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Three comedies

Still feeding Seymour Paradise Theatre is well into its run of “Little Shop of Horrors,” a doozy of a show about a run-down plant shop in New York that happens to find good fortune when a space plant finds its way into the shop’s stock. The only trouble is that the

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"Mame" is far from lame

I have to admit that I wasn’t looking forward to seeing “Auntie Mame” at Tacoma Little Theatre. I saw the show a few years ago at a different theater, and it didn’t wow me the way I wanted it to. So when I saw it on my shows to watch

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"Mame" is far from lame

I have to admit that I wasn’t looking forward to seeing “Auntie Mame” at Tacoma Little Theatre. I saw the show a few years ago at a different theater, and it didn’t wow me the way I wanted it to. So when I saw it on my shows to watch

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Oktoberfest shrinks

The Irish have St. Patrick’s Day. African-Americans have Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Mexican restaurants get Cinco de Mayo. We Germans are losing our holiday to the rise of globalization of beer making. Since it was not socially acceptable for us to

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BEERVANA: Oktoberfest shrinks

The Irish have St. Patrick’s Day. African-Americans have Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Mexican restaurants get Cinco de Mayo. We Germans are losing our holiday to the rise of globalization of beer making. Since it was not socially acceptable for

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Oktoberfest shrinks

The Irish have St. Patrick’s Day. African-Americans have Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Mexican restaurants get Cinco de Mayo. We Germans are losing our holiday to the rise of globalization of beer making. Since it was not socially acceptable for us to

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Oktoberfest shrinks

The Irish have St. Patrick’s Day. African-Americans have Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Mexican restaurants get Cinco de Mayo. We Germans are losing our holiday to the rise of globalization of beer making. Since it was not socially acceptable for us to

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Hail the all-powerful mouse

The Puget Sound is all about “High School Musical” these days with two productions at Tacoma Little Theatre and one at Tacoma Musical Playhouse this summer and Encore! set to do it next summer. Disney Channel is awash with the movie and its sequel while tabloids twitter about racy photos the

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Hail the all-powerful mouse

The Puget Sound is all about “High School Musical” these days with two productions at Tacoma Little Theatre and one at Tacoma Musical Playhouse this summer and Encore! set to do it next summer. Disney Channel is awash with the movie and its sequel while tabloids twitter about racy photos the

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Gilligan!

Studio 21 Studio 21 is set to end its run of “The Steward of Christendom,” a drama about the fall of one’s identity when the world changes. [Commencement Bay Coffee Co., through Sept. 23 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, $15-$20, 2354 S. Jefferson Ave., Tacoma, www.studio21theatre.com] "The Hollow” Agatha Christie’s “The Hollow,”

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Gilligan!

Studio 21 Studio 21 is set to end its run of “The Steward of Christendom,” a drama about the fall of one’s identity when the world changes. [Commencement Bay Coffee Co., through Sept. 23 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, $15-$20, 2354 S. Jefferson Ave., Tacoma, www.studio21theatre.com] "The Hollow” Agatha Christie’s “The Hollow,”

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Three worthy shows

“Accomplice” Harlequin Productions is staging a mystery production of false identifies and cross purposes titled “Accomplice.” [State Theater, through Sept. 15, 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, $24-$33, 202 Fourth Ave. E., Olympia, 360.786.0151, www.harlequinproductions.org] “Doubt” “Doubt” portrays a strong-minded nun’s struggles with conscience and uncertainty about herself, her gut instincts and justice. [South Puget

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Three worthy shows

“Accomplice” Harlequin Productions is staging a mystery production of false identifies and cross purposes titled “Accomplice.” [State Theater, through Sept. 15, 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, $24-$33, 202 Fourth Ave. E., Olympia, 360.786.0151, www.harlequinproductions.org] “Doubt” “Doubt” portrays a strong-minded nun’s struggles with conscience and uncertainty about herself, her gut instincts and justice. [South Puget

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Living the glamorous life

An actor’s life is not an easy one. Days are long. Nights are even longer. The pay is small even when there is money to be made. But for a collection of South Sound thespians, life would be empty without it. These are their stories: John Munn John Munn is sort of

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Living the glamorous life

An actor’s life is not an easy one. Days are long. Nights are even longer. The pay is small even when there is money to be made. But for a collection of South Sound thespians, life would be empty without it. These are their stories: John Munn John Munn is sort of

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"Hollow" has no holes

Lakewood Playhouse has hit a long ball with its first time at bat this season. The community theater’s staging of Agatha Chirstie’s “The Hollow” simply was entertaining from first line to curtain call. I have to admit that I wasn’t particularly looking forward to seeing the show since I had seen

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"Hollow" has no holes

Lakewood Playhouse has hit a long ball with its first time at bat this season. The community theater’s staging of Agatha Chirstie’s “The Hollow” simply was entertaining from first line to curtain call. I have to admit that I wasn’t particularly looking forward to seeing the show since I had seen

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Fair Flair

While most folks around these parts think of the Western Washington Fair as a place for kiddie rides and photos with Dora the Explorer, there are still a lot of things to do for adults that don’t involve getting scone jam smeared on their pant legs. Some of the things are

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Fair Flair

While most folks around these parts think of the Western Washington Fair as a place for kiddie rides and photos with Dora the Explorer, there are still a lot of things to do for adults that don’t involve getting scone jam smeared on their pant legs. Some of the things are

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Do not doubt â€ËÅ"Doubt’

College theater programs are sort of known for taking risks and staging works that force audiences to think — and often even argue — about the goings-on in front of them. Maybe that is because colleges are places of change and thought, where students can expand their views of the

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