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December 2023 by Ramon Nava
A most excellent and intimate venue for live theater! TWO itinerant actors and dancers performed a one act show called O Christmas Tea that included audience participation. So much fun besides entertaining.
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December 2023 by Alden C.
I didn't even know that Federal Way had a performing arts center but I was pleasantly surprised that it did. I almost always go to Seattle for concerts and any type of events really and the fact that I live in Tacoma and Federal Way is considerably closer I didn't hesitate to go to the event held here. I saw Henry Rollins, yes the singer who was in Black Flag and the Rollins Band who has taken to the stage in spoken word form rather than music. The show was awesome as we all learned of Henry's childhood and youth and other bands that he played with along with making music. His presentation was touching, honest, thought provoking and funny. Very satisfying!The parking was surprisingly not as difficult to get in and out from the center as I thought. Leaving is always harder than coming in going off of other concert experiences from this year but this was not nearly as long or as tedious as venues I have gone to this year. The organization inside the building was efficient and confident with getting the audience where they needed to go and nothing about that was overwhelming as this is a smaller venue which also helps with crowd direction. Good experience coming here and would love to return for more events!
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November 2023 by That Lady
Great event center. Saw Henry Rollins. Great show. Seats were a bit uncomfortable but the acoustics were great. Will come here again.
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September 2023 by Steve Pincsak
It is a beautiful place to have a retirement reception. Very friendly Staff and amazing food. ?
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September 2023 by R W (Vambee)
PAEC was awesome. I was visiting for the IFBB competition. The staff was awesome. The event lasted all day. The food and beverage was convenient. There were tons of cool vendors would were very informative. Recommend this spot for those interested in a wonderful venue to display the arts.
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September 2023 by John Haley
Toast was terrific. Very comfortable setting.
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July 2023 by Alisa Kilmer
This venue is wonderful. I waited many years to see Robert Cray and I am glad I did. The seats are comfortable and made for real sized people. The sound was so great. I highly recommend seeing a show here.
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July 2023 by Mary Rausch
Very nice space.. large theater.. get there early as parking fills quickly..
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June 2023 by Kevin F.
What a great venue for a play! Looking forward to taking in a concert in the near future here as well. I'm grateful for the invitation from a neighbor to get to know more of Tacoma and the diverse events at the PAEC. Not a bad seat throughout the center, staff was great, giving directions and serving food and drinks. The center was immaculately clean. Easy parking. Beautiful building design and landscape. The event was a play called Pipeline with the actors from Acts on Stage theatre Company from Seattle. The play hit on a lot of issues, divorce, teacher/student relationships, relationships between parents, students, teachers, staff-and race. The effects of stress and many social issues. The actors, director, and writing were great!! The director and actors did a fantastic questions session right after the finish of the play. Lots of interaction between the actors and audience. One topic that came up was the interaction between school staff, administration, students, and parents, since some of the actors were retired teachers and many of the audience were parents, one of many concerns was the lack of accountability from parents for their children and placing the blame on teachers, while teachers hands are tied and parents look to teachers to be their children's everything while being overworked and understaffed, one of the major burnout issues for teachers leaving the profession. Definitely a play that has you think hard on many of today's issues. If you get the opportunity to watch the Acts on Stage Theatre Company in Seattle or surrounding area, take it!! You'll come out thinking and changed. Happy Yelping and God bless.
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May 2023 by MrRoxtar70
Not a bad seat in the room! The sound was amazing! The design of this venue is top notch. Ample parking. Already looking forward to my next show there. Colin Hay was amazing!
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May 2023 by Rey Miller
Saw Evil Woman the American ELO show. They were okay to good: to many sound system failures and a fidgeting lead singer who didn't seem to be in the spirit and who constantly fidgetted with his ear pieces--taking them off and putting them on again, and again--which was very distracting. The looks of the venue and seating were nice. Restrooms were clean.
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May 2023 by Chris Perkins
I really like this venue. A great way to see great talent.
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March 2023 by Ruthie S.
Wonderful venue. Fantastic staff, friendly, attentive, proactive, knowledgeable. Great place.
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December 2022 by Gina Reale
Sister Catholic Christmas show was good but moved too slowly annd with little themed. Have enjoyed other similar sows much more
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December 2022 by Joan Bunting
Wonderful acoustics carried the sound of the performance beautifully. Every seat is a good seat. Comfortable and beautiful venue.
