Hellingham
2025-10-24 19:30 - 2025-10-25 23:00, 2025-10-31 19:30 - 2025-11-01 23:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Welcome to Hellingham, where everyone is as silly as they are suspect! Our cast of improvisers will take inspiration from the audience to create their character, drawing from the Bowl of Fate to find out if they will witness, kill, or be killed. Only the improviser knows their character’s fate, until it is revealed on stage! Join us for our fan favorite improvised murder mystery.
Shows 7:30 – 9pm and 9:30 – 11pm Oct 24, 25, 31 and Nov 1st.
Tickets: Hellingham | The Upfront Theatre

To Whom It May Concern
2025-10-26 19:30 - 21:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Letters read by
Lantz Simpson
Carly Haapala
Holly Witte
George Dyson
Clay Young
Ryan Fries
Jayne Entwistle

with musical guest Carly Haapala

Tickets $15: To Whom It May Concern via ThunderTix

An Evening with Jefrey Foucault
2025-10-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
In two decades on the road Jeffrey Foucault has become one of the most distinctive voices in American music refining a sound instantly recognizable for its simplicity and emotional power. With a string of critically acclaimed studio albums– “Stark, literate songs that are as wide open as the landscape of his native Midwest” (The New Yorker), “Beat-up troubadour folk whittled to dolorous perfection”(Uncut), “Songwriting Brilliance,” (Irish Times) he’s built a brick-and-mortar international touring career and a devoted following, one that includes luminaries like Van Dyke Parks, Greil Marcus, and Don Henley.
In September of 2024 Jeffrey Foucault released THE UNIVERSAL FIRE (Fluff & Gravy, 9/6/24), his first album of entirely new material since 2018. A series of high-voltage performances cut live in one room, the album is both a working wake (Foucault lost his best friend and drummer Billy Conway to cancer in 2021) and a meditation on the nature of beauty, artifact, and loss.

Tickets $30 Advance / $35 Day of: An Evening with Jefrey Foucault

O Pole Studios Fall Showcase
2025-11-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Join O-Pole Studios for their Fall Showcase. Pole Dance performances in a variety of styles: from athletic & powerful to slow & sensual, plus everything in between. 18+.
This show usually sells out – get your tickets early!
Advance Tickets $20 / Day of Tickets ( if available ) $25 O Pole Studios Fall Showcase via ThunderTix

Phoebe in Winter
2025-11-06 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-11-09 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-13 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-11-16 14:00 - 16:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
“Phoebe in Winter” is Jen Silverman’s post-war fable. Three brothers return home from a distant war preparing to settle into their old lives, but a knock at the door brings other plans. A woman named Phoebe accuses them of killing her own three brothers and demands reparations–that they must become her new family instead.”
Warning: This show contains violence, blood, objects breaking, loud noises, and sound effects of explosions, distant gunshots, and war.
Nov 6 – 9, 13 -16 7:30pm Thursday – Saturday, 2pm Sunday
Tickets $15 Phoebe in Winter via ThunderTix

Phoebe in Winter
2025-11-07 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-11-08 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-11-14 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-11-15 19:30 - 21:30

The Bellingham Improv Festival
2025-11-21 - 2025-11-22 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
The Bellingham Improv Festival is an annual celebration of improvisational theater held in Bellingham, Washington. Hosted by The Upfront Theatre, a cornerstone of the local comedy scene, the festival brings together talented improv troupes from across the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Spanning several nights, it showcases a wide variety of performances, with each show offering a unique mix of teams, styles, and formats.
In addition to performances, the festival offers workshops led by visiting improv professionals, tailored to a range of experience levels. Whether you’re hoping to deepen your craft, explore new techniques, or try improv for the first time, there’s something for everyone. This multi-day event takes place at The Upfront Theatre and the neighboring New Prospect Theatre in downtown Bellingham. Festival passes are available, bundling multiple shows and offering discounts on workshops.
Lively, welcoming, and community-driven, the Bellingham Improv Festival is a must-attend event for performers and comedy lovers alike
For more details: Improv Festival 2025 – Bellingham, WA | The Upfront Theatre

To Whom It May Concern
2025-11-23 19:30 - 21:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Letters read by:
Kristin Noreen
Alex Mason
Shirley King
Hazel VanBuskirk
Jayne Entwistle

Musical Guests
Pomegranate Penguins
Tickets $15 General / $10 Student To Whom It May Concern via ThunderTix

An Evening with John Reischman & the Jaybirds
2025-12-03 20:00 - 22:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Like the powerful mandolinist and composer at its helm, John Reischman and the Jaybirds fashion a stylish take on bluegrass that seamlessly blends original songs and instrumentals with Appalachian old-time music for a truly unique band sound. Now in their 20th year, with seven acclaimed albums and two Juno nominations, the Jaybirds are simultaneously innovative and unadorned, sophisticated and stripped-down, happily old-fashioned and 21st-century contemporary.
Tickets $25 Advanced: An Evening with John Reischman & the Jaybirds via ThunderTix

Watch Out For Flying Chairs
2025-12-04 19:30 - 21:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
The wacky Burford family is back! Briscoe decides to start a new religion so he can better spread his message of how to help stupid people. See how a tattoo insurrection, Mom’s Homemade Pie House, YouTube prophecies, cryptocurrency, existential despair, flying chairs and other shenanigans complicate his plans.
Tickets $15 Watch Out for Flying Chairs via ThunderTix

Watfch Out For Flying Chairs
2025-12-05 19:30 - 21:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium

Watch Out For Flying Chairs
2025-12-06 19:30 - 21:30

A John Prine Christmas with Jenner Fox Band (2 Night Residency)
2025-12-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Ever wonder what John Prine has to do with Christmas? Ever wished the beloved songwriter had more to do with sleigh bells, eggnog, and Old Saint Nick. Well, in 1994 Prine released his 11th LP titled, A John Prine Christmas. The critics didnt acclaim it much, but with titles such as Silent Night All Day Long ” and I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, its still Prine at his lovely wry best, bringing Christmas home.
We are proud to present A John Prine Christmas a night of your favorite songs featuring folk troubadour and Prine scholar, Jenner Fox, with his all-star band. The evening will weave together Prines classic hits, his holiday themed songs, stories, and lots of singing along. Come prepared to laugh and cry and ho ho ho your way through celebrating a true American original.
Jenner Fox Band:
The Jenner Fox Band invites us to sit still, to breathe, and to notice what we’ve been missing. Intimate, present, and unadorned. – Atwood Magazine
The carefully crafted songs see-saw between epic and subtle, finding poetry in the mundane. – Cascadia Daily News
A stunning album that should make many a sleeper ‘Best of list. – Glide Magazine
The Bellingham, WA based band features musicians from Polecat, Gregory Alan Isakov, Noah Gunderson, and Petty or Not. Deeply grounded in the roots of storytelling, trees, rivers, and chuckles, their unique perspective brings moments of beauty that often get ignored or discarded. All of the band members have the talent to occupy the spotlight, but the grace in which they collaborate and prop each other up is magic. This is a band on the rise and a show not to be missed!
Tickets $22 Advance / $25 Day of
Dec 7th: A John Prine Christmas with Jenner Fox Band (2 Night Residency)

A John Prine Christmas with Jenner Fox Band (2 Night Residency)
2025-12-08 19:30 - 21:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Ever wonder what John Prine has to do with Christmas? Ever wished the beloved songwriter had more to do with sleigh bells, eggnog, and Old Saint Nick. Well, in 1994 Prine released his 11th LP titled, A John Prine Christmas. The critics didn’t acclaim it much, but with titles such as Silent Night All Day Long ” and I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, its still Prine at his lovely wry best, bringing Christmas home.
We are proud to present A John Prine Christmas a night of your favorite songs featuring folk troubadour and Prine scholar, Jenner Fox, with his all-star band. The evening will weave together Prines classic hits, his holiday themed songs, stories, and lots of singing along. Come prepared to laugh and cry and ho ho ho your way through celebrating a true American original.
Jenner Fox Band:
The Jenner Fox Band invites us to sit still, to breathe, and to notice what we’ve been missing. Intimate, present, and unadorned. – Atwood Magazine
The carefully crafted songs see-saw between epic and subtle, finding poetry in the mundane. – Cascadia Daily News
A stunning album that should make many a sleeper ‘Best of list. – Glide Magazine
The Bellingham, WA based band features musicians from Polecat, Gregory Alan Isakov, Noah Gunderson, and Petty or Not. Deeply grounded in the roots of storytelling, trees, rivers, and chuckles, their unique perspective brings moments of beauty that often get ignored or discarded. All of the band members have the talent to occupy the spotlight, but the grace in which they collaborate and prop each other up is magic. This is a band on the rise and a show not to be missed!
Tickets $22 Advance / $25 Day of
Dec 8th: A John Prine Christmas with Jenner Fox Band (2 Night Residency)

The Reef - Cancelled due to family emergency
2025-12-11 19:30 - 2025-12-14 21:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Unfortunately, due to a family emergency, the director of The Reef will no longer be able to continue work on the project at this time, and the performances scheduled for December 11th through the 14th have been canceled. Rhododendron Theater Productions thanks you for all your support and hopes you consider supporting New Prospect Theater in other ways. We thank them for their gracious patronage of local independent art in the Bellingham community.
Current ticket holders will be contacted for refund details.

Search for the Christmas Penguin
2025-12-13 13:00 - 14:30, 2025-12-13 15:00 - 16:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Get ready for a heartwarming, laugh-out-loud holiday adventure your family will talk about all season! Join Molly as she dives into a magical book and journeys through a world of Christmas wonder, meeting favorite characters like Scrooge, the Little Drummer Boy, and Rudolph—each bringing music, mischief, and festive cheer. With catchy songs, big laughs, and plenty of interactive fun, this delightful musical is the perfect way to kick off the holidays with the kids.
Will Molly discover the legendary Christmas Penguin? Bring your family and find out—tickets are only $10. Be sure to grab yours today!
Advance tickets: Search For The Christmas Penguin via ThunderTix

The Living Arrows and Bad Posture Club
2025-12-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Local folk group The Living Arrows captivates audiences of all ages with enchanting harmonies and toe tapping rhythms; their shows have been known to inspire listeners to dance, sing, laugh, and cry. Cello and saxophone dance alongside acoustic guitar to create a warm and golden soundscape.
Influenced by a range of artists – from Simon and Garfunkel to Bon Iver – a TLA show is powered by catchy melodies, emotional depth, and a unique flare that opens the heart and stirs the spirit.
Bad Posture Club is a queer folk duo made up of Maren Day and Morgan Kavanagh. Originally from Northwestern Washington, they’ve toured nationally, as well as spent formative years in the Midwest music scene. Together they craft intricate and experimental harmonies with their two voices, banjo, guitar, and a 100 year old pump organ. Bad Posture Club invites the listener to hear the power in quiet, intimate music, and offers warmth and reflection through song. They are currently based in Anacortes, WA.
Tickets $15 presale and $20 at the door: Yuletide Folk Show via ThunderTix

Robert Sarazin Blake's A Very Subdued Christmas
2025-12-23 07:00 - 21:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Tickets $20.75 Adult / $10.75 Kids
A Very Subdued Christmas 2025 • New Prospect Theatre • VenuePilot

An Evening with Erik Koskinen
2026-01-07 20:00 - 22:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
People know him in Minnesota, where most bar bands seem to cover at least one of his songs, but otherwise he’s still one of the best kept secrets in the country. He sings about an America that doesn’t get much play anymore, the one where the people at the bottom can’t quite get ahead, and where working people aren’t cartoon props in a culture war, but shrewd human beings living hard lives, and hard loves. His songs have the diamond-hard clarity and simplicity of Tom Petty, and like Petty, Koskinen can sing a literal statement without metaphor or ornament, and make it move like poetry. The spiritual hunger in rock ‘n’ roll that came from blues and gospel is still a hunger in these songs, and if you listen hard, you can hear that lean coyote voice – wary, feral, full of fierce delight – lighting up the wee hours from somewhere out on the prairie.
Tickets $25 Advanced An Evening with Erik Koskinen via ThunderTix

An Evening with Forrest Van Tuyl & Shadow Basket
2026-01-10 19:30 - 21:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Forrest VanTuyl is a songwriter, touring musician, and working cowboy from rural Washington State. His unique approach to songwriting is one equally indebted to the transcendental spareness of Emmylou Harris’ Wrecking Ball as to his own experiences working with cattle and horses in the prairie and canyon country of Oregon and Washington. VanTuyl has worked as a backing musician and collaborator with critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter Margo Cilker, become a regular fixture at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada, shared stages with Sera Cahoone, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, and Corb Lund, and been featured by The New York Times, National Geographic, NPR, and KEXP. VanTuyl’s newest album Old Trails, released in September 2025 on Fossil Records, is peopled with characters just as concerned with the minutiae of feed trucks and fenceposts as with the enormity of their loves and longings. By overstuffing his songs with closely observed details of a modern-day cowboy’s work and life, VanTuyl is consistently able to find the beating heart at the center of his deromanticized American West.
Shadow Basket is an indie folk/rock band from San Juan Island, WA. They have toured through the PNW, West Coast, and Mountain West. Their upcoming album is scheduled to be released in August 2025. Their live performance brings an artfully crafted sound, melded harmonies, and droney jams into the room. Described by The Bay Bridged, “Within their music is connection and care, which makes it all the more compelling.”
Tickets $25 Advanced / $30 Day of Show: An Evening with Forrest Van Tuyl & Shadow Basket via ThunderTix

The Swamp Is On Fire
2026-01-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
TOD KIMBRO’S AWARD-WINNING ONE-MAN MUSICAL,
THE SWAMP IS ON FIRE, BRINGS LAUGHS, PATHOS & PERSPECTIVE TO THE STAGE
Created and Performed by TOD KIMBRO Directed by Jeff Forte
Despite his best efforts to escape the Sunshine State, Matthew Mark Matheson is stuck in rural Polk County once again. His painfully funny memories of growing up gay in an ultra-conservative Christian school intermingle with his current predicament, a risky affair with a deeply closeted good ol’ boy. This swampy stew of comedy, drama, twisted Floridian fables, and truly disquieting wildlife facts is set to a vibrant indie pop score and performed by one of the Fringe circuits’s most versatile and celebrated artists. It’s a soulful and bitingly funny study of the connections and consequences that reverberate across decades.
“The Swamp Is on Fire is an airboat of originality, and Kimbro tackles it with the intensity of an earthshaking epic.”
-Seth Kubersky, Orlando Weekly
“This charming musical, so pungent you can smell the swamp water, tells a coming-of age story with verve. Kimbro has a brilliant eye for capturing detail, and brings people and places to life so vividly that you can picture a full production number in your mind’s eye. Kimbra’s catchy and clever songs mix comedy and poignancy in a perfect recipe.”
-Matt Palm, Orlando Sentinel
The Swamp Is on Fire premiered at the 2025 Orlando Fringe Festival, where it won the Critics Choice award for Outstanding Solo Show (Musical). It marks Kimbra’s 29th creative contribution to the Fringe Festival scene. His script for Josephine, an acclaimed one-woman musical about the life of Josephine Baker, has been performed at venues and festivals all over the world.
WINNER – OUTSTANDING SOLO SHOW (Musical) – Orlando Fringe 2025 BEST OF FEST – Orlando Sentinel
Tickets $15 General $20 VIP Front Row: The Swamp Is On Fire via ThunderTix

You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Revised)
2026-01-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Based on The Comic Strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz
Book, Music and Lyrics by Clark Gesner
Additional Dialogue by Michael Mayer
Additional Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Charlie Brown and the entire Peanuts gang explore life’s great questions as they play baseball, struggle with homework, sing songs, swoon over their crushes and celebrate the joy of friendship.
Tickets $15 You,re A Good Man Charlie Brown via ThunderTix
