MacHomerSaturday, September 29 ONE GUY, FIFTY CHARACTERS, DOH!!!!!!!Acomicdelightfortheentirefamily.It’sShakespeare’sMacbeth…asperformedbyTheSimpsons!Ahilariousone-personcreationbyRickMillerwhoseuncannyportrayalsofHomer,Marge,Bartandtherestofthegangarenottobemissed.

Neil Berg’s 100 Years of BroadwayThursday, October 18FIVE BROADWAY STARS, ONE GREAT BAND, 100 YEARS OF SONG!

NeilBerg’s100YearsofBroadwayrecreatesthebestmomentsfromthebiggestBroadwayshowsofthecentury,featuringstarsfromThe Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Cats, Man of La Mancha, Jekyll and Hydeandmanymore.

The 28th Annual Seattle International

Standup Comedy Competition Saturday, November 3 THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM!ReturningforitsThirdYear!Comichopefulssquareoffagainsteachother,withthewinnergoingontoSeattle for the finals. See them “first” on our stage. Some day…youmightjustseethemonTheTonightShow.

Fab Four Saturday, December 1 THE FOURSOME THAT CHANGED POP MUSIC!It’sFebruary9,1964…it’sTheEdSullivanShow…it’stheBeatles!AtributeconcerttotheoriginalFab4.Relivethatgoldentimewiththesongsthatlingerinourmemories,fromI saw her standing theretoLet it be.Betterstill,bringthekids!

Aaron Meyer’s Holiday ShowSaturday, December 8 ONE OF THE NORTHWEST’S OWN!Meyer,avirtuosorockviolinist,headlinesaninternationalfeastofperformers,includingTheGothardSistersandtheirhigh-steppingCelticmusicanddance.Meyer’sannualholidayshowinPortlandisasell-outengagementthatattractsaudiencesofallages.

Missoula Children’s Theatre

Jack and the BeanstalkSaturday, February 260 RISING STARS CREATE THE MAGIC! Theaudition’sonMonday,andtheshowgoesuponSaturday!Inbetween,60localchildrenrehearse,learntheirlinesandshareanunforgettableexperience.Aclassicfairytalecomestolifeandcreatesanenchantingperformanceforgrandma…andeveryoneelse!

Grand DérangementThursday, March 20CELEBRATING 400 YEARS OF ACADIAN CULTURE!ThistalentedtroupehailsfromNovaScotia.TheirnamereferstoGrandDérangement,theexpulsionoftheAcadianpeoplefromCanadain1755.Bycreatinganewmusicalrepertoiredrawingonfolk,Celtic,rock,andBroadway—alongwiththeirvirtuosofiddling and high-step dancing—the Acadian culture willremainaliveandvital.

Spencers – Theatre of IllusionFriday, April 18 ONE, TWO, THREE, MAGIC!Internationally-acclaimedmagic.TheSpencershaveperformedallovertheworlddazzlingadultsandchildrenofallageswiththeirunbelievablesleight-of-hand.

Capitol StepsFriday, April 25 DOZENS TO SKEWER, SO LITTLE TIME!In the thick of every presidential campaign, we find theCapitolSteps.Andwhynot?Theyarethevoice

ofsanityastheyspoofandskewerbothsidesoftheaisle!

Season Program subject to change.

The Acting Company— The TempestSunday, February 10AMERICA’S PREMIERE CLASSICAL TOURING COMPANY!ConsideredoneofShakespeare’sgreatestromanticplays,The TempestissetonamysteriousislandwherethemagicianProsperohasconjuredacastofvisitorstoworkhismagic.The 1956 science-fiction film “Forbidden Planet” was inspired by this play. Suitableforhighschoolandolder.

About The Acting Company…Foundedin1972byJohnHousemanatTheJuilliardSchool,theiralumniinclude:KevinKline,PattiLuPone,FrancesConroy,DavidOgdenStiersandJeffreyWright.TheActingCompanyhasbeenhonoredwithanObieAward,theLosAngelesDramaCriticsCircleAwardandaTONY®forExcellenceinTheater.

Michael Allen Harrison and Julianne R. Johnson

Friday, February 29A RETURN OF THE DELECTABLE DUO!Areturnengagement,followingtheirsensationalholidayshowin2006.You’llgroovetothebeatwithaneveningofjazz,gospelandeverythinginbetween.

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