Commissions and World Premieres
Seattle Public Theater and Macha Theatre Works are dedicated to supporting underrepresented voices and supporting emerging artists. Together, Seattle Public Theater and Macha Theatre works have developed a producing model for commissions and world premieres by combining the vision and history of producing world premieres from Macha Theatre Works and Seattle Public Theater, a vision of new work that promotes all artists but focuses on women of color, trans women, femmes, queer women, and women of all ages and abilities.
The Park
A World Premiere Play
Written by Lisa Every and Jenn Ruzumna
Directed by Amy Poisson
The Park
Written by Lisa Every and Jenn Ruzumna
Directed by Amy Poisson
Sparked by a worldwide pandemic in 2020 and fueled by the passion for creating strong, powerful female leads, Jenn Ruzumna and Lisa Every started weaving the story of strangers, friends, and generations that find themselves in the same park on the same park bench. Working with Macha Theatre Works and Amy Poisson, and previous director and mentor of Happy, Happy, Happy… and The Fifth Wave, they began to craft their third world premiere together.
Once in a production-ready position, The Park was chosen as one of seven world premiere plays in The 2024 Distillery New Works Festival. With a live audience talkback and a honed script, The Park was ready for production.
In the fall of 2024, The Park premiered at Seattle Public Theater, a Co-production with Macha Theatre Works.
