The South Sound’s performing arts guide
Find your next
standing ovation.
One place for the plays, concerts, comedy, dance and student stages making Thurston County worth going out for.
Find your next show
What’s playing around here
✓ Listings checked against official organization websites on September 17, 2026. Schedules and availability can change.
A little planning. A great night.
Your next night
starts here.
Browse the dated performances in our calendar, then confirm the full schedule and availability with the box office.
Explore the performance calendar →Calendar coverage is growing. No listing doesn’t mean no performance.
Local stages
The companies making the scene
From a small experimental room to the county’s biggest stage, start with the people putting work in front of an audience.
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THEATER ARTISTS OLYMPIA PRESENTS
Bold work.
A room of your own.
Since 2003, Theater Artists Olympia has made a home for original, adventurous and occasionally unruly theatre. Its new downtown space can also put your company, concert, reading or gathering in front of a live audience.
Get involved
There’s a place for you backstage, too.
Local audition board
One place for actors, singers, dancers and technicians to find the next open call.
Submit an opportunity →High-school theatre, countywide
A dedicated index is being built for productions across Olympia, North Thurston, Tumwater, Yelm, Tenino, Rochester and Rainier.
Add a school production →Arts desk
Stories from the scene
Harlequin pairs Our Town and Sanctuary City in repertory
Two plays, nearly a century apart, ask who gets to belong.
Read at Harlequin ↗Oly Theater opens a new home on Jefferson Street
Theater Artists Olympia’s next chapter includes room for other performing groups.
Visit source ↗More coverage of Theater Artists Olympia
Follow reporting and previews from Olympia’s independent arts publication.
Open OLY ARTS ↗Keep the calendar complete
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