2015-2016 Production Synopses

2014-11-26T18:08:44+00:00

Over the weekend we posted the great line up of productions coming up in our 2015-2016 Season. We found that while a few were familiar with most of the shows, some of you had only heard of one or two - and we think that's a good thing! We've compiled a list of synopses for the

2015-2016 Production Synopses 2014-11-26T18:08:44+00:00

2015 – 2016 Studio Theatre Announcement!

2014-11-22T12:00:01+00:00

As promised, in our Main Stage announcement we are back today at high noon to announce what's coming up in our Firth J. Chew Studio Theatre for the exciting 2015 - 2016 Season! Evil Dead, The Musical Sordid Lives Hapgood Fiction We will be sharing more information about these shows on the blog beginning Monday! We are

2015 – 2016 Studio Theatre Announcement! 2014-11-22T12:00:01+00:00

"Scrooge's Six Days of 'A Christmas Carol – The Musical": Day 6

2014-11-21T20:00:23+00:00

And now...! Without further ado! "Scrooge's Six Days of 'A Christmas Carol'" comes to an end with this SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! During his curtain speech, Keith Dixon, Artistic Director of Spokane Civic Theatre announced our 2015-2016 Main Stage Season line-up! 2015 - 2016 Main Stage Line-up We are so excited to bring you the following shows

"Scrooge's Six Days of 'A Christmas Carol – The Musical": Day 6 2014-11-21T20:00:23+00:00

SCROOGE’S SIX DAYS OF ‘A CHRISTMAS CAROL': DAY 5 – FOOD DRIVE

2014-11-20T10:23:56+00:00

Winter Food Drive for 2nd Harvest! Winter can be a really tough time for our neighbors in need. Dropping temperatures mean higher heat bills and that leaves less money for food and other basic needs. Since 2011, Spokane Civic Theatre has worked in partnership with 2nd Harvest to provide food for these local families, especially at the

SCROOGE’S SIX DAYS OF ‘A CHRISTMAS CAROL': DAY 5 – FOOD DRIVE 2014-11-20T10:23:56+00:00

SCROOGE’S SIX DAYS OF ‘A CHRISTMAS CAROL': DAY 3

2014-11-18T17:48:20+00:00

Scrooge is Back! It looks like Spokane Civic Theatre's 'Ebenezer Scrooge' (Thomas Heppler) is back with another set of Money Saving Tips to get you through the holidays! Be sure to enter your own video highlighting a ridiculous money-saving idea to win a set of tickets to 'A Christmas Carol - The Musical' at Spokane Civic

SCROOGE’S SIX DAYS OF ‘A CHRISTMAS CAROL': DAY 3 2014-11-18T17:48:20+00:00

Scrooge's Six Days of 'A Christmas Carol': DAY 2 – A History!

2014-11-17T19:46:26+00:00

A Closer Look at A Christmas Carol – The Musical! Every story we tell on the stage gets its start somewhere! As Day 2 of our Scrooge’s Six Days of A Christmas Carol – The Musical here at Spokane Civic Theatre, we think Scrooge would prefer that we provide a little educational element to the

Scrooge's Six Days of 'A Christmas Carol': DAY 2 – A History! 2014-11-17T19:46:26+00:00

Scrooge's Six Days of 'A Christmas Carol': Day 1

2014-11-16T13:40:00+00:00

 Welcome to Scrooge's Six Days of Christmas! Why only six days, you ask? Well, Ebenezer Scrooge surely would not pay for 12 full days of Christmas.... he would pay for six! So all this week we have a fun set of posts planned to help get you into the A Christmas Carol: The Musical spirit! A Word from Scrooge

Scrooge's Six Days of 'A Christmas Carol': Day 1 2014-11-16T13:40:00+00:00

SPECIAL EVENT: Civic and Clarion Brass do Christmas at the Bing!

2014-11-04T12:30:27+00:00

FRIENDS OF THE BING & SPOKANE CIVIC THEATRE PRESENT: CHRISTMAS AT THE BING A FESTIVE FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT LOCAL THEATERS Friends Of the Bing with the Bing Crosby Theater and Spokane Civic Theatre are teaming up for a night of Christmas cheer and generous giving, in an effort to fundraise and increase programming at both theater venues. "Christmas at the

SPECIAL EVENT: Civic and Clarion Brass do Christmas at the Bing! 2014-11-04T12:30:27+00:00

Going Local: New Food and Beverage Options at Spokane Civic Theatre

2014-11-03T11:15:45+00:00

New lighting at Civic's Main Stage Concessions! We've been busy! If you've attended a show at Spokane Civic Theatre this season, you've most likely noticed we've been busy making a variety of changes in our concessions area, from new LED lighting and paint to updated archive photos and seating areas. What you may not

Going Local: New Food and Beverage Options at Spokane Civic Theatre 2014-11-03T11:15:45+00:00

Guest Blog: Legally Blonde's Chris Sherwood

2014-08-14T15:37:34+00:00

Chris Sherwood, Assistant Music Director of "Legally Blonde". Today's guest blogger is Chris Sherwood. He came to Spokane Civic Theatre for our run of Legally Blonde, The Musical as the Assistant Music Director. Chris is an award-winning composer with credits in film and video games, but his true love is musical theatre. Chris has both played keys

Guest Blog: Legally Blonde's Chris Sherwood 2014-08-14T15:37:34+00:00

Guest Blog: Legally Blonde's Siobhan Flanagan

2014-08-12T14:41:37+00:00

Siobhan Flanagan, today's guest blogger, and "Legally Blonde"'s "Paulette" Our guest blogger today is Siobhan Flanagan! She currently plays “Paulette Bonafonte", a quirky beautician, in our current Summer Academy production, Legally Blonde, The Musical! Siobhan is a recent graduate of Lewis & Clark High School, where she was heavily involved in the Tiger Drama department,  and will

Guest Blog: Legally Blonde's Siobhan Flanagan 2014-08-12T14:41:37+00:00

Greetings from Keith Dixon, Artistic Director

2014-07-26T13:44:07+00:00

After several months of planning, packing, moving and general anticipating, I’m happy to say that I’m now a resident of the great Inland Northwest and am getting acclimated to Spokane and more importantly Civic.  It’s great to be here.  I’m looking forward to the new season and bringing the best of community theatre to our

Greetings from Keith Dixon, Artistic Director 2014-07-26T13:44:07+00:00

Spokane Civic Theatre launches new website look!

2014-07-01T13:00:26+00:00

You may have noticed that we've been shaking things up a little bit with our branding lately! We have been working closely with the fantastic folks over at Design Spike to bring you some really beautiful work to highlight the coming season, and will be integrated into future seasons as well! Design Spike worked with Chris

Spokane Civic Theatre launches new website look! 2014-07-01T13:00:26+00:00

Meet the Playwright: Matthew Weaver

2014-06-05T18:16:19+00:00

In this weeklong series, we're introducing our fabulous playwrights with work in the 26th Playwrights' Forum Festival at Spokane Civic Theatre. We asked each of our playwrights a few questions about themselves and their entries, so you'll know a bit about them before you see their works Friday and Saturday! Here's our next playwright of this feature: Introducing:

Meet the Playwright: Matthew Weaver 2014-06-05T18:16:19+00:00

Meet the Playwright: Fred Tonge

2014-06-04T16:11:14+00:00

In this weeklong series, we're introducing our fabulous playwrights with work in the 26th Playwrights' Forum Festival at Spokane Civic Theatre. We asked each of our playwrights a few questions about themselves and their entries, so you'll know a bit about them before you see their works Friday and Saturday! Time to get acquainted with our next playwright!

Meet the Playwright: Fred Tonge 2014-06-04T16:11:14+00:00

Meet the Playwright: Keith McGregor

2014-06-03T03:37:04+00:00

In this weeklong series, we're introducing our fabulous playwrights with work in the 26th Playwrights' Forum Festival at Spokane Civic Theatre. We asked each of our playwrights a few questions about themselves and their entries, so you'll know a bit about them before you see their works Friday and Saturday! Today, we meet our second playwright! Introducing: Keith

Meet the Playwright: Keith McGregor 2014-06-03T03:37:04+00:00

Meet the Playwright: Merridawn Duckler

2014-06-02T11:28:35+00:00

In this weeklong series, we're introducing our fabulous playwrights with work in the 26th Playwrights' Forum Festival at Spokane Civic Theatre. We asked each of our playwrights a few questions about themselves and their entries, so you'll know a bit about them before you see their works Friday and Saturday! We get to present our first

Meet the Playwright: Merridawn Duckler 2014-06-02T11:28:35+00:00

Coming up: Annual Volunteer Picnic!

2014-06-02T00:00:00+00:00

Sunday, June 8, we celebrate our fabulous volunteers: actors, backstage, front of house, box officers, and more!

Coming up: Annual Volunteer Picnic! 2014-06-02T00:00:00+00:00

Playwrights' Forum Festival Returns to Civic

2014-06-01T01:35:57+00:00

Spokane Civic Theatre's 26th Playwrights' Forum Festival is this weekend, June 6 and 7 in the Firth J. Chew Studio Theatre. The Forum is returning after a five-year hiatus, and features six original plays by playwrights from around the Pacific Northwest. 26th Playwrights' Forum Line Up Featured original one-act plays this year are: Fresh Hell

Playwrights' Forum Festival Returns to Civic 2014-06-01T01:35:57+00:00

Now Presenting: 2014-15 Civic Season Artwork!

2014-05-14T20:07:29+00:00

2014-15 artwork: the wait is over! We can now share with you the beautiful artwork for the Spokane Civic Theatre 2014-15 Season! This season has some new shows mixed in with some old favorites. If you haven't been to a Civic show in a while, or have friends that haven't joined you yet, this is going

Now Presenting: 2014-15 Civic Season Artwork! 2014-05-14T20:07:29+00:00

Spokesman Review:

2014-03-23T00:00:00+00:00

Civic will welcome new Artistic Director, Keith Dixon, in June 2014.

Spokesman Review: 2014-03-23T00:00:00+00:00

Announcing the cast of ‘Gypsy’!

2014-03-21T00:00:00+00:00

Spokane Civic Theatre announces the cast of 2013-14 season's final Main Stage show!

Announcing the cast of ‘Gypsy’! 2014-03-21T00:00:00+00:00

Sneak Preview of 'SUDS' at Civic!

2014-03-13T12:21:49+00:00

SUDS cast provides a special glimpse Last week we visited a rehearsal of our newest studio production: SUDS and learned about the production, and even shared a playlist with songs from the show! Now, as a special treat, we are so excited share some great sneak preview shots with you! All credit and thanks for these fantastic images goes to Chris Wooley

Sneak Preview of 'SUDS' at Civic! 2014-03-13T12:21:49+00:00

Civic's 2014 – 2015 Theatre Season

2014-03-12T08:30:37+00:00

Tradition! From the desk of Jim Humes Wow! Civic’s 2014-2015 Season is right around the corner, and we have been busy getting ready to unveil next season’s brochure. Our design team at Design Spike, Inc. gave us a sneak preview of the new season's artwork. If only I could share it with you, but what

Civic's 2014 – 2015 Theatre Season 2014-03-12T08:30:37+00:00

Civic Veteran Patrick Treadway is "Barrymore"

2014-03-11T12:23:43+00:00

Patrick Treadway    (Barrymore) Spokane Civic Theatre veterans, Patrick Treadway, Todd Kehne, and Mary Starkey take on Interplayers Theatre’s latest production of Barrymore. In this two-person play, we follow John Barrymore, a Hollywood legend, in 1942 – shortly before his death. E.J. Iannelli provides a summary in his review in The Inlander's March 6-12

Civic Veteran Patrick Treadway is "Barrymore" 2014-03-11T12:23:43+00:00

'SUDS' Will Have You Singing Along

2014-03-08T17:10:39+00:00

SUDS is a Trip to Another Time This week, SUDS rehearsal in the Firth J. Chew Studio Theatre was quite the fun experience! Just a taste of the grooviness on the set of 'SUDS'! (We'd show you more, but we don't want to give it away!) Walking into the space, there were a few

'SUDS' Will Have You Singing Along 2014-03-08T17:10:39+00:00

Whodunnit at Spokane Civic? See The Mousetrap and find out.

2014-03-06T10:44:09+00:00

Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap Reigns Supreme with This Whodunnit Chris Wooley of Heads & Tails sent us these images of The Mousetrap cast in action at Spokane Civic Theatre. So, who looks like the guilty one to you? Was it Major Metcalf? He's a retired army man who we don't know much about. Did

Whodunnit at Spokane Civic? See The Mousetrap and find out. 2014-03-06T10:44:09+00:00

Spokane Civic meets The Fox

2014-02-25T17:01:45+00:00

Spokane Civic actors take to the stage for first Fox rehearsal! Yesterday, actors from Spokane Civic Theatre held their first rehearsal at the historic Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, in preparation for this weekend’s performance of Les Misérables. This production is quite exciting, as you probably know, because it is the first time Civic

Spokane Civic meets The Fox 2014-02-25T17:01:45+00:00