July 14 - 23, Main Stage Musical From the Tony and Grammy award-winning creators of SPRING AWAKENING, Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik, and co-written by Jessie Nelson (WAITRESS), ALICE BY HEART is a touching musical inspired by Alice’s madcap Adventures in Wonderland. In the rubble of the London Blitz of World War II, Alice Spencer’s budding
Spokane Civic Theatre is proud to partner with Spokane Playwrights Laboratory in presenting the first workshop of their 2022 - 2023 season: THE NAVIGATOR, written and composed by Sarah Dahmen and Henry McNulty, Spokane Civic Theatre's Music Director. This sweeping tale follows Anne Morrow and Charles Lindbergh as they navigate life’s triumphs and tragedies under the crushing
In 1997, 50 years after Jackie Robinson broke the color line in major league baseball, Spokane Civic Theatre Playwright-in-Residence, Bryan Harnetiaux, was working on a new play for Civic's 1997 - 1998 Studio Theatre Season. In the midst of this work, he picked up, for casual reading, Arnold Rampersad's Jackie Robinson: A Biography. This book "grabbed him
Main Stage September 16 - October 16, 2022 Follow the yellow brick road in this delightful stage adaptation of L. Frank Baum's beloved tale, featuring the iconic musical score from the MGM film. The timeless tale, in which young Dorothy Gale travels from Kansas over the rainbow to the magical Land of Oz, continues to
Memberships available November 16, 2021 Single Tickets available December 1, 2021 MARGOT AND ROBERT ODGEN MAIN STAGE January 28 - February 20, 2022 By Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields Welcome to opening night of the Cornley Drama Society’s newest production, The Murder at Haversham Manor, where things are quickly going from bad to
AUDITIONS: A Christmas Carol, Radio Play Auditions November 19 & 20, 6:30 PM "So as Tiny Tim observed, God bless us, every one." Transporting audiences to a bitterly chilly Christmas Eve night, a hard-hearted miser is visited by four ghosts who take him on a journey to worlds past, present and future. Can Ebenezer Scrooge
CIVIC PRESENTS Community Voices For the second installment of Civic Presents, Spokane Civic Theatre’s virtual Main Stage, the theme is inspired by the foundation of our organization: community and stories. Whether you’re an actor or singer, connect with friends or regular collaborators and select a scene or song with a message that either speaks to
CIVIC PRESENTS Young Artist Showcase When the world paused in March, so did Spokane Civic Theatre productions and operations. No auditions, classes, performances, production meetings, or rehearsals. Although currently unable to produce shows and provide performing arts training, we are ecstatic to announce Civic Presents — Civic’s virtual Main Stage, a streaming celebration of our
We are proud to announce our 2019 / 2020 Season directors. MAIN STAGE Roald Dahl's MATILDA The Musical: Kathie Doyle-Lipe IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: Marianne McLaughlin A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER: Troy Nickerson THE HUMANS: Dawn Taylor Reinhardt FUNNY GIRL: Jake Schaefer STUDIO THEARE THE BOOK OF WILL: Susan Hardie THIS IS
Season Tickets are available now! Single Tickets are available July 8, 2019! MAIN STAGE Rhoald Dahl’s MATILDA THE MUSICAL September 13 – October 13, 2019 Matilda is a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence and psychokinetic powers. She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey. Over the course
We are thrilled to announce the selected plays for our 31st Playwrights' Forum Festival. This year is among the highest number of submissions we've received in recent years. Thank you to everyone who submitted. Your stories are wonderful. CUTTING EDGE BEAUTY, Dacey Else* EGGS OVER EASY, Rich Rubin HELL ON WHEELS, Jean Hardie META…, Bryan
Season Tickets are available now! Single Tickets are available March 15, 2019! SPRING AWAKENING July 12 – 28, 2019 Main Stage Musical It is Germany, 1891, a world where the grown-ups hold all the cards. The beautiful young Wendla explores the mysteries of her body and wonders aloud where babies come from… until Mama tells
Directed By: Jamie Sciarrio Ages 7-18 Tuition: $120 upon casting (Scholarships Available) Performances: December 21-22, 2018 - 7:30 pm Tickets on sale November 1. 2018 "Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?” The beloved and charming true tale of how a young girl’s letter to the editor brought faith back to
We are proud to announce the 2018-2019 Season with artwork by local artist Zac Jones. Season Tickets are available online and through our Box Office: more information here! Single show tickets are on sale July 9th online and through our Box Office. MAIN STAGE Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins September 14 - October
Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls ! We are thrilled to finally reveal our Main Stage Performance Camp Production! Each summer, we have seen talented teens rise to the challenge of rehearsing and staging a show in under 3 weeks. We wondered...could our impressive community of teen performers tackle the impressive feat of staging a
MAIN STAGE West Side Story Musical: September 22-October 15, 2017 Book by Arthur Laurents, Music by Leonard Bernstein, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Based on Conception of Jerome Robbins, Based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet From the first notes to the final breath, West Side Story is one of the most memorable musicals and greatest love stories of all
JOIN US FOR OUR SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT PARTY! January 20, 2017 Free Admission Spokane Civic Theatre 5:00 PM- Doors open for drinks, catering by Charley's, and mingling with members of the Spokane theatre community in the lobby. 6:00 PM- 2017-2018 season announcement presentation in the auditorium. Hang out in the Lobby after the announcement for more
Spokane Civic Theatre’s Academy will present Disney’s High School Musical as its Summer Academy Musical. Performances run July 22-31, 2016, and are the culmination of a three-week theatre camp for 13-18 year olds. This audition-only camp brings together Spokane’s talented teenage musical theatre performers to hone their skills, make new friends, and have fun producing
Spokane Civic Theatre announces Guys and Dolls as its 2015-2016 Season closer,May 20 – June 19, 2016. Civic is making the change from Ghost, the Musical. Keith Dixon, Executive Artistic Director, said several factors informed the decision: “Looking at the success of last season’s The Music Man and other previous spring productions, along with the community’s appetite for
We will be announcing the entire 2016-17 Season on opening night of Les Liaisions Dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons), January 15, 2016. Come to hear our exciting announcement, and stay for the deliciously malicious French tale of seduction among aristocrats before the revolution (Rated PG-13).
Pack Your Bags! During the run of Catch Me If You Can, our lobby drawing can have you flying up, up, and away! For just $10 for each entry slip, we have two drawings to choose from to get you on your way with Catch Me If You Can sponsor, Delta Air Lines - choose from "Stars
Thank you for joining for on our 10-part 2015-16 Season Artwork Reveal! We believe that next season will be one of the most exciting ones we've put on yet - and we're excited to bring them to you! Let us know which of our 2015-16 productions you're most excited to see in the comments section below! This
Our 2015-16 Studio Theatre closer artwork reveal is here - and that means we have one final reveal for you tomorrow. Let us know in the comments which Studio production you're most looking forward to seeing! Reveal #9: Fiction Synopsis Linda and Michael Waterman are both successful writers, happily married to one another. They thrive on
In our next-to-last Main Stage production of the 2015-16 Season, we'll have laughs galore with this farce set on a golf course! Reveal #8: The Fox on the Fairway Synopsis The Fox on the Fairway takes audiences on a hilarious romp which pulls the rug out from underneath the stuffy denizens of a private country club.
Are you up for a little spy game next season? Well, you're in luck -- we've got just the thing.... Reveal #7: Hapgood Synopsis Dual natures of light - and people - are the theme of Tom Stoppard's espionage thriller. Kerner's secret research is being leaked to Moscow. Is Ridley the double agent? Or is Kerner a triple?
Adding to our 2015-16 Season's silly and sassy shows, we have one that is sweet and nostalgic and based off of one of America's favorite stories. Reveal #6: Little Women Synopsis This timeless captivating story is brought to life in this glorious musical filled with personal discovery, heartache, hope, and everlasting love. Based on Louisa May Alcott's
Welcome to our second poster reveal of the day! And speaking of second, this is also our second of four Studio Theatre productions that we're sharing! Reveal #5: Sordid Lives Synopsis When Peggy, a good Christian woman, hits her head on the sink and bleeds to death after tripping over her lover's wooden legs in a
After experiencing a few technical difficulties yesterday, we were unable to post our Les Liaisons Dangereuses poster - so, to make up for it, we'll be posting TWO today! Reveal #4: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons) Synopsis A French tale of seduction among aristocrats before the revolution, this classic drama explores decadent sexuality, morals, and manipulation played as the ultimate game
Today we share with you poster reveal #3 out of the 10 we have to show you! Our 2015-16 Season Brochures are almost finished - if you'd like to receive one, send us an email with your name (first and last) and current mailing address and we'll get you on the list! Reveal #3: White Christmas Synopsis
Are you ready for our second reveal!? Yesterday's poster for Catch Me If You Can was our first Main Stage reveal - and today, we're sharing our first Studio poster! If these are getting you as jazzed for next season as we are, 2015-16 Season Subscriptions are on sale now - so you can secure your seats now! - with
It's Time to Share! We are so excited to finally share our 2015-16 Spokane Civic Theatre poster artwork! Over the next ten days, we'll be revealing these fantastic designs, show by show, as created by Design Spike! We'll have a brief synopsis, show dates, and audition dates with each of these posts as well! So
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
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
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
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
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
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
