06/18/2026
Tomorrow is Juneteenth. Theatre Puget Sound will be out of office so same-day reservations and on-call support will not be available during that time. Please make your reservation at least one day in advance as we wonβt be available for administrative support on the day-of.
Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas finally learned they were free, more than two years after emancipation. It's a day of celebration and a day of reckoning, and the performing arts have never been separate from either.
We are lucky to be rooted in a region where that work is happening right now. From the Negro Repertory Company that called Seattle home in the 1930s, to Valerie Curtis-Newton and The Hansberry Project centering Black stories on our stages for over 20 years, to Michelle Nicole Matlock taking home three Gregory Awards this last season for The Mammy Project - that work has always been here.
TPS staff will have tomorrow off in recognition of Juneteenth. We hope you'll spend some of it out in the community.
Here's what's happening:
πΆ Juneteenth Freedom Fest at Jimi Hendrix Park β June 19, 12β8pm. R&B artist Marsha Ambrosius performing live. Free. Tickets here.
ποΈ Northwest African American Museum: "The Sound of Connection" β June 19, 10amβ5pm at Judkins Park. Free museum admission, local artists, performances. Info here.
π΅ Winter in America: A Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson Tribute β The Royal Room, June 19. Doors 6:30, show 7:30. Some of the best musicians in the PNW on one stage. Info here.
See you out there. π€