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Northern Stage's Erica Whyman directs Jasper Britton as the academic, George, married to the volatile Martha, played by Sian Thomas.

This week's new theatre 2011

Consider this: this week, you can hear a bunch of concerts, meet the cast of Arena Stage's "Oklahoma!" and gape at a coral reef made out of yarn.

Free and easy: Arena Stage open house and 'Crochet Coral Reef' Alex Baldinger 2010

Drinks and a performance of Zentner's "Salt," by Stories on Stage's John Hutton, followed by remarks by

Andrea Dupree: Three Questions for Alexi Zentner: Writer, Husband, Canadian, And Father Andrea Dupree 2011

Thom, whose design for Arena Stage's new theater will make him as famous in the United States as he is in Canada, is determined to steer a path independent of the crass salesmanship, egoism and narcissistic display that defines some of the more glamour-hungry architects of the past decade.

Profile of Vancouver architect Bing Thom Philip Kennicott 2010

On one side are organizers ofArena Stage's Edward Albee Festival, who say the 26 staged readings of virtually every Albee play produced since the late '50s - from works such as "The American Dream" to "The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?"

Edward Albee Festival starts at Arena Stage 2011

Drinks and a performance of Zentner's "Salt," by Stories on Stage's John Hutton, followed by remarks by

Andrea Dupree: Three Questions for Alexi Zentner: Writer, Husband, Canadian, And Father Andrea Dupree 2011

Drinks and a performance of Zentner's "Salt," by Stories on Stage's John Hutton, followed by remarks by

Andrea Dupree: Three Questions for Alexi Zentner: Writer, Husband, Canadian, And Father Andrea Dupree 2011

"I was always after the widest swings you could get in a six-play season, the widest swings in theatrical experience," Lewis says, sitting in a conference room upstairs in Center Stage's two-theater complex.

Irene Lewis leaves Center Stage with the same edge that defined her career Nelson Pressley 2011

Drinks and a performance of Zentner's "Salt," by Stories on Stage's John Hutton, followed by remarks by

Andrea Dupree: Three Questions for Alexi Zentner: Writer, Husband, Canadian, And Father Andrea Dupree 2011

MOLLY SMITH As Arena Stage's artistic director for 12 seasons, Smith has attempted to put her stamp on the company with a concentration on American plays and musicals.

Arena Stage's major players, offstage Post 2010