OTA sets up “First Date” for April 26-May 12

By Matthew Nash • April 24, 2019 1:30 am
Emma Jane Garcia’s Casey and Austin Krieg’s Aaron meet for the first time for drinks from waiter Greg Scherer, and find things aren’t as cut and dried as they thought in Olympic Theatre Art’s “First Date.” It opens with a preview on April 25 and runs weekends April 26-May 12. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash
Emma Jane Garcia’s Casey and Austin Krieg’s Aaron meet for the first time for drinks from waiter Greg Scherer, and find things aren’t as cut and dried as they thought in Olympic Theatre Art’s “First Date.” It opens with a preview on April 25 and runs weekends April 26-May 12. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

Actors with Olympic Theatre Arts look to ease your nerves with the musical comedy “First Date” during its three-week run on the Main Stage. The show follows Casey (Emma Jane Garcia) and Aaron (Austin Krieg) as their blind date reveals their worst fears about dating.

The show at OTA, 414 N. Sequim Ave., plays at 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, April 26-27, May 3-4, 10-11; 2 p.m. Sundays, April 28, May 5 and 12. A Preview Night is set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25, and Pay-What-You-Will on Thursday, May 2, and a Talk-Back Night on Thursday, May 9.

Tickets cost $24 for the general public, $22 OTA member and $12 for students with school identification card. Purchase seats at the box office from 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday or online at www.OlympicTheatreArts.org. For more information, call 360-683-7326.

Read more about the show here.

“Google Girl” (Alison Cobb, in center) warns waiter Greg Scherer about online dating in the musical number “The World Wide Web Is Forever” in Olympic Theatre Art’s show “First Date,” which runs April 26-May12. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

“Google Girl” (Alison Cobb, in center) warns waiter Greg Scherer about online dating in the musical number “The World Wide Web Is Forever” in Olympic Theatre Art’s show “First Date,” which runs April 26-May12. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash