The Deaf & The Musician
2023-07-01 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
The Deaf & The Musician, Cindy & Ben, a mesmerizing duo, merging sign language with music, performing catchy covers to cult classics and Ben’s originals. The two yield an expressive energetic performance, with alluring lyrics and looper pedal, that will (caution!) stir your emotions and give you a different way to experience music. You will see the words!
July 1 2pm $10 General $8 Member
Tickets: https://newprospecttheatre.thundertix.com/events/212549

Jeffrey Martin and Anna Tivel- SOLD OUT
2023-07-01 20:00 - 23:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Two fabulous songwriters playing in a listeners venue. Not to be missed!
Portland, Oregon’s Jeffrey Martin is a minister’s son who can build a house with his bare hands and holds a master’s degree in English. He worked his way through school as a carpenter, then, following graduation, spent four years teaching high school.
It was during that time that his career as a songwriter came into bloom. Struggling to strike a balance between his increasingly rigorous Northwest/West Coast touring and his efforts to get teenagers to love words as much as he did, Martin found himself in the tricky position of having to choose between his two passions.
Much to the delight of his fans, music won the day. Now, with three intensely lyric-driven albums under his belt, two of which were released on the Portland indie-label, Fluff & Gravy Records, Martin has developed a loyal and growing audience, both domestically and abroad. Prior to the halting effects that a global pandemic placed on his ability to do so, Martin kept a restless touring schedule.
Anna Tivel, raised in La Conner, comes from the vibrant music scene in Portland with 6 albums from her decade long career. Her most recent album, Outsiders, has found a place on many reviewers’ Best of 2022 Lists. Throughout her work, Tivel has emphasized storytelling and this album is no exception, building on the strength of her ability to observe and reflect with a clear-eyed empathy. Inspired by authors from Steinbeck to Morrison, Didion to Dubus, she imbues her songs with attentive detail and a dreamlike quality that leaves the ordinary feeling both palpable and poetic. Tivels characters are common but unforgettable, NPRs Ann Powers writes, Her images linger, and become populated with the energy of the real.
Tickets: Jeffrey Martin and Anna Tivel

TriplePlay
2023-07-02 18:30 - 20:00 | Bellingham Cider Comany
Jazz, Blues, Bossa and Ballads
Part of our Summer Sunset Sessions on the Bellingham Cidery Co.’s patio!
Tickets: https://newprospecttheatre.thundertix.com/events/215116

Summer Sunset Sessions - Andy Bunn and Friends
2023-07-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Bellingham Cider Comany
Come down to the patio of Bellingham Cider and enjoy an acoustic performance from Andy Bunn. Andy is a songwriter living in Bellingham WA who writes character-focused songs. His debut album Hickory was selected as a best of by Bandcamp’s Ben Salmon.

“Hickory is a good reminder that top-shelf country-bluegrass can come from anywhere…Bunn delivers songs based on old family stories through a perfectly fine-grit vocal rasp. The result recalls Steve Earle’s dabbles in bluegrass—a high compliment.”

Andy will be backed up by local fiddle legend Kian Dye and mandolinist Pete Goodall.

Tickets: https://newprospecttheatre.thundertix.com/events/215090

Summer Sunset Sessions - Lindsay Street
2023-07-23 18:30 - 20:00 | Bellingham Cider Comany
Summer Sunset Sessions on the patio of Bellingham Cider Co. are the best way to end your weekend. Beverages (they more than cider!) and their full menu are available.
Lindsey Street – We sing in two languages, stomp on the ground, and rock the unexpected chord change.
Tickets available in advance and at the ally entrance to the Bellingham Cider Company’s patio.
Advance tickets: https://newprospecttheatre.thundertix.com/events/215121

Summer Sunset Sessions - Millie & the Mentshn
2023-07-30 18:30 - 20:00 | Bellingham Cider Comany
Millie & the Mentshn (MTM) is a group of classically trained musicians who play World Music that ranges from Prokofiev to Gershwin to Latin to dance-in-the-aisle Klezmer. Audiences of all cultural backgrounds enjoy the unusual combination of instruments, the intricate harmonies, and the variety of musical styles and traditions. MTM has toured in the U.S. and internationally. * ‘Mentshn’ (sounds like mention) is plural for ‘mentsh’ (rhymes with bench), which in Yiddish means a person of integrity.
High energy World Music that’s danceable and non-stop toe-tapping fun. Traditional Klezmer that combines Jazz, Swing, and a Latin Beat. If you have seen “Fiddler on the Roof,” then you have heard Klezmer music. Experience an evening of exciting music along with the Mentshn-able energy, humor, and fun!
This is not your mother’s Klezmer!” – TC Jewfolk
Tickets: https://newprospecttheatre.thundertix.com/events/215100

Robin Christopher Show
2023-08-04 19:00 - 20:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
A somewhat improvised daytime/nighttime talk show where the audience is the special guests.
Pre-sale tickets end the day before – ticket will be available at the door – first come first serve so get you tickets early!
Tickets available up to the day before the show:
https://newprospecttheatre.thundertix.com/events/215031

Summer Sunset Sessions - Northwinds Woodwind Quartet
2023-08-06 18:30 - 20:00 | Bellingham Cider Comany
Northwinds woodwind quintet was formed in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic out of a common love of playing and sharing chamber music. The members of Northwinds are as diverse as the instruments that they play. Among us you will find an avid birder and mycologist, an accountant who claims to be retired, a former lawyer turned tennis club owner, and music teachers who find their joy in singing and playing music with youngsters. In addition, Beverly Dooley, flute; Ken Bronstein, oboe; Barry Ulman, clarinet; Jackson Stewart-DeBelly, bassoon; and Doug Robertson, horn are also well-trained musicians who perform with various local ensembles including the Skagit Symphony, Bellingham Symphony Orchestra, What the Chelm, Clearbrook Dixie Band, Jimmy Lindquist Big Band, and Millie and the Mentshn. Together, Northwinds has an ever-expanding and diverse repertoire that draws on various genre all the way from arrangements of 17th century dances through works by 21st century composers including our resident composer, arranger, and clarinetist, Barry Ulman.
Summer Sunset Sessions on the patio of Bellingham Cider Co. are the best way to end your weekend. Beverages (they more than cider!) and their full menu are available.
Tickets available in advance and at the ally entrance to the Bellingham Cider Company’s patio.
Advance tickets: https://newprospecttheatre.thundertix.com/events/215162

Chicago The Musical: Teen Edition
2023-08-11 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-08-12 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-08-12 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-08-13 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-08-18 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-08-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-08-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Our production of Chicago is designed to redefine the look most commonly associated with the show. Our Chicago shares the same story while including body types and gender identities that have previously been left out of the story. Additionally our show is geared toward what happens when women are in charge of their own stories. Chicago explores themes such as murder, death, pregnancy, mild-sexual references, infidelity, and employs the use of prop guns. Please consider how these themes may affect you while making your choice to join us at the theatre.
Little Lemon Productions is a student run theater company dedicated to producing shows for students by students. Our upcoming show Chicago marks our first Repertory Program production. These productions aim to educate students on what a professional process looks like while implementing union standards. Our hope is that by educating students on what union standards look like our students are prepared to go into professional spaces, and know warning signs of situations that violate their rights and are potentially dangerous. Little Lemon is dedicated to ensuring that money is never a barrier to a student’s participation and has been fundraising and working to eliminate tuition from the company. Your support and visit to the theatre goes directly to Little Lemons future. Our current goals being, building a size inclusive costume closet and financial equity for our performers through tuition free show and scholarship accessibility. We thank you for your donations and your constant support of Little Lemon. We could not do this without you, and we cannot wait for you to see all of our hard work pay off.
Tickets available in advance and at the door.
Advance tickets: Chicago via ThunderTix

Chicago The Musical: Teen Edition - Understudy performance
2023-08-13 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-08-20 14:00 - 16:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium

Summer Sunset Sessions - TBA
2023-08-13 18:30 - 20:00 | Bellingham Cider Comany
Summer Sunset Sessions on the patio of Bellingham Cider Co. are the best way to end your weekend. Beverages (they more than cider!) and their full menu are available.
Tickets available in advance and at the ally entrance to the Bellingham Cider Company’s patio.

Chicago The Musical: Teen Edition
2023-08-19 14:00 - 16:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Beginning in 2018, Little Lemon Productions (LLP), started by Adaryn Healy and Brody Buck, worked to create a safe, creative space for students by students. Our first project showed our student community that we have the ability and power to create meaningful, fun, and beautiful art together. LLP allows students from all schooling and performing backgrounds to learn and grow together. By creating this space, we can ensure all students have an opportunity to shine in many different ways, such as; Directing, Stage Management, Light and Sound work, Set Design, Music Direction, Pit Orchestra Direction and Membership, and many, many more. Adaryn and Brody began this company with the hope that students from all the surrounding areas could have access to theater that is inclusive and empowering. As time has gone on, LLP has continued to expand its team and its student outreach; it regularly has student participants from 3 different school districts and seven different high schools.
Tickets available in advance and at the door.
Advance tickets: Chicago via ThunderTix

Mama's Broke from Nova Scotia
2023-08-23 20:00 - 22:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Mamas Broke is a powerful folk duo that deliver a compelling performance with heart and raw energy. Although highly influenced by their Canadian roots, Lisa and Amy are based out of nowhere and everywhere.
Their two strong voices blend to create haunting harmonies, while they artfully juggle fiddle, banjo, guitar and mandolin, and incorporate traditional dance and foot percussion into their performance. Their original and often dark compositions push the boundaries of tradition and the constraints of genre. Drawing from old-time, Quebecois, blues, punk, Celtic, Balkan and doom metal, they create a soundscape that is both familiar and new.
Since forming the band in 2014, Mamas Broke has been gaining momentum fast ; having already completed two European, and several Canadian and U.S. tours. They have performed in a wide range of venues, from circus shows in New Orleans, to pirate ships in Amsterdam, to concert halls in Ireland, to theatres in Brooklyn. In this way, they stay true to the transient nature of folklore, as they travel the world sharing and collecting song.
Video link: Mama’s Broke: Tiny Desk Concert.
Tickets: Mama’s Broke from Nova Scotia (brownpapertickets.com.)

Improv Workshop with Sheila Goldsmith - Free for members!
2023-08-26 10:30 - 12:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Free Improv Workshop all levels welcome!
Laughter is just the beginning…
Improv is much more than making people laugh-it is a way to enhance creativity, communication, and collaboration.
Join us and become more comfortable thinking on your feet through play!
Develop life skills while enjoying fun and laughter in a positive atmosphere.
Sheila Goldsmith, a veteran of San Francisco Bay Area’s TheatreSports, co-founded the Upfront Theater and is the founder and director of Improv Playworks, a school for theatre improv in Bellingham, WA. Sheila teaches virtual and in-person improv classes, and conducts outreach programs and trainings for businesses, non-profits, and a variety of other groups.
Sheila has facilitated workshops, trainings and classes for all ages for over 30 years and is an active member of the Applied Improvisation Network. She specializes in helping individuals and groups build skills in communication, leadership, listening, risk-taking, and adaptability. She has worked and studied with a broad spectrum of noted teachers including R.D. Laing, psychologist, and Keith Johnstone, author of Impro. Her philosophy and practice are shaped by intensive training in group facilitation, psychology, and community development. As a teacher, she seeks to create an atmosphere of trust, respect, safety and play, in order to connect individuals more deeply with their creative possibilities.
Call Sheila @ 360-756-0756 to pre-register

Summer Sunset Sessions - Yankee Drivers
2023-08-27 18:30 - 20:00 | Bellingham Cider Comany
Summer Sunset Sessions on the patio of Bellingham Cider Co. are the best way to end your weekend. Beverages (they have more than cider!) and their full menu are available.
Tickets available in advance and at the ally entrance to the Bellingham Cider Company’s patio.

Advance tickets: https://newprospecttheatre.thundertix.com/events/215164

7 Day Dance Festival - Two shows 5pm & 7:30pm
2023-09-02 17:30 - 21:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Join us for the 7-Day Dance Festival! This beloved Bellingham-based event returns for its 6th year of inspiring creativity and fostering connections in our local arts community. Dancers and choreographers of all dance styles and levels of experience are invited to come together and create new work. This week-long creative process will culminate in two performances open to the public on Saturday, September 2 at 5:00 and 7:30 PM at the New Prospect Theatre.

The content of this show is still yet to be known. 7DDF invites you to take a risk on this unique audience experience and witness the creativity that emerges. Tickets are $8-15 and are available online or at the door! Visit bhamrep.org for tickets and more information.

Tickets: bhamrep.org/events/7ddf2023

Summer Sunset Sessions - Moving Hats
2023-09-03 18:30 - 20:30 | Bellingham Cider Comany
Summer Sunset Sessions on the patio of Bellingham Cider Co. are the best way to end your weekend. Beverages (they have more than cider!) and their full menu are available.
The Moving Hats are a Bellingham powerhouse if traditional music.
Featuring high energy accordion/fiddle tunes, vocal harmony on obscure ballads and pub singalongs, and the occasional surprising cover, they play music suitable fir anywhere drinks are being served.
Tickets available in advance and at the ally entrance to the Bellingham Cider Company’s patio.
Advance tickets: https://newprospecttheatre.thundertix.com/events/217477

Bellingham Story Hour Workshop
2023-09-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Ethos West Stage
Workshops take place on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month,
from 7 to 9 pm at The New Prospect Street Theater.
We recommend attending both workshops prior to
The Bellingham Story Hour Event.
Workshop Format
Workshops are offered by donation for the instructors time and pedagogy.
A $20 donation to the instructors (payable at each workshop) is suggested but is not a requirement for participation.
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Workshops will be hosted by a member of the community with some understood expertise in storytelling.
Story hour guidelines : Story Guidelines | Bellingham Story Hour
To Register for a Workshop: Home | Bellingham Story Hour

4 Week In-Person Workshop - Sept 6, 13, 20, 27
2023-09-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Playworks is offering a 4 week series for all levels of experience. Taught by Sheila Goldsmith
We will explore and experience the exercises and practices of improvisation. Covering storytelling, establishing strong characters and building blocks for scene development. While becoming comfortable with what we call making mistakes in a safe and fun environment!
Sheila Goldsmith, a veteran of San Francisco Bay Area’s TheatreSports, co-founded the Upfront Theater and is the founder and director of Improv Playworks, a school for theatre improv in Bellingham, WA. Sheila teaches virtual and in-person improv classes, and conducts outreach programs and trainings for businesses, non-profits, and a variety of other groups.
Sheila has facilitated workshops, trainings and classes for all ages for over 30 years and is an active member of the Applied Improvisation Network. She specializes in helping individuals and groups build skills in communication, leadership, listening, risk-taking, and adaptability. She has worked and studied with a broad spectrum of noted teachers including R.D. Laing, psychologist, and Keith Johnstone, author of Impro. Her philosophy and practice are shaped by intensive training in group facilitation, psychology, and community development. As a teacher, she seeks to create an atmosphere of trust, respect, safety and play, in order to connect individuals more deeply with their creative possibilities.

Call Sheila @ 360-756-0756 to register COST: $100.00 for 4 sessions/ or $30 per single session

When Jack Met Jill
2023-09-07 19:30 - 21:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
BELLINGHAM THEATRE GUILD presents Adam Szymkowicz’s wildly imaginative post-modern life story of fable-famous Jack and Jill (post-bucket and out of chronology!) as their first production on the Lucas Hicks stage.
Directed by Suzanne Mackay and a cast of fabulous local actors, WHEN JACK MET JILL follows the mostly-post-bucket lives of the famous couple throughout time and the ages as they struggle with the definitions of their relationship to each other. This goofy adult travail, like most of Szymkowicz’s work, mixes light and dark with a contemporary wariness of either.
“WHEN JACK MET JILL is produced by special arrangement with THE GERSH AGENCY, 41 Madison Avenue, 29th Floor, New York NY 10010
The Bellingham Theatre Guild is a volunteer theater that has been serving the Whatcom County community since 1927. More information about BTG can be found at www.bellinghamtheatreguild.com.
UM ROLL PLEASE** Congratulations Bellingham Theatre Guild with their performance of “When Jack Met Jill” at #kaleidoscope23. They are 1 of 2 companies ADVANCED TO REGIONALS in McMinnville, OR on March 17 &18 at the Gallery Theater. AWARDS EARNED: ‘Outstanding Transitions’. ‘Outstanding Music Design – Christopher Coombs for “When Jack Met Jill”. ‘Host Technical Staff Recognition’. ‘WSCTA Magic Moment Honorable Mentions’ -The Lawn Mower scene of “When Jack Met Jill” & Jack playing with Jacob scene in “When Jack Met Jill”. ‘Outstanding Ensemble Performance’. ‘Outstanding Production’.
Advanced Tickets: When Jack Met Jill via ThunderTix
Kaleidoscope Combo (both When Jack Met Jill and Pass Over): Kaleidoscope Combo via ThunderTix

“LEND US YOUR EARS Sixth Season Kick-Off
2023-09-08 19:30 - 21:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
THE BELLINGHAM THEATRE GUILD’s reading series announces its up-coming shows and showcases two original works in a Pay-What-You-Will evening.
LEND US YOUR EARS, the reading series at the Bellingham Theatre Guild, presents their “LUYE Sixth Season Kick-Off” at the New
Prospect Theatre on Friday September 8th, at 7:30pm. The evening will include readings of two originals works and reveal the slate of plays readings throughout BTG’s 2023-2024 season.
The Pay-What-You-Will performance includes two short plays, Five Micro-Plays Near the End and Building Self-Esteem, directed by the playwright and artistic director of LUYE, Sean Walbeck. The Micro-Plays are five short plays and monologues near the moment of a death and Building Self Esteem follows an on-line therapy scam that may actually work. Silly, touching and short, these plays will be
performed by top-notch local actors, and include adult language and situations. Sean Walbeck, and hopefully LUYE’s season’s directors, will also announce the dates and performances of the readings throughout LUYE’s Sixth season.
LEND US YOUR EARS (with the mission: Good Plays Read Well) produces matinee readings with local actors in front of the curtains, with general admission seating and the audience choosing what it wants to pay. No reservations necessary.
The Bellingham Theatre Guild is a volunteer theater that has been serving the
Whatcom County community since 1927. More information about BTG can be found at
www.bellinghamtheatreguild.com.

Pass Over
2023-09-09 19:30 - 21:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
PASS OVER, by Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu is heading to Bellingham!

The Bellingham Theatre Guild at New Prospect Theatre will be hosting Stage Left Theater’s production of Pass Over on Saturday, September 9.

Pass Over recently took top honors at the American Association of Community Theatres’ (AACT) national competition in Louisville, Kentucky. Awards included Best Play, Best Director, and Best Ensemble. The national win comes after the troupe took a host of awards at state and regional competitions in Tacoma, Washington and in McMinnville, Oregon.

Moses and Kitch stand around on the corner – talking shit, passing the time, and hoping that maybe today will be different. As they dream of their promised land, a stranger wanders into their space with his own agenda and derails their plans. Emotional and lyrical, Pass Over crafts everyday profanities into poetic and humorous riffs, exposing the unquestionable human spirit of young men stuck in a cycle just looking for a way out. A provocative riff on Waiting for Godot, Pass Over is a rare piece of politically charged theater by a bold new American voice. (Concord Theatricals, 2023).

Stage Left’s production includes Dahveed Bullis as Moses, Matthew Slater as Kitch, and Danny Anderson as Mister/Ossifer. The play is 52 minutes long with no intermission. Other troupe members include Malcolm Pelles (Director), Michael Schmidt (Stage Manager), Alana Shepherd (Lighting Designer), and Jeremy Whittington (Scenic and Sound Designer). The troupe performed an encore performance at Gonzaga University in July, but this will be their first out-of-town tour of the play after the trip to nationals.

Advanced Tickets: Pass Over via ThunderTix

Kaleidoscope Combo (both When Jack Met Jill and Pass Over): Kaleidoscope Combo via ThunderTix

Summer Sunset Sessions - Hot Tomatoes
2023-09-10 18:30 - 20:00 | Bellingham Cider Comany
Summer Sunset Sessions on the patio of Bellingham Cider Co. are the best way to end your weekend. Beverages (they have more than cider!) and their full menu is available.
“Forced to reconcile their differences during the dark years of quarantine, The Hot Tomatoes emerge as a point of light and hope for all of humanity. They play all those tunes from the 1920’s and 30’s you’d forgotten you liked (plus some others).”
Tickets available in advance and at the ally entrance to the Bellingham Cider Company’s patio.

Advance tickets: https://newprospecttheatre.thundertix.com/events/215165
