Based on Alison Bechdel's landmark graphic memoir, Fun Home is a Tony Award-winning musical about queer identity, family, and the courage to live authentically. As Alison comes of age and embraces her identity as a lesbian, she begins to recognize unexpected parallels between her own journey and the hidden life of her father, whose carefully constructed world conceals long-held secrets.

Widely regarded as one of the most important musicals of the 21st century, Fun Home is both a celebration of queer self-discovery and a deeply moving exploration of the cost of hiding who we are. Told through a richly layered blend of memory, music, and storytelling, it’s a heartbreaking yet life-affirming story that asks difficult questions, while meeting its characters with extraordinary compassion.

(Some mature themes, recommended for teens and adults.)

The Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra opens its 2026–2027 season with a program of electrifying Russian masterworks. Modest Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain conjures a world of shadow and spectacle, its vivid orchestral colors evoking both the magic and menace of the fall season. Pianist Yoon-Wha Roh joins the orchestra for Sergei Rachmaninoff’s beloved Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor—a work of sweeping lyricism and emotional depth that has captivated audiences for generations. The concert concludes with Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 1 in F minor. Composed in his youth at the threshold of a remarkable and turbulent career, this bold and imaginative work reveals a singular voice already brimming with wit, drama, and defiance.

Program:

Modest Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor (Yoon-Wha Roh, piano)

Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 in F minor

Dates & Times:
Wednesday, October 28th at 7:00 - Open Dress Rehearsal
Friday, October 30th - Concert at 7:30
Saturday, October 31st - Pre-concert talk at 6:30, Concert at 7:30
Sunday, November 1st - Pre-concert talk at 2:00, Concert at 3:00

Bainbridge Performing Arts is pleased to offer an “Open Doors” program. Free and reduced-cost tickets to most events are available to community members in need through our partner Helpline House thanks to a grant from BCF Discretionary Grant Fund, BCF Community Grant Cycle Partners, Plan B Fund, Sada Ross Fund, Debbie & Tom Kuffel, David & Kathleen Thorne, Brigette & Jeremy Yates, and the Mabee Family Foundation.

To reserve tickets please contact either the BPA Box Office at 206.842.8569 or Helpline House at 206.842.7621.

The Bainbridge Island Youth Orchestra (BIYO), founded in 2001, is a training program for young strings musicians seeking an orchestral ensemble experience. It has evolved into a three-tier orchestra program providing music education for the earliest emergent reader level to the advanced musician. BIYO's goal is to train the student musician in the craft of orchestra playing while instilling a deep love for music and fostering development of a well-rounded individual.

In the charged world of 1950s New York, legendary artist Mark Rothko hires young painter Ken to assist him with a prestigious commission for the Four Seasons Restaurant on Park Avenue. What begins as a working relationship becomes a fierce battle over art, ambition, relevance, legacy, and truth—forcing both men to confront what it means to create, to matter, and ultimately, to be an artist.

In this intimate and immersive production, RED invites audiences not just to observe the story, but to step inside Rothko’s Bowery Street studio and become witnesses to the physical, intellectual, and emotional struggle behind the creation of some of the world’s most sought-after art.

The Seattle International Comedy Competition returns to the Bainbridge Performing Arts with sixteen comedians performing for a chance to make their way into the semifinals.

Step into a world of celebration and revelation with Carnival & the Countess! Hector Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture launches the evening with irresistible energy, alive with rhythmic vitality and vivid orchestral color. Guitarist Eli Schille-Hudson brings warmth and virtuosity to Heitor Villa-Lobos’s Guitar Concerto, a work that dances between brilliance and intimacy, infused with the spirit of Brazilian folk music and song. The second half unveils a powerful and rarely heard masterpiece: Dora Pejačević’s Symphony in F-sharp minor. A pioneering Croatian composer of the early 20th century, the Countess Dora Pejačević crafted a symphony of sweeping late-Romanticism and striking individuality, by turns impassioned, luminous, and deeply expressive.

Program:

Berlioz: Le carnaval romain

Villa-Lobos: Guitar Concerto (Eli Schille-Hudson, guitar)

Dora Pejačević: Symphony in F-sharp minor

Dates & Times:
Wednesday, February 10th at 7:00 - Open Dress Rehearsal
Friday, February 12th - Concert at 7:30
Saturday, February 13th - Pre-concert talk at 6:30, Concert at 7:30
Sunday, February 14th - Pre-concert talk at 2:00, Concert at 3:00

Discover the orchestra like never before at the Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra’s Youth & Family Concert! Benjamin Britten’s A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra takes listeners on a fun and fascinating tour of the instruments, from bold brass to sparkling strings, all building to an exciting grand finale. The program also highlights the incredible talent of young musicians from our own community, as winners of our Kitsap-only Young Artists Competition take the stage as soloists. It’s an inspiring afternoon for the whole family—full of energy, discovery, and unforgettable music!

Program:

Benjamin Britten: A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

Winners of the 2026 Young Artists Competition

Dates & Times:
Wednesday, March 31st at 7:00 - Open Dress Rehearsal
Friday, April 2nd - Concert at 7:30
Saturday, April 3rd - Pre-concert talk at 2:00, Concert at 3:00
Sunday, April 4th - Pre-concert talk at 2:00, Concert at 3:00

The Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra closes its season with East of the Sun, West of the Moon, a program inspired by myth, imagination, and the pull of distant horizons. The evening opens with the West Coast premiere of East of the Sun, West of the Moon by rising composer Leigha Amick, a work that draws on the timeless Norwegian folktale of the same name to create a sound world both evocative and luminous. Jean Sibelius’s En Saga follows, a tone poem unfolding without words—mysterious, searching, and filled with the vast stillness of Nordic landscapes. The concert culminates in Richard Strauss’s epic masterpiece Don Quixote, a richly imaginative set of variations that brings Cervantes’ beloved dreamer to life. Superstar cellist Nathan Chan takes center stage as the errant knight, in a performance that is by turns heroic, humorous, and deeply human.

Program:

Leigha Amick: East of the Sun, West of the Moon

Jean Sibelius: En Saga

Richard Strauss: Don Quixote (Nathan Chan, cello)

Dates & Times:
Wednesday, May 26th at 7:00 - Open Dress Rehearsal
Friday, May 28th - Concert at 7:30
Saturday, May 29th - Pre-concert talk at 6:30, Concert at 7:30
Sunday, May 30th - Pre-concert talk at 2:00, Concert at 3:00