Broadway in Your Backyard
For more than 25 years, Village Theatre has been Snohomish County’s home for live theater entertainment
By Alison Cook
When you visit the city of Everett, you’ll find new discoveries around every corner. On Wetmore Avenue sits the inviting Everett Performing Arts Center, nestled between the iconic Funko store and the historic Kings Hall. Since its grand opening in 1993 (featuring jazz legend Tony Bennett), the Center has become one of the premier spaces for the performing arts in Snohomish County. Walk through its welcoming doors and you’ll be instantly captivated by the gorgeous glass sculptures by renowned Washington artist Dale Chihuly. Warm, friendly staff guide you into a stunning 513-seat house, where every seat gives you an excellent view of the stage.
You have discovered Village Theatre.
For over 44 years, Village Theatre has been a leading producer of musical theater in the Pacific Northwest. Founded in Issaquah in 1979, Village quickly became one of the region’s most-attended destinations for live theater entertainment and became nationally recognized for its thriving youth theater education program, Village Theatre’s KIDSTAGE, for students Kindergarten to age 20; and a new musicals incubator, Village Originals, that has brought more than 40 shows to life, including the Tony Award-winning Million Dollar Quartet and Next to Normal.
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In 1998, Village Theatre partnered with the City of Everett to become the resident theatre and venue manager for the Everett Performing Arts Center, producing five live theater productions every year for North Sound audiences.
In 2011, Village leased and renovated the shuttered bank across Wetmore Plaza into its Cope Gillette Theatre—now home to thousands of students and families each year for Village Theatre’s KIDSTAGE classes, camps and productions.
Today, Village Theatre is an artistic centerpiece of downtown Everett as the city’s only venue producing live, professional musical theater. The 2024-2025 season brings another five entertaining shows to Snohomish County: featuring four amazing musicals and one criminally good play, it promises to be an unforgettable season that will transport, entertain and dazzle you and your loved ones.
The season begins in October with Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot—a beloved golden age musical with a score like no other, in a bold new production that will cut to the heart of the story as never before. Next up is Legally Blonde, a hilarious, exuberant, and dance-filled adaptation of the film that is so good it should be illegal! The mid-season production is Dial M for Murder, a stylish thriller chock full of devious twists and turns that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
And in May 2025, by audience demand, Village will finally mount its own version of Jersey Boys—the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons—in a scintillating new production full of chart-topping hits. The season will close in July 2025 with The Color Purple, a soul-stirring and triumphant musical infused with jazz, gospel, ragtime, and the blues—based on Alice Walker’s unforgettable, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
“I am thrilled by the season of art and entertainment that Village Theatre will be bringing to audiences throughout Snohomish County,” says Artistic Director Adam Immerwahr
“As one of the largest professional theater companies in our region, Village strives to produce captivating, entertaining and heart-filling musicals and plays – performed by the top-tier talent of our region (and beyond). I can’t wait to share these truly magical, inspiring, and dazzling productions with you and your entire family.”
So the next time you wander down Wetmore, take a turn into the Everett Performing Arts Center and discover a night of delightful entertainment. For more than 25 years, Village Theatre has proudly served as a cultural jewel in the heart of Snohomish County and looks forward to bringing you live Broadway-caliber musical theater—without the big city fuss—for decades to come.
Buy single tickets today — or save up to 20% with a 3, 4 or 5-show subscription — at VillageTheatre.org. You can also visit the Everett Performing Arts Center box office or call (425) 392-2202 for more information.
