"Sleeping Beauty" opens
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Steve Dunkeloberger’s theater picks
by Steve Dunkelberger
Nov 08, 2007
“sleeping beauty”
Tacoma Little Theatre presents the classic tale of "Sleeping Beauty" starting this weekend. This retelling of "Sleeping Beauty" by Charles Way maintains its major themes, but features a headstrong princess and additional characters, including Gryff, a half-man, half-dragon creature and a riddle-challenging Spider King.
[Tacoma Little Theatre, Nov. 9-Dec. 2, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, $18-$22, 210 N. I St., Tacoma, 253.272.228, www.tacomalittletheatre.com.
“metaphasia”
Encore! Theater is staging a new work, “Metaphasia,” as its indoor-season musical through Nov. 18. This coming-of-age musical centered on Angie Anderson weaves adventure with upbeat, original tunes and colorful costumes as it takes a radical new look at “Twelve Dancing Princesses” and the likes of “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe” and the wizardry of some dude named Harry Potter.
[Encore! Theater, through Nov 18, $6-$15, 6615 38th Ave., Gig Harbor, www.encoretheater.org]
“closer”
Prodigal Sun Productions stages the romantic tale of “Closer.” This award-winning script examines the fragility of the heart as it looks at modern romance involving four characters who struggle to survive in a world of deception, lies, sex and love. The performance contains partial nudity and explicit language.
[The Midnight Sun Performance Space, through Nov. 17, 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, $7-$15, 113 N. Columbia St., Olympia, 360.556.3245, www.buyolympia.com/events]
