Welcome to the Barn Theatre!

The Barn Theatre in Sudden Valley is a nonprofit community theatre. We present a number of productions a year and we are always looking to expand our casts and our audience. Contact us if you would like to find out more.

Upcoming Events

Summer Youth Festival of Plays (July 7 - 20)

• Workshop: Two weeks training in all aspects of of theatre
• Five culminating performances: everyone on stage, 2-4 roles!
• Performances :
  • 6:30 pm, Thursday - Saturday, July 17 - 19
  • 2:00 pm, Saturday & Sunday, July 19 & 20
• Plays:
  • The Toad of Toad Hall
  • The Clown Prince of Wanderlust
  • Scenes from Great Expectations

Oklahoma! (Fall 2008)

• Auditions: 6:30 pm, Sunday & Monday, August 24 & 25
• Adults, teens & children (5 and up)
• Ten performances: October 9 - 26

Spring 2009 TBA

• Auditions: 7:00 pm, Sunday & Monday, January 11 & 12
• Adults, teens & children (5 and up)
• Ten performances: March 26 - April 12

Calendar Content

July 1996 - 1st SDYF* Charlotte’s Web & The Wind in the Willows
Nov 1996 - The Butler Did it
April 1997 - Cinderella Meets the Wolfman
July 1997 - 2nd SDYF*Rumplestiltskin, The Phantom Tollbooth & While Shakespeare Slept
Oct 1997 - Trick or Treat
Dec 1997 - The Princess Who Could Not Be Merry, The Christmas Stranger; The Mouse Who Was Stirring
April 1998 - Heidi
July 1998 - 3rd SDYF* Snow White, The Hobbit, Trifles, The Ugly Duckling
Nov 1998 - Sherlock Holmes, and the Curious Adventures of the Clockwork Prince
April 1999 - Oliver!
July 1999 - 4th SDYF* Wizard of Wobbling Rock, Into the Woods & A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Oct 1999 - Anne of Green Gables
March 2000 - Pirates of Penzance
July 2000 - 5th SDYF* A Terrible Tale of a Dreaded Dragon, Little Jack Horner, Lasso Swingin’ Sal
Oct 2000 - Carnival
March 2001 - The Wizard of Oz
June 2001 - 6th SDYF* The Clock Shop, The Rococo Cocoa Bean, and Peter Pan
Oct 2001- Brigadoon
April 2002 - The Secret Garden
June 2002 - 7th SDYF* Tom Sawyer’s Morning, The Legend of Scarface and BlueWater, The Importance of Being Earnest, Scratch and Daniel Webster
Oct 2002 - H.M.S. Pinafore
March 2003 - Oliver!
June 2003 - 8th SDYF* The Hobbit, Trysting Place, The Ugly Duckling
Oct 2003 - Meet Me in St. Louis
April 2004 - Pirates of Penzance
July 2004 - 9th SDYF * Feathertop, Tom Sawyer, The Taming of the Shrew, Toad of Toad Hall
Oct 2004 - Camelot
Dec 2004 - The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
May 2005 - Ruddigore
July 2005 - 10th SDYF* Robinson Crusoe
Nov 2005 - A Christmas Carol
March 2006 - Capitola - World Premier!
July 2006 - 11th SDYF* Into the Woods, The Phantom Tollbooth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Oct 2006 - Heidi
Nov 2006 - A Christmas Carol
March 2007 - The Music Man
June 2007 - The Barn Theatre’s float won the 2007 Mayor’s Award at the Ski to Sea Parade
July 2007 - 12th SDYF* Thieves’ Carnival, The Hobbit
Oct 2007 - Oliver!
Dec 2007 - A Christmas Carol

Directions Content

2008 - 1st place in the equestrian group, Ski to Sea Grand Parade.

2007 - Winner of the Mayor's Award for best float in the Ski to Sea Grand Parade.

Feel free to contact the director, Ellen Kester, at (360) 671-5970 if you have any questions.