Annex Theatre
@annextheatre-sea.bsky.social
An anarcho-democratic collective dedicated to producing bold new work in an environment of improbability, resourcefulness, and risk. Seattle’s longest-running fringe theatre, since 1986.
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Due to actor illness, we’ve had to make a change in our schedule! Today's October 21 performance of The Genie’s Therapist will no longer take place. The show has been rescheduled for Thursday, October 24, with the October 28 performance still happening as planned.
October 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Due to actor illness, we’ve had to make a change in our schedule! Today's October 21 performance of The Genie’s Therapist will no longer take place. The show has been rescheduled for Thursday, October 24, with the October 28 performance still happening as planned.
Casting Announcement!
4 days left.
We’re thrilled to welcome Mateo Quispe (Little Shell & Quechua) to the cast of The Genie’s Therapist as Awwal our titular ancient wish-granter himself.
October 21 & 28
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#AnnexTheatre #GeniesTherapist #OnTheFringe #SeattleTheatre
4 days left.
We’re thrilled to welcome Mateo Quispe (Little Shell & Quechua) to the cast of The Genie’s Therapist as Awwal our titular ancient wish-granter himself.
October 21 & 28
bit.ly/annex-genie
#AnnexTheatre #GeniesTherapist #OnTheFringe #SeattleTheatre
October 18, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Casting Announcement!
4 days left.
We’re thrilled to welcome Mateo Quispe (Little Shell & Quechua) to the cast of The Genie’s Therapist as Awwal our titular ancient wish-granter himself.
October 21 & 28
bit.ly/annex-genie
#AnnexTheatre #GeniesTherapist #OnTheFringe #SeattleTheatre
4 days left.
We’re thrilled to welcome Mateo Quispe (Little Shell & Quechua) to the cast of The Genie’s Therapist as Awwal our titular ancient wish-granter himself.
October 21 & 28
bit.ly/annex-genie
#AnnexTheatre #GeniesTherapist #OnTheFringe #SeattleTheatre
The Genie’s Therapist, written by Sameer Arshad and directed by Yousif Abouzgaya, follows a centuries-old wish-granter and the human therapist drawn into this tangled history of power, family, trauma, and redemption.
🎭 2 nights only!
🗓️ October 21 & 28, 2025
📍 Annex Theatre
➡️ bit.ly/annex-genie
🎭 2 nights only!
🗓️ October 21 & 28, 2025
📍 Annex Theatre
➡️ bit.ly/annex-genie
October 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The Genie’s Therapist, written by Sameer Arshad and directed by Yousif Abouzgaya, follows a centuries-old wish-granter and the human therapist drawn into this tangled history of power, family, trauma, and redemption.
🎭 2 nights only!
🗓️ October 21 & 28, 2025
📍 Annex Theatre
➡️ bit.ly/annex-genie
🎭 2 nights only!
🗓️ October 21 & 28, 2025
📍 Annex Theatre
➡️ bit.ly/annex-genie
Calling all actors and performers! For Season 39, Annex is rolling out an ongoing, online system of general auditions. Submit your materials anytime to have your work seen and considered by our directors year-round.
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September 18, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Calling all actors and performers! For Season 39, Annex is rolling out an ongoing, online system of general auditions. Submit your materials anytime to have your work seen and considered by our directors year-round.
bit.ly/annex-auditions
bit.ly/annex-auditions
FINAL WEEK ALERT!
Jettison to Europa is on its last voyage—only 4 shows left!
TONIGHT (Mon, Aug 25) is Industry Night
Then just three more chances to blast off:
Thurs Aug 28 (PWYC)
Fri Aug 29
Sat Aug 30 (Closing Night!)
bit.ly/jte-annex
Jettison to Europa is on its last voyage—only 4 shows left!
TONIGHT (Mon, Aug 25) is Industry Night
Then just three more chances to blast off:
Thurs Aug 28 (PWYC)
Fri Aug 29
Sat Aug 30 (Closing Night!)
bit.ly/jte-annex
August 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
FINAL WEEK ALERT!
Jettison to Europa is on its last voyage—only 4 shows left!
TONIGHT (Mon, Aug 25) is Industry Night
Then just three more chances to blast off:
Thurs Aug 28 (PWYC)
Fri Aug 29
Sat Aug 30 (Closing Night!)
bit.ly/jte-annex
Jettison to Europa is on its last voyage—only 4 shows left!
TONIGHT (Mon, Aug 25) is Industry Night
Then just three more chances to blast off:
Thurs Aug 28 (PWYC)
Fri Aug 29
Sat Aug 30 (Closing Night!)
bit.ly/jte-annex
Thank you to the folks at Sound On Stage for coming to all of our wild and bold shows. We are glad that you saw the beauty in our walk through the neighborhood of death and Dickenson.
Thank you to the entire Blue to Blue cast and crew for making this show a reality.
Thank you all!
Thank you to the entire Blue to Blue cast and crew for making this show a reality.
Thank you all!
August 16, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Thank you to the folks at Sound On Stage for coming to all of our wild and bold shows. We are glad that you saw the beauty in our walk through the neighborhood of death and Dickenson.
Thank you to the entire Blue to Blue cast and crew for making this show a reality.
Thank you all!
Thank you to the entire Blue to Blue cast and crew for making this show a reality.
Thank you all!
Your Host with the Most… Everything.
Lights. Camera. Charisma!
Joshua Erme stars as The Host, part game master, part showman, part… well, you’ll see.
Don’t worry, he’s only here to help you have a good time.
APPLAUSE. LAUGHTER.
Lights. Camera. Charisma!
Joshua Erme stars as The Host, part game master, part showman, part… well, you’ll see.
Don’t worry, he’s only here to help you have a good time.
APPLAUSE. LAUGHTER.
August 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Your Host with the Most… Everything.
Lights. Camera. Charisma!
Joshua Erme stars as The Host, part game master, part showman, part… well, you’ll see.
Don’t worry, he’s only here to help you have a good time.
APPLAUSE. LAUGHTER.
Lights. Camera. Charisma!
Joshua Erme stars as The Host, part game master, part showman, part… well, you’ll see.
Don’t worry, he’s only here to help you have a good time.
APPLAUSE. LAUGHTER.
Don’t Skip the Commercials.
They’re short, sweet, and are all going to make your life truly, honestly better if you only buy into them!
Join Amity Blight as the enthralling voice of the commercial breaks in The Game Show: A Staged Reading & Talkback.
No skipping this commercial break.
They’re short, sweet, and are all going to make your life truly, honestly better if you only buy into them!
Join Amity Blight as the enthralling voice of the commercial breaks in The Game Show: A Staged Reading & Talkback.
No skipping this commercial break.
August 14, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Don’t Skip the Commercials.
They’re short, sweet, and are all going to make your life truly, honestly better if you only buy into them!
Join Amity Blight as the enthralling voice of the commercial breaks in The Game Show: A Staged Reading & Talkback.
No skipping this commercial break.
They’re short, sweet, and are all going to make your life truly, honestly better if you only buy into them!
Join Amity Blight as the enthralling voice of the commercial breaks in The Game Show: A Staged Reading & Talkback.
No skipping this commercial break.
Jettison to Europa returns this week for four more shows, including a matinee. Don't miss what artists and patrons are truly enjoying:
"My brain and heart are still spinning. THIS IS THE THEATRE I MISS! Thank you for this journey." - Angela D.
"My brain and heart are still spinning. THIS IS THE THEATRE I MISS! Thank you for this journey." - Angela D.
August 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Jettison to Europa returns this week for four more shows, including a matinee. Don't miss what artists and patrons are truly enjoying:
"My brain and heart are still spinning. THIS IS THE THEATRE I MISS! Thank you for this journey." - Angela D.
"My brain and heart are still spinning. THIS IS THE THEATRE I MISS! Thank you for this journey." - Angela D.
Meet Your Contestant: Lynda!
She’s everything a game show champion should be: confident, charming, willing to follow the rules.
She has a winning smile and we should all cheer for her!
Anise Rau brings warmth to the role of Lynda in The Game Show: A Staged Reading & Talkback.
She’s everything a game show champion should be: confident, charming, willing to follow the rules.
She has a winning smile and we should all cheer for her!
Anise Rau brings warmth to the role of Lynda in The Game Show: A Staged Reading & Talkback.
August 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Meet Your Contestant: Lynda!
She’s everything a game show champion should be: confident, charming, willing to follow the rules.
She has a winning smile and we should all cheer for her!
Anise Rau brings warmth to the role of Lynda in The Game Show: A Staged Reading & Talkback.
She’s everything a game show champion should be: confident, charming, willing to follow the rules.
She has a winning smile and we should all cheer for her!
Anise Rau brings warmth to the role of Lynda in The Game Show: A Staged Reading & Talkback.
Meet Your Contestant: Greta!
She’s sharp. She’s focused. She’s… asking a few too many questions.
Will she beat the ever more impossible odds, or will the game beat her?
Don’t miss Meg Carleton as the spirited Greta in The Game Show: A Staged Reading & Talkback.
Its Simple. Just play the game.
She’s sharp. She’s focused. She’s… asking a few too many questions.
Will she beat the ever more impossible odds, or will the game beat her?
Don’t miss Meg Carleton as the spirited Greta in The Game Show: A Staged Reading & Talkback.
Its Simple. Just play the game.
August 12, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Meet Your Contestant: Greta!
She’s sharp. She’s focused. She’s… asking a few too many questions.
Will she beat the ever more impossible odds, or will the game beat her?
Don’t miss Meg Carleton as the spirited Greta in The Game Show: A Staged Reading & Talkback.
Its Simple. Just play the game.
She’s sharp. She’s focused. She’s… asking a few too many questions.
Will she beat the ever more impossible odds, or will the game beat her?
Don’t miss Meg Carleton as the spirited Greta in The Game Show: A Staged Reading & Talkback.
Its Simple. Just play the game.
Jettison to Europa opens today! We’re excited to announce that we are anticipating a full house for opening night. We have a few ways for you to watch this beautiful and touching show. Here’s what we suggest:
August 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Jettison to Europa opens today! We’re excited to announce that we are anticipating a full house for opening night. We have a few ways for you to watch this beautiful and touching show. Here’s what we suggest:
Enjoy our production from anywhere in the galaxy with sliding-scale tickets starting at $5 at bit.ly/jte-annex.
JETTISON TO EUROPA
A new play by Andy Park-Buffelen
Directed by Zenaida Rose Smith
August 8 – 30
Photos by Corinne Park-Buffelen
JETTISON TO EUROPA
A new play by Andy Park-Buffelen
Directed by Zenaida Rose Smith
August 8 – 30
Photos by Corinne Park-Buffelen
August 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Enjoy our production from anywhere in the galaxy with sliding-scale tickets starting at $5 at bit.ly/jte-annex.
JETTISON TO EUROPA
A new play by Andy Park-Buffelen
Directed by Zenaida Rose Smith
August 8 – 30
Photos by Corinne Park-Buffelen
JETTISON TO EUROPA
A new play by Andy Park-Buffelen
Directed by Zenaida Rose Smith
August 8 – 30
Photos by Corinne Park-Buffelen
In merely three days, you can join our earth-bound characters, Jack and Pip, and watch astronaut Carey's journey towards the distant and mysterious moon, Europa, through our multi-camera, high-quality live stream.
August 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
In merely three days, you can join our earth-bound characters, Jack and Pip, and watch astronaut Carey's journey towards the distant and mysterious moon, Europa, through our multi-camera, high-quality live stream.
The Game Show is about to begin... Are you prepared to play along?
A dark and funny exploration of complicity where Greta and Lynda are trapped in a mysteriously rigged game show with a seemingly charming host.
A dark and funny exploration of complicity where Greta and Lynda are trapped in a mysteriously rigged game show with a seemingly charming host.
August 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The Game Show is about to begin... Are you prepared to play along?
A dark and funny exploration of complicity where Greta and Lynda are trapped in a mysteriously rigged game show with a seemingly charming host.
A dark and funny exploration of complicity where Greta and Lynda are trapped in a mysteriously rigged game show with a seemingly charming host.
Performance Schedule
Thursday, August 7 at 7:30 p.m. (PWYC preview)
Friday, August 8 at 7:30 p.m. (Opening)
Saturday, August 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 14 at 7:30 p.m. (PWYC)
Friday, August 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, August 17 at 2 p.m. (Matinee)
Thursday, August 7 at 7:30 p.m. (PWYC preview)
Friday, August 8 at 7:30 p.m. (Opening)
Saturday, August 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 14 at 7:30 p.m. (PWYC)
Friday, August 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, August 17 at 2 p.m. (Matinee)
August 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Performance Schedule
Thursday, August 7 at 7:30 p.m. (PWYC preview)
Friday, August 8 at 7:30 p.m. (Opening)
Saturday, August 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 14 at 7:30 p.m. (PWYC)
Friday, August 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, August 17 at 2 p.m. (Matinee)
Thursday, August 7 at 7:30 p.m. (PWYC preview)
Friday, August 8 at 7:30 p.m. (Opening)
Saturday, August 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 14 at 7:30 p.m. (PWYC)
Friday, August 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, August 17 at 2 p.m. (Matinee)
On a solo space mission to Europa, one of Jupiter's many moons, Astronaut Carey Collins travels to the far reaches of the solar system, but still finds themself tethered to life back home. What will Carey discover in the great unknown?
August 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
On a solo space mission to Europa, one of Jupiter's many moons, Astronaut Carey Collins travels to the far reaches of the solar system, but still finds themself tethered to life back home. What will Carey discover in the great unknown?
Only one week remains from our final destination: Jettison to Europa! There are still tickets available for our opening weekend of shows next Friday and Saturday, August 8 & 9.
August 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Only one week remains from our final destination: Jettison to Europa! There are still tickets available for our opening weekend of shows next Friday and Saturday, August 8 & 9.
Swipe to see the journey of our latest production, JETTISON TO EUROPA written by Andy Park-Buffelen and Directed by Zenaida Rose Smith. Runs 8/8 - 8/30. Learn more at bit.ly/jte-annex
July 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Swipe to see the journey of our latest production, JETTISON TO EUROPA written by Andy Park-Buffelen and Directed by Zenaida Rose Smith. Runs 8/8 - 8/30. Learn more at bit.ly/jte-annex
Some snippets of an interview with Andy Park-Buffelen about their play JETTISON TO EUROPA.
July 30, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Some snippets of an interview with Andy Park-Buffelen about their play JETTISON TO EUROPA.
She's gravity-dense, emotionally orbital, and flying solo—literally and otherwise. In her own words: “I’m just a humble pilot.” In mine? Carey is the future, strapped in and rocketing toward it.
Mandy Rose Nichols as Carey
Mandy Rose Nichols as Carey
July 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
She's gravity-dense, emotionally orbital, and flying solo—literally and otherwise. In her own words: “I’m just a humble pilot.” In mine? Carey is the future, strapped in and rocketing toward it.
Mandy Rose Nichols as Carey
Mandy Rose Nichols as Carey
Captain Carey Collins, Hello, There XXXVII
By Pip Walsh for Southwest Medium
"She’s sipping tea in orbit. No, seriously."
By Pip Walsh for Southwest Medium
"She’s sipping tea in orbit. No, seriously."
July 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Captain Carey Collins, Hello, There XXXVII
By Pip Walsh for Southwest Medium
"She’s sipping tea in orbit. No, seriously."
By Pip Walsh for Southwest Medium
"She’s sipping tea in orbit. No, seriously."
She believes in science. In precision. In people.
Recommend without reservation. The mission may run on rocket fuel, but Jack is the real propulsion.
— Captain Carey Collins
E Pike as Jack
Recommend without reservation. The mission may run on rocket fuel, but Jack is the real propulsion.
— Captain Carey Collins
E Pike as Jack
July 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
She believes in science. In precision. In people.
Recommend without reservation. The mission may run on rocket fuel, but Jack is the real propulsion.
— Captain Carey Collins
E Pike as Jack
Recommend without reservation. The mission may run on rocket fuel, but Jack is the real propulsion.
— Captain Carey Collins
E Pike as Jack
Re: Jack Kemsley — Recommendation for Promotion to Director, Hello, There Mission
If you want to know where Hello, There begins, look at Jack.
If you want to know where Hello, There begins, look at Jack.
July 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Re: Jack Kemsley — Recommendation for Promotion to Director, Hello, There Mission
If you want to know where Hello, There begins, look at Jack.
If you want to know where Hello, There begins, look at Jack.
Style is informal, emotionally forward. Shows early signs of bonding with Captain Carey, which could be both asset and liability. Needs clear boundaries re: confidentiality and mission-critical protocol.
July 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Style is informal, emotionally forward. Shows early signs of bonding with Captain Carey, which could be both asset and liability. Needs clear boundaries re: confidentiality and mission-critical protocol.