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Joy Manifest: Beethoven’s Ninth

Metropolitan Youth Symphony’s season finale featuring Beethoven’s Ninth!

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  • The Words Will Come: A Play About Dyslexia

    The Words Will Come: A Play About Dyslexia
    Shaking the Tree Theatre 823 SE Grant St., Portland, OR, United States

    The Words Will Come: Inside the Dyslexic Mind is a new Portland play exploring dyslexia, language, and identity through story, movement, immersive sound, and projection. An Iranian-American woman confronts her younger self in a world where letters won’t stay still — creating a heartfelt and imaginative experience designed to spark conversation between kids and parents […]

    $20 – $30

  • Once Upon a Mattress

    Once Upon a Mattress
    Broadway Rose Theatre 12850 SW Grant Ave., Tigard, Oregon

    In this fairy tale musical, no one in the kingdom can marry until the prince does. Will the delightful and unconventional Princess Winnifred the Woebegone win over the prince (and his mother) and find a place she truly belongs? Suitable for most theater goers. Run time is approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, including one […]

  • The Words Will Come: A Play About Dyslexia

    The Words Will Come: A Play About Dyslexia
    Shaking the Tree Theatre 823 SE Grant St., Portland, OR, United States

    The Words Will Come: Inside the Dyslexic Mind is a new Portland play exploring dyslexia, language, and identity through story, movement, immersive sound, and projection. An Iranian-American woman confronts her younger self in a world where letters won’t stay still — creating a heartfelt and imaginative experience designed to spark conversation between kids and parents […]

    $20 – $30

  • Once Upon a Mattress

    Once Upon a Mattress
    Broadway Rose Theatre 12850 SW Grant Ave., Tigard, Oregon

    In this fairy tale musical, no one in the kingdom can marry until the prince does. Will the delightful and unconventional Princess Winnifred the Woebegone win over the prince (and his mother) and find a place she truly belongs? Suitable for most theater goers. Run time is approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, including one […]

  • Circus Performers from Shoestring Circus

    Hands On Children's Museum 414 Jefferson St. NE, Olympia, WA, United States

    Meet a Circus Performer from Shoestring Circus! Shoestring Circus is an artist-owned, traveling big-top circus based in Bellingham, Washington. It features acrobatics, aerial acts, and theater. Sponsored by the Port of Olympia Editor’s note: This event is a community submission.

  • The Words Will Come: A Play About Dyslexia

    The Words Will Come: A Play About Dyslexia
    Shaking the Tree Theatre 823 SE Grant St., Portland, OR, United States

    The Words Will Come: Inside the Dyslexic Mind is a new Portland play exploring dyslexia, language, and identity through story, movement, immersive sound, and projection. An Iranian-American woman confronts her younger self in a world where letters won’t stay still — creating a heartfelt and imaginative experience designed to spark conversation between kids and parents […]

    $20 – $30

  • Once Upon a Mattress

    Once Upon a Mattress
    Broadway Rose Theatre 12850 SW Grant Ave., Tigard, Oregon

    In this fairy tale musical, no one in the kingdom can marry until the prince does. Will the delightful and unconventional Princess Winnifred the Woebegone win over the prince (and his mother) and find a place she truly belongs? Suitable for most theater goers. Run time is approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, including one […]

  • The Words Will Come: A Play About Dyslexia

    The Words Will Come: A Play About Dyslexia
    Shaking the Tree Theatre 823 SE Grant St., Portland, OR, United States

    The Words Will Come: Inside the Dyslexic Mind is a new Portland play exploring dyslexia, language, and identity through story, movement, immersive sound, and projection. An Iranian-American woman confronts her younger self in a world where letters won’t stay still — creating a heartfelt and imaginative experience designed to spark conversation between kids and parents […]

    $20 – $30

  • Once Upon a Mattress

    Once Upon a Mattress
    Broadway Rose Theatre 12850 SW Grant Ave., Tigard, Oregon

    In this fairy tale musical, no one in the kingdom can marry until the prince does. Will the delightful and unconventional Princess Winnifred the Woebegone win over the prince (and his mother) and find a place she truly belongs? Suitable for most theater goers. Run time is approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, including one […]

  • The Words Will Come: A Play About Dyslexia

    The Words Will Come: A Play About Dyslexia
    Shaking the Tree Theatre 823 SE Grant St., Portland, OR, United States

    The Words Will Come: Inside the Dyslexic Mind is a new Portland play exploring dyslexia, language, and identity through story, movement, immersive sound, and projection. An Iranian-American woman confronts her younger self in a world where letters won’t stay still — creating a heartfelt and imaginative experience designed to spark conversation between kids and parents […]

    $20 – $30

  • Once Upon a Mattress

    Once Upon a Mattress
    Broadway Rose Theatre 12850 SW Grant Ave., Tigard, Oregon

    In this fairy tale musical, no one in the kingdom can marry until the prince does. Will the delightful and unconventional Princess Winnifred the Woebegone win over the prince (and his mother) and find a place she truly belongs? Suitable for most theater goers. Run time is approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, including one […]

  • The Words Will Come: A Play About Dyslexia

    The Words Will Come: A Play About Dyslexia
    Shaking the Tree Theatre 823 SE Grant St., Portland, OR, United States

    The Words Will Come: Inside the Dyslexic Mind is a new Portland play exploring dyslexia, language, and identity through story, movement, immersive sound, and projection. An Iranian-American woman confronts her younger self in a world where letters won’t stay still — creating a heartfelt and imaginative experience designed to spark conversation between kids and parents […]

    $20 – $30

  • Once Upon a Mattress

    Once Upon a Mattress
    Broadway Rose Theatre 12850 SW Grant Ave., Tigard, Oregon

    In this fairy tale musical, no one in the kingdom can marry until the prince does. Will the delightful and unconventional Princess Winnifred the Woebegone win over the prince (and his mother) and find a place she truly belongs? Suitable for most theater goers. Run time is approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, including one […]

  • The Words Will Come: A Play About Dyslexia

    The Words Will Come: A Play About Dyslexia
    Shaking the Tree Theatre 823 SE Grant St., Portland, OR, United States

    The Words Will Come: Inside the Dyslexic Mind is a new Portland play exploring dyslexia, language, and identity through story, movement, immersive sound, and projection. An Iranian-American woman confronts her younger self in a world where letters won’t stay still — creating a heartfelt and imaginative experience designed to spark conversation between kids and parents […]

    $20 – $30

  • Broadway Jr Summer 2-week Intensive Presents: “Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr.”

    Broadway Jr Summer 2-week Intensive presents: “Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr.”
    Metropolitan Performing Arts

    The Emmy Award-winning Saturday morning educational cartoon series and pop culture phenomenon is now the basis for one of the most fun and easily mounted musicals ever to hit the stage, Schoolhouse Rock Live! JR. A loose, revue-like structure allows for a great deal of flexibility in staging and cast size in this energetic musical, […]

    $8 – $10

  • The Words Will Come: A Play About Dyslexia

    The Words Will Come: A Play About Dyslexia
    Shaking the Tree Theatre 823 SE Grant St., Portland, OR, United States

    The Words Will Come: Inside the Dyslexic Mind is a new Portland play exploring dyslexia, language, and identity through story, movement, immersive sound, and projection. An Iranian-American woman confronts her younger self in a world where letters won’t stay still — creating a heartfelt and imaginative experience designed to spark conversation between kids and parents […]

    $20 – $30

  • Broadway Jr Summer 2-week Intensive Presents: “Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr.”

    Broadway Jr Summer 2-week Intensive presents: “Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr.”
    Metropolitan Performing Arts

    The Emmy Award-winning Saturday morning educational cartoon series and pop culture phenomenon is now the basis for one of the most fun and easily mounted musicals ever to hit the stage, Schoolhouse Rock Live! JR. A loose, revue-like structure allows for a great deal of flexibility in staging and cast size in this energetic musical, […]

    $8 – $10

  • The Words Will Come: A Play About Dyslexia

    The Words Will Come: A Play About Dyslexia
    Shaking the Tree Theatre 823 SE Grant St., Portland, OR, United States

    The Words Will Come: Inside the Dyslexic Mind is a new Portland play exploring dyslexia, language, and identity through story, movement, immersive sound, and projection. An Iranian-American woman confronts her younger self in a world where letters won’t stay still — creating a heartfelt and imaginative experience designed to spark conversation between kids and parents […]

    $20 – $30

  • The Words Will Come: A Play About Dyslexia

    The Words Will Come: A Play About Dyslexia
    Shaking the Tree Theatre 823 SE Grant St., Portland, OR, United States

    The Words Will Come: Inside the Dyslexic Mind is a new Portland play exploring dyslexia, language, and identity through story, movement, immersive sound, and projection. An Iranian-American woman confronts her younger self in a world where letters won’t stay still — creating a heartfelt and imaginative experience designed to spark conversation between kids and parents […]

    $20 – $30

  • Robin Hood LIVE

    Robin Hood LIVE
    The Judy Kafoury Center for Youth Arts 1000 SW Broadway, T-100, Portland, OR, United States

    Sword Fights! Action Adventure! Slapstick Comedy! Get ready for a wildly fun, laugh-out-loud take on everyone’s favorite outlaw. Northwest Children's Theater presents Robin Hood live, July 18-August 2 at The Judy. Featuring NWCT alumni on stage and behind the scenes! NWCT Alumni present Robin Hood LIVE July 18-August 2 Weekends at 11 a.m. & 2 […]

    $20 – $25

  • Robin Hood LIVE

    Robin Hood LIVE
    The Judy Kafoury Center for Youth Arts 1000 SW Broadway, T-100, Portland, OR, United States

    Sword Fights! Action Adventure! Slapstick Comedy! Get ready for a wildly fun, laugh-out-loud take on everyone’s favorite outlaw. Northwest Children's Theater presents Robin Hood live, July 18-August 2 at The Judy. Featuring NWCT alumni on stage and behind the scenes! NWCT Alumni present Robin Hood LIVE July 18-August 2 Weekends at 11 a.m. & 2 […]

    $20 – $25

  • Mainstage 3-week Summer Intensive Presents: “The Prom”

    Mainstage 3-week Summer Intensive presents: “The Prom”
    Metropolitan Performing Arts

    Drama Desk Award for Best Musical! Four eccentric Broadway stars are in desperate need of a new stage. So when they hear that trouble is brewing around a small-town prom, they know that it’s time to put a spotlight on the issue…and themselves. The town’s parents want to keep the high school dance on the […]

    $16 – $20

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