Drunken Owl Theatre

Big thanks go to Jean Sherrard and Clay Eals of the Seattle Times’ “Now and Then” column; we’re honored to be featured. As a college prof once said, “The show is a success! Now it remains to be seen if the audience is!” Please come see a Festival of Jules Maes Plays. Performances are Saturday,…

As Drunken Owl grows, more playwrights ponder participating. It’s time to revisit the concept of themes for our monthly shows. The list below is a starting point for the plays and poems that we read and the songs we sing. Depending on current events or current moods, we might veer completely off theme, but the…

Our third full production dips into history as we explore Jules Maes, the Man and the Myth. Peering through different lenses, playwrights Leonie Mikele, Thomas Pierce, Elena Naskova, Mike Hickey and Pamela Hobart Carter provide several glimpses of what the unofficial Mayor of Georgetown meant to his community. We’ll feature poetry by Judith Camann, Scott…

If you attended July’s show, you know that in August we’re trying something entirely new: the absence of Kevin Finney! Peter Murray will be your emcee and host while Kevin travels with family. We’ll read plays by Thomas Pierce, Robin Ellen Brooks, Ellen Davis Sullivan and John C. Davenport. Mike Hickey returns with his own…

Kevin Finney rehearsing “Staging,” by Kate Danley. Our show was a hit! Many thanks to Clay Eals for recording and editing video of our production on June 24th and 25th.

Scott Stolnack reading his poetry. Our June production occurred over the fourth weekend, so it feels early, but it’s that time again: the third Sunday is July 16. Our theme this month is Summer Fun (and some are not). At 6:00 pm the mayhem begins: Kirsten McCory, Peter Murray, Monique Preston and Kevin Finney will…

Drunken Owl Theatre’s second full production, A Solstice Parade of Plays, Poetry and Music, is only a few days away. We’ve been rehearsing, sewing, painting, building and promoting, and we’re excited to share our work. Tickets are selling fast, and we expect all three shows to sell out. Buy yours in advance to ensure your…

Drunken Owl Theatre puts its actors, poets, and musicians up front, but it is led by Impresario Kevin Finney, and supported by a distinguished group of advisors. Here’s a little bit about the advisors, who we hope you can meet soon at one of the events. Pam Carter and Roy HirshkowitzPam Carter and Roy Hirshkowitz…

We are thrilled to announce another production*, a Festival of Jules Maes Plays. We are now accepting submissions of short plays, 10 – 15 pages in length for our September show. There are three requirements for each script: Jules Maes must be a character in the play; the phrase, “oldest bar in Seattle” must be…