See play about the Constitution, catch a horror movie marathon or hear violinist’s solo show
‘What the Constitution Means to Me’
Just a week after its “Sweeney Todd” took the stage, Harlequin Productions is opening another show: “What the Constitution Means to Me,” Heidi Schreck’s Pulitzer-nominated autobiographical comedy about just how impactful that document still is. Schreck originated the role, speaking directly to the audience about her family history, American history and her teen years as a champion debater. Harlequin’s “Constitution” stars Jenny Vaughn Hall, who shares the stage with Nathan Rice, playing multiple roles. In the final scene, Schreck argues the merits of the document with another high-school debater, a role shared by Izumi Huff, a sophomore at Capital High School, and Simone Mead, a senior at Olympia High School. Lauren Love directs. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18-19, plus Oct. 24-26 and Oct. 31-Nov. 2; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, plus Oct. 27 and 30 and Nov. 3 at the State Theater, 202 Fourth Ave. E., Olympia. Tickets are $28-$43. For the Oct. 30 and 31 performances, pay what you choose.
Horror-movie marathon
The Olympia Film Society’s All Freakin’ Night, an all-night fest of outlandish horror flicks, is happening Saturday, Oct. 19. This year’s marathon is hosted and curated by Bret Berg of the American Genre Film Archive. Among Berg’s quintet of selections: “Scanners III: The Takeover,” which the film society’s website describes as “a cartoony soap opera” packed with “ridiculous gore,” and “Uninvited,” in which the villain is a mutant living inside the stomach of a cat. The action begins at 10 p.m. Saturday at the Capitol Theater, 206 Fifth Ave. SE, Olympia, with doors opening at 9. Tickets are $20, $15 for film-society members.
Emerald City’s Lee celebrates American tunes
Violinist Kristin Lee, the artistic director of Emerald City Music, is releasing her first solo album in November, and the chamber series is kicking off its ninth season with a celebratory concert. Both concert and album are titled “American Sketches” and feature a varied selection of works by composers including Amy Beach, George Gershwin, Scott Joplin and contemporary jazz composer Jonathan Ragonese. Pianist Jun Cho will join Lee, a frequent soloist with major orchestras, for the Saturday, Oct. 19, concert, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Minnaert Center for the Arts, 2011 Mottman Road SW, Olympia. Tickets are $39-$49, $10 for students.
Freelance writer Molly Gilmore avoids horror, but she can tolerate gore if it’s on a doctor show. She talks with DJ Kevin the Brit about what’s happening around town on KGY-FM’s “Oly in a Can,” airing at 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Fridays.