BELLINGHAM THEATREWORKS
2025 SEASON
New Play Cafe - six readings of new plays by Pacific Northwest Playwrights, selected from dozens of submissions. From wacky comedies to mind bending dramas to a staunch believer in Bigfoot, these plays represent the cutting edge of work coming out of the Pacific Northwest.
Sync by Shanna Allman
Friday April 4
Directed by Ashley Albertson
So what if my boyfriend is a robot!?!?
What an Impossible Idea by Tommer Peterson
Saturday April 5
Directed by Suzie Mackay
Poetic journey into Indigenous lives.
One Day, We Will All Join Hands by Dane Wheaton
Sunday April 6
Directed by Dallas Milholland
Completely mind-bending drama. Nothing is as it seems.
Bigfoot by Meghan Endres Brown
Friday April 18
Directed by Ann Smith
A true believer, with a podcast, is willing to sacrifice her family for Bigfoot.
Born a Clown by Rand Higbee
Saturday April 19
Directed by Carol Makela
A genetic scientist is hilariously upended by her research.
Ugly Cry Christmas by Brianna Barrett
Sunday April 20
Directed by Megan Markham
A sweet exploration of a fragile teenager befriending an elderly woman online.
Coming June/July 2025…
COMPLETED WORKS FOR THE SEASON…
Bellingham TheatreWorks in partnership with Options High School drama department presents the musical WORKING, based on the book by Studs Terkel. WORKING tells stories of working people’s jobs and lives. Characters in the musical have jobs as varied as receptionist, stonemason, schoolteacher, flight attendant, trucker, cleaning woman, migrant worker, editor, tech support, and fast-food worker.
With nine student actors/singers from Options High School and seventeen adults from Bellingham TheatreWorks, this is a major, feel-good production! Come enjoy this jubilant celebration of everyday people. WORKING!
WORKING 2012 REVISED VERSION is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
On a picturesque island in Puget Sound, we find a town in a crisis: The whales have gone missing. While (unofficial) Mayor Annie searches for a solution, Chris tries to get back together with Mary; John reaches out to help Homeless Gary; Leslie longs for a faraway pen pal; Ali has come home to care for her mother; and Ella has a secret she only wants to share with local journalist Joy Mead, who she barely knows. But what about the whales? Is their absence just a seasonal glitch, or is it a sign of our collective failure to take care of the Earth? DEEP BLUE SOUND is a funny and moving play about the connections we make—and the ones we long to make—to other people, and to the world around us.
CAST
Ann Smith: Ella
Dallas Milholland: Joy Mead
Dany Shaw: Mary
Kellyann Walbeck: Leslie
Breeann Dunivent: Ali
Ethel Stephens: Mayor Annie
Matthew Twining: John
Robert Frederiksen: Chris
Kua Patten: Gary / the whale
Jordan Cruminty: Alexander / Karl
CREW
Mark Kuntz: Director
Johncen Oxales: Assistant Director
Charlie Muroya: Costumer
Ella Jeon: Assistant Stage Manager
Autumn Hahn: Props Manager
Zane Borman: Stage Manager
Katelyn Coleman: Stage Manager
Allissa Flood: Projections
Pam Kuntz: Projections
Ace Yatsuk: Light Board Operator
Photo by David Cohn
Photo by David Cohn
Photo by David Cohn
Photo by David Cohn
Photo by David Cohn
Photo by David Cohn
Photo by David Cohn
Photo by David Cohn
Photo by David Cohn
Photo by David Cohn
Photo by David Cohn
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Photo by David Cohn