All-Access Pass to TOJ's 2008-2009 Season

Aug 2008 - June 2009

Pass: $125 at Brown Paper Tickets

Over a $250 value for only $125! An all-access pass to TOJ co-productions - provides admittance to one performance during each show in our season, and a full festival pass to our Solo Performance Festival. We'll even reserve a seat for you. To schedule, email or call us at least one week in advance of performance to reserve your ticket. Note that reservations are subject to availability - make them early as many shows do sell out.

An all-access pass gets you into everything in our season brochure, but we may add more shows. Look for the TOJ stairs next to events on this page to see what all we have in store for passholders.

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Pidgeon Says presents: Femmetasia!

Aug 8 - 9, 8 PM

Tickets: $12-20 at Brown Paper Tickets

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Red Headed Temper presents: The Kid's Cabaret

Aug 9, 4 PM

Tickets: $10-12 at Brown Paper Tickets

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The Missoula Oblongata presents: The Last Hurrah of the Clementines

Weds Aug 20 8:00 PM

Tickets: $8 Advance/$10 at the door

Company Info: The Missoula Oblongata

Late one night, a stranger knocks at the door of the Clementine residence (and laboratory). Industriously sending eggs into outer space, sharpening knives, and engaging in higher mathematics, Mr. and Mrs. Clementine are suddenly called to live up to their vow: "We will harbor any fugitive, and ask questions later."

The Missoula Oblongata is an experimental theater company dedicated to creating and touring original work that defies the conventions and constrictions of conventional contemporary theatre. The company's DIY approach to lighting, sound, and set creation combines refined performances with artfully assembled "found" design schemes which, in the words of The Edmonton Sun, "transform the stage into a place of magic."

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The Julie Goldman Offensive

Sep 11 - 14: Thurs - Sat 8 PM, Sun 7 PM

Tickets: $15-20 at Brown Paper Tickets

Artist Information: Julie Goldman

A Theatre Off Jackson and Tongueinchic Production.

Described as a kick ass comic (New York Press) and charmingly deviant (Village Voice), Goldman is outrageous, fearless, righteous, uncensored, and openly LEZ (translation: lesbian).

She is a cast member of the "Big Gay Sketch Show" and the star of the "Julie Goldman Celesbian Interviews on LOGO. She has also been featured on Comedy Centrals Live at Gotham and performs regularly with The Jap Show: Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad. Julie is a 2007 MAC Award winner (Manhattan Association of Clubs and Colleges), and she most recently received the 2008 NewNowNext: Brink of Fame Comic Award in NYC.

Julie Goldman deals with the art of stand-up like she's got nothing to lose. Goldman is a crackerjack stand-up comic whose romping pop style and perfect timing allow her to wrest the uproarious from the serious and send her audience careening toward sidesplitting bliss. Call it feminist or lesbian humor if you want, but the great thing about Goldman is she transcends all those terms and shows us that we're all in this together. She is very now and an absolute must see -- NY Press

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Salon of Shame

Tues Sep 16 8:00 PM (Doors at 6:30)

Tues Dec 2 8:00 PM (Doors at 6:30)

Cover: $8 at the door

All about Shame: Salon of Shame

We invite you to join us as we drink and exploit our younger selves for your entertainment! The idea is simple: Seattleites stand before you and read their middle school diary passages, high school poetry, unsent letters, and other bits of horribly shameful, and inadvertently hilarious adolescent writing. Founded in 2005, the Salon is cathartic for readers and hilarious for listeners. Everybody wins when it comes to embarrassment!

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Puu Puu II: A TOJ Party and Fund Raiser

Sat Sep 20, 7:30 PM

Tickets: $30 or 2-for-$50 advance at Brown Paper Tickets; $35 door

A not-to-miss evening of appetizers, cocktails, auction, and puu puu-sized performances by TOJ regulars:

-Sarah Rudinoff and Gretta Harley (We Are Golden)
-Naughty shadow puppets by Sgt. Rigsby and His Amazing Silhouettes
-Solo performance by Mary Purdy of Unicycle Collective
-A reading by Our American Theater Company
-Puppetry genius of Brian Kooser
-Von Foxies burlesque
-isangmahal's Jo Jo Gaon
-Rick Miller

All Hosted by Lisa Koch (Ham for the Holidays), with
Auctioneer Maggie (Jennifer Jasper - Pulp Vixens) and
Martini Bar tended by John Paulsen (Doolymoog, Zoo)

Auction items include:

* 6 nights at a condo in Sun River
* Les Paul Electric guitar from Epihpone
* Season Pass to Theatre Off Jackson
* Entertainment: Annex Theatre, Macha Monkey, Teatro ZinZanni, Triple Door
* Art from Jessica Dodge, Linda Cleckler, Scott Engelhardt
* Gift Baskets
* Dining: Cascadia, Wild Ginger, World Trade Center

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SketchFest 2008

Sep 24 - 27

Festival schedule and information: SketchFest Seattle

SketchFest Seattle was the first-and-only sketch comedy festival in the world when it began in 1999. This year will mark Seattle's 10th SketchFest, and once again local groups will be joining troupes from across the continent for a dense weekend of top-notch comedy.

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Mutant Theatre Caravan: A traveling road-show of radical performance work from beyond the theatre mainstream

Oct 3 - 4, 8PM

Tickets: $15 advance/door

More info: www.infinitelaughs.com

Presented by: Andrew Connor and Infinity Live Productions

Andrew Connor (The Cody Rivers Show) and Infinity Live have assembled four of the most innovative and daring theatre shows from across the U.S. to tour northwest Washington in the 2008 installment of ‘The Mutant Theatre Caravan’.

Fri., Oct. 3 The Mutant Theatre Caravan presents: 'Murder, Hope' & 'Great Hymm of Thanksgiving/Conversation Storm'

Sat., Oct. 4 The Mutant Theatre Caravan presents: 'Jesus in Montana' & 'The Last Hurrah of the Clementines'

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UFO the Puppet Show

Oct 10 - Nov 8, Thurs - Sat 8PM

Tickets: $15 advance/door, pay-what-you-can Thurs. Oct 9.

Artist Info: Brian Kooser

Presented by Brian Kooser (Frankennochio, Dracula: A Case Study) and Monkey Wrench Puppet Labs

An Epic production of miniature proportions! UFO the Puppet Show will finally draw the veil from the mysteries surrounding the Roswell Incident of 1947. You may think you have the answers but youve never had THESE answers! Brian Kooser and Monkey Wrench Puppet Lab, the creators of Frankenocchio, Dracula: a Case Study and Drunk Puppet Night once again bring their historically challenged genius to the stage. Aliens battle Nazi Scientists! Full frontal nudity!* Bess Trumans garfunkel! Who will change the course of Human Endeavor?! The truth is out there? The truth is in HERE! Dont miss this show!

*All nudity is papier-mache derived.

Material may be disturbing for young audiences.

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A staged reading of After the Fall, by Arthur Miller

Mon October 13 7:00 PM

Company Information: Our American Theater Company

Quentin is reeling from a failed marriage and a powerful visit to a burnt out concentration camp where he’s met and fallen in love with a woman who may change his life. But what is that life? And how has he navigated the mine field of allegiances, lust and betrayal. Miller’s explosive 1964 look at post World War II angst and the HUAC debacle is what Time Magazine called “endlessly fascinating and emotionally harrowing.”

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Haunted Brew House Tour

Oct 24 - Nov 1, Fri - Sat 7:00 - 11:00 PM

Location: Rainier Cold Storage Brew House, 5900 Airport Way S (at Doris St.)

Tickets: $10-15 at Brown Paper Tickets

The Rainier Brew House has a colorful history, and you’re invited to tour the building and experience its ghosts firsthand. Brought to life by Theatre Off Jackson and members of New Century Theater, Circus Contraption, Annex Theatre, and Ensemble Sub Masa, this is a rare opportunity to see the Brew House after sunset. Bring ID if you wish to partake of the cash bar.

Four tours depart each night every hour beginning at 7PM. Tours on October 24 and 25 feature members of New Century Theater and Circus Contraption and can be paired with Friends of Georgetown History's Haunted History Tour. Brew House tours on October 31 and Nov 1 feature members of Annex Theatre and Ensemble Sub Masa. The weekends are quite different from one another - we hope you'll join us for both.

Special thanks to Sabey Corporation for partnering with Theatre Off Jackson and allowing us to experience this beautiful space. Thanks also to Pedersen's Rentals, Bennett Properties and Georgetown Brewing Co. for generous donations and discounts.

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Von Foxies Burlesque

Nov 14 - 15, 8:00 PM Tickets $15-20

Apr 3 - 4, 8:00 PM

Troupe Information: Von Foxies

The Von Foxies are Seattle's hottest comedy burlesque power-trio and Miss Exotic World 2007 Best Burlesque Troupe winners! Pidgeon Von Tramp, Heidi Von Haught and Elsa Von Schmaltz have performed across the country from Boston to the Bay Area and have made a home for themselves in the burgeoning neo-burlesque community. Often told they have "cornered the market on the absurd," these kinky minxes enjoy playing with the boundaries of sexuality, gender and decency while engaging in their distinctive brand of bait 'n switch bump 'n grind. They adore burlesque in all its forms- traditional bombshell beauty, queer gender-f*ck draglesque, hilariously naughty satire and politically powerful theatre.

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The Kid's Cabaret

Nov 15, 4:00 PM Tickets $8 advance, $10 at the door

Producer Information: The Kid's Cabaret

It's not fair! Why should adults get to have all the fun? Kid's Cabaret lets children of all ages join in a G-rated, sequined and stilt walking romp through the exciting world of cabaret.

Featuring music, dance, storytelling, face painting, and a costume table, the Kid's Cabaret will be held on November 15th at the Theatre Off Jackson. Showtime is a kid friendly 4 p.m., but come early to play -- doors open at 3:30. Admission price includes one coupon for face painting, the costume table, or the fish pond. Adults, you pay kid prices, too!

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Black Eyed Burlesque: Featuring Rat City Rollergirls

Nov 21 - 22, 8:00 PM

Show Information: Rat City Roller Girls

Tickets: $20 - $125 (VIP Seating) at Brown Paper Tickets

Join the lovely ladies of Rat City Rollergirls as they unravel their first full evening of burlesque performances featuring members of each home team, their All Stars, alumni, Rat Fink Refs, and Lightening Fists of Science scorekeepers. While honoring the proud tradition of burlesque and adding a Rat City twist, performers will knock you off your feet (even without skates)! Let them entertain you with their brains, beauty and humor in this one-of-a-kind derby event.

Hosted by Jake, the Professor, Stratton
Pre-show DJ Maude Elletee
Produced by Jo Jo Stiletto

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Sgt Rigsby & His Amazing Silhouettes: A Terrible Price for Whimsy

Nov 28 - Dec 20 Thurs - Sat, 8:00 PM

Tickets: $15

More about the Sgt.

REMOUNT! (When the first mount just wasn't enough!)

“A Terrible Price for Whimsy” centers on boy inventor Roscoe Riley. Young Roscoe’s troubles begin when he discovers that time travel and tequila just don’t mix. A drunken ride on a timecycle ends with history in shambles. Now a repentant Roscoe and his trusty dog, Scampers, must put things right. But first, Roscoe must deal with murderous first ladies, philosophical hominids, shady Mexican street dogs, rampaging zebras and his own sexually confusing future.

With a nod to Tom Swift books, Merry Melodies, Tintin, early Monte Python and Icelandic pornography, “A Terrible Price For Whimsy” promises to be one of the most eccentric and enjoyable shows of the holiday season. A roller coaster ride for the imagination.

Strictly for adults, the show is bawdy, intelligent, highly entertaining and more than a little absurd. Subversive without being cynical, sly without being ironic.

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The Dos Fallopia Xmas Hour (and a-Half!)

Dec 14 - 17 7:30 PM

Tickets: $20 at Brown Paper Tickets

Dos Fallopia, aka Peggy Platt and Lisa Koch ("Ham for the Holidays"), bring their favorite dysfunctional characters and classic sketches out for 4 nights only this December.... country-western mother-daughter duo, The Spudds; ditsy cable-access host Craft Lady; demented nun Sister Mary Agnes; inept British rockers The Surly Bitches; and lots more. The very talented DJ Gommels will join the duo on piano. Adult content.

ORDER TIX BEFORE NOVEMBER 1, AND GET $5 OFF!

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L Word Viewing Parties and Fundraiser

Sundays Jan. 4 — Feb. 26 Season 6

Tickets: Free Admission, Doors open at 7 PM

Show Info: Official Site

We'll show the previous week's episode at 7:15 PM, and follow with the current episode. Concessions proceeds and donations support TOJ.

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Guardians

Jan 6 - 21, Tues-Weds, 8:00 PM

Company Information: Absurd Reality Theatre

Guardians deals with the photo scandal at Abu Gharib and wha happens when two people get swept up in the destructive tailwinds of the American invasion of Iraq. Acceptance is a slippery slope as our two players are faced with such atrocities.

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Not All Clowns Are Bozos

Jan 15 - 17, 8:00 PM

Company Information: Ear To The Ground

Afraid of clowns? Think they’re just for kids? Well, think again.
Ear to the Ground presents Not All Clowns are Bozos, an evening of brilliant clown theater.  Artistic Director Valerie Moseley and Artistic Associate Cecelia Frye have assembled a cadre of Seattle's funniest, sweetest, and stupidest clowns for a night of laughs. Enjoy the true artistry of these physical comedic performers as they bring you into the delightful world of kooky clown logic.

Ear to the ground is thrilled to return to Theatre off Jackson where it produced it's first evening of work in 2005.  Since then, ear to the ground's signature comedy duo Chickee & Boom-Boom have been seen in cabaret and burlesque venues all over town including the moisture festival, the pink door, and the Columbia City Cabaret, as well as with the record-setting juggling duo brothers from different mothers, including a sell-out stint at first night Spokane.  Ear to the ground is a physical theatre company that is also in pre-production for the zero project, a show in which lengths of rope, old-school folding rulers, hula-hoops, and lemons are used to ask questions about the big bang, Santa Claus, and the impossibility of dividing by zero.

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The Cody Rivers Show

Jan 23 - 24, 8:00 PM

Company Information: The Cody Rivers Show

The Cody Rivers Show creates kinetic and unpredictable comedy theatre that has amazed audiences and defied description for the past four years. Pushing the envelopes of dance, music, physical theatre, and intellectual non-derivative high-concept comedy, The Cody Rivers Show delivers unique shows unlike any other comedy act, past or present. Recent North American tours have garnered the Cody Rivers Show rave responses from audiences, widespread critical acclaim and several prestigious awards, including the 2008 'Just for Laughs Best Comedy Award' at the Montreal Fringe.

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Kid Simple - A Radio Show in the Flesh

Feb 5 - 28, 8:00 PM

Company Information: Macha Monkey Productions

Moll, a girl who invents things, wins the science fair with a machine for hearing sounds that can’t be heard. But when a shapeshifting Mercenary steals the invention (and her heart), she must embark on a quest to save noise as we know it. Accompanied by the last boy-virgin in the eleventh grad, Moll crosses chasms and rafts rivers into a world where sound is always more than what meets the ear. A quirky fable of innocence and experience, featuring live sound effects, mutinous onomatopoeia, and a host of woodsy temptations.

“Jordan Harrison has written a rangy, complex and intellectually titillating play infused with the sheer joy of creation.” – Dominic Papatola, The St. Paul Pioneer Press

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A reading of Suddenly Last Summer, by Tennessee Williams

Mon Feb. 16, 7:00 PM

Tickets: Pay What You Will

Company Information: Our American Theater Company

When a troubled young woman is the sole witness to her cousin's shocking death, she’s brought to her aunt’s “planned jungle” in a New Orleans courtyard to confront a family that is intensely interested in having her lurid tale silenced. In his richest, boldest poetical flourishes, Williams creates, in the words of Walter Kerr, “a concrete and blistering portrait of loneliness…of the sudden snapping of that spider's web that is one man's life, of ultimate panic and futile flight.”

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SPF:3 - Apply Liberally

Mar 2 - 21

SPF:3 - Apply Liberally is the third installment of Seattle's annual solo performance festival, and is dedicated to presenting fearless, cutting-edge, diverse performances by solo theatre artists.  SPF:3 will feature a mix of original solo one-act plays by local and international artists, as well as two evenings of short solo performances by emerging and established Seattle artists.

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Keefee's House of Cards

Apr 16 - May 9, 8:00 PM

Company Information: Printer's Devil Theater

"Oh, Keefee”. Whether modeling a fashionable house arrest bracelet, sporting an alarming Speedo or just wandering (drink in hand) through the night looking for his pal Randy, Keefee has been a fixture of the Tallahassee gay bar culture for longer than anybody cares to remember. He was born in Florida and everybody expected him to die there. Well, life's funny, idn't it? For reasons even he isn't sure of, Keefee has found himself in Vegas dealing blackjack at Shenanigans, a low-rent casino just off off off the Las Vegas strip. And tonight he's not just any dealer, he's your dealer.

Grab a cocktail from one of the hard-working Shenanigals and watch as lucky audience members belly up to the table and play blackjack live with Keefee in this improvised and thoroughly unique theater-going experience. Keefee deals a mean game of blackjack while he rambles, sasses and shares stories from a love life lived fully -- if not wisely or well.

The creation of local theater artist Stephen Hando, Keefee has been delighting and raising the eyebrows of Seattle audiences for years. Printer’s Devil Theater is thrilled to be presenting the first full-length show to feature this decidedly un-PC creation. You can’t win if you don’t play."

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A reading of Don't Drink the Water, by Woody Allen

Mon Apr. 20, 7:00 PM

Tickets: Pay What You Will

Company Information: Our American Theater Company

Before Woody Allen started making movies, he wrote this slapstick farce that takes place in an embassy behind the Iron Curtain. Topical humor rings remarkably true for today, and the circus of miss matched and bumbling characters make for a bracing and laugh filled evening.

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Eyes for Consuela, by Sam Shepard

Jun 4 - 27, 8:00 PM

Tickets: Pay What You Will

Company Information: Our American Theater Company

When an American tries to flee his life’s mistakes by holing up in a run down Mexican hotel, he finds himself caught in a mysterious triangle with a man with a ready knife, bent on retrieving a “bouquet of eyes” for his ghostly lover. "The writing has the kind of apparently effortless boldness that reminds you that you are in the presence of one of the greatest living playwrights." —NY Daily News" 

Our American Theater Company is dedicated to exploring and bringing to life the voices of the American Theater, from the classic, the obscure, the unsung to the new. Working with actors, directors, designers and educators; through readings, discussions, and productions that help define our American identity, and its contemporary role in our complex world today.

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