Seattle Repertory Theatre

What a great venue and friendly staff. ‘Sherlock Holmes and the American problem’ was a great play.

The location is easy to get to, the house staff are friendly and helpful, and the seating is comfortable.
I saw Sherlock Holmes over the weekend and it was an amazing performance. Great set design and costumes. I purchased tickets late so sat on the front row which provided a great perspective, allowing me to see the actors facial expressions up close and personal.
I’ll be purchasing season tickets for the 2016 – 17 season as from what I read, all the productions here are top quality and entertaining. Bravo SRT!

Always a fun and inexpensive date with your spouse. (nosebleeds $ 17 ea) We’ve seen two Sherlock Holmes… nicely done!
The cast is very entertaining, downright funny sometimes. Sometimes they’ll have times to ask the cast questions afterward.
The writers do some good originals that we get to see first before they get picked up by bigger producers.
They have amazing set design! We love how they change scenes and have video playing on the set pieces to show movement. Very smooth.
There is a little café/​eatery in the lobby for before the play. Self-​pay drip coffee and cookies… take $ 1 bills.
They begin seating 30 minutes before curtain.

The staff here are SO kind. We rushed to come to a 2pm showing. Called in advance and they said «get here by 2!» We came running in at 2 and their computer froze. They took our cash and gave us the tickets in good faith so we could dash into the theatre.
Not only that but we had the most wonderful seats — k13 & k14 are dead center and have ample space if people need to walk by you.
We saw Brownsville Song and really enjoyed it. Beautiful set work, great sound & lighting. For a small space and a small crew, people really engaged in the show & felt like they were part of the story. I heard a lot of tears around us by the end of the show.

Amazing venue. Small and intimate enough for you to get lost in the show, but big enough to do some cool stuff. We saw «come from away» and it was the best show I have ever been to. Bravo, will definitely be back.

What an amazing performance and what a talented cast and crew!!! And I am not even into theater and watching plays.
I had only been to the Lion King Broadway in NYC before and almost slept through that one, so when my friend suggested we go to the theater, I reluctantly accepted just because I like her company. The show was called «come from away» and I was ready for a long nap; Little did I knew that I would be at the edge of my seat watching the whole show with admiration of the talent of the crew, the sets, the lighting and their performance. Two hours with no intermission, they sang beautifully without running out of breath, changed the sets so beautifully right before our eyes without making it look awkward!
I have no idea how many times a week they perform this show, but it was performed with such emotion that everybody was deeply touched, I saw a few people around me reaching to wipe their tears, and it says so much about a cast when they convey emotions so strongly night after night.
So it is with great pride to announce that I am looking forward to their next play, because I will be there…

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf was an incredible performance and the set was beautiful. I was sitting so close to the stage that when George poured the first drink I thought I could smell real alcohol :), later in the play George broke some glass and I jumped a little in a good way. It was so easy to get seats close to the stage. Went to see The Vaudevillians and laughed so hard. We had a blast.

Good selection of shows, nice seats, reasonable drinks in the lobby. Will be back again!

Positives: great, creative, original shows.
The first show we saw here was The Servant of Two Masters — a modern adaptation of a very old comedic play. The actors nailed their characters, ad libbed some great local references, and had us rolling with laughter. The second show we saw was The Hound of the Baskervilles adaptation of Sherlock Holmes. The play itself was nicely don’t, but what really stood out was the set work on this one. It was gorgeous — and the way the did the chase scene with the moving city blocks/​pillars at the beginning was amazing.
Negatives: parking, «bad» seats, no enhanced audio.
Parking can be difficult and/​or costly. Be prepared and give yourself some extra time to find a space. While most of the theater seats have great views — there are some seats you have to watch out for — from our experience the sides of the balcony in the first few rows are not great. The lighting rigs and the balcony itself obstruct parts of the stage. However, the very front rows in front of the stage are not all the bad — the stage is a little lower than some and so while you look up to it, you’re not going to get a cricked neck. Finally, while the actors do a great job of being loud — sometimes you just can’t hear them — especially when it doesn’t make sense to be shouting a line that ought to be whispered (I had a particularly hard time when we were seated in the left side balcony). I don’t think they have enhanced audio (mics), but it would be a nice feature for them to consider.

I will admit that we screwed up and went to the wrong play, but their people looked at our tickets and sat us in the wrong theater without directing us to the correct theater, so it’s just as much their fault as ours. Who knew there were two theaters in the building with plays going on at the same time? Anyway, our show was fabulous, 2 hours longer than the one we expected. The seats are great almost anywhere (they do feel a bit steep at the top. The people are very friendly. The Rep produces great work with reasonable prices. The quality feels like it could be on a bigger stage, but the intimacy that the Rep brings cannot be replaced. This is where you fall in love with the theater.

We saw «The Suit» while on vacation is Seattle. I have attended many productions throughout my now long life and I have to say this company did a fantastic job with tis great play. The talent of all performers and the smoothness of this play, opening night no less, was absolutely top notch.
So, even if you are from an area with great theater, this place is worth it if there is a production that you are interested in seeing or that you missed in your home city.

I’ve seen a handful of shows here over the years– most recently The Hound of the Baskervilles and Venus in Fur. Both were excellent.
The actors are extremely talented. The staff is always cheery and helpful.
You can get wonderful seats here for $ 50 which is a great value. The last two shows I’ve managed to get 2^nd row seats for $ 50 each. Can’t beat that anywhere!
Parking is reasonable– $ 12 across the street in the garage or you have several lots to choose from.
Seattle Rep is one of my favorite theaters in the city. I love that you can see a play here for a reasonable price and the productions are top tier. I feel good spending my money at a smaller playhouse. I highly recommend Seattle Rep!

Some the plays are great and some are not. It’s sort of big, so half the seats do not provide an adequate view of the stage.

Wish I could give this place 6 stars as it is an incredible institution that offers so much to Seattle’s art community & culture.
The sets and plays are immaculately curated. This is really a place where they strive to offer plays that resonate with all kinds of people. One of my favorites was from last season entitled «Boeing, Boeing.» After it was finished this elderly man jumped out of his seat and said «I haven’t had this much fun in the theatre in years.» I find that the Repertory Theatre stays relevant and spans generations.
It should also be noted that if you are under the age of 26 or a student there are many discounted options that make this comparable to seeing a movie. I would definitely recommend this for a unique date night as well!

We came for our first show of the Hounds of Baskerville and we loved it. The theater was very comfortable, cozy and clean. The show was great, the props and scenery was impressive, and the actors were very professional and enjoyable to watch. The storyline was great and just done really well. So excited that we got a package of tickets for this season.

My wife and I attended Seattle Reps Clybourne Park last night, and we really enjoyed it. This was the Pulitzer Prize winning show that is the prologue and epilogue to A Raisin in the Sun. I was impressed by the way that the play links past racism to contemporary race relations, and the 8 actors really showed their versatility in a show that is also on Broadway right now. We sat in the second row, and the tickets were only $ 24. I can see why this place fills up their shows by addressing relevant contemporary themes and having some excellent talent as well.
With shows like this one here and PNBs Carmina Burana next door (Im not sure when that one has its last show), the arts scene near the Seattle Center continues to deliver something for everyone…

I’ve been coming to plays here for 20 years, and rarely been disappointed. It’s the biggest theater in town that’s a full-​time working theater company (i.e., doesn’t book concerts and other performing arts, all they do is plays). They’re a serious artistic troupe that has sent many productions to New York in recent years. Even a production of Shakespeare’s Cymbeline that I couldn’t stand made it to New York and got rave reviews in the New York Times. These guys know how to produce theater.
They’re one of the big three equity houses in town, meaning that all cast and crew get paid living wages for their work here. The sets and lighting and sound can be spectacular when the play calls for it. When you see a performance here, you see it presented to the fullest extent of the production values inherent in theater. Tickets run in the $ 40 – 50 range, but you can get amazing seats at that price, and you can usually get better prices if you buy more tickets at once.
Parking is a breeze, with hundreds of (pay) spots available right across the street. There’s coffee and cookies and whatnot in the lobby, and I believe you can have a glass of wine or a bottle of beer as well. The lobby is spacious, staff are excited to be there, and the main auditorium (the Bagley Wright Theater) is huge – seats several hundred. The Leo K Theater at the other end of the lobby is smaller, seating maybe a couple hundred, but gets sets every bit as spectacular as the main auditorium (just smaller).
Seats are comfortable, sign language interpreters are graciously accommodated, and many performances feature Q&As afterward with cast, crew, playwrights, and public figures knowledgable about issues discussed in the play.
Some past favorite productions:
Sunday in the Park with George. I was obsessed with Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte for many years. Yes, this started after seeing it in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. The Rep put good singers on stage for it, and the set unfolded gradually until the actors were all walking around in a gigantic 3-​D version of the painting.
The Seafarer. A newer play by Conor McPherson, about old drunks coming to terms with their life’s mistakes. Very dramatic ending that shows even the weakest among us will shout in the devil’s face if the devil thinks human weaknesses are reason enough to damn us. Moved slowly at first but left me shaken for a long time after.
London Suite. World première of a play by Neil Simon. Some of the lines still make me chuckle almost 20 years later.
Cider House Rules. World première in the Leo K. Now a respected part of the theater canon. Tom Hulce (who played Amadeus in that film) adapted it with Jane Jones from Book-​It Repertory Theater (also a great company), and they were in attendance while they workshopped the text. Cool to see them in the crowd. From the very good John Irving novel.
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe. Lily Tomlin’s one-​woman play, written with Jane Wagner. Seeing Lily Tomlin performing something she believed in so deeply is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen on a stage, and the memories have stuck with me ever since. We read this play in college, but I never even hoped I’d get to see it live.
Wishful Drinking. Carrie Fisher one-​woman play. I’m adding this because Carrie Fisher’s great, but the Rep didn’t do anything in particular here. She just came out with her props and did her thing. I was sitting in the 2^nd row, and she reached over at one point and rubbed the top of my head. Having Princess Leia rub your head is a great way to permanently fuse your childhood self and your adult self into one human being who has lived a complete life.

Nice theater in Seattle Center. For some reasons I rarely pay attention to this theater even though I walk pass by this place all the time.
I like the exterior and interior designs. I watched I Am My Own Wife here days ago. It was brilliant. I particularly like the stage and light effects, probably one of the best theater stage effects I have ever seen being created on stage.
Its snacks and beverages are definitely overpriced.

I’ve been here for probably 5 shows in the past dozen years and it’s always a nice experience. Easy places to park nearby, tickets are always at will call, the lobby is large enough to mill around and get a drink if you have time.
The seats are pretty comfortable (not nearly as tight as the 5^th Avenue) and the sight lines are all good — crucial for live theater.
The last show we saw was a performance of Steinbeck’s «Of Mice and Men» which was well done, if predictable (can’t really do anything new with this, but that’s ok). The stage was done up well and like I said, the seats we had (Section 1, Row G, Seats 1 & 2) were just about perfect — close but not insanely so.
A good place to see shows that they don’t put on most other places, and a fitting place for my 250^th review!

A few days before God of Carnage closed at the Seattle Rep, I bought a ticket online and found out they run a deal for the Under 25 crowd — any seat in the house is just $ 12 (+$ 3 online handling fee)! What a deal!
I sat 7 rows back and it was just absolutely wonderful!
My only complaint is that the seats are really tight and cramped. I got in right before the doors closed and trying to get into a seat in the middle was just absolutely painful for me and the other patrons.