Road2 Home Fundraiser
2024-03-07 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Road2Home presents an evening to learn, share, and reflect on the issue of housing instability and homelessness in our community. Alongside the screening of the film, The Case of Conrad Cooper (directed by Valerie Dalena) attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about the current state of homelessness in Whatcom County, share their thoughts and ideas towards solutions to alleviate the crisis, and learn about successes from Road2Homes approach at Gardenview Tiny House Village.

Movie Synopsis:
Conrad Cooper lives in the past…stuck in today, afraid of tomorrow. Like most days, Conrad is on his way somewhere and he has to be on time. If anyone happens to notice, he’s just another man, wearing a suit and tie, carrying a briefcase, blending in. But Conrad’s fear of the future follows him like an ever present ghost. Finally, in his darkest hour, something catches his eye – something so simple, so innocent that he’d completely forgotten, had barely even noticed – at the time. At least for now, he believes there’s hope for tomorrow.

Robin Christopher Show
2024-03-08 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-04-19 19:30 - 21:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
The Robin Christopher Show is a live theatre talk show that not only showcases improvisers and a variety of other talents from comedians to ventriloquists, but the audience itself. Each show, Robin and Christopher pick two audience members from the audience to interview followed by an improvised sketch based on the interview.
Come laugh and learn about the people in your neighborhood. In your neighborhood. In your neighborhood. They’re the people that you meet each day.
Pre-sale tickets end the day before – ticket will be available at the door – first come first serve so get your tickets early!
Tickets available up to the day before the show
Robin Christopher Show Ticket Link https://newprospecttheatre.thundertix.com/events/219512

First Date - The Musical
2024-03-09 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-03-10 14:00 - 16:30, 2024-03-10 19:30 - 21:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Directed by Allissa Flood
Written by Austin Winsberg, Alan Zachary, Michael Weiner
Produced by Flooded Productions
Licensed by Concord Theatricals
Tickets $15
Advance tickets: https://newprospecttheatre.thundertix.com/events/224973/performances

To Whom It May Concern
2024-03-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
To Whom It May Concern is a live monthly show featuring real letters folks have written or received, old family letters, letters from the Whatcom Museum Archives, improvised letters based on audience suggestions and those letter we only wish we could write. A musician accompanies the letters for an evening of Bellingham history and stories.
Evan Ingalls accompanies the letters for the March show.
Tickets: https://newprospecttheatre.thundertix.com/events/226361

Mbrascatu
2024-03-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
A favorite the last time they played the New Prospect, Mbrascatu plays a style of music that is a cross-pollination of numerous influences, including spaghetti Westerns, immigrant dance music of Eastern Europe, psych rock and folk, to create a unique blend of sounds. Along with bands like Calexico , Devotchka and Gogol Bordello, they infuse modern indie music with a global flavor.
Don’t miss the chance to see these folks!
Tickets:$22 pre-sale, $25 day of Mbrascatu in Bellingham (brownpapertickets.com)

Speechless Auditions
2024-03-16 10:00 - 16:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Auditions for SPEECHLESS ( a tragic love story about two political speech writers )
MARCH 16th 10-4pm
CALL BACKS MARCH 17th 11-2pm
*play contains drug use, one consensual sex scene and one sexual assault scene
Ashley Jenkins ( late 20s – early 30s )
Speechwriter. Grew up in a farming family.
Tyler Reed ( late 20s – early 30s
Speechwriter. Functioning addict.
Neil Perry ( 50s – 60s )
The conservative incumbent.
Ettie Burroughs ( 50s – 60s )
The liberal contender.
Cassie James ( late 20s – early 30s )
Neil’s Press Secretary, emotionally vulnerable
George Bussy ( late 20s – early 30s )
Ettie’s Press Secretary, extremely ambitious

Improv Jam
2024-03-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
The sweet sweet jam that can actually help you “unstick” your creative flow! Kind of an un jamming jam? Isn’t it so weird that Jam Bands are basically ever-flowing nonstop musical noodling but actual jams are either solidified fruit goo or places where logs or traffic come to a stand still?
Why’s that a thing?
Circling back though- 1st and 3rd Tuesday improv Jams are more like the flowing noodley kind of jams- where everyone can play and learn from each other. “Improv like no one is watching” 6-8pm. Show up and Jam!

$5 at the door.

Open Mic
2024-03-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-04-03 17:30 - 20:00, 2024-04-17 17:30 - 20:00 | Ethos West Stage
5;30 sign ups Performances 6 – 8pm
All ages. Family friendly. $5 donations at door.

Bellingham Puppet Slam
2024-03-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Come, be part of a world where legends breathe and dreams take shape in the hands of puppeteers!
Bringing together a diverse tapestry of local and regional artists, Bellingham Puppet Slam showcases experimental short puppet shows, masked dancers, and live music in a cabaret-style evening designed for adults yet welcome to all ages.

Join us for an unforgettable evening where artistry and storytelling transcend the familiar, and the ancient tradition of puppetry is reimagined for the modern audience.

This is not just a performance: it’s a celebration of imagination, a gathering of community, and an invitation to be utterly inspired.

Tickets: https://newprospecttheatre.thundertix.com/events/226803

Bellingham Story Hour - March theme "A Perilous Journey"
2024-03-26 18:30 - 20:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Join Bellingham Story Hour for a night of true stories told live!
The act of sharing our most authentic selves with other people in a safe and encouraging environment creates connection and allows us to see ourselves in others.
Stories can be entertaining, heartwarming, educational, cringe inducing, shame releasing, vulnerable, weird, and all of the things in-between but they are always true, always your own experience, and always rewarding to tell and hear.
Put your name in the “hat”* for the chance to tell your own 5 to 10 minute story live on stage, or just enjoy listening to the true tales and authentic adventures of your friends and neighbors.
Read story guidelines and community agreements online!
*currently it’s a golden vase
Doors open at 6:30:For Drinks and Polls and Surveys and Photo Ops and New Friends and A General Festive Situation.
Sign Up To Share a Story starting at 6:30 pm.
Show starts at 7:00
Basic Guidelines for Storytellers:
Read the complete guidelines online before signing up!
No scripts, no notes, no props, no performance pieces, no poems, no stand up, no rants, no unprocessed therapy,

Performers for Story Hour will be chosen randomly from participants who self-submitted for the evening
All stories will be between five to ten minutes with a time moderator to help folx stay in their time limit
Please offer content warnings for any seriously triggering subjects presented in your story
Censoring will not be employed, but if a story being presented is clearly breaking Community Agreements or causing clear harm to the audience, the performer will be asked to leave the stage and future performances may depend on a prescreening from the host.
All ages will be in attendance, so plan accordingly.
Attending a workshop is not necessary to participate but it can make a huge difference in both your content and delivery!

Tickets: https://www.bellinghamstoryhour.com/

New Play Cafe
2024-03-29 19:00 - 21:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Six new plays by Pacific Northwest playwrights, selected from 25 submissions, are featured in the second annual New Play Café reading series, presented by Bellingham TheatreWorks. The New Play Café continues Bellingham TheatreWorks mission to produce stories of significance to the Pacific Northwest, with an emphasis on local actors, directors, and playwrights.
Professor Jekyll and Miss Hyde by William Thomas Berk
Drama – The classic story with a twist
Donations at the door.

New Play Cafe
2024-03-30 19:00 - 20:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Six new plays by Pacific Northwest playwrights, selected from 25 submissions, are featured in the second annual New Play Café reading series, presented by Bellingham TheatreWorks. The New Play Café continues Bellingham TheatreWorks mission to produce stories of significance to the Pacific Northwest, with an emphasis on local actors, directors, and playwrights.
Caretaker Strain by Les Milton
Comedy/Drama – Interplanetary space travel can get lonely
Donations at the door.

New Play Cafe
2024-03-31 19:00 - 21:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Six new plays by Pacific Northwest playwrights, selected from 25 submissions, are featured in the second annual New Play Café reading series, presented by Bellingham TheatreWorks. The New Play Café continues Bellingham TheatreWorks mission to produce stories of significance to the Pacific Northwest, with an emphasis on local actors, directors, and playwrights.
Good Heavens! by Daniel Repp
Comedy – Bickering 16th-century astronomers
Donations at the door.

Improv Jam
2024-04-02 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-04-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Ethos West Stage

New Play Cafe
2024-04-05 19:00 - 21:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Six new plays by Pacific Northwest playwrights, selected from 25 submissions, are featured in the second annual New Play Café reading series, presented by Bellingham TheatreWorks. The New Play Café continues Bellingham TheatreWorks mission to produce stories of significance to the Pacific Northwest, with an emphasis on local actors, directors, and playwrights.
Perseus is Dead by Alex Quiring
Comedy – Those crazy Greek gods
Donations at the door.

New Play Cafe
2024-04-06 19:00 - 21:30, 2024-04-07 19:00 - 21:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Six new plays by Pacific Northwest playwrights, selected from 25 submissions, are featured in the second annual New Play Café reading series, presented by Bellingham TheatreWorks. The New Play Café continues Bellingham TheatreWorks mission to produce stories of significance to the Pacific Northwest, with an emphasis on local actors, directors, and playwrights.
Together by Thomas Pierce
Drama – An asteroid will end the world in six months, maybe
Donations at the door.

A Very Queer Ballet (not a love story)
2024-04-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
“A Very Queer Ballet (not a love story)” is a groundbreaking contemporary story ballet that brings long overdue LGBTQ+ representation to the dance world. Frustrated with the heteronormativity and monotony in classical ballets, dance student Atlas Hovdesven began writing this tense and heartwarming story in 2022. With the help of an amazing team, including Stage Manager Sunny Holton, AVQB is making its stage debut this April. The story centers a young trans boy, River, exploring his identity with the support of fellow queer youth. Throughout the show, River struggles with dysphoria, depression, and the hardships of navigating relationships with his family and friends. The show is written, choreographed, directed, and performed by the youth dancers of Bellingham.
April 12th tickets: https://newprospecttheatre.thundertix.com/events/223403
April 13th tickets: https://newprospecttheatre.thundertix.com/events/223405

A Very Queer Ballet (not a love story)
2024-04-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
“A Very Queer Ballet (not a love story)” is a groundbreaking contemporary story ballet that brings long overdue LGBTQ+ representation to the dance world. Frustrated with the heteronormativity and monotony in classical ballets, dance student Atlas Hovdesven began writing this tense and heartwarming story in 2022. With the help of an amazing team, including Stage Manager Sunny Holton, AVQB is making its stage debut this April. The story centers a young trans boy, River, exploring his identity with the support of fellow queer youth. Throughout the show, River struggles with dysphoria, depression, and the hardships of navigating relationships with his family and friends. The show is written, choreographed, directed, and performed by the youth dancers of Whatcom County.
April 12th tickets: https://newprospecttheatre.thundertix.com/events/223403
April 13th tickets: https://newprospecttheatre.thundertix.com/events/223405

To Whom It May Concern
2024-04-18 19:00 - 20:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
To Whom It May Concern is a live monthly show featuring real letters folks have written or received, old family letters, letters from the Whatcom Museum Archives, improvised letters based on audience suggestions and those letter we only wish we could write. A musician accompanies the letters for an evening of Bellingham history and stories.
Tickets: https://newprospecttheatre.thundertix.com/events/228164

What’s Left of a Tiger
2024-04-20 13:00 - 14:30 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Award winning play written by Joey Macchi
Inspired by the Calvin and Hobbs comic strip.
Directed by Alicia Flood
Produced by Flooded Productions
April 20th 1pm
April 21 1pm
April 25th 6pm and 9pm
April 27th 6pm and 9pm
$10 Advance tickets: https://newprospecttheatre.thundertix.com/events/227166/performances

Bellingham Story Hour - April theme - "It's High Time"
2024-04-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
STORY HOUR GOES PRIME TIME WITH HIGH TIME ON 4-20
True Stories told about those times we’re pretty sure we remember?
In honor of 4:20- Bellingham Story Hour brings you cute and cautionary TRUE tales about high times.
True stories about the highest of highs will be interspersed with anonymous confessions from the audience set to improvised songs, anonymous audience poll results and more!Stories can be entertaining, heartwarming, educational, cringe inducing, shame releasing, vulnerable, weird, and all of the things in-between but they are always true, always your own experience, and always rewarding to tell and hear.
Put your name in the “hat”* for the chance to tell your own 5 to 10 minute story live on stage, or just enjoy listening to the true tales and authentic adventures of your friends and neighbors.
Read story guidelines and community agreements online!
Doors open at 6:30:For Drinks and Polls and Surveys and Photo Ops and New Friends and A General Festive Situation.
Sign Up To Share a Story starting at 6:30 pm.
Show starts at 7:00
Basic Guidelines for Storytellers:
Read the complete guidelines online before signing up!
No scripts, no notes, no props, no performance pieces, no poems, no stand up, no rants, no unprocessed therapy,

Performers for Story Hour will be chosen randomly from participants who self-submitted for the evening
All stories will be between five to ten minutes with a time moderator to help folx stay in their time limit
Please offer content warnings for any seriously triggering subjects presented in your story
Censoring will not be employed, but if a story being presented is clearly breaking Community Agreements or causing clear harm to the audience, the performer will be asked to leave the stage and future performances may depend on a prescreening from the host.
All ages will be in attendance, so plan accordingly.
Attending a workshop is not necessary to participate but it can make a huge difference in both your content and delivery!

Tickets: https://www.bellinghamstoryhour.com/

Marvin and Friends
2024-04-21 14:00 - 18:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
Dear Ol’ Pals, “The Right To Sing The Blues”, (Which He Truly Loves!:), Has Presented It’s Ugly Side Into The Lives Of My Dear Friends! Sadly, Willie & Aline Lane Got 2nd Degree Burns And Had Their Home, Business, Precious Native Artwork, Hats & Feathers, Car, And Other Worldy Possessions Vanish In A Fire! (He Saved The Dog, But Not His Shoes!) I Have Therefore Decided To Make My April 21st Celebration Of My 40 Years Of Recovery @ “The New Prospect Theatre” From 2-6pm In Their Honor! In The Native Tradition, We Will Go Around The Room With A Pendleton Blanket So That You Can Toss Any Cash You Wish To Contrbute For Their Recovery Into It! (To Show That “We Always Want A Helping Hand To Be There”!:) Thanks Again For Joinin’ Us To Celebrate “My Sober Musical Life”! I’m Gonna’ Be “Playin With My Friends”! Luvluvluv, Marvin J & Lynn C. (P.S.- “Never Trust A Man Who Doesn’t Drink”!:) Ha! (“1-2, Ya’ll Know What Ta’ Do”!:)Lalala

Donations at the door.

What's Left of a Tiger
2024-04-21 21:00 - 23:00 | Lucas Hicks Auditorium
