Hello there!
For more than 40 years, Drama Dock has proudly served the Vashon Island community by presenting affordable and artistically- and culturally-compelling live theatre productions. Vashon Island is a unique, rural area, accessible only by ferry and home to 11,000 residents in the southwestern pocket of King County, Washington. We provide our community with pathways for creative expression, personal growth, team-building, and cultural arts enrichment through our community-based theatre programs. Drama Dock provides programs to an economically-diverse and under-served community of working families, seniors, and youth who depend on accessible, on-island opportunities to participate in performing arts—whether on stage, behind the scenes, or in the audience.
We have long-standing partnerships with the Vashon and Puget Sound region's cultural, educational, and business communities that support producing plays and musicals, and providing theatre arts education to Vashon Island residents. We present an annual season of 2–4 productions to the community and provide over 150 people of all ages and backgrounds with the opportunity to work together on musicals and plays in which they gain experience in all aspects of theatre production. Many of our participants receive hands-on training in various production roles: parents who donate their time to build sets, youth who act and perform in Drama Dock shows, local theatre professionals, and volunteers who help with costumes and lighting.
We partner with local venues to present musicals that showcase new voices and plays to the community year-round. The Vashon High School theater is a key venue partner that helps us connect to the next generation and provide professional theater experiences, in- and out-of-school arts learning, and performance opportunities.
Drama Dock is proud to be a resident partner of Vashon Center for the Arts, sharing resources and expertise for their Youth Musical Theatre Program. Youth from the local schools on Vashon Island (and some home-schooled youth) participate in these productions.
Drama Dock always strives to deepen and expand our community partnerships, including with non-profits, high schools, colleges, and community centers, and increase participation, equity, diversity, and inclusion in our live productions. By strengthening our ties with our community partners, we expand visibility and engage both Vashon residents and mainland artists to be part of our productions—including performers, singers, directors, designers, and volunteers.
Artistic Excellence. Producing works of the highest quality that engage and enrich our audiences and artists.
Partnership. Showcasing established and emerging talent while collaborating with the wider cultural and educational community.
Our Mission
To produce high-quality plays and musicals that engage and inspire community.
Our Vision
To produce theatre that inspires hope and creates opportunity through artistic partnerships in the Puget Sound region.
Our Core Values
Inclusiveness. Creating an environment where all are welcomed, respected, and valued.
Stewardship. Serving our community with fiscal integrity and gratitude for the many contributions of time, talent, and treasure.
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Lisa Peretti
Artistic Director
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Steven Sterne
Managing Director
Board of Directors
President
Susan Hanson
Vice President
Ruthann Howell
Secretary
Gaye Detzer
Treasurer
Erinn McIntyre
George Butler
Kate Pflaumer
Robin Miller Thomas
Legacy Members
Marita Ericksen
Lisa & Robert Breen
Sue & Scott DeNies
Shannon and Jon Flora
Phil Dunn & Stephen Floyd
Robert Hallowell
Pam Ingalls
Kara & Hawk Jones
Patricia Kelly
Shannon Seath & Michael Meyer
Carol & Al Slaughter
Laura Whitmore
Sue & Rich Wiley
Molly Jo Woodruff
Laura & Ron Weston
Joe Coriel & Tony Raugust
Production History
1976
Plaza Suite
The Secret Life of Mildred Wild
1977
Matchmaker
Ladies of the Corridor
Gas Light
1978
Butterflies Are Free
Fantastiks
1979
Desk Set
The Night Before Christmas
1980
Night Must Fall
1981
Oliver
Madwoman of Chaillot
No Sex Please, We're British
1982
Fiddler On the Roof
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
1983
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Man of La Mancha
1984
Vanities
You Can't Take it With You
Iolanthe
1985
Cabaret
1986
A Slice of Vashon
1987
Pirates of Penzance
Arsenic and Old Lace
1988
The Foreigner
Guys and Dolls
1990
Hansel and Gretel
Dracula
1991
Gershwin and Friends
Quilters
The Nerd
1992
The Odd Couple
Mikado
Twelfth Night
1993
Something's Afoot
Mornings at Seven
Blythe Spirit
1994
Nunsense
Crimes of the Heart
Dark of the Moon
1995
HMS Pinafore
Fiddler On the Roof
Bus Stop
1996
Lend Me a Tenor
King and I
1997
Steel Magnolias
Death Trap
Diary of Anne Frank
1998
Sylvia
Pump Boys and Dinettes
Anything Goes
1999
Wait Until Dark
Inherit the Wind
Moon Over Buffalo
Sullivan and Gilbert
2000
The Foreigner
Lips Together Teeth Apart
Artichoke
2001
Graceland/Asleep at the Wheel
June Sun
2002
I Hate Hamlet
Christmas Carol
Rumors
2003
As You Like It
Blue Window
Working
2004
Sound of Music
Treasure Island
Return to the Heart
2005
Same Time, Next Year
Annie
Harvey
2006
Dracula
Odd Couple (female version)
Oliver
Verdict
2007–2008
Talking With
Red Ranger Came Calling
The Wizard of Oz
The Importance of Being Ernest
2008–2009
On Golden Pond
Honk!
Urinetown the Musical!
2009–2010
Ray Bradbury plays
Inspecting Carol
The Dinosaur Lady
Oklahoma!
2010–2011
Into the Woods (YTI: Youth Theatre Initiative)
Nuncrackers
Chamber Music/ALiCE (YTI)
Enchanted April
Rocky Horror Show
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
2011–2012
Godspell (YTI)
Christmas Carol
All-Night Strut: Jumpin' Jivin' Jazz (YTI)
Sherlock's Veiled Secret
Pirates of Penzance
2012–2013
Grease! (YTI)
It's a Wonderful Life
Black Comedy
Into The Woods
2013–2014
Cats (YTI)
Child's Christmas in Wales
Born Yesterday
Gypsy
2014–2015
Improv Night
Inspecting Carol
The Curious Savage
2015–2016
Arsenic and Old Lace
Becky's New Car
Chicago
2016–2017
Fly Me To The Moon
The Reinvention of Albert Paugh
Little Shop of Horrors
2017–2018
33 Variations
Red Ranger Came Calling
All In The Timing
Noises Off
2019
The Odd Couple Female Version
The Who's TOMMY
She Kills Monsters
A 1940's Radio Christmas Carol
2021
Art
Winghaven Park (staged reading)
2022
The Addams Family
(Partnership with VCA's Youth Musical Theatre Program)Once Upon A Mattress
(Partnership with VCA's Youth Musical Theatre Program)Winghaven Park
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
2023
Matilda Jr.
(Partnership with VCA's Youth Musical Theatre Program)An Inspector Calls
See How They Run
James and the Giant Peach, Jr.
(Partnership with VCA's Youth Musical Theatre Program)