Theatre Northwest

Want to see what we’ve been up to? Here is a little visit to our scene shop, whose space is generously provided by Puget Sound Builders, NW in Kent.
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Rachael Boyer (Christine)
Aaron Lamb (Lawrence)
Matthew Vail (Freddy)
Eric Polani Jensen (Andre) AEA Member
Jenny McMurry (Jolene)
Casi Wilkerson (Muriel)
Rebekah Witt (Renee)
Zandi Carlson (Ensemble)
Elizabeth Richmond (Ensemble)
John Huddlestun (Ensemble)
Taylor Richmond (Ensemble)
Jamie Osborne (Ensemble)
James Oestreich (Ensemble)
Kate Kingery (Ensemble)
John E. Olson III (Ensemble)
Matthew Lawrence (Ensemble)
Galen Wicks [...]

This weekend at our production meeting, set designer Jason Phillips brought the set model. This event always generates excitement for the actors as well as the production staff. While many of get some kind of a sense of what is happening with set on stage by looking at the ground plans and seeing the lines [...]

We would like to introduce you to our talented cast for The Salvation of Iggy Scrooge. This production is shaping up to be a great evening of fun. Get your tickets now– they’re not going to last. Opening night is Friday, December 4th. Shows run Friday and Saturday nights, Sunday matinee, until December 20.

Jayne Muirhead* [...]

We are so proud of our cast and crew for this production of A Streetcar Named Desire. The production was excellent, and while all cast members did an outstanding job, I would like to put in an extra thank-you for Connie Murray’s riveting portrayal of Blanche. As charge artist, my job during tech rehearsal is [...]

It is with great sadness that I report the death of our friend Stuart Kaminsky, author of Theatre Northwest’s premiere play, The Final Toast. Stuart died last Friday, October 9, 2009.
Primarily a mystery writer, Stuart started out as a journalist who fell in love with film and television and earned a doctorate in film [...]

One of the biggest challenges on this set was getting the roof sections up. Lucky for us we had extra help that day. The roof sections had to be connected together, moved as one unit onto the set, connected to lines, and then lifted into the air before being placed in its proper position on [...]

We have an outstanding cast lined up for our production of A Streetcar Named Desire, opening October 9th. Some are old friends, and some we are delighted to call new friends. All cast members are as excited as we are to begin work. Rehearsal starts September 8. We can barely wait!
Cast members include:
Randy Clark [...]

In Which We Reveal Secrets of a Large Library
Those of you who were fortunate to see our production of Educating Rita couldn’t avoid noticing the great number of books on stage. While plenty of these books were real, many were not. They were specially-made panels of prop books. Book panels are lighter and easier to [...]

What seems like a little blogging break was not really a vacation for me. Here at Theatre Northwest we all have day jobs, and I have been busy with mine. It is that time, however, for thoughts to turn to our next production, Educating Rita. We open May 15, and we are already hard at [...]