My family watched The Cat in the Hat at this theater today. The staff was friendly and the theater…read moreis adorable. It's in the heart of downtown Olympia so close to museums, eateries, parks and more. Parking was easy to find. We will be back again for sure.

Reasonably priced family oriented shows. I've been a regular attendee since 2008 and I don't even…read morehave any children to bring! The shows are always entertaining and it's fun to see the children that attend enjoy themselves too! While I don't have any youngsters to enroll in the OFT camps, my friends that do, tell me that their kids had a blast.

If you love community theater and an intimate setting, OLT is for you! Between the two of us, we've…read moreseen several plays and always look forward to returning with each new season! It's great to share with family & friends and especially if you throw dinner or dessert in to continue the joy!!!!

The shows at the Olympia Little Theater are well-prepared and definitely has good value. The…read moreactors are very serious with their craft and the audience members are most of the time supportive and respectful of the shows. Attending the theater shows in Olympia is always very inspiring and interesting as this theater has a variety of plays for all ages and interests. This is truly a hidden gem in the Olympia - Lacey area. Performers are truly motivated to hone and show their craft.

What a great venue, I didn't even know this place existed, they should have far more events here,…read morethe festival they put on was wonderful and I don't think there was a bad seat in the whole place. Would definitely go back for more.ticketa were a little expensive and there were fees of some sort but that was really the only down side I could see

I went here to see my friend compete in the Mrs. Washington pageant. It's a reasonably sized…read moreauditorium but a typical size for a small college. I did like that the seats were all at an angle where there was no one blocking your line of sight. We sat up in the higher seats toward the back so it was definitely no one blocking our vision. I will say that I was expecting more at the pageant. I don't know if it was due to the people who put on the pageant or if the performing arts center helped them put on the show, but it was very basic. Maybe the background and general set up was basic, as not to detract focus from the lovely ladies parading around the stage with the hopes of winning. I will say that everything looks new and clean and it doesn't give off that old high school auditorium feel. The rest of the center is very nice. The bathrooms are reasonable and there is some cool sculptures hanging overhead in the lobby. I still prefer the size of the auditorium and stage at other venues like the Washington Center for Performing Arts or the Pantages Theater, but this one works for this campus.

paid $80 to learn how to knit a chunky blanket and another $20 to make a candle. honestly would…read morehave been a good time, but the instructor was so absent during the class period. was told to come 0930 or 9:30AM as per the order e-mail confirmation, which is 30 minutes before the 1000 or 10:00AM knitting class so that you clhave enough time to do both activities until 1300 or 1:00PM. the instructor did not open the door until 0951 or 9:51 AM even though I had signed up weeks ago. lack of communication from the shop about how the timeline will play out, and so instead, the instructor had to interrupt the knitting time to then squeeze the candle-making time. extremely disappointed by lack of communication and coordination this location. I had high hopes, truly, but maybe it was just the instructor that did it for me. the instructor would dipout and multitask elsewhere away from the class-goers who had to standby for a bit so that they can get her help on instruction clarification. Ended up needing to help our peers out because our instructor lacked the initiative to check in on all the guests. Nonetheless, very pretty and happily bright shop. Makes you want to-do a studio tour to truly appreciate the beauty of the art that covers the walls.

My mother and I were there last night for the blacklight starry night painting class and it was a…read moretotal bust for almost $100. The instructor actually told us she had never painted that before, and she completely botched it. Not to mention, had her friend in the class as well (which is normally not an issue) but was totally distracted which in turn was messing everyone else up. A few people around us expressed their frustrations as well, to which she laughed off or would continually repeat "I hear everything in this room". Keeping in mind that this is a black light painting, we almost didnt even get to see what it looked like under the blacklight until my mother asked the instructor if we could a short while after the sessions was over and almost half the class had already left. Would not come back here even if I was paid to, teach your instructors to do their job better. Would give 0 stars if I could.

I feel so spoiled to be in the Olympia area and able to enjoy such a stellar group like the Olympia…read moreSymphony Orchestra. The new director, Alexandra Arrieche, is just great! She is so spunky, has a lot of energy, and I love how she is so animated when she directs. Not too bad that I'm partial to strings, Berstein and more contemporary pieces, but also in the last concert, they had a "mystery song" on the program. In about 3 notes, I recognized it as Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" which brings me to tears anyway, but to see a guest violinist and a full orchestra playing such a great piece was fantastic, and the subtle rainbow lights (part of the song, if you don't know) just really hammered it home for me. I'm also an LGBTQ ally so love anything with rainbows, but congrats to the organizers, musicians, director, guests and sponsors for bringing youth and contemporary stuff into the fold. I know people at work who aren't classical music enthusiasts but they started coming, so yay! Keep music and the arts alive in this community. Thank you for helping me have a big girl cry.

I was in High School when I played with the Olympia Symphony under Ian Edlund long ago. He made…read morethe Olympia Symphony something the community can be very proud of, and event got that building built that they are playing in. I love you guys!

Capitol Theater honestly hasn't been on my radar whatsoever, but we were here recently for a show…read morewhen one of our favorite bands was in town. After visiting their website it seems that they mostly show movies, but looks like they do have a lot of performances here too which is cool! It was a general admission show, and we were honestly kind of nervous we wouldn't get seating. The floor area was mostly for standing, and that's just not my vibe anymore. Maybe in my 20s, but not anymore! We were pleasantly surprised to get seating in the balcony area up above. Seating was comfortable and we managed to get a great view, but I don't think any of the seats necessarily could have a bad one. Sound here was great, the staff was all super friendly, and we overall had a really great experience with this venue. We normally attend shows up in Seattle so this was a nice switch up from the more daunting downtown scene up there.

Great shows, proper old school theater with good acoustics and local orchestra, easy to get in by…read morechecking surname

We arrived 30 minutes early and the parking lot was already starting to fill up. By the time we…read moreleft - IT WAS PACKED! Hundreds of people....cars lined up all the way out the parking lot ... From the moment we walked in, the atmosphere set the perfect stage for some deliciously creepy fun. The actors were not just performers; they were captivating guides through the twisted corridors of our own fears and curiosities. Their energy was infectious! It was a mix of laughter and gasps as our party navigated the unexpected twists and turns. Whether you're a horror junkie or just looking to spice up your night out, "Morbid Mind" delivers thrills and chills with a side of humor. WE HAD AN AMAZING TIME !!!

If you're taller than 4'11 BEWARE ! I am giving two stars…read morebecause the PEOPLE there are the only reason worth going. It WAS NOT scary there were CHILDREN IN LINE, three 8yr olds were behind us. The animatronic were giving discounted spirit Halloween. My partner had done a ruck HOURS before going (18miles with 25+ pounds on this chest under 4hrs) he was tired sore and his ankle was alittle sad but he was a trooper and stood in line for OVER AN HOUR no complaints. The haunted house makes you walk in a single file line. The walk ways are very narrow and they give you REUSED flimsy glasses to alter your vision. Going into the haunted house it's dark but the ground is FLAT, midway the ground goes to an incline and then declines and that happens over and over again then it suddenly SLANTS OVER AND OVER AGAIN that is the reason my husband limped out of the haunted house. My husband is 6ft and i am 5ft we had to crouch sooo much so we didn't hit our heads so be prepared to take some ibuprofen coming out

This is my first theater I performed at when I moved to Seattle. I've done shows in L.A.,…read moreDisneyland, etc...so I quit my travel job to pursue my love for musical theater. I missed it so much. I heard TMP was casting for South Pacific so that was my intro to meeting Jon and Jeff. I played Bloody Mary in South Pacific, I was part of Wedding Singers ensemble plus I played Imelda Marcos, I played Madame Liang in the reboot version of Flower Drum Song. I also did shows with the Children's Theater at TMP. I played The Sour Kangaroo in Seussical, and Princess Lucille in Junie B Jones and a little monkey business. I did a couple shows outside of TmP, and also invited to audition on Broadway. But after a few deaths in my family I decided to take a hiatus from doing shows. I'm still on a long hiatus. Actually at my age I don't think I could keep up with the young ones. Like any theater it had some improvements needed. Which TMP has done over the years . I've tried to support when I could. It's not very close to where I live. It's about a 30 minute drive. After all these years I'm just now writing this review because I regret not auditioning or even performing at TMP. I always tell people life is too short don't wait. Well recently we lost Jon who was co-founder, director, and choreographer of TMP. He and his partner Jeff were a big part of the Tacoma area arts. I do hope his legacy lives on. RIPARADISE Jon!

I haven't ever walked into Tacoma Musical Playhouse after living in Tacoma for quite a while until…read morerecently. I have driven by it enough times and some of their productions caught my eye more than once but what brought us here was for a production of Xanadu. Xanadu is a movie which stars Olivia Newton John and Fred Astaire makes an appearance in it as well. The movie was a real slog for me even though the movie is a cult classic and I love those types of movies... but "cult classic" is a very broad range and not all have the same appeal. The musical play is a spoof of the film and I knew it would have a brisker pace than the movie and I enjoyed it a lot! It was lots of fun and the songs sung served as a reminder of what's in the movie and had more of a positive earworm than a slog. The performers were great and they successfully cast a positive and feel good charm which was much needed. The Playhouse is also getting The Wedding Singer from the 80's inspired movie which I know would be a lot of fun and in this case I enjoyed the film much more!