Lakewood Playhouse

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Lakewood Playhouse is a theatre in Lakewood, Washintgon, considered to be one of the main points of interest for the City of Lakewood.[1]

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[edit] Mission statement

Lakewood Playhouse, the cultural heart of our diverse community, creates engaging and entertaining theatre celebrating the human experience through the stories [that] we tell.

[edit] History

Lakewood Playhouse was founded in 1938.[2] They currently have a 180-seat theatre in the Seattle metropolitan area, at the Lakewood Towne Center.[3]

In January of 2007, Lakewood Playhouse did a free staged reading of David Hare's controversial political commentary, Stuff Happens, with a cast of twelve actors; the original production, in London in 2004, had sixty actors.[4]

The Artistic Director for Lakewood Playhouse is Marcus Walker, the Managing and Marketing Director is Scott Campbell, the Education Director is Maggie Knott, and the Technical Director is Ali Criss.[5]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Lakewood Chamber of Commerce - Attractions
  2. ^ Theatre Puget Sound - Lakewood Playhouse - Theatres and theatre producers in Seattle and the Puget Sound region
  3. ^ Lakewood Playhouse in Lakewood, WA - Zvents
  4. ^ Spew: Controversial history rears its head in Lakewood
  5. ^ Seattle Performs - Lakewood Playhouse, Lakewood Theatre, Founded in 1938, Artistic Director: Marcus Walker, Theatre Puget Sound Member - Lakewood Theater, Lakewood Plays

Coordinates: 47°09′56″N 122°30′49″W / 47.1655, -122.5137