Seattle Rep’s Post

Welcome to your 2024/25 Seattle Rep Season! This season, we’re creating the most dynamic range of work one can imagine, from the epic to the intimate, and from timeless classics to timely new plays. Six of our seven productions will be #BuiltBySeattleRep, spotlighting the expertise of local artisans, actors, directors, and more. Join us for the journey, and be part of our most thrilling season yet. Learn more about our Artistic Director Dámaso Rodríguez’s inaugural season here. --> https://lnkd.in/gNird_gm 📽️: Angela Fetherolf

We are excited to announce a new collaboration with Seattle Children's Theatre for the 2024/25 Season! This summer, we will join forces as part of a new resource-sharing initiative which will see us sharing some administrative services and launching a shared box office in September. Building on months of internal conversation and an extensive feasibility study, this initiative will allow our two theaters to provide enhanced quality customer service while we continue to work together toward a thriving future. Read more on Inside Seattle Rep.

Thanks to the Society of Directors and Choreographers Foundation, we are able to offer a Stage Directing Fellowship opportunity for The Skin of Our Teeth directed by Artistic Director Dámaso Rodríguez. This Fellow opportunity is ideal for a director interested in large scale production with a large cast of a classic play and interested in being part of a production that integrates local community members as part of the concept. All are welcome to apply but local directors will be prioritized for this opportunity. Learn more and apply by June 28.

“It’s nice to leave people laughing….we get a lot of joy out of just bringing joy to people” — Major Scales to #K5evening From getting their start in small venues on Capital Hill to touring across the world as The Vaudevillians, hear how Jinkx Monsoon and Major Scales developed Together Again, Again! with Seattle audiences in mind.

Did you know that Doctor Who Showrunner Russell T. Davies created the role of the evil Maestro after seeing Jinkx Monsoon on stage in Together Again, Again!? This #SundayReads check out this interview with Jinkx Monsoon in The Seattle Times. The two-time “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Winner discusses Broadway, Together Again, Again!, and the inspiration behind the newest Doctor Who villain.

Interested in learning more about Jinkx Monsoon and Major Scales before experiencing their epic reunion in Together Again, Again!? Check out our “In the Press” blog post on #InsideSeattleRep to read interviews and articles featuring these two extraordinary entertainers.

"...not seeing Fat Ham would mean not crying joyful tears when [redacted] struts onstage wearing a [redacted], launching the play into a [redacted] filled with [redacted] and [redacted]. (No spoilers!) Roll your eyes at Shakespeare all you want, but do not miss Fat Ham." — The Stranger Curious what local critics are saying about #FatHamSREP? Check out our "Fat Ham in the Press" blog post to read more about the play critics have been calling “a contemporary masterpiece" [Seattle Pockets] that “…tackles weighty themes with wit" [MixyPlix]. Read the reviews on #InsideSeattleRep.

Interested in learning more about our Professional Arts Training Program? Join us on May 11 at 10 a.m. PST/1 p.m. EST for a Virtual Open House to find out more about the program and application process, and pose your questions to program staff and a current PATP supervisor. Register here to join the conversation. --> https://lnkd.in/gxaRkecH

ICYMI: Fat Ham Director Timothy McCuen Piggee and Actor Aishé Keita both just appeared on Converge Media LLC' The Day With Trae. Check out these two incredible interviews to learn more about #FatHamSREP, the local cast involved, and why audiences should experience this joyous production. Watch Aishé Interview: https://lnkd.in/g_tUEUB8 Watch Timothy's Interview: https://lnkd.in/gp3XGtXZ