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| The Story of Edgar Sawtelle from Book-It (Michelle Bates) |
9/4-28/25 (at ReAct Studios, 562 1st Ave S - 4th Floor)
ReAct Theatre www.reacttheatre.org
The critically acclaimed documentary-style play explores the aftermath of the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming, a young gay man in a non-accepting community. Based on real interviews with residents of Laramie, news reports, and journal entries, it captures the community’s reactions to the hate crime and its impact.
Hells Canyon
9/5-21/26 (at 12th Avenue Arts)
Washington Ensemble Theatre, www.washingtonensemble.org
Seven-months pregnant Ariel arrives at a remote cabin with some old friends. Resentments surface and buried histories claw their way into the light when the group hears something outside, trying to get in… or out? In this horror-thriller, there are some decisions you cannot outrun.
For Colored Boyz (on the verge of a nervous breakdown / when
freedom ain’t enuff)
9/5-21/25 (at Base Camp Studios, 2407 1st Ave)
The Underground Theater, www.underground.theater
Written by Bryan-Keyth Wilson, this choreopoem brings to life the voices of queer Black and brown men through poetry, movement, and music. Raw, vulnerable, and transformative, it is a call to reflect, to listen, and to see one another more fully.
Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play
9/6–20/25 (at Theatre Off Jackson)
Porkfilled Productions and SiS Productions, www.porkfilled.com
Ami, an awkward Japanese American high school girl in 1999, wants to be invisible. But her world comes crashing down with a terrible discovery: her family is responsible for manufacturing MSG, the poison spice getting all the kids hooked. A mysterious new girl arrives from Japan, named Exotic Deadly. and she’s not playing by the rules. This whimsical, time-traveling adventure is a riotous romp through teenage crushes, family secrets, and female power.
Yaga
9/11-27/25 (at 12th Avenue Arts)
Dacha Theatre, www.dachatheatre.com
A genre-bending, darkly comedic fairy tale meets thrilling whodunit, giving voice to an antihero of epic proportions whose story has historically been told by men. An in-over-his-head detective finds himself in an isolated college town asking what the disappearance of a young heir to a yogurt empire has to do with a random folktale about an old witch. Involving an apprehensive local sheriff, a university professor with a taste for younger men, and a whole cast of curious characters, the Slavic myth of Baba Yaga twists into a new labyrinth of secret lives, ancient magic, and multiple suspects.
Inebria Me
9/11-13/25
On the Boards, www.ontheboards.org
An experimental, genre-bending opera of queer liberation, melodrama, and divine transformation. A new, experimental opera by acclaimed LA-based musician and performance artist San Cha that queers cisgender and heteronormative tropes of telenovela and celebrates the liberating power of ascendant relationships.
SUFFS (national tour)
5th Avenue Theatre, www.5thavenue.org
The acclaimed, Tony Award–winning musical is about the brilliant, passionate, and funny American women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote. This new musical boldly explores the triumphs and failures of a struggle for equality that’s far from over. The women of the suffragist movement—who called themselves “Suffs” for short—were brilliant, but as they fought tirelessly for the right to vote, they were also flawed, stubborn, passionate and funny. These remarkable friendships show the heartbreak, and how this movement brought them together—or, in some cases, tore them apart.
The Importance of Being Earnest
9/17/25-10/18/25
Taproot Theatre, www.taproot.org
Friends Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff adopt fictional identities to escape social obligations. Jack invents a brother named Ernest, while Algernon creates an invalid friend named Bunbury. The plot unfolds with mistaken identities, clever wordplay, and humorous social commentary. Classic Oscar Wilde with a fresh touch.
chapter 2 :
psychogeographic drifts
9/17/25 12:00PM and 2:00PM (at Seattle Center Monorail)
Malacarne, https://www.malacarne.co
A FREE, immersive, site-responsive performance four celebrated artists with decades of groundbreaking choreographic and performance work come together for the first time ever in this rare collaboration. Set entirely aboard Seattle’s legendary Monorail, the performance unfolds between downtown and Seattle Center, offering audiences a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness these icons in motion, suspended above the city.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: The Musical (world premiere)
Seattle Children’s Theatre, www.sct.org
This joyful, vibrant stage adaptation of the beloved children’s book is packed with vibrant music, energetic dancing, and whimsical puppets. It follows the adventurous alphabet letters as they race up the coconut tree — only to come tumbling down in a riot of rhythm, color, and laughter.
Fancy Dancer (world premiere)
Seattle Rep with Seattle Children’s Theatre, www.seattlerep.org
Growing up half Lakota and half white, Lara lives as an outsider until she discovers the story of Osage prima ballerina Maria Tallchief and is compelled to become a dancer. But with a body that doesn’t quite conform, can she make her dream come true? This autobiographical coming-of-age play by renowned writer Larissa FastHorse (The Thanksgiving Play) celebrates the power of perseverance and finding your community.
A Fox on the
Fairway
9/19/25-10/12/25
Edmonds Driftwood Players, www.EdmondsDriftwoodPlayers.org
A hilarious romp pulling the rug out from underneath the stuffy denizens of a private country club. Filled with mistaken identities, slamming doors and over-the-top romantic shenanigans, it’s a furiously paced comedy that recalls the Marx Brothers’ classics. A charmingly madcap adventure about love, life and man's eternal love affair with... golf.
An Enemy of the People
9/20/25-10/5/25
Union Arts Center (formerly ACT Theatre) www.unionartscenter.org
9/5-21/26 (at 12th Avenue Arts)
Washington Ensemble Theatre, www.washingtonensemble.org
Seven-months pregnant Ariel arrives at a remote cabin with some old friends. Resentments surface and buried histories claw their way into the light when the group hears something outside, trying to get in… or out? In this horror-thriller, there are some decisions you cannot outrun.
9/5-21/25 (at Base Camp Studios, 2407 1st Ave)
The Underground Theater, www.underground.theater
Written by Bryan-Keyth Wilson, this choreopoem brings to life the voices of queer Black and brown men through poetry, movement, and music. Raw, vulnerable, and transformative, it is a call to reflect, to listen, and to see one another more fully.
9/6–20/25 (at Theatre Off Jackson)
Porkfilled Productions and SiS Productions, www.porkfilled.com
Ami, an awkward Japanese American high school girl in 1999, wants to be invisible. But her world comes crashing down with a terrible discovery: her family is responsible for manufacturing MSG, the poison spice getting all the kids hooked. A mysterious new girl arrives from Japan, named Exotic Deadly. and she’s not playing by the rules. This whimsical, time-traveling adventure is a riotous romp through teenage crushes, family secrets, and female power.
9/11-27/25 (at 12th Avenue Arts)
Dacha Theatre, www.dachatheatre.com
A genre-bending, darkly comedic fairy tale meets thrilling whodunit, giving voice to an antihero of epic proportions whose story has historically been told by men. An in-over-his-head detective finds himself in an isolated college town asking what the disappearance of a young heir to a yogurt empire has to do with a random folktale about an old witch. Involving an apprehensive local sheriff, a university professor with a taste for younger men, and a whole cast of curious characters, the Slavic myth of Baba Yaga twists into a new labyrinth of secret lives, ancient magic, and multiple suspects.
9/11-13/25
On the Boards, www.ontheboards.org
An experimental, genre-bending opera of queer liberation, melodrama, and divine transformation. A new, experimental opera by acclaimed LA-based musician and performance artist San Cha that queers cisgender and heteronormative tropes of telenovela and celebrates the liberating power of ascendant relationships.
5th Avenue Theatre, www.5thavenue.org
The acclaimed, Tony Award–winning musical is about the brilliant, passionate, and funny American women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote. This new musical boldly explores the triumphs and failures of a struggle for equality that’s far from over. The women of the suffragist movement—who called themselves “Suffs” for short—were brilliant, but as they fought tirelessly for the right to vote, they were also flawed, stubborn, passionate and funny. These remarkable friendships show the heartbreak, and how this movement brought them together—or, in some cases, tore them apart.
9/17/25-10/18/25
Taproot Theatre, www.taproot.org
Friends Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff adopt fictional identities to escape social obligations. Jack invents a brother named Ernest, while Algernon creates an invalid friend named Bunbury. The plot unfolds with mistaken identities, clever wordplay, and humorous social commentary. Classic Oscar Wilde with a fresh touch.
9/17/25 12:00PM and 2:00PM (at Seattle Center Monorail)
Malacarne, https://www.malacarne.co
A FREE, immersive, site-responsive performance four celebrated artists with decades of groundbreaking choreographic and performance work come together for the first time ever in this rare collaboration. Set entirely aboard Seattle’s legendary Monorail, the performance unfolds between downtown and Seattle Center, offering audiences a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness these icons in motion, suspended above the city.
Seattle Children’s Theatre, www.sct.org
This joyful, vibrant stage adaptation of the beloved children’s book is packed with vibrant music, energetic dancing, and whimsical puppets. It follows the adventurous alphabet letters as they race up the coconut tree — only to come tumbling down in a riot of rhythm, color, and laughter.
Seattle Rep with Seattle Children’s Theatre, www.seattlerep.org
Growing up half Lakota and half white, Lara lives as an outsider until she discovers the story of Osage prima ballerina Maria Tallchief and is compelled to become a dancer. But with a body that doesn’t quite conform, can she make her dream come true? This autobiographical coming-of-age play by renowned writer Larissa FastHorse (The Thanksgiving Play) celebrates the power of perseverance and finding your community.
9/19/25-10/12/25
Edmonds Driftwood Players, www.EdmondsDriftwoodPlayers.org
A hilarious romp pulling the rug out from underneath the stuffy denizens of a private country club. Filled with mistaken identities, slamming doors and over-the-top romantic shenanigans, it’s a furiously paced comedy that recalls the Marx Brothers’ classics. A charmingly madcap adventure about love, life and man's eternal love affair with... golf.
9/20/25-10/5/25
Union Arts Center (formerly ACT Theatre) www.unionartscenter.org
Amy Herzog’s “smart, sharp, and relevant” adaptation of this
Henrik Ibsen timeless classic entangles us in a web of truth, power, and
complacency. Dr. Stockmann has it all, but when he uncovers a catastrophe that might
threaten lives, he runs up against those in power. As tensions rise, Stockmann
must choose: follow his conscience, and risk destruction? Or join the
conspiracy?
The Roommate
9/25/25-10/19/25
ArtsWest, www.artswest.org
Sharon, an empty-nester who has lost who she is, and Robyn, a recent divorcee who may be trying to escape who she’s become, start off as strangers. They form an unlikely bond, and things begin to spiral out of control. Secrets are revealed. Risks are taken. Their lives are forever changed.
Glengarry
Glen Ross
9/26/25-10/12/25
SecondStory Repertory, www.secondstoryrep.org
The cutthroat world of desperate real estate salesmen promises a Cadillac to the top earner and pink slips to the losers in a sales competition. The pressure is on. This raw, intense, and darkly comedic drama is a relentless examination of morality under duress, guaranteed to leave you on the edge of your seat.
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
9/27/25-10/12/25 (at Broadway Performance Hall)
Book-It Repertory Theatre, www.book-it.org
A young man speaks only with the dogs his family breeds in a kennel in the rural Midwest in the early 1970s. The story explores the deep connection Edgar has with his beloved Sawtelle dogs, and weaves a plot of sacrifice, betrayal, and ultimately murder. Book-It has been on hiatus for a while. This unique company is newly revived by the originators!
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9/25/25-10/19/25
ArtsWest, www.artswest.org
Sharon, an empty-nester who has lost who she is, and Robyn, a recent divorcee who may be trying to escape who she’s become, start off as strangers. They form an unlikely bond, and things begin to spiral out of control. Secrets are revealed. Risks are taken. Their lives are forever changed.
9/26/25-10/12/25
SecondStory Repertory, www.secondstoryrep.org
The cutthroat world of desperate real estate salesmen promises a Cadillac to the top earner and pink slips to the losers in a sales competition. The pressure is on. This raw, intense, and darkly comedic drama is a relentless examination of morality under duress, guaranteed to leave you on the edge of your seat.
9/27/25-10/12/25 (at Broadway Performance Hall)
Book-It Repertory Theatre, www.book-it.org
A young man speaks only with the dogs his family breeds in a kennel in the rural Midwest in the early 1970s. The story explores the deep connection Edgar has with his beloved Sawtelle dogs, and weaves a plot of sacrifice, betrayal, and ultimately murder. Book-It has been on hiatus for a while. This unique company is newly revived by the originators!
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