VCA is thrilled to bring Madalitso Band to Vashon Island all the way from Malawi! “Intuitive, authentic, and full of ruthless rhythms, Madalitso will make you clap, dance, smile and dance some more.” It's been an extraordinary few years for this dance folk duo, who until 2017, hadn't left their native Malawi. The decade spent […]
VCA is proud to present VIVA’s 6th annual Member Show, in which they invite their members to showcase one or two of their pieces. This year 85 Vashon artists are participating in one fo Vashon's largest collection of solely Vashon artists' artwork. This is the 4th year VCA has hosted the show and each year the artists, who are […]
Come see the show that put Vashon on the map! It's Vashon Isle! Presented by Vashon Repertory Theatre as a benefit for Vashon-Maury Island Heritage Museum & Voice of Vashon Written by P. Monroe Smock Performed by Jeff Hoyt Nearly a hundred years ago, Vashon Island faced a reckoning in the wake of a […]
Starting Bradford Farwell, directed by Megan Brewer This one-man show, featuring actor Bradford Farwell in the title role, tells the true story of Edgar Allan Poe's ambitious idea to launch a literary magazine called The Stylus that would exclusively feature the work of American writers. In 1849, a publishing house in St Louis told Poe […]
The Drunken Tenor's Spooktacular! Starring Robert McPherson From the Rat Pack to Carol Burnett and beyond, musical variety shows have delighted audiences for decades. Who better to conjure up variety show spirits this Halloween than The Drunken Tenor? If Jack Black and Pavarotti birthed an adorable man-child, you’d get Grammy award winning Metropolitan Opera tenor […]
When Matt Andersen steps on stage, he brings a lifetime of music to every note he plays. His latest album, The Big Bottle of Joy, is all about hard-won celebration; a dozen songs infused with raw blues-rock, rollicking Americana, thoughtful folk, and ecstatic gospel. Andersen’s stage presence is informed by decades of cutting his teeth […]
Bruce Phares' Birthday Jam Back by popular demand! Bruce Phares' Birthday Jam returns on November 4th at VCA. Featured musical guests include Marc Seales on piano and John Bishop on drums. If you follow Bruce’s JAM IN THE ATRIUM series on Saturday afternoons at VCA, you won’t want to miss this Birthday Jam! Since landing […]
Sunday November 5, 2-4pm FREE FOR ALL Join us for our annual tradition of celebrating Dia de los Muertos on Vashon Island! This year Bailedores de Bronce foloklorico dancers will return to the VCA stage along with Luz Gaxiola of Duo Finelli! And we are introducing to our lineup Mariachi Noroeste! Bailadores de Bronce’s special […]
An Evening with the Greta Matassa Quintet featuring David Lee Joyner (piano), Clipper Anderson (bass), Mark Ivester (drums) & Alexey Nikolaev (sax) In the Pacific Northwest, where she built her career, Greta Matassa wins wide acclaim; 8 times, the readers of Earshot, the Seattle jazz magazine, have voted her the best jazz vocalist in the […]
TICKETS ON SALE OCTOBER 1ST AT 10AM Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach, Jr Join our musical theater students as they bring the imaginative world of Roald Dahl to the stage in James and the Giant Peach. James and his insect friends spring to life onstage in this fantastical musical extravaganza about courage and […]
TICKETS ON SALE NOVEMBER 1ST AT 10AM! This is a beloved holiday tradition at VCA. The Nutcracker has been celebrated by island families and a part of our community every holiday season for decades. VCA's Center for Dance program presents this annual holiday performance for all ages. Thursday, Nov 30 at 7pm Friday, Dec 1 […]
TICKETS ON SALE NOVEMBER 1ST AT 10AM Christmas is celebrated around the world as both a sacred and secular occasion. Here in the Pacific Northwest that is no exception. The Vashon Island Chorale will present ten works by local composers, ranging from Reginald Unterseher's ebullient "Christmas Joy" to Jessica French's nostalgic "The Oxen" to Giselle […]
A Christmas Carol- a one man telling of the famous Charles Dickens classic Starring Allen Fitzpatrick Co-Produced with Vashon Repertory Theatre Location: Vashon Center for the Arts, 19600 Vashon Hwy SW, Vashon, WA 98070 For the third year in a row, renowned stage actor Allen Fitzpatrick presents his solo adaptation of Charles Dickens "A Christmas […]
A tribute to Audrey and Hank Williams, Sr Written by Randy Noojin Directed by Charlotte Tiencken Location: THE GRANGE HALL, 10365 SW COWAN RD, VASHON WA 98070 Based on the book by Lycrecia Williams, this musical memory play follows the story of Hank Willi8ams and his on again off again relationship with his first wife, […]
Kissing the Joy as it Flies, the words of Brian Doyle Adapted by Mike and Gerry Feinstein Directed by Charlottel Tiencken Location: Vashon Center for the Arts, 19600 Vashon Hwy SW, Vashon, WA 98070 The Feinsteins revive this brilliant production tyat they staged here in 2019. Starring Kat Eggleston, Cate O'Cane, Jeanne Doughtery, David Mielke […]
