Drunken Owl Theatre

We began rehearsing in early December. We’ve withstood the holidays, illness, and insanity in the Oval Office. Now it’s time to share our art! We open this Friday, January 23, with three shows through the weekend. Ticket sales are light: please come. The links to buy tickets are here: Friday 1/23/26 Tickets: https://tickets.venuepilot.com/e/drunken-owl-theater-2026-01-23-jules-maes-seattle-295f1fSaturday 1/24/26 Tickets: https://tickets.venuepilot.com/e/drunken-owl-theater-2026-01-24-jules-maes-seattle-95645bSunday 1/25/26…

For some, January represents the post-holiday blues. At Drunken Owl Theatre, January is a time for annual celebrations. My birthday is this month, and Drunken Owl was originally hatched on my birthday in 2018. We rose from the ashes of the pandemic in January 2022, landing at our current venue, the Jules Maes Saloon. (Are…

It’s a busy time of year, but we could all use a little warmth and humor, right? Come join us this Sunday evening at 5:00 pm. Juli Brown, Terry Boyd, Beth Shields and Sumant Gupta will read plays by Romney Humphrey, Kate Danley, Robin Ellen Brooks and Kathryn Jean Keller. Five poets will read their…

You know how it at this time of year: we lose track of things. I posted ticket links for this Sunday’s Family Dysfunction reading just yesterday, and we have a great show. A cast of Christina Williams, Lori Bellamy, Monique Preston, Adam Tapp and Sumant Gupta will read plays by John C. Davenport, Romney Humphrey,…

In October, 2024, I attended a show of monologues at ACT Theatre. I was thrilled to see the involvement of several playwrights whose work we’ve read or produced at Drunken Owl, and when I met the Artistic Associate running the event, Shana Bestock, she recognized the name of our small theatre. We met a few…

Christina Williams and Monique Preston rehearse P.H. Lin’s “Roar of the Crowd.” When you think of Seattle, what sort of stories come to mind? For our 9th production, playwrights Anna Tatelman, Caitlin Gilman, Elena Naskova and P.H. Lin have conjured tales of the Fremont Troll, homelessness, soccer moms and the Pike Place Gum Wall. In…

We had a great show on 8/17/25, featuring (among others) Christina Williams. I missed a chance to congratulate Christine publicly for her nomination by Sound on Stage for “Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Play” for her work in “Silent Sky” at Woodinville Rep. I saw that show, and she was great. Christina has…

I know, you’re probably away on vacation, but ticket sales are light, so here’s a last-minute appeal: please come to our show tomorrow night. On Sunday, August 17 at 5:00 pm, Chrstina Williams, Valeria Aguirre, James Lyle and Peter Murray will read plays by Romney Humphrey, Barbara Lindsay, Suzi Bailie, Pamela Hobart Carter and L.…