She Kills Monsters continues at the Driftwood Theatre
The Driftwood Players continue with the show She Kills Monsters through Sunday, May 18.
She Kills Monsters is a drama comedy intended for older adolescents and adults.
She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans, a young woman grieving for her deceased sister. The Evans sisters were never especially close, but after Tilly’s death, Agnes receives a notebook containing a game scenario created by her sister. She discovers that Tilly was a well-known Dungeons and Dragons player, and is catapulted into a world of fairies, evil cheerleaders and sword fights with the help of Tilly’s friends. Balancing her job, love life, and her grief, Agnes begins her own quest to finally understand Tilly, and in the process, learns just how important it is to let your true self shine.
The play is written by Qui Nguyen, directed by Alex Eddy with mentored director Libby Carrico.
This Friday, May 9, they are hosting a costume contest. Come in your favorite ren faire get up, 90s attire, or anything you wish to show off and you will be eligible for a prizes.
If you show up in costume, you will receive $5 off your ticket. The costume contest will begin at 7:15 p.m.
This Friday they will also have The Grays Harbor Wine Sellars selling libations before the performance.
Performance dates:
Friday, Saturday, Sunday: May 9, 10, 11
Friday, Saturday, Sunday: May 16, 17, 18
Friday and Saturday curtain time: 7:30 p.m.
Sunday matinee curtain time: 1:30 p.m.
Tickets are $20 and are available online at aberdeendriftwood.com
Tickets can also be purchases at these outlets: Valu Drug in Montesano, Tinder Box Coffee Roasters in Aberdeen, Harbor Drug in Hoquiam and The Dusty Trunk in Ocean Shores
Tickets can also be purchased at the door, if available.
Rush tickets are available the night of the performance for $10 for students presenting a student ID card.
The Driftwood Theatre is located at 120 East 3rd St. in Aberdeen.
Open auditions for Shrek The Musical on May 13 at the Bishop Center
This summer, the Bishop Center and Grays Harbor College are saying, “welcome to the swamp!” with a production of Shrek The Musical.
Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, Shrek The Musical is a Tony Award-winning fairy tale adventure. Auditions for Shrek The Musical will take place at the Bishop Center on Tuesday, May 13 at 5 p.m., with call backs on May 13 at 6:30 p.m.
At the open call auditions, everyone will sing their choice of two songs, “I know It’s Today” or “Travel Song.” Everyone will dance, and some will read a short monologue. Auditions are open to everyone, including but not limited to Grays Harbor College students. Prior experience is not required.
For more information about auditioning for Shrek The Musical — including an audition packet, musical selections, and call back slides – please open https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1g5EnNdl38DYu_dtrwa3p1UZeHvCKHexW.
Grays Harbor College’s production of Shrek The Musical is executive produced by Brad Duffy and directed by Ryan Colburn, with vocal direction by Ian Dorsch and music direction by Dr. Bill Dyer. Lori Oestreich is the choreographer and Monika Kuhnau is the stage manager.
Get ready to make a splash of color at Hoquiam’s Community Color Run 2025
Join the Hoquiam community on May 10 at 9 a.m. for a fun-filled 5K Walk/Run at the Hoquiam High School Sea Breeze Oval.
First 100 registrants get a free T-shirt. Rock your wildest eye protection — the crazier, the better. Cost is $5. All proceeds go to support the Grizzly Prevention Squad and Hope Squad.
‘Wonderful, Weird, and Worrisome Objects’ at Polson Museum
In partnership with Humanities Washington and the Hoquiam and Aberdeen Timberland Libraries, the Polson Museum is hosting Harriet Baskas this Saturday for her Speakers Bureau program “Wonderful, Weird, and Worrisome Objects in Washington State Museums,”on Saturday, May 10 at 1 p.m.
The event is free to attend and they’re excited to be sharing some Polson collection items that fit the program theme.
Most museums display no more than 10% of their holdings, often citing “not enough space” as the reason. But there are also a wide range of cultural, philosophical, political, environmental, historic, and even superstitious reasons why museums keep some objects from public view.
In this talk, explore a wide range of hidden objects found in the back rooms of museums in our state and around the country. Examples include a Spokane institution that holds Bing Crosby’s toupées and a museum in Lynden that’s home to a 150-year-old pickle.
Harriet Baskas is the author of nine books, including 111 Places in Seattle That You Must Not Miss and Hidden Treasures: What Museums Can’t or Won’t Show You. She writes about airports, museums, travel, and a variety of other topics for outlets such as NBC News, The Points Guy, and her own site, StuckatTheAirport.com.
She produced a radio series on hidden museum artifacts that aired on National Public Radio. Baskas has a master’s in communications from the University of Washington.
Little Shop of Horrors comes to Aberdeen High School
A flower shop full of secrets is coming our way this May 8-11.
Little Shop of Horrors, that iconic and campy show is coming to the Aberdeen High School stage for four days ending this Mother’s Day weekend, and it is a no-miss hit.
This musical comedy, based on Roger Corman’s semi-obscure 1960s film, was itself turned into a film in 1986 and starred the amazing comedians we loved from Saturday Night Live. The musical version debuted on Broadway in 2003. Aberdeen’s version is a bit more cleaned up, but still guaranteed to tickle your funny bone.
Little Shop of Horrors is a story about a boy, a girl and a plant — well, almost. It does take some deviations down the paths of an extraterrestrial plant bent on taking over the world, and a sadistic dentist (everyone’s nightmare).
“This year’s cast is extremely talented — with many having won state honors for their musicianship and scholarship,” shares director Maria Manning. “Every minute is action packed and I promise you will be thoroughly entertained.”
Little Shop of Horrors will be performed May 8-10 at 7 p.m. and May 11 at 3 p.m. in the Aberdeen High School auditorium. Tickets are $10 for students and children and $15 for adults.
The cast:
Adisyn Jones, Alexea Brown, Angel Covault, Arabella Emery, Dylan Brown, Gabriella Abruscato, Hades Walker, Ivy Thorp, Jacob Hammer, Jailynn Burgher, Jonathan Bullard, Jordan Flannigan, Joshua Collings, Judith Light, Kieran Church, Kyliann Flink, Macie Leach, Madeline Casey, Makenna Montoure, Preston Williams, Rylee Brown, Sheridan Zwart, Simon Jeffery, Tyler Ellis, Tyvaeh Nicholson, Vida Powell, Vivian Choate and Xandra Brown
Jet ski races come to Lake Aberdeen
This weekend on May 10-11, PNW Water X will be hosting jet ski races on Lake Aberdeen.
Access to the lake will be closed to the public during that time. Access to the park will still be open to the public.
The event begins on Saturday, May 10 at 10 a.m. and runs to 4 p.m. each day. It is free and open to the public. Come out this weekend and watch jet ski competitors from all over the northwest. Visit www.pnwwaterx.com for more information.
Jet ski races on Lake Aberdeen
