Go deep ‘Into the Woods’
Fe, Fi, Fo, Fum, how many fairy tales can you hum? Starting Friday, Ovation! Musical Theatre brings “Into the Woods” to Bainbridge for a three-weekend run.
Steven Sondheim’s hilarious, humanistic take on fairy tale folly includes most of the best-known favorites including Jack of beanstalk fame, Rapunzel, Cinderella, the Big Bad Wolf and Ms. Riding Hood.
The musical and narrative intertwining are too cleverly complicated to expound on here; instead, catch any of nine performances, Fridays through Sundays July 11-27 at the Bainbridge High School Theatre. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays.
Tickets, $13-$20, are at Winslow Drug, online at www.ovationmtb.com or at 842-0472.
Pirates, meet the dragons
Fantasy and legend take center stage on Friday with the latest crop of BPA Theatre productions.
At 11 a.m., grades 1-2 will present “The Legend of Captain Blye,” filled with far-away ports and bizarre creatures of the sea. At 1:30 p.m., grades 3-4 pick up Blye’s adventures with “The Pirate’s Curse.”
Both shows are free; donations benefit the BPA Theatre School scholarship fund.
Later in the day, grades 5-8 take over with an original production by Artistic Director Steven Fogell. “Dragonsphere: The Awakening” presents chapter one of this futuristic tale of an otherworldly Earth.
“Dragonsphere” runs at 3:30 and 7 p.m. at BPA; tickets are $10.
Call BPA, 842-8569 for tickets and information, or to register for fall classes for grades 1-8.
Tips from a writing panel
Field’s End gives new and seasoned writers ongoing access to a treasure trove of local talent.
At this month’s writer’s roundtable, a four-member panel of local authors will discuss “What’s the Best Way to Get Your Words on the Page?”
Panelists include Paul Hanson, manager of Eagle Harbor Book Co., president of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers’ Association and speculative fiction writer; Ann Combs, former Seattle P-I columnist, current Eagle Harbor bookseller and author of several works of creative nonfiction; Margaret Trent, historical fiction writer; and Elsa Watson, author of “Maid Marian,” a retelling of the legend of Robin Hood and his heroine.
Meet from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Bainbridge Public Library. The monthly roundtable is free and open to writers of all levels and interests. See www.fieldsend.org.
