 2 and then slithers into a collection of shiver-inducing short films. Costumes are encouraged to be  eligible for door prizes. Tickets available at www.tiny.cc/blueevents

 

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The Space Between Us Feature Film Premiere

Dec 06, 2020, 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM

Tacoma Little Theatre, 210 N I St, Tacoma, WA 98403, USA

The Orion Poetry Competition in Leavenworth, Washington, brings teen poets from all over the Pacific Northwest. But when two families accidentally book the same AirBnB, the winter weather and the competition become the least of their worries. The Space Between Us is the classic holiday stories of two broken families coming together with a decidedly Blue Forge twist. Expect visions of diversity and a rich emotional landscape set against the winter wonderland that is “Christmas Town” Leavenworth. Tickets available at www.tiny.cc/blueevents


 

HEATHERS

Lakewood Playhouse
November 27 - December 22

“If You Think Being a Parent is Difficult - Try Directing the Annual Christmas Pageant”

In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids--probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won't believe the mayhem - and the fun - when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas story head on! This delightful comedy is adapted from the best-selling Young Adult book and is suitable for the entire family!

 

BEEHIVE: THE 60’S MUSICAL

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Tacoma Musical Playhouse
January 24-February 16

Beehive is the ultimate celebration of 1960’s female empowerment. Featuring such timeless classics as “My Boyfriend’s Back”, “Be My Baby”, “Son of a Preacher Man”, and “Me and Bobby McGee”, Beehive nostalgically recalls the days of miniskirts, transistor radios and flower power. Told from the perspective of six young women who came of age in this enigmatic decade, these young ladies look back on a host of issues ranging from their first Beehive Dance to the challenges we faced as a nation – all accomplished by a vast array of the most celebrated and memorable songs of the era.