Beach days and sun rays are all fun and games until the temperatures really start to kick up. This summer, if you’re looking for a place to escape the heat and enjoy some lovely, live entertainment, look no further than your nearest theatre. Bellingham’s theatre scene has a variety of showings for every taste and type, so get out there, support your neighbors, and enjoy the show!
“THE ADDAMS FAMILY”
June 4, 7 p.m.
We know them. We love them. And now they’re coming to Bellingham. Enjoy wacky family fun with Mount Baker Theatre’s production of “The Addams Family.” This musical comedy will have you cracking up as Wednesday Addams attempts to hide her new, normal boyfriend from her creepy, kooky family. Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham, 360.734.6080, mountbakertheatre.com
“THE CHERRY ORCHARD”
June 1, 5-7, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Originated in 1904 at the Moscow Art Theatre, Anton Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard” is now coming to iDiOM Theater. Comedy and tragedy steep this play’s pages as we follow the story of the aristocratic Ranevskaya’s return to her now deeply indebted cherry orchard estate. iDiOM Theater, 1417 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham, idiomtheater.org
“AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE”
June 6-8, Times vary
Allow Western Washington University’s College of Fine and Performing Arts to dazzle you in their rendition of “An Enemy of the People.” This play by Henrik Ibsen follows Dr. Thomas Stockmann in a community wrestling with corruption and environmental struggles as he works to set things right. Performing Arts Center at Western Washington University, 516 High St., Bellingham, 360.650.6146, cfpa.wwu.edu
“A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER”
June 13-29, Times vary
This June, Bellingham Theatre Guild, a beloved nonprofit volunteer organization in Whatcom since 1929, brings you “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder.” Can Monty Navarro trick and kill his way to the top of the inheritance line to become the ninth Earl of Highhurst? Only time will tell… Bellingham Theatre Guild, 1600 H St. Bellingham, 360.733.1811, bellinghamtheatreguild.com
“PRINCESS AND THE PEA”
July 28-August 2, Times vary
Missoula Children’s Theatre is bringing an exciting and fresh-faced rendition of Princess and the Pea to Mount Baker Theatre’s stage. This isn’t any retelling like you’ve heard before. A prince from a kingdom of snow, a princess from a land of rolling green hills, and a whole lot of twists and turns. Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham, 360.734.6080, mountbakertheatre.com
