A Christmas Carol November 24 – December 24 Hailed as the greatest ghost story ever told, we evolve Artistic Director Aaron Lamb’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’s timeless story of transformation, absolution, and grace, with new designs and effects for 2023. It’s fresh yet familiar, like all your favorite Holiday traditions. Harlequin Productions The State … [Read more...] about A Christmas Carol
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Fall 2024 Performance Preview
After such a glorious summer, it can be hard to head into the fall’s shorter and colder days, but luckily our South Sound theater scene is full of great offerings from local and touring artists that will have you excited to grab some friends and/or family and enjoy a night out. We are lucky to be able to welcome some touring shows this fall that should not be missed. First … [Read more...] about Fall 2024 Performance Preview
Sweeney Todd: An Epic Collaboration of the Olympia Symphony Orchestra & Harlequin Productions
Sweeney Todd, the Broadway musical, is coming to Olympia through a powerful collaboration of the Olympia Symphony Orchestra (OSO) and Harlequin Productions. The tale of love, murder, and revenge garnered eight Tony awards including Best Musical. The music and lyrics of Stephen Sondheim and the book by Hugh Wheeler evoke a gamut of emotions from shock to delight. The audience … [Read more...] about Sweeney Todd: An Epic Collaboration of the Olympia Symphony Orchestra & Harlequin Productions
Falsettos Plays at Harlequin Productions
Harlequin Productions presents Falsettos, the Tony Award-winning musical by William Finn and James Lapine, June 30 – July 22, 2023, at the State Theater. Corey McDaniel will direct, with music direction by Aaron Lamb. Thirty years after its 1992 Broadway debut and seven years after its 2016 Tony-nominated revival, this sung-through musical has proved to be both prophetic and … [Read more...] about Falsettos Plays at Harlequin Productions
Female characters ‘front and center’ in screwball Building Madness
Harlequin Productions presents the professional world premiere of Panowski Playwriting Award-winner Building Madness by regional playwright and USA Today best-selling novelist Kate Danley, March 17 – April 1, 2023 at the State Theater in downtown Olympia, WA. Scott Nolte, co-founder and Producing Artistic Director Emeritus of Taproot Theatre Company, will direct. Max and … [Read more...] about Female characters ‘front and center’ in screwball Building Madness