Past Productions
Sunstone Theatre’s past productions showcase its commitment to creativity, community, and emerging talent through a diverse range of performances. From reimagined classics like Romeo & Juliet, set against the backdrop of the American frontier, to whimsical adaptations such as Alyse in Wonderland and Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, or What You Will, the company brings fresh energy and visual imagination to beloved stories. Across these productions, Sunstone embraces the beauty of the Pacific Northwest, utilizing outdoor locations to create distinctive theatrical environments. Each production brings its own creative lessons and challenges, from reimagining familiar works and adapting to unconventional performance spaces to nurturing new voices and exploring contemporary themes. Productions like Becoming: An Evening of Student-Written Theatre highlight Sunstone’s dedication to emerging artists, while thought-provoking works such as The Grown-Ups explore themes of responsibility, connection, and uncertainty. Together, these productions reflect Sunstone Theatre’s ongoing commitment to learning, experimentation, and collaboration while presenting innovative, engaging, and inclusive theatre experiences that inspire audiences and artists alike.
Twelfth Night (or What you Will)
Blending Shakespeare’s wit with music, humor, and moments of genuine grief, Sunstone Theatre’s production asks a timeless question: how do we hold onto joy when surrounded by loss and uncertainty? Set against the beauty of the Pacific Northwest at two lovely set locations, this production invites audiences to reflect on love, resilience, and the importance of appreciating the connections we find along the way.
A witty mystery of Timothy Turner’s The Stapler to the sharp, comedic family tensions in Gene Berg’s UNO!, concluding Meredith BlackCreek’s Saturation, a heartfelt exploration of love, loss, and faith that brought the night to a close with compassion and hope.
The Grown Ups
Set at a summer camp, the play follows a group of young counselors attempting to guide the next generation while the world outside grows more uncertain. Amidst campfires and s’mores, the piece asks how you protect and lead when the rules you were given may no longer hold and whether traditions should be preserved or reinvented.
Alyse In Wonderland
In this whimsical adaptation of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking‑Glass by Lewis Carroll, young Alyse tumbles down a magical rabbit hole and finds herself in a world of mayhem and mischief, complete with Mad Hatters, a caterpillar, a gryphon, and an almost-croquet game with a queen.
Romeo & Juliet
Set under the open sky at the pasture lawn of the Trillium Creek Training and Rehabilitation Coalition in Wilsonville, this interpretation brings Shakespeare’s timeless tale of love and rivalry to life on the Western frontier, with the Montagues and Capulets riding into the landscape of the American plains.
