Theatre Off Jackson I Spotlight at Waterfront Park

Salish Steps | Free
Thursday July 30, 6–8 pm

Join us for a vibrant night of theatre curated by Theatre Off Jackson!

Family‑friendly!

Visitors enjoying a Spotlight at Waterfront Park event on Pier 62. Photo by Jo Cosme.

Visitors enjoying a Spotlight at Waterfront Park event on Pier 62. Photo by Jo Cosme.

About this Spotlight

Join Theatre Off Jackson’s theatre companies for an evening of storytelling along the Waterfront featuring Salon of Shame and Pork Filled Productions Joy Market Improv Trop.

Staged at the built-in amphitheater of the Salish Steps at the bottom of Overlook Walk, the Spotlight series highlights talented artists and offers audiences a gateway to explore the diverse arts and culture scene of the region.

Planning on attending? RSVPing helps us understand how our community uses Waterfront Park, and shapes future events and park experiences. 

Meet the Performers

Alanah Pascual

Alanah Pascual is a multi-hyphenate Filipina Latina actor from San Diego, CA.  Alanah is a Producer with Pork Filled Productions (PFP). and freelance Director. She has performed at: Union Arts Center, ArtsWest, Taproot Theatre, Seattle Public Theater, and more. Alanah has directed with PFP and Shattered Glass Project, Movement Directed with Dacha Theatre, Associate Directed at Seattle Shakespeare, and Assistant Directed with ACT. Her original play, Call My Mom,  premiered in 2022 at the Strawberry Jam Director’s Festival.

DJ Ian

IAN is a biracial (Vietnamese and Black) DJ born in San Diego and raised in South Seattle. Surrounded by different genres of music, his passion eventually led him to a close friend who introduced him to DJing. Through years of practice, creative blocks, and challenges, his mind never stopped racing with new ways to improve. His musical taste includes hip-hop, R&B, EDM, alternative, and rock, but behind the decks, he focuses heavily on house music. If you don’t know house music yet, you’re in for a ride!

Tendril "Ten" Noreen

Tendril “Ten” Noreen (they/them) is a triple threat deviant (Queer/ Trans/ Autistic) and a multidisciplinary theatre artist from Troutdale, OR. Trained in styles of Viewpoints, Suzuki, Clown and Improvisation, Ten’s performances express what carefully placed words cannot. Tendril is an ensemble member at Jet City Improv and Company Manager at Washington Ensemble Theater. Favorite performances include Scrambling the Goose at WET, The Emerald City Slasher at Jet City Improv, Phoenix at Silverkite Intergenerational Theater Company and First Witch in Macbeth at PLU. Outside the sunless void of theaters, Tendril creates thrown ceramic vessels, and organizes events collaborating with Superfamilia.

Rhys Daly

Rhys Daly is a Seattle based multidisciplinary artist who has once again found himself drawn mysteriously to the water. Recent credits include Scrambling The Goose (Washington Ensemble Theatre), The Great Gatsby (Noveltease Theatre), Camelot (Village Theatre), Squeeze (UMO with Seattle Public Theatre), and Anyone Can Whistle (Reboot Theatre Company). When not on stage, he can be found at a coffee shop furiously memorizing lines or editing his next poetry collection.

Salon of Shame

Seattleites read on stage from their worst adolescent writing! Cathartic for readers, hilarious for the rest of us. Arrive with shame, leave with joy!

Spotlight at Waterfront Park. Photo by Jo Cosme.

Spotlight at Waterfront Park. Photo by Jo Cosme.

Pork Filled Productions

Pork Filled Productions is the oldest Asian American theatre group in the Pacific Northwest, dedicated to producing genre-based works like science fiction, fantasy, noir, and steampunk. Based in Seattle, the award-winning theatre company centers Asian American and POC artists, stretching traditional definitions of cultural theatre.

Spotlight at Waterfront Park. Photo by Jo Cosme.

Spotlight at Waterfront Park. Photo by Jo Cosme.

About Theatre Off Jackson

Theatre Off Jackson’s mission is to help maintain a vital and diverse arts culture in Seattle’s Chinatown International District. This is accomplished by offering and operating an affordable, sustainable venue dedicated to performance, art and community.

Pier 62. Photo by Jo Cosme.

Pier 62. Photo by Jo Cosme.

Accessibility

Friends strives to ensure Waterfront Park, and our events are inclusive, accessible, and welcoming to everyone.

Waterfront Park is an outdoor space in downtown Seattle providing various amenities such as wheelchair accessible seating, shade, water stations, cooling fans, and ADA accessible restrooms.

At this event, the following resources can be checked out onsite at the Friends of Waterfront Park Info Booth:

  • Courtesy wheelchair
  • Sensory Kits (Includes: noise-canceling headphones, fidget toys, headwraps, and other items)
  • Assisted Listening Devices

For wheelchair and assisted listening devices, please request those ahead of time by emailing [email protected] at least 1 week prior to the event.

Learn more about accessibility resources at Waterfront Park.

Please fill out our visitor experience survey here with any feedback on how we can make your experience more comfortable and accessible.

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