By youth playwright Hersh Powers, Directed by Anna Klein and Kyle Gerstel

The Sasquatch Society is a secret middle school club dedicated to investigating urban legends in the Seattle area. In fact, it is so secretive that only two people know about it: Edward, the founder, and Kate, the only other person who was interested. In pursuit of Sasquatch, they start a bootcamp, hijack a bus, pitch a tent, hatch a pyramid scheme, etc. Along the way, Kate and Edward grow individually and as friends, learning that proving yourself can come in many different forms. The Sasquatch Society premiered at the 2022 Northwest Folklife Festival and performed again at Seattle Repertory Theatre's Youth Works festival.

Read an interview with actor Auburn D'Artell here!

Directed by Annika Prichard, Written by Mary Zimmerman

In-person at University Heights center, Penguins bring this award-winning play to the stage. Metamorphoses turns classic Greek myths into contemporary, provocative theater full of bawdy humor and deep sincerity. The Chicago Tribune describes it as "Theatrical genius...Find your way in, live among its stories, and reboot your life." 

By Dylan Thomas Elwood, Pamela Hobart Carter, Maggie Lee, Myles Mawa, Sadie Gingold, Kyle Gerstel, Aaron Sterne, and Disha Cattamanchi

Penguin Productions’ Finding Trails project broke us out of our zoom boxes to reconnect us with each other, our craft, and our shared environments. To increase accessibility, we invited anyone to direct a play. 

“Journey vs. Destination” – which is more important? What are the joys or disappointments of achieving destination without a great journey – or vice-versa?

Far From Any Road by Dylan Thomas Elwood

I've Been Waiting So Long to Be Where I'm Going by Pamela Hobart Carter

The Three Years Hill by Maggie Lee

Sere/Vacation, a dance by Myles Mawa

The In-Between, a musical by Sadie Gingold

Rushed No More by Kyle Gerstel

The Baseball Dilemma by Aaron Sterne

The Road to Saturn by Disha Cattamanchi

Featuring Mickey Rowe and Annie Jankovic

Join Actors Mickey Rowe and Annie Jankovic for an interactive discussion of the challenges and joys of acting with disabilities, what access looks like in the theater, and tangible steps all theater-makers can take to create more inclusive, diverse, and vibrant theater.

By Qui Nguyen
​Directed by Anna Klein

She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her childhood home in Ohio following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. When Agnes finds Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, however, she stumbles into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was Tilly’s refuge.

By Olivia Sterne, Julieta Vitullo, Pamela Hobart Carter, and Anuhea Brown
​Directed by Kiefer Harrington, Rebecca Collinsworth, Kathy Hsieh, Agastya Kohli

Brand-new stories both comic and poignant, spun into a moment in which many of us are both stuck in space yet emotionally adrift, having lost a sense of direction and seeking paths forward.

The Ocean by Olivia Sterne, directed by Kiefer Harrington
a solo performance artist attempts to capture oceanic majesty on zoom, only to be thwarted by the presence of a friendly roommate

The Cuckoo Clock by Julieta Vitullo, directed by Rebecca Collinsworth
a 17th century inventor in the Black Forest is challenged by his creation to let go of time

The Map Lies Folded in Your Pants Pocket by Pamela Hobart Carter, directed by Kathy Hsieh
a woman finds herself lost at the edge of a river

I’m Sorry about the Raw Eggs I Hid in your Apartment (and the time I trimmed your hair) by Anuhea Brown, directed by Agastya Kohli
a couple searches for the special place they first fell in love

Adapted from Jane Austen by Don Fleming
​Directed by Rachel Delmar

Enter into a world of strict physical distancing, where one social misstep or a misplaced missive can doom a reputation forever. Sound familiar? A period drama with a contemporary feel, Jane Austen's classic has been delighting audiences for generations, so we brought this 200-year old story to the world of Zoom!

By Pamela Hobart Carter, Frank Garland, Sofia Sanchez, Maggie Lee
​Directed by Agastya Kohli, Anna Ly, David Gassner, Rachel Delmar

Why do people seek out trails? What is our relationship to wild places, and to ourselves in these wild places? Do you forge your own trail or follow someone else's? Penguin commissions 4 local playwrights to explore the joys (and discomforts!) of moving down trails, and the feeling of being both small and large in majestic spaces.

Mi Cielo, by Sofia Raquel Sanchez. Directed by Rachel Delmar
Route Finding, by Pamela Hobart Carter. Directed by Agastya Kohli
The Light at the End, by Maggie Lee. Directed by Anna Ly
Almighty God of Lake and Tree, by Frank Garland. Directed by David Gassner​

Finding Trails profiled on KNKX's Morning Edition.

By Aaron Posner, from the novel by Chaim Potok
​Directed by Shana Bestock

Adapted by Aaron Posner from the best selling novel by Chaim Potok, My Name Is Asher Lev follows the journey of a young Jewish painter torn between his Hassidic upbringing and his desperate need to fulfill his artistic promise. When his artistic genius threatens to destroy his relationship with his parents and community, young Asher realizes he must make a difficult choice between art and faith. This stirring adaptation of a modern classic presents a heartbreaking and triumphant vision of what it means to be an artist.

By Oscar Wilde
​Directed by Sara Albertson

"A Trivial Comedy for Serious People”, acclaimed as one of the funniest plays ever written. Jack wishes to marry Algernon’s cousin the beautiful Gwendolen but first he must convince her mother, the fearsome Lady Bracknell, of the respectability of his parents and his past. For Jack, however, this is not as easy as it sounds, having started life abandoned in a handbag at Victoria station. When both men create alter egos to transcend the limitations of their lives, a tangled web of misadventure ensues. The rules of respectability are put to the test in a brilliant and wildly funny story of romance, identity, perambulators, and capacious handbags.

By Caryl Churchill
​Directed by Shana Bestock

“Tell me. Don’t ask. There’s this secret between us. I need to know. I don’t know if I should tell you. Well, now I know. I wish I didn’t.“ In a world flooded with data, how does our environment of information impact identity and relationships? With energetic intelligence and a dazzling instinct for the absurd, this ingenious play by one of Britain's greatest living playwrights confronts the data overload that bombards us every day – a glittering exploration of how we attempt to communicate what's inside our heads.

Directed by Sara Albertson

A series of three brilliant new plays inspired by the holidays, devised by the group!

A world premiere play by Keiko Green
Directed by Shana Bestock

1995. Ten years after the big hair and bad attitudes of high school gave way to the happily ever after of adulthood...or so the class of 1985 would like everyone to believe. But at their ten-year reunion it turns out everyone has a secret to hide. As the night rages on, old classmates question whether to keep on pretending to be their dream versions of adults - or actually grow up and make some hard choices. An ensemble comedy about identity, purpose, and the mystery of being who we're meant to be.

by Sara Porkalob, Keiko Green, Maggie Lee, and Aaron Norman
​Directed by Jehan Osinyin, Faith Bennet-Russell, Chelsea LaValley, Brian K. Neel, Shana Bestock

A whirlwind weekend of new plays and musicals on themes of inclusion, representation, and social justice.
Produced by Penguin Productions in partnership with Foundry10

Directed by Shana Bestock

The classic tale of True Love and High Adventure, brought to life with the power of your imagination.

Directed by Shana Bestock

Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead: two spectacular plays about identity, choices, and power collide in an ensemble performance project.