The Return Of Book-It Rep Among The Many Highlights Of September Theater In Seattle

We have a Keiko Green mini-festival with two of her newest plays (Hells Canyon, Exotic Deadly) opening at once! A few events are one-day or one-weekend short, so attention is needed. World premieres and wildly different subject matter give us so much to see and do this month. Book-It pops in again!

Compiled by Miryam Gordon from press releases.

The Play That Goes Wrong 

8/28/25-9/28/25

Seattle Rep, www.seattlerep.org

It’s opening night of the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society’s production of The Murder at Haversham Manor, and despite the troupe’s best efforts, mishaps are causing mayhem on stage. From wayward props to malfunctioning scenery to unexpected understudies, the show must go on—but will the theater still be standing at the end of the performance? Fueled by energetic physical comedy, this award-winning London and Broadway sensation will have the whole family rolling in the aisles. Ages 8+

The Laramie Project

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 1^st 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)

9/13-27/25

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)

9/18/25-10/12/25

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)

9/18/25-11/2/25

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

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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