Cornish College of the Arts - Theater Department

10/04/2026

Coming to bookstores on October 6, the latest novel by Cornish Theater alum Kiri Callaghan: THE HEART WITCH'S GUIDE TO SPITE AND SPELLWORK!
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Kiri Callaghan

When a rise in London's supernatural crime puts Fey society at risk of discovery, the Winter Council turns to an unlikely solution: Avery Hemlock, the changeling they sentenced to 500 Years of Nightmares. Inherently lacking social grace and missing approximately two centuries of world knowledge, Ave...

09/25/2026

Congratulations to Cornish Theater alum Pilar O'Connor, nominated for Outstanding Performance - Musical for their protrayal of Jan in Village Theatre's production of GREASE!

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Village Theatre

09/23/2026

Cornish Theater alums Pilar O'Connell and Trystan Allys-Miranda are featured in the upcoming production of Jose Rivera's REFERENCES TO SALVADOR DALI MAKE ME HOT from Sound Theatre Company!
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[ID: banner graphic for STC’s production of “References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot” by José Rivera, featuring the title and author in black text on a watercolor background made up of a pink-to-purple gradient radiating out from a drippy yellow moon at the top left side of the frame. End ID...

09/11/2026

Cornish Theater alum and former longtime Voice & Speech faculty member Alyssa Keene takes on the role of the consequential American political figure Margaret Chase Smith, coming soon to the Taproot Theatre!
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09/10/2026

Cornish in the news: Arts Leadership!

The Seattle TIMES interviews new artistic directors of three local theater spaces including Cornish Theater alums Lucien Oberlightner and Jasmine Lomax!

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How new energy at Theatre Off Jackson, Annex Theatre and Seattle Open Arts Place is reinvigorating Seattle’s fringe theater scene, and why that matters.

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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Seattle Public Theater at the Bathhouse on Greenlake
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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Maya Burton Lexi Chipman

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.