Sunam Ellis News

Intiman Theatre and The Seagull Project have revealed the cast and creative team for The Fainting Spells, a fast and funny contemporary spin on Anton Chekhov's short comedies.

Get a first look at Seattle Rep's production of The Heart Sellers, now on stage through February 1st, 2026. The cast features Becca Q. Co as Luna and Seoyoung Park as Jane.

Seattle Rep has opened a deeply moving and heartfelt production on its stage. The Heart Sellers explores themes of political uncertainty, belonging, and the profound depth of female friendship, offering an intimate and affecting look at one night that likely changed everything for two women. Beautifully written by Lloyd Suh and meticulously directed by Sunam Ellis, The Heart Sellers is now playing at Seattle Rep, and it is not to be missed.

ArtsWest will present THE EFFECT by Lucy Prebble (HBO’s Succession), directed by Producing Artistic Director, Mathew Wright. The cast features Sunam Ellis, Tim Gouran, Anna Mulia, and Morgan Gwilym Tso.

Seattle Rep has unveiled its 2025/26 season, featuring the world premiere of Larissa FastHorse's Fancy Dancer, and more. See the full lineup of shows here!

Dear Readers, I’m all for a show poking fun at darker, heavier topics. Hell, there’s a comedy on Broadway right now centered around the night President Lincoln was shot. But if you have something funny or poignant to say, make sure it’s not the same bit for two and a half hours such as was the case with the Seattle Rep’s current production of Thornton Wilder’s “The Skin of Our Teeth”.

Seattle Rep will present THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH by Thornton Wilder, featuring a rotating cast of over 30 professional actors and community members. Learn how to purchase tickets.

How far back can you remember? When you were 10? 5? Do you remember the day you were born? Probably not. That is what makes the subject of D.W. Gregory’s Memoirs of a Forgotten Man so incredible, he can. Thalia’s Umbrella’s productions of the four-person play, masterfully directed by Terry Edward Moore and housed at 12th Avenue Arts, has officially opened, and this is one you truly don’t want to miss…or forget.

Thalia's Umbrella will present MEMOIRS OF A FORGOTTEN MAN, a NW premiere by DW Gregory. Don't miss this captivating new play!

​​​​​​​Pratidhwani - a Seattle-area based organization of South Asian performing artists, presents an evening of unique theater - Three original stories, created and performed by three Indian women at Taproot Theatre's Isaac Studio in the Greenwood neighborhood of Seattle.

The UW School of Drama will present Pulitzer-Prize nominated (2017) playwright Sarah DeLappe's THE WOLVES, directed by Sunam Ellis, UW School of Drama PATP alumna.

The UW School of Drama will present Pulitzer-Prize nominated (2017) playwright Sarah DeLappe's THE WOLVES, directed by Sunam Ellis, UW School of Drama PATP alumna.

Love and longing, mistakes and matches, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY pairs all the ups and down and ins and outs of love and marriage in one show. Village Theatre’s production of this Kate Hamill adaptation also pairs the traditional story with exaggerations of the humor and sarcasm. It is light and diverting as well as deep and meaningful. In short, it has a bit of everything to satisfy the tastes of all the Mariannes and Elinors out there.

Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” is an enduring classic. We all know this. It’s never been out of publication since its first publishing in 1843. It has spawned numerous movie, TV, and stage adaptations from the serious to the Muppets. Now the Seattle Rep has come along with a World Premiere of Samantha Silva’s “Mr. Dickens and His Carol”, based on her book of the same name. Taking a supposed look at the creation of this classic tale, this historical fiction is heavy on the fiction and light on the history, cutting a wide swath with its poetic license about the author and turning him into a pompous buffoon in a story and a production in desperate need of an editor.

Seattle Rep has announced the complete cast and creative team for the upcoming world-premiere holiday production, Mr. Dickens and His Carol to be directed by Braden Abraham, who recently announced that this will be his last production as the theater's Artistic Director.

Memories, secrets, and what is believed to be true are held in a delicate balance in the hands of The Bonesetter’s Daughter at Book-It Repertory Theatre. There are the stories we tell and the stories we hide. Can you really know who you are if you don’t know the past? The bonds of mothers and daughters will be tested when all is revealed. Book-It Repertory Theatre takes you on a journey through three generations to discover the truth of a family’s roots.

Book-It Repertory Theatre will present the world-premiere of Amy Tan’s haunting familial epic, The Bonesetter’s Daughter. Adapted by playwright Desdemona Chiang (she/her) and directed by Rosa Joshi (she/her), audiences will be treated to a production filled with emotion, tension and gripping adventure.

Dear Readers, I’ve said it before, a good ending of a play can forgive a multitude of sins that came before. But how about a cute beginning of a story that finishes off laying there like a dead fish? Unfortunately, that’s the case with “Mrs. Caliban”, the current offering from Book-It Repertory Theatre. This fishy love story has a good hook but lacked a decent tail to swim it on home.

Book-It Repertory Theatre will return to in-person, live performance on the Center Theatre stage after postponing their winter show due to the Omicron wave of Covid-19.

Seattle Theater Writers Seattle's theater reviewers circle announces the Winners of Excellence in Seattle theatrical productions. Spanning dozens of theater companies and productions, from large and prominent to small and humble, the Gypsy Rose Lee Awards honor the excellence found across the area.