Sound Theatre Company an award-winning theatre company across disciplines, including Best of Festival (Feature) at the BAFTA-qualifying Superfest Disability Film Festival and Theatre of the Year at the Gregory Awards 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, and nominee 2024. We are known for presenting theatrical work that humanizes difference on stage and committed to social justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and access in every aspect of our organization.
We believe in accessible theatre for all. As part of our practice, we interrogate barriers to theatre that may be physical, cultural, or economic, on-stage and off. Sound Theatre Company was one of the first practitioners in the region of Radical Hospitality Ticket Pricing, allowing audiences to purchase tickets for any seat at a range of $5-75. As a community based organization, we operate at a fraction of the budget of larger, established producing organizations, yet continue to produce high-quality, impactful theatre.
Our artistic values include community, integrity, excellence, and mentorship. Recent producing partners have included Earthseed, Crip Riot, LANGSTON, The Hansberry Project, Deaf Spotlight, eSe Teatro, and more.
A large part of our work is challenging and expanding the Western theatre canon. Through our Making Waves program, Sound Theatre develops new stories and supports upcoming playwrights and artists. In the past few years, Sound Theatre premiered several new mainstage shows through Making Waves, including the film Changer: A Hand Telling (2021) by Fern Naomi Renville and Roger Fernandes, Reparations (2020) by Darren Canady, and Nadeshiko (2017) by Keiko Green.
The Wild Party
By Andrew Lippa
Directed by Corey McDaniel & Music Direction by Nathan Young
Directed by Corey McDaniel and Music Directed by Nathan Young, this darkly brilliant musical is inspired by Joseph Moncure March’s once-banned Jazz Age poem—an intoxicating tale of excess, desire, and the unraveling edges of pleasure.
Set in the Manhattan apartment of vaudeville performers Queenie and Burrs, a group of burlesque artists gathers for one unforgettable night. When a mysterious newcomer enters the mix, the couple’s already-fractured relationship is pushed to the brink, sending the party spinning into a glittering, dangerous spiral of temptation and thrill-seeking.
By Noah Diaz
Directed by Teresa Thuman
A new play in second person and a recipient of the Kennedy Center’s Jean Kennedy Smith Playwriting Award.
The story begins with a loss of balance and spreads through the body, ultimately leading to the act of hiring a stranger to say aloud what one cannot bear to say: that you got sick. The play explores learning how to live within your body as you find your way home.
New York Times Critic’s Pick—that “tells its tale in the most lively, surreal and surprising ways imaginable,” as the Times goes on to say. “It flies by, feeling even shorter yet fuller than its 85 minutes.”
References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot
By José Rivera
Directed by Colin Hovde
Set in the desert of Barstow, California, the play follows Gabriela, the wife of career soldier Benito, as she dives into a surreal fantasy world during her husband’s prolonged absences, imagining the mating rituals between a coyote and a cat. The play explores love, longing, and desire through a poetic and dreamlike lens.
References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot received the Obie Award in 2001, recognizing Rivera’s distinctive voice and groundbreaking approach to storytelling.
Organization name
Sound Theatre Company
Tax id (EIN)
61-1663804
Category
Arts & Culture
Demographics
Individuals with Disabilities, LGBTQ+, Black & African American, Indigenous & Native American, Hispanic & Latinx, Asian & Pacific Islander, Low-Income
Address
PO Box 99327Seattle, WA, US