Birds Of Play
Directed by Tanya Gagné
with Leila Noone, Bella Schleiker & Manny Manstands
July 9 - 25, 2026
A contemporary circus cabaret directed by the world famous Tanya Gagné in collaboration with Elena Brocade and Laura Lippert, all three women working professionally in the industry around the globe for over 20 years. Exploring forms of flight, fashion, alchemy, magic, mayhem, mastery and mystery delivered in a joyful celebration of freedom and fearlessness. This 65 Minute piece is recommended for ages 12 and up.
Night Night, Roger Roger
by Roni Ragone
August 7 - 15, 2026
It’s midnight, but that doesn’t mean the world slows down. Night Night, Roger Roger is a fanciful comedy about the world after the sun goes down. Roller-skating Nanas, kids with tin cans, literary-obsessed vampires, clumsy security guards, kids without tin cans, quirky game show hosts and more. This play is a plea for every person to stop growing up so fast—take your moment with the universe and enjoy it.
Jurassic Parking Lot
by Jeff Schell and David Swidler
August 27 - September 27, 2026 | Extended Run!
From the creators of Titanish and A Very Diehard Christmas comes a new bawdy comedy with dinosaurs.
नेहा & NEEL
(Neha and Neel | नेहा और नील)
by Ankita Raturi
October 16 - November 8, 2026
Neha (नेहा) fears she has failed to pass her language and culture down to her seventeen-year-old son, Neel (नील). A summer trip to visit colleges could be Neha’s last chance, if only she can get Neel to visit the historic Hope Diamond and witness a piece of Indian history for himself. नेहा & Neel (Neha and Neel | नेहा और नील) asks what we lose with every generation in America, and if it’s ever too late to connect with your roots.
Cozy Little Murders
Curated by Caitlin Frances
October 25, 2026
An evening of Murder themed short stories Directed and read aloud by some of Seattle’s top talent? Mix a little Miss Phisher with a little Agatha Christie and splash of Edgar Allan Poe for inspiration and you have some darkly fun tales to start off the witchy-wintery season. YES PLEASE!
The Flight
Before X-mas
by Maggie Lee
November 20 - 29 & December 23-26, 2026
With all the stress of the holidays, spending Christmas Eve stranded in an airport with a bunch of strangers is the last thing anyone needs! With endless delays, kids shuttling between stepfamilies, a rogue cat on the loose, an important business deal at stake, and missing your grandson’s first Christmas morning, the holiday spirit can disappear quicker than your lost luggage. But sometimes, all you need is to be a little late in order to truly appreciate what you’re rushing toward.
A Very Die Hard Christmas
by Jeff Schell and The Habit
December 4 - 20, 2026
Yippie Ki Yay, it's a Christmas miracle! Coming back this holiday season, from the comedy writers that have had Seattle in stitches for decades, comes A Very Die Hard Christmas, a musical parody that is sure to blow the roof off the joint. Sketch writers from The Habit team up with Seattle Public Theater to create this holiday comedy perfect for those who like their Christmas entertainment with lots of action, 80s jokes, smooth soft rock jams, and snarky German terrorists.
Runtime: 105 minutes (includes one intermission)
Illuminating the Dark
Curated by Caitlin Frances
December 9, 2026
Get into the coziness of mid-winter with a special sharing of short stories and poetry that bring the light into the darkness. This year’s tales center on themes of hope, peace, and community. A very special night of storytelling by some amazingly talented Actors under the guidance of some of Seattle’s best Directors.
Haunted Holiday
Curated by Caitlin Frances
December 16, 2026
New ghostly Christmas stories written and read aloud by Seattle’s own Author/Actors Kelleen Conway and Scot Augustson. Add to that a short adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens read aloud by Seattle Actor Evan Whitfield and it’s an evening you won’t want to miss. Come in, get a hot cup of cocoa and enjoy.
i never asked for a gofundme
by Jayne Deely
January 15 - February 7, 2027
Millie is back home in Mobile, AL for a prestigious fellowship she couldn’t pass up. Her east coast born and raised Puerto Rican partner, Avery, is recovering from gender affirming top surgery. When quasi-aunt to Millie and righteous woman of God Teresa overhears Millie talking to the pharmacist at CVS, she assumes Avery has breast cancer and puts events in motion that turn everyone’s lives upside down: cue the casseroles, care packages, and checkbooks – a gofundme to SAVE AVERY! "I never asked for a gofundme" is a new queer comedy about gender, family, and religion that asks what it means to be worthy of care.
Cracks: A One-Trans-Woman Dark Comedy Memoir
by Claire Lochmueller
January 25 - February 3, 2027
Claire Lochmueller presents CRACKS, a one-trans-woman dark comedy memoir about growing up in the Catholic Church and a JROTC military high school and the pervasive ways those places affect a trans identity. CRACKS is as vulnerable as it is funny. Through a hybrid of storytelling, stand-up, and theatre the audience is taken on an emotional roller coaster of navigating gender identity, substance abuse, and finding joy. Come see how her two lives, through laughter and tears, became one trans identity.
Alice in Shadowland
by Lucky Dang
February 12 - March 21, 2027
Ever wonder why Alice could always keep up with the inhabitants of Wonderland? Alice in Shadowland follows the White Rabbit through a world built from light and shadow by projection artists Shadow Girls Cult. The cast of circus artists recount the journey through the White Rabbit's perspective as he rushes to the Red Queen, yet continues to find himself just as distracted by his colleagues and the curious girl chasing after him. The encounters are re-envisioned as circus aerial and acrobatic acts along with various interactions with the shadow projections cast upon them. The journey culminates with an audience with the Red Queen, where she lays judgement on Alice and we follow her escape.
FUSELAGE
by Annie Lareau
March 12 - April 4, 2027
Actor and playwright, Annie Lareau, along with local favorites Brenda Joyner and Peter Dylan O’Connor, explore her time surrounding the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Instead of being on the flight with 35 of her classmates and close friends from Syracuse University as she intended, she was left behind in London. With a mixture of humor and compassion, Annie's narrative of the budding lives of young artists is intertwined with voices from those in Lockerbie who tended to the crash, set against the ticking clock of prophetic nightmares and a terrorist plot. Her narrative is a love story to cherishing relationships in this fragile and unpredictable world, deeply connecting us to her journey through the bombing, the lonely debilitating grief, her brushes with overwhelming international media attention, and the self-punishment she battled in the aftermath.
Youth Voices
Seattle Public Theater Youth Cohort
March 27, 2027
Join our Teen participants as they share their journey through the process of making a personal story into a theatrical piece and develop an original work.
Runtime: 90 minutes with an intermission
Unraveled
By Kevin Kling
Performed by Kevin Kling and Rob Witmer
April 9 - 11, 2027
Kevin Kling is a weaver of stories. He is constantly looking for patterns, connections, and unexpected intersections that connect us to one another and to the world. With abundant humor and offbeat insights, with an ode to love and nods to the gods, Kling unravels the threads that have led him to an unexpected destination. There’s the trip you plan…and the trip you take. With music by Rob Witmer.
House Party: Season 38
April 16, 2027
The Ballad of the Unfallen
by Maggie Lee
May 14 - June 6, 2027
For generations, the Temple of the Lightning Eel has been a legendary school for the fighting arts, but also a safe haven from the outside world, where old rivalries between clans threaten to start a new civil war. But when a desperate young woman surviving an unthinkable tragedy seeks refuge at the temple, it threatens to tip the delicate balance of neutrality and plunge them into the heart of the conflict. Meanwhile, an earnest bard struggles to record the truth of the events through her song, faced with the harsh reality that history can be skewed by whoever shouts the loudest. A new play with music and movement, set in the fantastical world of Sheathed.
