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Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (2014 - 2 hours)

Jul 16, 2026 - Jul 19, 2026
Firehouse Arts & Events Center, Bellingham, WA

In this Tony and Obie award winning play, every estranged member of the Lafayette clan has descended upon the crumbling Arkansas homestead to settle the accounts of the newly-dead patriarch. As the three adult children sort through a lifetime of their father’s hoarded mementos and junk, they collide over clutter, debt and a contentious family history. But after a disturbing discovery surfaces among their father’s possessions, the reunion takes a turn for the explosive, unleashing a series of crackling surprises and confrontations. (Concord Theatricals)

Immediately after Sunday June 28th performance, the audience is invited to join us for a moderated Talk Back session about the play. The Talk Back usually lasts about 45 to 60 minutes.

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Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury (2019 - 120 minutes)

Friday, July 17, 2026 - 7:30 PM PDT

This 2019 Pulitzer Prize winning comedy follows a middle class African American family as they prepare for a birthday dinner for their grandmother, an event watched by four white people. The mother wants the party to be perfect, her sister can’t be bothered, the father doesn’t seem to listen, her brother is missing, her daughter is a teenager! The first act hilarity quicky turns into a gripping examination of family and white supremacy.

Immediately after Sunday July 5th performance, the audience is invited to join us for a moderated Talk Back session about the play. The Talk Back usually lasts about 45 to 60 minutes.

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Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon (1984 - 2 hours)

Saturday, July 18, 2026 - 7:30 PM PDT

A comic memoir told through the eyes of 15-year-old Eugene, exploring the life of a struggling Jewish family in 1937. This semi-autobiographical play was written by Neil Simon who began writing his memoirs when he was 15! In typical Simon comic fashion, Eugene dreams about baseball and girls while learning about family, relationships, and an impending war.

Immediately after Sunday July 12th performance, the audience is invited to join us for a moderated Talk Back session about the play. The Talk Back usually lasts about 45 to 60 minutes.

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Bellingham TheatreWorks Gala Benefit

Saturday, August 15, 2026 - 6:30 PM PDT
The Firehouse Arts and Events Center, Bellingham

Celebrating 12 Years!

Founded in 2014 by Mark Kuntz and Steve Lyons, Bellingham TheatreWorks has produced 40 plays, employed hundreds of artists, and sold over 25,000 tickets.  Now, we take a moment to celebrate all we have accomplished and look forward to what comes next.  Join us for an evening of behind-the-scenes stories, selections from our musicals, an excerpt from one of our plays, and music by the new Bellingham rock/jazz group Phoenix Rose.  Hang out with the folks from Bellingham TheatreWorks and mingle with your fellow arts patrons as we honor the accomplishments of a plucky group of people who pour their time, energy, and hearts into making theatre for the community.  

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