a live drive-in play with physical theatre, clowning, and larger than life characters

About this event
This ticket link is for chair/blanket tickets. You can find vehicle tickets at dachatheatre.com/summer.

Dacha’s summertime spectacular, DEARS IN HEADLIGHTS, invites audiences back to the drive-in theatre for an evening of movie magic—only this time, with a troupe of live actors instead of a silver screen. Accompanied by an FM radio soundtrack, this fully devised and larger-than-life love letter to classic cinema combines pastiche, clowning, vignettes, and physical theatre to create a playful immersive experience for viewers with and without cars. Whether you’d rather scare yourself silly with a horror movie or laugh along to a rom-com, you’ll be delighted by this original new take on a beloved summer pastime.

Intended for audiences aged 10+, DEARS IN HEADLIGHTS asks you to keep your arms, legs, and laughter inside the vehicle at all times. Drive-ins and walk-ups welcome starting July 30.

Directed by Mike Lion

VIEWING OPTIONS

Just like a drive-in this play can be watched from chairs/picnic blankets or from inside your car. Car seats will offer an extra bit of immersion - we'll bring the action right to your windshield and rearview mirror.

When viewing from a car, actors will come into light contact with your vehicle, using a similar scope to when you go to the car wash! They may gently touch or lean on your car, spray water on your windshield, or place a couple of props on your hood.

Vehicle tickets can be found here.

TICKET INFO

Dacha tickets our events on a sliding scale to make them financially accessible for everyone. There is no difference in experience between the price options.

Pay-What-You-Can tickets are available to every performance -- scroll to bottom of the ticket options!

Please note that the Eventbrite interface only allows you to purchase one PWYC at a time, so if you would like to purchase multiple, you will need to complete the check-out for each ticket individually.

TOUR INFO

DEARS IN HEADLIGHTS is a touring production, with different locations for each show. This ticket link is for our August 13th performance in the Seabold United Methodist Church Parking lot on Bainbridge Island.

For tickets to other tour dates please visit www.dachatheatre.com/summer.

Monday, August 9th 8:00PM - Billings Middle School

Friday, August 13th 8:00PM - Seabold Church (Bainbridge Island)

Saturday, August 14th 8:00PM - Billings Middle School

Monday, August 16th 8:00PM - Billings Middle School

Thursday, August 19th 8:00PM - Location TBA

Friday, August 20th 8:00PM - Phinney Neighborhood Association (Phinney Ridge)

Saturday, August 21st 8:00PM - Port Townsend

Sunday, August 22nd 8:00PM Billings Middle School

SPONSORSHIP

Dacha Theatre's summer tours are proudly sponsored by Billings Middle School!

Billings Middle School is a dynamic learning community intentionally designed to stretch, support, and inspire early adolescents through experiential education to foster social, emotional, and academic growth.