General Gabler's Theatre

05/05/2024

08/12/2023

Hedda closes tonight! We have just a handful of tickets left.

08/07/2023

"General Gabler’s Theatre’s “Hedda Gabler” is a chameleon: its meaning, though slightly different for everyone, is consistently stunning."

As playwright Henrik Ibsen once wrote, “It's a liberation to know that an act of spontaneous courage is yet possible in this world. An act that has something of unconditional

08/04/2023

Happy opening to the Hedda Gabler cast and creative team!

08/03/2023

"Any news of a new theater launching in Seattle is heartening, and the latest one to emerge is General Gabler’s Theatre, a company devoted to the works of Henrik Ibsen, co-founded by Helen T. Mariam and Natalie Schmidt. Naturally, their debut is “Hedda Gabler,” one of several of Ibsen’s examinations of thwarted female desire. Lately, Seattle stages have been about as full of Ibsen riffs (including David Grimm’s “Ibsen in Chicago,” Lucas Hnath’s “A Doll’s House, Part 2” and Cherdonna Shinatra’s “Cherdonna’s Doll House”) as the genuine article. Having a company prepared to dig into Ibsen’s oeuvre of modernist masterpieces is welcome. Mariam directs and Schmidt stars as Hedda in this debut staging, which features all women or nonbinary performers. "

While many theater and performing arts seasons will begin in earnest next month, there's still an intriguing selection of performances around town in August.

08/02/2023

We open in two days! We're deep into our tech week getting ready for audiences. We'd love to see you there on opening weekend. Get your tickets at SeattleHedda.eventbrite.com

Photo by Joe Iano

Hedda Gabler in Seattle 2023

07/28/2023

We open in one week! Have you gotten your tickets to Hedda Gabler yet?

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07/27/2023

See Dani's designs in "Hedda Gabler" this August In Seattle. Get your tickets now: SeattleHedda.eventbrite.com

More from Dani:

What’s up next for you after the show closes?

Next up for me will be Macbeth: A Rock and Roll Musical at SPT for Amy Poisson

What are you up to when you’re not designing?

Aside from design work, I have also worked as a stagehand for the last 22 years and have been a Journeyman member of IATSE since 2007.

07/25/2023

"Indeed, the number of contemporary plays in translation produced in the U.S. is vanishingly small. In the quarter century that American Theatre has been publishing most-produced-play lists, only one contemporary non-English playwright (Yasmina Reza) made the cut, among the 125-odd playwrights represented."

The Cherry Arts artistic director talks with leaders at other companies programming works in translation about what a more global approach could mean for the U.S. theatre.

07/24/2023

If you can avoid it, we don't recommend being employed by Hedda Gabler. See for yourself. Get your tickets at SeattleHedda.eventbrite.com

07/21/2023

ONLY TWO WEEKS TILL HEDDA GABLER OPENS! If you haven’t already, NOW is a great time to get your tickets. Only six performances. Pay-What-You-Will. SeattleHedda.eventbrite.com

One of the world's most enduring plays about one of drama's most fascinating female characters

07/19/2023

See Ann as Jörgen Tesman in "Hedda Gabler" this August In Seattle. Get your tickets now: SeattleHedda.eventbrite.com

More from Ann:

How would you describe your character in Hedda Gabler in three words?

The three words I’d use to describe my character, Jörgen Tesman, are earnest, optimistic, and...a bit clueless.

What’s up next for you after the show closes (theatre or otherwise)?

After Hedda Gabler, I’ll return to my Improv/Sketch Comedy team, Turbo Turkey, for a brief appearance in “Sketch Off!” on Sunday, August 20th at 7pm at The Rendezvous. Follow us on Facebook at Turbo Turkey Productions Sketch/Improv/original plays!