Intiman Announces 24-25 Season and New Cabaret Experience
INTIMAN ANNOUNCES 24-25 SEASON AND NEW CABARET EXPERIENCE
SEATTLE, WA (June 25, 2024) — Intiman Theatre is thrilled to announce its 2024-25 season, and the launch of the Intiman Cabaret, a brand-new experience that will showcase work from Seattle and beyond in an intimate setting. Nine shows are part of the season, including the return of beloved Black Nativity. This exciting expansion comes as Intiman enters the fourth year as the professional theatre-in-residence at Seattle Central College, where students earning their AA Degree in Technical Theatre for Social Justice gain on-the-job training while shadowing union professionals.
“The Intiman Cabaret is born from our commitment to holding space for Seattle artists at every stage of their careers, and continuing to expand upon what contemporary performance can be,” says Jennifer Zeyl, Artistic Director. “We hope you join us for a known favorite and trust us to expand your palate!”
The Intiman Cabaret will transform the Erickson Theater into a 21+ cabaret venue with table and bar seating, cocktail lounge service, and the chance to enjoy a theatrical mix of one-person plays, drag and performance art, musical acts and more. The Cabaret will kick off with Hotel Gatsby, a Halloween show from BeautyBoiz that combines dance and drag. Next is TRIPLE FIRE SIGN, an original concert created exclusively for Intiman by multi-hyphenate artist Justin Huertas (Lizard Boy). The worldwide phenomenon Tennessee Rising: The Dawn of Tennessee Williams written and performed by Jacob Storms will play in November, originally directed for the stage by Alan Cumming. Spring productions include Cherdonna’s Favorite Things, a brand new show from the incomparable Cherdonna Shinatra, and Scott Shoemaker’s :PROBED!, a hilarious comedy that “deeply probes” the depths of the UFO phenomena that first premiered at Re-Bar. More will be announced soon.
Mainstage productions will see the return of the holiday tradition Black Nativity, with director Valerie Curtis-Newton adding new aspects to the revival after a sold-out run in 2023. In February, Intiman will present CRAVE, a poetic exploration of love, loss, sex, and desire by Sarah Kane, nearly two decades after it last stunned audiences as one of the first productions from Washington Ensemble Theater. For this revisiting of the material, Intiman will bring together many of the original artists for a career retrospective and celebration, including Roger Benington, Marc Kennison (Waxie Moon), and Marya Sea Kaminski. Intiman Artistic Director, Jennifer Zeyl will once again design the set, having won the Stranger Genius Award in 2006 for her original design. Acclaimed multi-disciplinary artist, Ahamefule J. Oluo (Now I’m Fine; Susan) closes the season with the Seattle premiere of The Things Around Us, a dazzling new
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work that layers live music, electronic looping, and narrative exploration to create an intimate tapestry of characters and existential inquiries.
Premium pre-sale tickets and cabaret tables are available now for Intiman Members at 30% off, with general pre-sale starting June 25th. Membership starts at just $8/month. To learn more, to become a Member, or to purchase pre-sale tickets visit intiman.org.
MORE PRODUCTION DETAILS:
Hotel Gatsby
A BeautyBoiz Macabre Creation
October 31 - November 2, 2024
Intiman Cabaret Erickson Theatre, 1524 Harvard Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
Welcome to the Hotel Gatsby, a brand new macabre cabaret from BeautyBoiz where you can check in anytime, but baby, you can never leave. Brace yourself for a blend of soul-disturbing ballads and electrifying, high-energy dance and drag performances that will leave your heart pounding and your spine tingling. Surrender to the allure of the supernatural and seductive as the performances weave a dark, captivating tale of eternal enchantment. Are you ready to be thrilled? Because at Hotel Gatsby, the extraordinary awaits—and it's dying to meet you.
TRIPLE FIRE SIGN: Justin Huertas in Concert
November 4-5, 2024
Intiman Cabaret at the Erickson Theatre
Fresh off his Lizard Boy run at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, local theatre-maker and three-time Drama Desk Award nominee Justin Huertas returns to Seattle with TRIPLE FIRE SIGN, a concert event created exclusively for the Intiman Cabaret. An out and proud Aries Sun/Leo Moon/Leo Rising and therefore doomed to a career creating egocentric performance art, Justin shares a fiery playlist of acoustic bops and bangers to boil the blood—including tunes from his next World Premiere musical! Joining him is his honey-voiced honey Tyler Rogers (This Bitter Earth), and other special guests to be announced!
Tennessee Rising:
The Dawn of Tenneseee Williams
Written & Performed by Jacob Storms
Originally Directed for the Stage by Alan Cumming
November 8-10, 2024
Intiman Cabaret at the Erickson Theatre, 1524 Harvard Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
Tennessee Rising sheds light on the unexplored early years of young Tennessee Williams, one of the great American playwrights. The world is on the brink of World War II and a young gay writer named Tom has finally escaped his family home only to be confronted with the harsh realities of life. To get ahead, he creates a new character for himself to play, Tennessee
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Williams, and so begins his meandering journey wherein we meet the people in his life who will go on to inspire his most iconic characters, all while young Williams grapples with first love, professional triumph and torment, heartbreak, and ultimately "the catastrophe of success." If you thought you knew Tennessee Williams, think again!
Black Nativity
By Langston Hughes
Directed by Valerie Curtis-Newton
December 4-29, 2024
Broadway Performance Hall (1625 Broadway, Seattle WA 98122)
Langston Hughes’ Gospel Song-Play returns in this newly reimagined production! Celebrate the season with a cast of more than 30 actors, dancers, soaring vocalists, a live band, and a rousing city-wide gospel choir. Audiences will have the chance to raise your voice and sing-along during this stirring and joyful holiday musical for families of all backgrounds and beliefs. Don’t miss your chance to experience this treasured Seattle tradition as Intiman presents the second year of the new Black Nativity. Presented in partnership with the Hansberry Project.
CRAVE
By Sarah Kane
Directed by Roger Benington
February 11 - March 2, 2025
Erickson Theatre, 1524 Harvard Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
Love, loss, sex and desire play across the stage in this poetic and deeply personal play from legendary playwright Sarah Kane, returning to Seattle nearly two decades after it last stunned audiences as one of the first productions from Washington Ensemble Theatre (WET). For this
revisiting of the material, Intiman will bring together many of the original WET artists for a career retrospective and celebration, including Roger Bennigton, Marc Kennison (Waxie Moon), and Marya Sea Kaminski. Intiman Artistic Director Jennifer Zeyl, will once again design the set, having won the Stranger Genius Award in 2006 for her original design. Peer deep inside the mind of four fragmented and fractured characters as they strive to find peace and connection in a lonely world. A visceral and transcendent experience that will leave you breathless.
Cherdonna’s Favorite Things
April 16-20, 2025
Intiman Cabaret at the Erickson Theatre, 1524 Harvard Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
Seattle's Favorite dancer, comedian, and drag chanteuse creates a brand-new show for the Intiman Cabaret! Get ready to be bombarded and dematerialized as Cherdonna doles out her favorite things through run-on sentences, story derailments, and surprise audience gifts. Look
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under your chair and jump out of your seat because someone is going to win a new car! Just kidding, but maybe a homemade cake just for you from the wacky wild woman herself. There will be dancing and singing and music and stories and maybe even a fun friend joining in for a suprise appearance. Cherdonna's going to be a supernova of love all over you, making you her newest favorite things.
Scott Shoemaker's :PROBED!
April 10-13, 2025
Intiman Cabaret at the Erickson Theatre, 1524 Harvard Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
Scott Shoemaker's :PROBED! is a hilarious supernatural comedy that “deeply probes” the depths of the UFO phenomena. Scott Shoemaker will be your host and guide for the evening, sharing strange and outrageous tales of Sasquatch, connections from beyond the grave, and everyday citizens who have been abducted by aliens… multiple times! You’ll be transported by this extraterrestrial comedy with songs, dance, and video that will leave you convinced that the truth is out there. WAY out there.
The Things Around Us
Composed, Written, and Performed by Ahamefule J. Oluo
April 24 - May 4, 2025
Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
The Things Around Us is a dazzling new work from acclaimed multi-disciplinary artist, Ahamefule J. Oluo, that layers live music and narrative exploration to create an introspective evening about what connects us all. Combining experimental jazz, new music, Nigerian hi-life, and electronic looping with bizarre and darkly humorous accounts of strangers and acquaintances, Oluo draws out larger social and political meanings from those encounters, weaving together a tapestry of characters and existential inquiries. Featuring dynamic multi-instrumental compositions using trumpet, clarinet, vocals, looping/effects pedals, and cardboard shipping boxes for percussion, The Things Around Us is an evening that will remind you of the beauty in life.
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