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Based in Port Orchard, WA, The Sound on Stage is collaborative effort to foster the community that the performing arts creates. Let’s build relationships, showcase talent, share resources, and see the performing arts in and around Seattle grow!
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Our review of the SecondStory Rep production of The Mousetrap, on stage in Redmond through November 16.

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Stage Review - The Mousetrap (SecondStory Rep) — The Sound on Stage
The Mousetrap at SecondStory Repertory is an engaging blend of classic structure and finely tuned ensemble work. It honors Christie’s legacy while feeling alive in the present moment—a testament to w...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Our latest episode of Get to Know a Theatre with The Sound on Stage features the return to the show of Dámaso Rodríguez, Artistic Director of Seattle Rep, talking about the 25-26 season, Come From Away, and his take on the state of theatre in the PNW and beyond.

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Get to Know a Theatre - Seattle Rep (2025-26 Season)
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November 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Our review for the MAP Theatre production of The Manor, which closed on November 1.

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Stage Review - The Manor (MAP Theatre) — The Sound on Stage
In a sublime and memorable ensemble performance and a powerful thought-provoking script, The Manor teaches us that despite our best efforts for gathering power, prestige and sanctuary, there will alwa...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Our review for the Reboot Theatre production of Anything Goes, on stage at the Theatre Off Jackson through November 24.

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Stage Review - Anything Goes (Reboot Theatre) — The Sound on Stage
Reboot’s production of Anything Goes doesn’t just revive a classic—it reimagines it for a new era, balancing nostalgia and innovation with wit and heart. This piece stands tall as both an homage to Br...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Our review of The Fantasticks, from Dukesbay Productions and running on stage in Tacoma through November 9.

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Stage Review - The Fantasticks (Dukesbay Productions) — The Sound on Stage
What Dukesbay has achieved here is a strong, and beautiful, reminder of what live theatre can do when stripped of unnecessary layers. The Fantasticks is a fable about innocence, experience, and redisc...
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November 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Our review of the Pony World Theatre production of Brendan Healy’s Eulogy, running on stage at 12th Ave Arts through November 15.

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Stage Review - Eulogy: Or How to Plan Your Own Funeral (and have fun doing it) - Pony World Theatre — The Sound on Stage
Pony World Theatre’s Eulogy isn’t just a play about dying—it’s a play about living fully and deliberately. Brendan Healy’s performance, coupled with the sincerity of his collaborators, transforms what...
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November 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Our review of The Humans, presented by Sound Theatre Company and running on stage through November 22.

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Stage Review - The Humans (Sound Theatre Company) — The Sound on Stage
Director Teresa Thuman handles the story and cast quite nimbly. She gives us themes that resonate in today’s American family and America as a whole. “The Humans" is funny and scary, while tough and re...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Our review of Ken Ludwig’s Leading Ladies, on stage at Bremerton Community Theatre through November 23.

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Stage Review - Leading Ladies (Bremerton Community Theatre) — The Sound on Stage
This production is proof that Leading Ladies doesn’t need reinvention — just precision, trust in the material, and performers who understand that the best farce comes from absolute commitment. From st...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Our review of the Dunya Productions presentation of Almonds Blossom in Deir Yassin, on stage through November 15.

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Stage Review - Almonds Blossom in Deir Yassin (Dunya Productions) — The Sound on Stage
Run, don't walk, to Cherry Street Village to watch Almonds Blossom in Deir Yassin. You have never seen anything like it and you never will again.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Our review of the Tacoma Little Theatre production of The Da Vinci Code, running on stage through November 9.

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Stage Review - The Da Vinci Code (Tacoma Little Theatre) — The Sound on Stage
Tacoma Little Theatre’s The Da Vinci Code succeeds precisely because it doesn’t try to outdo its famous predecessors. Instead, it trusts its cast, its design, and its audience. By paring down the stor...
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October 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Our review of Stage of Fools, running on stage at Seattle Public Theater through November 2.

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Stage Review - Stage of Fools (Seattle Public Theater) — The Sound on Stage
This brilliant show is a context-specific love-letter to the Seattle Theatre Community and its audiences. It was made for us, by us, about us. Come on down and fill out those seats for the remaining p...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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Our review for Shrew, on stage at Union Arts Center in Seattle through November 2.

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Stage Review - Shrew (Union Arts Center) — The Sound on Stage
At its heart, this Shrew succeeds not by softening Shakespeare’s thorns but by leaning into them, wrestling with the discomfort rather than running from it. The result is a production that is messy, f...
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October 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Our review of Dracula, on stage at Renton Civic Theatre through November 2.

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Stage Review - Dracula (Renton Civic Theatre) — The Sound on Stage
The Renton Civic Theatre production of Dracula is an adaptation that relies more on character work than on shock or gore, and under Brad Lo Walker’s direction, the production finds a balance between h...
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October 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Our review of the Bremerton Community Theatre’s production of The Liar, which closed this past Sunday.

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Stage Review - The Liar (Bremerton Community Theatre) — The Sound on Stage
The Bremerton Community Theatre production of The Liar stands out, not just for the precision of its comic wordplay, but for the joy of it all. You can feel the ensemble’s energy feeding off the laugh...
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October 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Our review of the Bainbridge Performing Arts production of The Play That Goes Wrong, running on stage through October 26.

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Stage Review - The Play That Goes Wrong (Bainbridge Performing Arts) — The Sound on Stage
This Play That Goes Wrong gets just about everything right. Bainbridge Performing Arts has crafted a gloriously unhinged production that celebrates the art of imperfection with exacting skill. It’s a ...
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October 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Our review of Stephen King’s Misery, on stage at Key City Public Theatre through November 2.

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Stage Review - Misery (Key City Public Theatre) — The Sound on Stage
Misery at Key City Public Theatre is a triumph of tone, design, and performance—a perfectly tuned storm of technical excellence and human emotion.  It’s a production that doesn’t just tell a stor...
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October 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Our review of the Centerstage Theatre (@centerstagetheatre.bsky.social) production of Miss Holmes Returns, on stage in Federal Way through October 26.

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Stage Review - Miss Holmes Returns (Centerstage Theatre) — The Sound on Stage
Miss Holmes Returns at Centerstage Theatre is that rare sequel that improves upon its source in every conceivable way. It’s more confident, more cohesive, and more emotionally resonant than its predecessor. It blends sharp intellect with compassion, humor with heart, and delivers a mystery that is
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October 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Our review of the InD Theatre production of Godspell, running on stage at Rolling Bay Hall on Bainbridge Island through November 2.

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Stage Review - Godspell (inD Theatre) — The Sound on Stage
InD Theatre’s Godspell may not convert every skeptic, but it doesn’t need to. It’s a production that embraces the dualities of belief and doubt, of faith and questioning, and it finds strength in that...
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October 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Our review of the SecondStory Rep production of Glengarry Glen Ross, running through Sunday, October 12.

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Stage Review - Glengarry Glen Ross (SecondStory Rep) — The Sound on Stage
This production understands the play’s emotional truth. The men in Glengarry Glen Ross are, at their core, tragic figures — desperate, flawed, and all too real. They are the casualties of an economic ...
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October 11, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Our review of the Edmonds Driftwood Players production of A Fox on the Fairway, on stage in Edmonds through Sunday, October 12.

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Stage Review.- A Fox on the Fairway (Edmonds Driftwood Players) — The Sound on Stage
With a well accomplished design and a cast that understands the multiple comedic aspects of a farce, A Fox on the Fairway doesn’t try to reinvent the genre; instead, it embraces its glorious nonsense,...
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October 11, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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Our review of The Roommate, on stage at ArtsWest (@artswest.bsky.social) through October 19.

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Stage Review - The Roommate (ArtsWest) — The Sound on Stage
The ArtsWest production of Jen Silverman’s The Roommate is engaging in its mix of humor and melancholy. It’s funny, but not in a sitcom way — the laughs come from recognition, from watching people our...
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October 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Our review of the Book-It Repertory Theatre production of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, running on stage at the Broadway Performance Hall through October 12.

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Stage Review - The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (Book-It Repertory Theatre) — The Sound on Stage
Book-It Repertory Theatre marks their return with a production that both reminds us why their unique take on theatre matters and promises great shows to come. Much like Book-It itself, their current p...
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October 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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Our review of The Coast Starlight, from Burien Actors Theatre (@battheatre.bsky.social) and on stage at Kennedy Catholic High School through October 19.

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Stage Review - The Coast Starlight (BAT Theatre) — The Sound on Stage
The Coast Starlight captures the nature of rail travel, its highs, lows, contemplative nature, and sense of time passing. The Burien Actors Theatre’s production is a modest one that finds its strengt...
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October 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Our review of Fancy Dancer, a co-production from Seattle Rep and Seattle Children’s Theatre, and running on stage through November 2.

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Stage Review - Fancy Dancer (Seattle Rep / Seattle Children’s Theatre) — The Sound on Stage
Larissa FastHorse’s new play Fancy Dancer follows one young woman’s journey becoming more comfortable in her own skin through the discipline, liberation, and joy she finds through dance. This collabor...
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October 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Our review for the Union Arts Center (@acttheatreseattle.bsky.social) production of An Enemy of the People, running through October 5.

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Stage Review - An Enemy of the People (Union Arts Center) — The Sound on Stage
Union Arts Center’s An Enemy of the People doesn’t just restage a classic. It demands that we ask ourselves where we would stand if we were in that room, faced with the choice between truth and conven...
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October 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM