BOAT Festival Show Descriptions

Please be at the Theatre Guild 10 to 30 minutes before performances to secure seat tickets for each show you want to see. Festival passes are valid for all performances, but you must have your pass stamped and get seat tickets to gain admission to the auditorium.

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ANBAHAR's Black Market Theatre presents
Mystery Grab Bag
by Could B. Anybody
Directed by Un B. Knownst
Actors: Dramatis Personae
Three different dates, three different somethings. You think you want to be the one who missed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity AGAIN? Nuh-uh, you wanna be in this theatre each and every time so you can see what totally amazing whatsa-hootchie-kinda-performance thingy rears up and takes a bite out of your ever-lovin' soul. Mystery Grab Bag - Bring Friends, you'll need 'em.
**** 18+ Warnings: Seriously, anything could happen each time.

Lost Borders Productions presents
Famous Last Words
By Michael Wallace
Drama
Directed by Michael Wallace
Actors: Kiley Cloud, Henry Winslow
Set Design: Clare Tatarsky Tech: Chris Thomas
Special Thanks to WSU Extension 4-H, CC's 4-H Club and Ronda Webber
While fleeing bullies through a graveyard, Bryon discovers an uncommon girl who tries to teach him a thing or two about life.
9+ Warnings: Minimal language.

ANBAHAR's Black Market Theatre presents
Forced Couplets
By Sean Walbeck
Transformative Love Story
Directed by Shawn Fuller
One minute you're two strangers who just missed the Metro-Link in Tacoma; ten minutes later, you're an epic love story that transcends time, space and credulity. The world can change in ten minutes. Would you want to miss that?
** 14+ Warning: Annoying sound effects, manifestation of a god.

Dr. Boots Productions presents
Evermore
Book by Mike Rostron; Music and lyrics by Mike Rostron, Jim Nelson and Lesley Rostron
Science Fiction Rock Musical Preview
Directed by Christopher Key
Musical Direction by Mike Rostron, Jim Nelson
Band: Mike Rostron, Jim Nelson, Dave Lyon, Jon Grover
Actors: Paul Orlowski, Jon D. Vogt, Katie Kennedy, Shelly Lyon, Mija Bishop One thousand years in the future, little remains of the civilization that once reached the stars. An unnamed apocalypse has reduced human society to scattered tribal groups that eke out a living among the ruins of the past. The only product of the great civilization to have survived the apocalypse: duct tape.
12+ Warnings: None

Redfoot Theatre Company presents
Extinction
By Michael Wallace
Existential Comic Drama
Directed by Matthew Riggins
Actors: Leon Charbonneau, Jill Likkel, Ben Williamson, Chris Moye, Michael Wallace, Sarah Mickelson
Sound Engineer: James Lee Harris; Lights and Props: Clare Tatarsky, Chris Thomas Reality bends for three separate couples in three separate cars at three separate times.
14+ Warnings: Contains strong language and some mature themes.

The Neighborhood Playhouse - Bellingham’s Theatre for Young Audiences presents
Tornado Prom
Adapted by Lizanne Schader, from the content of a show originally broadcast on the public radio show This American Life, from WBEZ Chicago. Listen to the original show at www.thisamericanlife.org
Drama
Directed by Lizanne Schader
Actors: Hannah Carpenter, Hanna Chappell, Rowan Chappell, Lucy Cornwell, Andrew Marshall-Rodenberg, Spencer Marshall-Rodenberg, Denny McAuliffe, Glenna McGarity, Hannie McGarity, Allyson Moore, Sydni Morin, Drew Wilson, Sammie Wilson
What happens when a natural disaster strikes the same night as the unnatural disaster that is The Prom? A dramatization of the night a tornado hit Hoisington, Kansas, during the senior prom. Starring TNP’s 2011 Summer Drama Production Camp teen actors.
Kids. Warnings: Loud door slam and several blackouts. Theme of natural disaster may be disturbing for some young children, but otherwise appropriate for all ages.

Primordial Soup Kitchen presents
eMatch The Musical
Music, lyrics & book by Les Campbell
Musical Comedy
Directed by Les Campbell
Choreography by Michelle Kriz
Actors: Tonja Myers, Alan Peet, Michelle Kriz, Les Campbell
Description: Can online dating lead to a fairy-tale romance? A musical that explores the delusions that can accompany that first nearly blind date after an online match, and whether two people can find happiness and magic, or at least hope.
* 12+ Warning: Nothing inappropriate, it’s just that singing/dancing/kissing stuff is totally gross.

S & K Productions presents
The Devil in Room 12
By Sally Unger & Kari Lee
Comedy
Directed by and starring: Sally Unger & Kari Lee
Employment opportunity - seeking kindergarten teacher. Must have experience working with gifted children. Endless energy and naïve optimism preferred. Must demonstrate ability to work well with highly involved and enthusiastic parents. Previous care of small animals an asset.
* 12+ Warnings: Only funny to adults. Death of a reptile, stressed-out adults, wine sipping. Mild language.

S.O.A.P. Box Players presents
Special Friends
By Marla J. Bronstein
Drama
Directed by Marla J. Bronstein
Actors: Ashley Hoppes, Madeline Easton, Adam Drake, Ryan Shupe, Cherie Little
A man takes full advantage of his status in the community to have an inappropriate relationship with a young woman. That’s what she said. A young woman takes the opportunity to point the finger at someone from her past with no proof, no validation. That’s what he said. Who do you listen to? What do you believe?
16+ Warnings: Sexually explicit language, verbal violence. Themes include sexual assault.

Colossus! Theatre Productions presents
A Ninja Must Be Silent: The Musical
By Riley Penaluna & L. Peter Crandell
Musical Comedy
Directed by Riley Penaluna
Music Direction by Julie Giesbrecht
Choreography by Gayle Staker
Actors: Ron Warner, Kevin Lee, Riley Penaluna, Kimberly Ross, Oliver Ross, Nick Twietmeyer, Trevor Van Houten
From the guys who brought you The Ramblin' Tales of Boxcar Pete comes a thrilling and whimsical story of love among the shadows. Join a ragtag band of singing, dancing ninja assassins as they face off against their fiercest foes while learning the true meaning of friendship. Or something like that. Catch this one before it vanishes!
12+ Warnings: Violence against pirates, terrible English accents.