Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva 

• Commissioned 2020 
• Online workshop October 2020 
• Seattle Rep World Premiere November 25 – December 23, 2022 

Charles Dickens should be looking forward to Christmas. When his latest book is a flop, putting both his popularity and finances in peril, his publishers give an ultimatum: write a Christmas book within a month or lose everything. Adapted for the stage from Samantha Silva’s critically acclaimed novel, this tale set in the heart of Victorian England weaves a fictional take on Dickens’ past, present, and future into a comedic and poignant new holiday classic. 

_{Pictured: Adam Standley, Basil Harris, and the cast of Mr. Dickens and His Carol at Seattle Rep (2022). Photo by Lindsay Thomas.}

Lydia and the Troll by Justin Huertas 

• Commissioned 2015 
• Workshops 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
• Plays in Process Online Event 2021
• Seattle Rep World Premiere May 5 – June 11, 2023 

Lydia is struggling to find her voice. As a Black woman on the brink of breaking through the music industry, her dreams of being a record producer feel just out of her reach. But when a mysterious stranger offers her a chance to level up, Lydia embarks on a thrilling journey of self-discovery to take back what is hers. 

_{Pictured: Sarah Russell and Janet Krupin in Lydia and the Troll at Seattle Rep (2023). Photo by Bronwen Houck.}

The Great Society by Robert Schenkkan

• Commissioned 2012
• Seattle Rep World Premiere, December 5, 2014-January 4, 2015
• Subsequent productions: Broadway, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Arena Stage, Alley Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, Asolo Repertory Theatre

The minute you gain power, you start to lose it. Robert Schenkkan’s second installation of the LBJ plays depicts the larger-than-life politician’s tragic fall from grace, as his legislative war on poverty is overshadowed by the escalation of the Vietnam War.

^{Pictured: The cast of The Great Society at Seattle Rep (2014). Photo by Chris Bennion.}

Adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s
The Hound of the Baskervilles
adapted by David Pichette and R. Hamilton Wright

• Commissioned 2012
• Seattle Rep World Premiere, November 15 – December 15, 2013
• Subsequent productions: L.A. Theatre Works, Shaw Festival

A classic Victorian whodunit about an attempted murder tied to the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound. Expect suspense and laughs alike in this witty adaptation of a popular Sherlock Holmes tale.

^{Pictured: Andrew McGinn in The Hound of the Baskervilles (2013). Photo by Chris Bennion.}

A Great Wilderness by Samuel D. Hunter

• Commissioned 2012
• Seattle Rep World Premiere, January 17 – February 16, 2014
• Subsequent Productions: Williamstown Theatre Festival

Walt has devoted his life to counseling teenage boys out of their homosexuality at his remote Idaho wilderness camp. Pressured to accept one last client, his carefully constructed life begins to unravel with the arrival of Daniel.

^{Pictured: The cast of A Great Wilderness (2014). Photo by Chris Bennion.}

Lizard Boy by Justin Huertas

• Commissioned 2010
• Commission renewed 2013
• Seattle Rep World Premiere March 27-April 26, 2015
• Subsequent Productions: Diversionary Theatre, National Alliance for Musical Theatre – Festival of New Musicals, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Oregon Shakespeare Festival
• Off-Broadway Premiere at Prospect Theater Company

From the ashes of Mount St. Helens emerged a monster with mysterious powers—powers that changed one boy’s life forever. Superhero or freak? Not even he was sure until one fated night of adventure, music and love on the streets of Seattle. Expect the unexpected in this original rock musical.

^{Pictured: Kirsten deLohr Helland, Justin Huertas, and William A. Williams in Lizard Boy (2015). Photo by Alan Alabastro.}

Pullman Porter Blues by Cheryl L. West

• Commissioned 2009
• Seattle Rep World Premiere, September 27 – October 28, 2012
• Subsequent productions: Arena Stage, Goodman Theatre

A captivating coming of age story – woven with live blues music – that follows three generations of porters as they confront dark secrets from their past and tough truths about their future together.

^{Pictured: E. Faye Butler in Pullman Porter Blues (2012). Photo by Chris Bennion.}