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Cornish College of the Arts Theater Department

Operating as usual

Photos from Intiman Theatre's post 01/24/2025

Theater alum Chris Morson will take this stage in this highly anticipated production!
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Heartbreak Cabaret | Town Hall Seattle 01/16/2025

Musical Theater alum Faith Vanchu produces and performs in this cabaret at Seattle's Town Hall! Joining her is Cornish singing teacher Candice Pullom.
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Town Hall Seattle

Heartbreak Cabaret | Town Hall Seattle Heartbreak Cabaret invites you to an evening of raw, heartfelt storytelling through music. Featuring an all-local cast of performers, this eclectic showcase blends showtunes, R&B, disco, and alternative music to craft an emotional arc that spans laughter, rage, and tears. Heartbreak is a universal e...

11/29/2024

Now that we’re at the midway point 🎤🎄❤️

11/21/2024

Congratulations to Original Works alum Andrew Lee Creech, whose new play GOLDEN will be featured as part of ACT Theatre’s 2024-25 Season!
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TICKETS ON SALE NOW for our 49th World Premiere Play: Golden — by Andrew Lee Creech and directed by Tyrone Phillips. 💛

First seen at ACT’s 2023 Festival, this riveting story, set in the Great Recession of 2008, peels back the layers of lives and relationships, revealing the profound impact of individual choices and the enduring power of hope in the face of adversity.

Golden runs from April 26 - May 11, 2025. For tickets, visit: acttheatre.org or the link in our bio.

11/13/2024

Opening this week, in the Skinner Theater in Cornish’s Raisbeck Performance Hall! Ticket info in the comments.

Playwright Naomi Iizuka Receives 2024-2025 Hermitage Award 11/04/2024

Congratulations to playwright Naomi Iizuka for receiving this major playwriting award! Naomi's work has been produced many times at Cornish, including this November, when her inventive comedy ALOHA, SAY THE PRETTY GIRLS will be performed at the Cornish Playhouse!
For tickets and times, visit the Cornish Events page (link in the comments)!

Playwright Naomi Iizuka Receives 2024-2025 Hermitage Award The Hermitage offers one of the largest unrestricted non-profit theatre commissions in the United States.

Mastergate 10/26/2024

Just two more shows, y'all! 2pm & 8pm Today, October 26th.

Mastergate Join us for a beloved multi-year tradition at Cornish College of the Arts, where alum, faculty, staff, and current students come together for our Community Readings series. This unique event aims to connect our broader community by presenting a play relevant to today’s world or reflective of the t...

Photos from Dacha's post 10/08/2024

Cornish Original Works alums Amber Tanaka, James Schilling and Riley Gene are in the cast of the new play by Seattle's adventurous Dacha Theatre! More details below!

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THE CAKE Comes to Whidbey Island Center for the Arts 10/07/2024

Theater alum Alyssa Keene (pictured below, right) is featured in the Northwest premiere of THE CAKE by Bekah Brunstetter at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts!
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THE CAKE Comes to Whidbey Island Center for the Arts Faith, family and frosting collide in The Cake, a touching and timely play by Tony-nominated playwright Bekah Brunstetter, who received the nomination this year for The Notebook on Broadway. Opening at the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (WICA) on October 11, The Cake is based loosely on the Supr...

10/01/2024

Congratulations to Original Works alum Jasmine Lomax on their new position with Theatre Puget Sound!
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Cornish Alumni

Meet our new Production Manager, Jasmine Lomax! Welcome, Jasmine, to the TPS Team! 🤩

Jasmine Lomax (they/them) is thrilled to be a part of the TPS senior staff. They are a graduate from Cornish College of the Arts, with a specialty in Original Works. As they have contributed to the Seattle Theater Community, they have thrived in Directing and Intimacy Directing. In 2023, they were brought on to the team of 18th & Union as the Executive Director. Their goal is to make a theater community with equitable access to theater spaces and has made it a goal to support artists in all career stages.

Sherrine Azab: A Deer in Detroit 10/01/2024

Cornish in podcasting! Original Works alum and faculty member Rhonda J. Soikowski has a podcast series!
In this episode she talks with Detroit-based OW alum Sherrine Arab.
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Cornish Alumni

Sherrine Azab: A Deer in Detroit Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text!Sherrine & Rhonda talk about dreaming the dream(s), living the dream(s), creating original theatrical work

09/25/2024

Two new plays written by Cornish alums, Riley Gene and the team of Mariah Squires and SW Jones!
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Cornish Alumni

We are so excited to share these two incredible new works with you! A little creepy, a little mysterious, a little monstrous even! Come join us for our October offerings, brought to you by Making Waves, with the generous support of The House of One Eyed Cats 👁️ 🐱

The House Devours 🏠
By Riley Gene
October 11th, 7PM
The Blackbox at the Seattle Center Armory

A Scythe And A Sandglass The Skeleton Bore💀
By Mariah Lee Squires & S.W. Jones
October 12th, 7PM
The Blackbox at the Seattle Center Armory

Grab your tickets at https://soundtheatrecompany.org

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- **Graphics**: Two falling autumn leaves, emphasizing the seasonal theme. The logo of Sound Theatre Company appears at the bottom right.
2. **Top Right - “The House Devours”**:
- **Play Title**: “The House Devours” by Riley Gene.
- **Tagline**: “A New Play Reading of the Monstrous Feminine.”
- **Color**: Purple background.
- **Graphics**: A simple line drawing of an open door, creating a mysterious or eerie atmosphere. The Sound Theatre Company logo is in the bottom right.
3. **Bottom Right - “A Scythe and a Sandglass / The Skeleton Bore”**:
- **Play Title**: “A Scythe and a Sandglass / The Skeleton Bore” by Mariah Lee Squires & S.W. Jones.
- **Tagline**: “A New Play Reading of the Monstrous Feminine.”
- **Color**: Deep red background.
- **Graphics**: A line drawing of a human heart with branches or veins extending out of it, giving a visceral and organic feel. The Sound Theatre Company logo is also in the bottom right.
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A polarized America 09/23/2024

Cornish in Kentucky! Original Works alum Clara Burton pens a new play for Louisville's Bunbury Theatre!
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A polarized America Increasingly, we Americans occupy alternate universes, with very little common ground -- only battling perceptions of reality. A Pew study finds 81% of voter...

The Harvest — THE UNDERGROUND THEATER 09/20/2024

Tonight at the Seattle Center Theatre: a reading of a new play by Original Works alum Coco Justino, THE LAST RITES OF UNCLE MANNY.
"The Harvest will feature 3 Seattle-area playwrights who will present their plays to the public on one weekend, spend a week in revisions, then have another reading on the second weekend. The plays will be read by professional Seattle act"ors and audiences will be invited to provide feedback."
Details and ticket info below.
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The Harvest — THE UNDERGROUND THEATER THE HARVEST The Underground Theater, Theatre Puget Sound, and SCRiB LAB are proudly partnering on a brand new play development mini-festival process called The Harvest! Friday, September 20 @ 7PM - Coco Justino's The Last Rites of Uncle MannySaturday, September 21@ 7PM - Jack Wolfram's One Fish T...

2023-24 SoS Award Winners — The Sound on Stage 09/17/2024

Congratulations to Theater faculty members Timothy McCuen Piggee and Sarah Harlett (also an Original Works alum), and alum Shermona Mitchell, for their recognition at this year's Sound on Stage Awards! Full listing of awards below.
Best Direction of a Play - Timothy McCuen Piggee
Best Supporting Actor in a Play - Sarah Harlett
Best Featured Actor in a Play - Shermona Mitchell
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2023-24 SoS Award Winners — The Sound on Stage Sound on Stage 2023-24 Theatre Season Award WinnersProfessional and Community Professional Best Sound Design in a PlayErin Bednarz Stew - ACT Contemporary Theatre Best Lighting Design in a PlayConnie YunA Case for the Existence of God - ACT Contemporary Theatre Best Set Design in a PlayMisha Kachm...

REVIEW: Theatre Battery brings William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to life in free show at Kent Station - Auburn Examiner 09/06/2024

Theater alum Danielle Mitchell plays the Nurse in this innovative take on Shakespeare's ROMEO AND JULIET, at the enterprising Theatre Battery!
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REVIEW: Theatre Battery brings William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to life in free show at Kent Station - Auburn Examiner Theatre Battery debuted William Shakespeare’s classic Romeo and Juliet on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 2, 2024, at their performance space in Kent Station. It’s difficult to re-formulate such a well-known and oft-told tale as Romeo and Juliet. However, Theatre Battery has achieved something truly uni...

Photos from Cafe Nordo's post 09/05/2024

Theater alums Opal Peachey, Jojo Salamanca and Lola Rei Fukushima are featured in this upcoming immersive production!

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The mission of Cornish College of the Arts is to provide students aspiring to become practicing artists with an educational program of the highest possible quality, in an environment that nurtures creativity and intellectual curiosity, while preparing them to contribute to society as artists, citizens, and innovators.

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