Cornish College of the Arts - Theater Department

08/23/2026

Cornish Theater Alums vs Dinosaurs!
Coming soon to Seattle Public Theater: JURASSIC PARKING LOT, a "b***y comedy with dinosaurs", featuring Original Works alums Quinn Armstrong as Alan Grant and Kayla Walker as Ellie Sattler, with Theater alum Mike Wu as big game hunter Robert Muldoon!
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https://www.seattlepublictheater.org/jurassicparkinglot

07/07/2026

Theater alums Jerik Fernandez and Jasmine Flora are heading to the Edinburgh Fringe with Dacha Theatre!

“In Dacha’s original Dice format, a virtuosic ensemble of actors memorizes the entire script of a classical text and the roles are randomized at the start of each performance. What happens next is live theater without a safety net.

​Shakespeare Dice: As You Like It gives Shakespeare’s beloved comedy the Dice treatment with a honky-tonk twist: The Forest of Arden is an immersive dive bar with karaoke, line dancing, and cowboys, and you’re invited to join us for a drink and a two-step...
​Hope you can keep up!”

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07/04/2026

The creativity of Cornish Theater grads takes many forms in many venues. Here is a profile of the work of Theater alums Maya Burton and Lexi Chipman at Oregon's Storybook Theatre, dedicated to sparking the creativity of young people.

“Theater, for many students, can be a place to not only grow academically but personally. Creativity, empathy, and self-confidence are just the beginning of what theater can do. It changed my life for the better; I hope I can do the same for others,” says Maya Burton, executive director at Storybook Theatre (SBT) in Cottage Grove.

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COTTAGE GROVE – Theater can be a transformative experience for students, fostering personal growth alongside academic development. “Theater, for many students, can be a place to not only grow academically but personally. Creativity, empathy, and self-confidence are just the beginning of what the...

06/10/2026

Cornish alumni collaboration!
This weekend at Seattle Public Theater's Distillery Series, Original Works alums Kelleen Conway Greenfield (writer) and Kayla Walker (director) present a staged reading entitled HAZZARD, which promises a few chills in the coming summer heat!

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Hazzard By Kelleen Conway Blanchard Directed by Kayla Walker Saturday, June 13th, 2026 at 7:30 PM Based on a true story, Hazzard looks at the horrific murder of a young heiress at the turn of the century in Olalla, Washington. Dr. Linda Hazzard was a Naturopathic Doctor that touted the fasting cure....

05/29/2026

Coming soon from Seattle's innovative Dacha Theatre Company, a new work entitled DREAM, CARL, DREAM!
The stacked local cast features Original Works alums Kayla Walker and Quinn Armstrong (who also composes the score), while Theater alums Fantasia Rose (Costumes), Hannah Votel (Associate Producer) and Jasmine Flora (PR Manager) are on staff.
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An immersive, interactive show built in the theatre of the mind.

05/29/2026

Cornish in Houston TX! The HOUSTON PRESS covers the opening of a new play featuring Oriignal Wirks alum Marissa Castillo, who also heloed develop the script through her theater company.
"...it’s obvious Lupe cares deeply for her family and played with depth by Marissa Castillo, she’s a character that expands beyond what is written on the page. A note here about Castillo and this production. That Drive Thru Monterey is the first full production to come out of the Stages’ Sin Muros Latinx Theater Festival. Castillo is not just a performer but also works passionately as the co-founder of a Latinx theater Company, giving an important voice to her community. So it was especially meaningful to see her included in this cast."
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It’s so interesting when a play’s description isn’t what you end up taking away from it. When you’re unsure if what you feel is the show’s most compelling Review - That Drive Thru Monterey at Stages

05/29/2026

Congratulations to Original Works alum Andrew Lee Creech, whose new play THE QUILTED HEART will be featured at Minneapolis/St. Paul's prestigious Playwright's Center!

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The Playwrights' Center

Dead Cops in Little Mekong by Saymoukda Duongphouxay Vongsay is the first reading in Playwrights' Center's new Fridays@4 series.

05/04/2026

Summer Shakespeare is coming into view! Theater alum Allie Pratt is readying her heightened language skills for Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s 2026 season!
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And the next thrilling member of our 2026 acting company: Allie Pratt, returns as Hero in Much Ado and Malcolm in Macbeth! 🎭

This is Allie's sixth season with Santa Cruz Shakespeare. Santa Cruzans have seen her most recently as Marina in Pericles and Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Her favorite SCS roles include Laura (The Glass Menagerie), Cecily (The Importance of Being Earnest), Suzy (The Formula), and Lizzy Bennet in Kate Hamill's Pride and Prejudice. Other regional theater credits include: Oregon Cabaret, Sierra Repertory, Jewel Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare, Thin Air Shakespeare, Shakespeare by the Sea, Book-It Repertory, Taproot Theatre, & others. Allie is a voice and motion capture actor with 2k Games, featured in the NBA 2k series and Mafia. www.alliepratt.com

04/10/2026

Cornish alum Sara Porkalob, '12, is redefining solo performance with Dragon Mama—a two-hour, one-woman show where she embodies 28 characters.

“I have never seen a young Filipina le***an coming-of-age story that is empowering and hopeful and not tragic.”

Through humor, music, and raw storytelling, Porkalob traces three generations of Filipina women navigating immigration, identity, and survival—building the stories she didn’t see growing up.

Read more about her process and the Dragon Cycle trilogy, work that she first dreamt up at Cornish. ⬇️

04/08/2026

Cornish in the News! The Seattle TIMES's preview of upcoming theater offerings lists several featuring Cornish alums and faculty:

- Musical Theater alums Shannon Johnson and Hannah Votel (understudying Shannon) share a lead role in Dacha Theatre's production of THE NEXT BIG THING;
-Theater professor Timothy McCuen Piggee directs the new show at Seattle Rep, APPROPRIATE;
- The Seagull Project's collection of comic one-acts by Anton Chekhov, titled THE FAINTING SPELLS, features Original Works alums Wayne Rawley (playwright) and MJ Sieber (director).
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There's lots to see on Seattle stages in April and May, from "Les Misérables" to three new adaptations of Chekhov comedies and more.