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• ‘Annie’ characters shine again at Civic

  May 23, 2012 in City on Page A9 After a 28-year hiatus from the Spokane Civic Theatre stage, “Annie” returns with a glorious bang. Directed by Yvonne A.K. Johnson, the show exudes the uplifting and heartfelt spirit of …

• Spotlight: Impressive lineup set for Sandpoint

  May 20, 2012 in Features on Page D7 A swanky cocktail lounge. A dance with Mr. Jones. A trip into the danger zone. All this and more are on tap this summer as the Festival at Sandpoint celebrates …

• ‘Annie’ comes out tomorrow

  May 17, 2012 in Features on Page C1 The sun will come out tomorrow. It’s a sentiment that’s been with us a long time, thanks to “Annie,” the classic Broadway musical about a little red-headed orphan girl, her …

• Civic Theatre crew succeeds despite ‘Premiere’ script’s flaws

  May 9, 2012 in City on Page A9 Spokane Civic Theatre’s director Wes Deitrick, cast and crew try their best to add sparkle to Dale Wasserman’s lackluster satirical comedy “Premiere.” This is not to say Wasserman wasn’t a …

• West Valley students to do ‘Nothing’

  May 3, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V4 The West Valley High School drama department is presenting “Much Ado About Nothing,” by William Shakespeare today, tomorrow and Saturday. The play is at 6 p.m. Tickets are $5 in …

• ‘Taking Steps’ opens at Interplayers

  May 3, 2012 in Features on Page C1 At The Pines, a supposedly haunted country house, a woman plots to leave her husband. Thus begins English playwright Alan Ayckbourn’s 1979 farce “Taking Steps,” which begins a two-week run …

• ‘Alice in Wonderland’ opens at CV tonight

  May 3, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The drama department at Central Valley High School, 821 S. Sullivan Road, will present “Alice in Wonderland,” based on the classic novel by Lewis Carroll, today through Saturday and Monday …

• Education Notes: Ferris to perform ‘Taming of the Shrew’

  May 3, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S4 Ferris High School drama students will perform the William Shakespeare comedy “The Taming of the Shrew” in the school’s auditorium today, Friday and May 11-12 at 7 p.m. The show …

• G-Prep brings ‘Les Mis’ to stage

  May 3, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S4 Drama students at Gonzaga Prep will bring the Broadway favorite, “Les Miserables” to the stage in the Kubiak Theater, 1224 E. Euclid Ave., beginning Friday at 7 p.m. Based on …

• LC presents ‘Zombie Prom’

  April 19, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S11 Teenage love will never die in the Lewis and Clark Tiger Drama spring performance of “Zombie Prom” beginning at 7 p.m. April 26 in the LC auditorium. The comedic musical …

• Spotlight: ‘Jersey Boys’ makes it official – in person

  April 15, 2012 in Features on Page D5 The highlight of Monday’s Best of Broadway 2012-’13 season announcement event had to be seeing in person some of the actors from “Jersey Boys.” “Jersey Boys,” which tells the story … 1

• Theater review: Bumpkin brothers keep ‘Duck’ show lively

  April 12, 2012 in City on Page A9 It’s all fun and games until somebody shoots a celestial being in Spokane Civic Theatre’s “Duck Hunter Shoots Angel.” Kathie Doyle-Lipe directs an applaudable production of the comedy by Mitch …

• Spotlight: Percussionist Zivkovic to play with symphony

  April 8, 2012 in Features on Page D6 The upcoming Spokane Symphony concert will feature an appearance by a percussionist who will perform his own marimba concerto. Nebojsa Zivkovic, a native of Serbia now based in Germany, will …

• Don’t fear ‘Heights’

  April 6, 2012 in Features on Page C1 “In the Heights,” the winner of the 2008 Tony Award for Best Musical, is sometimes compared with old-fashioned musicals “Fiddler on the Roof” and “West Side Story.” That’s not entirely …

• Civic Theatre stages Mitch Albom comedy

  April 5, 2012 in Features on Page C1 “Duck Hunter Shoots Angel” has an impressive pedigree. Namely: Mitch Albom. It’s the first play the newspaper columnist and bestselling author (“Tuesdays With Morrie”) wrote that wasn’t based on a … 1

• Subtlety, intimacy propel ‘Ache’

  April 4, 2012 in City on Page A7 A lot of life happens in a bedroom – romance, arguments, laundry. In David Schulner’s play “An Infinite Ache,” a couple progress from youth to old age, all in the …

• Interplayers’ ‘Infinite Ache’ tells story of love, time passing

  March 29, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Boy meets girl. Boy and girl go out on a ho-hum first date. Slightly inebriated girl goes back to boy’s apartment, falls asleep, then wakes up and realizes 50 years …

• Education Notebook: National honor for All Saints teacher

  March 29, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S5 Kolleen Murray, a seventh- and eighth-grade teacher at All Saints Catholic School, 3510 E. 18th Ave., recently received the 2012 Distinguished Teacher Award from the National Catholic Educational Association. In …

• Theater review: Caustic wit, swingin’ songs enliven ‘Pete ’n’ Keely’

  March 26, 2012 in Features, City on Page A6 Showmanship and swingin’ music flourish in Lake City Playhouse’s “Pete ’n’ Keely.” Cabaret singer and local theater veteran Abbey Crawford directs and performs in this entertaining production of James Hindman, …

• Theater review: Spontaneity keeps ‘Bingo’ breezy

  March 18, 2012 in City on Page B2 Zany antics and shenanigans abound in “Bingo,” an interactive experience that involves bingo playing, friendship and not-so-friendly competition. Spokane Civic Theatre Director Scott Doughty provides a rip-roaring interpretation of Michael …

• Education Notes: Rogers High to stage ‘Charlie Brown’ play

  March 15, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S2 Rogers High School drama students will perform “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” beginning Friday at 7 p.m. in the school theater. Additional performances are Saturday at 2 p.m., and …

• ‘Go’: Lessons abound when Children’s Theatre stages classic

  March 15, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Not much of importance seems to happen in the children’s book, “Go, Dog. Go!” Or in the play of the same name, which will be presented by the Spokane Children’s …

• Education Notebook: NWC stages musical play for spring

  March 8, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S8 Northwest Christian Schools drama students will perform “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” tonight at 7 in the Northwest Christian High School Chapel, 5104 E. Bernhill Road in Colbert.

• Theater review: ‘Mauritius’ a tale of duplicity, complicity

  February 27, 2012 in City on Page A8 As the saying goes, “the love of money is the root of all evil.” It is certainly true in Interplayers Professional Resident Theatre’s production of Theresa Rebeck’s biting play, “Mauritius,” …

• Theater review: Ex-sailor in ‘Count’ has vengeful new identity

  February 26, 2012 in Features, City on Page B10 Based on the literary masterpiece, “The Count of Monte Cristo” spins the ultimate tale of treachery, romance, adventure and revenge. Yvonne A.K. Johnson effectively directs the Spokane Civic Theatre’s production …

• ‘Mauritius,’ set to open Friday, offers humor, greed, suspense

  February 23, 2012 in Features on Page C1 What, exactly, is a “Mauritius”? • It’s an island off the cost of Africa, not far from Madagascar.

• Civic set to stage one of literature’s most renowned stories

  February 19, 2012 in Features on Page D1 ‘The Count of Monte Cristo,” opening at the Spokane Civic Theatre this week, is one of the most famous stories in the entire history of literature. Let’s quantify that:

• ‘Catfish Moon’ shines at times

  February 1, 2012 in City on Page A6 The play “Catfish Moon” by Laddy Sartin is a simple story about normal Southern people at an old fishing hole, and Spokane Civic Theatre’s intimate Firth J. Chew Studio is …

• ‘Catfish Moon’ promises hilarity among friends

  January 26, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Three old buddies pack up their fishing gear, head to their favorite lake haunt, and in the course of the weekend deal head-on with adult issues and the meaning of …

• It’s a regular redneck riot when ‘Tuna Does Vegas’

  January 25, 2012 in City on Page A6 Those amusing redneck residents of Tuna, Texas, return in Interplayers Professional Theatre’s chuckle-worthy production of “Tuna Does Vegas.” The fourth play in the Tuna series by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears …

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