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We are a 501(c)3 non-profit focused on producing high-quality theatre in and around Bellingham, WA.

We support local playwrights, actors, and creatives through our productions. We introduced Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre in Summer 2019. Bellingham TheatreWorks was founded by Mark K***z and Steve Lyons. The mission of Bellingham TheatreWorks is to produce stories of significance to the Pacific Northwest, with an emphasis on local actors and local playwrights.

06/04/2026

Meet the directors of the 2026 Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre!

Mark K***z, directing “Brighton Beach Memoirs” by Neil Simon

Mark recently retired from Western Washington University where he has been on the faculty since 1996. Before then he was on the faculty at Eastern Oregon University. Mark’s BA in theatre is from the University of Washington and his MFA in directing from the University of Oregon. Mark was the artistic director of the Mount Baker Theatre Rep series where he directed over 20 productions and is currently in his twelfth year as artistic director of Bellingham TheatreWorks. Mark is the past National Chair of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, and past chair of The Northwest Drama Conference.

Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre will run June 23rd-July 19th, 2026 at the Firehouse Arts & Events Center. For tickets and more information, please visit bellinghamtheatreworks.org 🏠

06/02/2026

Meet the directors of the 2026 Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre!

Charles Grant, directing “Fairview” by Jackie Sibblies Drury

Charles is excited to dive into the world of this play crafted so fiercely by Jackie Sibblies Drury. This is his first time working in the state of Washington and he is looking forward to connecting with more of the PNW community. As an artist who wears a number of hats (Director, Actor, Producer, Teacher, Writer), he’s worked with Portland Center Stage, Many Hats Collaboration, Third Rail, Profile Theatre, Fuse Theatre Ensemble, Broadway Rose, and Portland Playhouse where he is currently in the role of Producing Director. Recent Directing Credits include Fat Ham (Portland Center Stage & Portland Playhouse), A Christmas Carol (Portland Playhouse), Great Wide Open (co-dir. Jessica Wallenfels, co-production with Many Hats Collaboration & Portland Playhouse). He extends gratitude to the entire cast, creative team, crew, and staff for giving their all to this experience. May we continue to share our stories on our terms. Thank you for being here with us and supporting live theatre! Visit thecharlesgrant.com or IG: to say hello.

Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre will run June 23rd-July 19th, 2026 at the Firehouse Arts & Events Center. For tickets and more information, please visit bellinghamtheatreworks.org 🏠

05/30/2026

A huge thank you to Saturna Capital for being a Season Sponsor for the 2026 Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre! We are incredibly grateful for your support of local arts.

Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre will run June 23rd-July 19th, 2026 at the Firehouse Arts & Events Center. For tickets and more information, please visit bellinghamtheatreworks.org 🏠

05/29/2026

Meet the directors of the 2026 Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre!

Kayla Adams, directing “Appropriate” by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Kayla is so happy to be returning to FRST this summer. She is an MFA directing candidate and teaching assistant at The University of Iowa. Favorite directing credits include Wit (FRST), How I Learned to Drive (The Artistic Home), The Dark (Pale Horse Playhouse), and What the Gods Gave Me (Western Washington University). She is an ensemble member and Meisner teacher at The Artistic Home Ensemble in Chicago, IL, where she also served as Associate Artistic Directer (2017 - 2022).

Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre will run June 23rd-July 19th, 2026 at the Firehouse Arts & Events Center. For tickets and more information, please visit bellinghamtheatreworks.org 🏠

05/26/2026

Throwback to past seasons of Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre!

Here are some snapshots from the 2022 season, which featured “Big Scary Animals”, “The Children”, & “Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”.

Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre returns next month with three plays to the theme “The American Family”.

Tickets are available now for
“Brighton Beach Memoirs” by Neil Simon
“Fairview” by Jackie Sibblies Drury
“Appropriate” by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre will run June 23rd-July 19th, 2026 at the Firehouse Arts & Events Center. For tickets and more information, please visit bellinghamtheatreworks.org 🏠

05/23/2026

A huge thank you to Peoples Bank for being an Evening Sponsor for the 2026 Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre! We are incredibly grateful for your support of local arts.

Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre will run June 23rd-July 19th, 2026 at the Firehouse Arts & Events Center. For tickets and more information, please visit bellinghamtheatreworks.org 🏠

05/20/2026

Throwback to past seasons of Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre!

Who remembers these shows from 2019? “The Clean House”, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”, and “Wit”.

Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre returns next month with three plays to the theme “The American Family”.

Tickets are available now for
“Brighton Beach Memoirs” by Neil Simon
“Fairview” by Jackie Sibblies Drury
“Appropriate” by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre will run June 23rd-July 19th, 2026 at the Firehouse Arts & Events Center. For tickets and more information, please visit bellinghamtheatreworks.org 🏠

05/17/2026

We are a little over a month away from the 2026 Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre!

Featuring:
“Brighton Beach Memoirs” by Neil Simon
“Fairview” by Jackie Sibblies Drury
“Appropriate” by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

The state of the modern American family is put under a microscope in this trio of iconic plays. Tense, dramatic, hilarious at times, disturbing at others, these plays show how families respond to extreme events and pressures, drawing closer together, confronting trauma, flying apart. How much of your own family life will you see reflected in these stories?

Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre will run June 23rd-July 19th, 2026 at the Firehouse Arts & Events Center. For tickets and more information, please visit bellinghamtheatreworks.org 🏠

05/13/2026

We are thrilled to announce the third of three plays being featured in the 2026 season of Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre!

“Appropriate ” by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by Kayla Adams

Every estranged member of the Lafayette clan has descended upon the crumbling Arkansas homestead to settle the accounts of the newly dead patriarch. As the three adult children sort through a lifetime of their father’s hoarded mementos and junk, they collide over clutter, debt and a disturbing discovery hiding among their father’s possessions. This 2024 Tony Award winning play uses biting humor to explore a bruising family gathering.

Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre will run June 23rd-July 19th, 2026 at the Firehouse Arts & Events Center. For tickets and more information, please visit bellinghamtheatreworks.org 🏠

05/10/2026

We are thrilled to announce the second of three plays being featured in the 2026 season of Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre!

“Fairview” by Jackie Sibblies Drury
Directed by Charles Grant

This 2019 Pulitzer Prize winning comedy follows a middle class African American family as they prepare for a birthday dinner for their grandmother, an event watched by four white people. The mother wants the party to be perfect, her sister can’t be bothered, the father doesn’t seem to listen, her brother is missing, her daughter is a teenager! The first act hilarity qu**ky turns into a gripping examination of family and white supremacy.

Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre will run June 23rd-July 19th, 2026 at the Firehouse Arts & Events Center. For tickets and more information, please visit bellinghamtheatreworks.org 🏠

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