Support Us
Interested prospective Board members may write a letter to the board and send the responses to the below questions,
ATTN: Board President Bob Lawrence at boardpresident@lakewoodplayhouse.org.

​Prospective Board member questions
  1. Name
  2. Address
  3. Why do you want to be on the board?
  4. What do you bring to the board? (This can be anything you believe is a potential asset to the theatre and the board such as fundraising experience, accounting experience, etc.)
  5. Can you make the annual board donation equivalent to a season ticket holder

Lakewood Playhouse Board Expectations
  • Attend Board Meetings (Currently bi-weekly on Mondays at 5pm via Zoom due to COVID)
  • Come to Special Board Meetings
  • Advise another Board member if you are unable to attend any meeting
  • Purchase season tickets for the Playhouse (Season 83 - 2021/2022)
  • Attend the Opening Night for the Season
  • Come to the Opening Night for each show, if possible (or the night you have Season tickets for)
  • Go to the Annual Fund-Raising Event
  • Attend the Annual Lakewood Playhouse Theatre Awards Event
  • Become a ‘Friend’ of the Lakewood Playhouse
  • Assist in Fundraising

What does a Board do?
  • The Board hires the Managing Artistic Director (and other employees as necessary), who will be responsible for the administrative operation of the theater and its activities.
  • Financial oversight of the Lakewood Playhouse
  • Fundraise (assist in scheduling and promoting command performances with outside organizations, attend the annual fundraiser, donate to the auction, and bring guests to functions and performances).
  • Vote on matters brought before the board, 1 member = 1 vote.

November 5 through november 21

open spot
​Dunno yet

Written ​by someone
Directed by someone
​Live on Zoom, Facebook, YouTube.
Live shows of something at sometime for people to watch or listen to online.
​By donation, $5 minimum

BILOXI BLUES
By Neil Simon

Sept 13th – October 6th, 2019

“The Sequel to Last Season’s BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS and Part Two of Neil Simon’s Autobiographical Trilogy.”
 
When we last met Eugene Jerome, he was coping with adolescence in 1930's Brooklyn. Here, he is a young army recruit during WW II, going through basic training and learning about Life and Love with a capital 'L' along with some harsher lessons, while stationed at boot camp in Biloxi, Mississippi in 1943.
 
A Lakewood Playhouse Premier

12th Annual Live radio show
​(Bonus Show #1)

presentING RADIO NOIR

October 11th, 12th & 13th, 2019 - ONLY!

"The Annual Return of
​the Lakewood Playhouse Favorite!"

The Return of our MOST POPULAR Radio Show to the Lakewood Playhouse and the Kick Off for our 81st Season’s FRIENDS FUND.   This year’s presentation features the stories of Hard Boiled Detectives
​and More!

 

PIPPI LONGSTOCKING
(Bonus show #2)

The 7th Annual SPOTLIGHT Presentation in Collaboration with Our Lakewood Playhouse Youth Theatre

​By Margery Williams
October 24th - November 3rd, 2019 (8 SHOWS ONLY)

“An Adventure for the Whole Family filled with Laughter and a Dash of Mischief”

 On the outskirts of town stands a ramshackle house. It may not seem like much ’til you peek through the railings…then, there’s a horse on the porch, a monkey in the kitchen and a freckle faced, red-pigtailed, whirlwind of a girl in mismatched stockings presiding over all! This is the domain of Pippi Longstocking who is outrageously unsupervised and proud of it.   When her father sails  into town just in time to rescue her from a solitary life in the Children’s Home, she has the chance to join him in his adventurous pirate life, but she chooses to stay. As odd as it seems, and against all the rules, she has found a place where she belongs.

A Lakewood Playhouse Premier
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​"Our Annual Tradition for ALL AGES - Performed by ALL AGES!"

THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER
By Barbara Robinson
​ 
November 29th - December 22nd, 2019

“If You Think Being a Parent is Difficult - Try Directing the Annual Christmas Pageant”
 
In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids--probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won't believe the mayhem - and the fun - when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas story head on!  This delightful comedy is adapted from the best-selling Young Adult book and is suitable for the entire family!

Last Presented in 2014
 
"Share This Holiday Favorite with the Entire Family!​

HEATHERS - The Musical

Our 5th Annual
​OUTSIDE OF THE (Music) BOX Presentation
Music, Lyrics & Book by
Laurence O'Keefe and Kevin Murphy
Based on the 1989 film of the same name written by Daniel Waters

January 17th - February 9th, 2020

“Being Popular Can Be Murder”
 
The Smash hit Musical based on the classic 1989 film!  Westerberg High is ruled by a shoulder-padded, scrunchie-wearing junta: Heather, Heather, and Heather, the hottest and cruelest girls in all of Ohio. But misfit Veronica Sawyer rejects their evil regime for a new boyfriend, the dark and sexy stranger J.D., who plans to put the Heathers in their place - six feet under.
 
A Lakewood Playhouse / South Sound Premier

THE WOLVES
By Sarah DeLappe

February 28th, 2019 - March 22nd, 2020

“Life is a Game That Takes Practice”

During a series of pre-game warm-ups, a high school girls' indoor soccer team spars over big life issues and jockeys for position in the pack. A lively, poignant portrait of nine adolescent "warriors" who just want to fit in, stand out, and score some goals.
 
A Lakewood Playhouse Premier
This program is supported, in part, by a grant from The Washington State Arts Commission. 
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MURDER ON THE NILE

By Agatha Christie

July 16th through August 9th, 2020

“The Grand Dame of Mystery Returns!”

Kay Ridgeway has led a charmed life. Blessed with beauty, enormous wealth, and a new husband, she embarks on a honeymoon voyage down the Nile. Fatal circumstances await when the idyllic surroundings are shattered by a shocking and brutal murder. Under scrutiny is a multitude of memorable passengers, all with a reason to kill. The tension and claustrophobia builds, as a shocking and audacious conspiracy is laid bare.
 
Last Presented in 2001

RAGTIME - The musical
Based on the Novel by E.L. Doctrow
Adapted by Terrence McNally
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens / Music by Stephen Flaherty

October 16th through November 8th, 2020

"A New World.  A New Hope.  A New Music."

At the dawn of a new century, everything is changing… and anything is possible. Set in the volatile melting pot of turn-of-the-century New York, three distinctly American tales are woven together – that of a stifled upper-class wife, a determined Jewish immigrant and a daring young Harlem musician – united by their courage, compassion and belief in the promise of the future. Together, they confront history's timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, and what it means to live in America.
 
A Lakewood Playhouse Premier   

Lakewood Playhouse

To the Seattle/Tacoma South Sound Theatre Community: We are listening and what we have heard raises concerns. We take such allegations seriously and will work to respond fully and appropriately. John Munn resigned as Managing Artistic Director on the 21st of July and the Board accepted his resignation, but are sufficiently concerned with recent reports that we will proceed as laid out by our policies as they pertain to harassment and discrimination linked HERE.

Regardless of an investigative outcome, the Lakewood Playhouse Board and Staff intend a total redress and training on our harassment and discrimination policies. This will include a public comment for additions and changes, and several members of the local community have already put forth suggestions to assist the Lakewood Playhouse in moving into the future as a community partner and ally. The Lakewood Playhouse strives to return to our purpose of creating engaging live theatre.
COVID-19 UPDATE
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TODAY!, September 1, 2020, buildings, structures, and residences will be lit in red from 9 pm - 12 am (local time in each market) as the event rolls across North America.

#WeMakeEvents #RedAlertRESTART and #ExtendPUA represent a major call to action on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, imploring the US Congress to pass the RESTART Act (S.3814) as quickly as possible, offering economic relief to the Live Events Industry, which has been shuttered since March 2020, putting millions of people out of work.

Additionally, the movement is to support ExtendPUA.org in their efforts towards continuation and extension of the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance to provide relief to those without work due to COVID-19.


On September 1, 2020, buildings, structures, and residences will be lit in red from 9 pm - 12 am (local time in each market) as the event rolls across North America. The goal to raise public awareness that the Live Events Industry is on Red Alert for its very survival, and create congressional pressure to act now.

"The goal to raise public awareness that the Live Events Industry is on Red Alert for its very survival, and create congressional pressure to act now." . Read the entire article by Ellen Lampert-Greaux.

WHAT HAS LAKEWOOD PLAYHOUSE BEEN UP TO?
ONLINE CONTENT
Our Theatre Education folks over at the Lakewood Institute of Theatre have done a wonderful job of transitioning and adapting Youth productions and all-ages Theatre Skills classes to online formats. Fall registration is OPEN! For more information about the Lakewood Institute of Theatre, please visit www.lakewoodinstituteoftheatre.org.

We continue to grow and learn, and hope to announce upcoming Main-stage Online programming soon!

SEASON TICKET / FLEX PASS RENEWAL for SEASON 82
Each Spring, we invite our patrons to renew their foundational commitment to be a Season Ticket or Flex Pass holder.  At this time, we are not set to open on time for our 2020-2021 season due to a halting of the state reopening phases. We will be contacting Season Ticket subscribers and Flex Pass holders directly via phone. Thank you for your patience and for your support.

Our Box Office is temporarily closed during the executive order, but we continue to check messages and respond to questions as soon as we are able.

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Lakewood Playhouse acknowledges that the land on which we stand today is the traditional home of the Coast Salish people, the traditional home of all tribes and bands within the Puyallup nation. Without them, we would not have this space to gather and produce performing arts.
We thank the original caretakers of this land.

We hope to welcome you back soon!

Box Office Hours

Tues - Sat: 3pm - 6pm
​(And 2 Hours Prior to Showtimes)
UPDATE: Our Box Office is currently CLOSED due to COVID-19.

Telephone

253-588-0042

Email
boxoffice@lakewoodplayhouse.org