Production History: The Empty Space, Seattle, 1970-2006

1970/71 to 1974/75 1975/76 to 1979/80 1980/81 to 1984/85 1985/86 to 1989/90 1990/91 to 1994/95 1995/96 to 1999/2000 2000/01 to 2005/06

KEY TO SYMBOLS

WP – World Premiere
US – U. S. Premiere
WC – West Coast Premiere
NW – Northwest Premiere
SP – Seattle Premiere

1970/1971

The Dumb Waiter, Harold Pinter
Chamber Theatre, Jean Tardieu**(WC)
An Evening of One-Acts:
- Cowboys #2, Sam Shepard and
- Icarus’ Mother, Sam Shepard** (NW)
The Tempest, Shakespeare
An Evening of One-Acts:
- This Is The Rill Speaking, Lanford Wilson** (NW)
- Softly, and Consider the Nearness, Rosalyn Drexler (NW)
- Melodrama Play, Sam Shepard (NW)
An Evening of One-Acts:
- Self-Accusation and My Foot, My Tutor. Peter Handke**(WC)
Three Hours After Marriage, John Gay, Alexander Pope and John Arbuthnot (US)
The Wax Monkey and Other Tales, John Kauffman and the Company (WP)

1971/1972

The White House Murder Case, Jules Feiffer (WC)
An Evening of One-Acts:
- This Is The Rill Speaking, Lanford Wilson
- Cowboys #2, Sam Shepard
- Self-Accusation, Peter Handke
An Evening of One-Acts:
- The Unseen Hand, Sam Shepard (NW)
- Fando & Liz, Fernando Arrabal** (NW)
The Lord of Misrule, Company-created (WP)
Happy Days, Samuel Beckett
The Caretaker, Harold Pinter
Billy the Kid, Walter Woods
Tom Thumb, Henry Fielding, Company-adapted (NW)
Subject to Fits, Robert Montgomery**(WC)

1972/1973

Subject to Fits, Robert Montgomery**
Plum Pudding, story theater by Pat Campbell and the Company (WP)
Oedipus, Seneca, translation/adapted by Ted Hughes (US)
Cole, Company-developed musical revue (WP)
The Indian Wants the Bronx, Israel Horowitz
(special event) Touring Park Show: The Venetian Twins, Carlo Goldoni, adapted by John Aylward and the Company (WP)

1973/1974

Alice, Manhattan Project (NW)
Kaspar, Peter Handke (WC)
Measure for Measure, Shakespeare
The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams
Mandragola!, Niccolo Macchiavelli, adapted by Paul Hunter, Kurt Beattie & ensemble
The Tooth of Crime, Sam Shepard (NW)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare
Touring Park Shows:
- Ten Nights in a Barroom, William Pratt
- Tom Thumb, Henry Fielding (WP)

1974/1975

Gertrude, Wilford Leach**(WP)
The Alchemist, Ben Jonson
The Ride Across Lake Constance, Peter Handke (WC)
Woyzeck, George Buchner, translation by Roger Downey (WP)
Cheez Whiz, or Put’n on the Ritz, Megan Dean and the Company (WP)
Ronnie B’wana, Jungle Guide, Phil Shallat** and John Engerman** (WP)
The Unseen Hand, Sam Shepard
The Doctor In Spite of Himself, Moliere (special event)
Touring Park Show: The Fiend of Gotham, anonymous, adapted by John Kauffman and the Company (WP)

KEY TO SYMBOLS

WP – World Premiere
US – U. S. Premiere
WC – West Coast Premiere
NW – Northwest Premiere
SP – Seattle Premiere

1975/1976

Vampire, Snoo Wilson**(US)
Dandy Dick, Arthur Wing Pinero
Bullshot Crummond, Low Moan Spectacular (NW)
The Sea, Edward Bond (NW)
Pilk’s Madhouse, Ken Campbell**(WC)
Yanks 3, Detroit 0, Top of the Seventh, Jonathan Reynolds**(WC)
Molly Bloom, James Joyce, adapted by Randi Douglas
Touring Park Show: Gammer Gurton’s Needle, anonymous, adapted by the Company (WP)

1976/1977

American Buffalo, David Mamet**(WC)
Knuckle, David Hare** (NW)
School for Clowns, Ken Campbell (US)
Heat, William Hauptman**(WC)
Butley, Simon Gray**
An Evening of One-Acts:
- Sexual Perversity in Chicago (NW) and Squirrels, David Mamet (WC)
Jesse and the Bandit Queen, David Freeman** (NW)
Born to Maximize, Phil Shallat and John Engerman (WP)
Touring Park Shows:
Klondike!, John Kauffman, Martin LaPlatney and One-Reel Vaudeville Show (WP)
The Amazing Faz,,Ken Campbell (US)

1977/1978

Ashes, David Rudkin** (NW)
The Misanthrope, Moliere, translation by Richard Wilbur (WC)
Magic at Midnight, Jerry Jones
Gossip, George F. Walker**(US)
The Landscape of the Body, John Guare (WC)
Angel City, Sam Shepard (NW)
Oregon Gothic, Kurt Beattie (WP)
Touring Park Show: The Pulse of New York, anonymous, adapted by John Kauffman and the Company (WP)

1978/1979

Illuminatus! Part I (US)
Illuminatus! Part II (US)
Illuminatus! Part III, adapted by Ken Campbell and Chris Langham from the novel by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson (US)
A Prayer for My Daughter, Thomas Babe**(WC)
Bonjour, La! Bonjour, Michel Tremblay**(WC)
Zastrozzi, George F. Walker (US)
Hooters, Ted Tally**(WC)
Psychosis Unclassified, Ken Campbell
Skungpoomery, Ken Campbell
Touring Park Show: The Voice of the Mountain, anonymous, adapted by John Kauffman & the Company (WP)

1979/1980

5th of July, Lanford Wilson (NW)
Heads and Tails, Janet Thomas**(WP)
Comedians, Trevor Griffiths** (NW)
Room Service, John Murray and Alan Boretz
Dusa, Fish, Stas, & Vi, Pam Gems** (NW)
The Woods, David Mamet (WC)
An Evening of Improvisation with “None of the Above”
Private Wars, James McClure (NW)
Touring Park Show: Deadwood Dick, anonymous adapted by John Kauffman, Chad Henry and the Company (WP)
Hosted the premiere Seattle appearance of the Ridiculous Theatrical Company, with Charles Ludlam** starring in his adaptation of Camille

KEY TO SYMBOLS

WP – World Premiere
US – U. S. Premiere
WC – West Coast Premiere
NW – Northwest Premiere
SP – Seattle Premiere

1980/1981

Agnes of God, John Pielmeier**(WC)
The Workroom, Jean-Claude Grumberg,** translation Sara O’Connor and Daniel Stein (WC)
The Paranormal Review, Eric Brogger**(WC)
Twelfth Night, Shakespeare
Midnight Snack, S. Creighton, G. Larson, P. Kelley, M. Dean, G. Gene Openshaw
Still Life, Emily Mann**(WC)
Back to Back, Al Brown**(WP)
We Won’t Pay! We Won’t Pay!, Dario Fo** (NW)
Touring Park Show: The Day They Came From Way Out There, Robert Wright, Rex McDowell, Phil Shallat, John Engerman (WP)

1981/1982

Bent, Martin Sherman**(SP)
Talley’s Folly, Lanford Wilson (SP)
Fefu and Her Friends, Maria Irene Fornes**(SP)
Mensch Meier, Franz Xaver Kroetz,** commissioned translation by Roger Downey(WP)
The Clown Show, Ensemble-generated (WP)
A Well-Ordered Room, S. J. Bernstein

1982/1983

An Evening of One-Acts: Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You and The Actor’s Nightmare
Christopher Durang**(SP)
Tartuffe, Moliere, commissioned translation/adaptation by Roger Downey (WP)
Woza Albert!, Mbongeni Ngema, Percy Mtwa and Barney Simon** (NW)
Through the Leaves, Franz Xaver Kroetz, commissioned translation by Roger Downey (WP)
The Return of Pinocchio, Richard Nelson**(WP)
Filthy Rich, George F. Walker (WC)

1983/84

Oktoberfest, Odon von Horvath, ** commissioned translation by Roger Downey (WP)
The Fabulous Sateens Spill the Beans, Ensemble-created musical revue (WP)
The Vampires, Harry Kondoleon**(WP)
Broadway, Philip Dunning and George Abbott (SP)
Kitchen, Church and Kids, Dario Fo & Franca Rame, adaptation by Roger Downey (NW)
K2, Patrick Meyers**

1984/1985

The Day They Came From Way Out There, John Engerman, Rex McDowell, Phil Shallat, Robert Wright
Careless Love, John Olive**(WC)
Husbandry, Patrick Tovatt**(WC)
Bunk, commissioned from Klauniada (WP)
Execution of Justice, Emily Mann (WC)
Beyond Therapy, Christopher Durang (NW)

KEY TO SYMBOLS

WP – World Premiere
US – U. S. Premiere
WC – West Coast Premiere
NW – Northwest Premiere
SP – Seattle Premiere

1985/1986

Boesman and Lena, Athol Fugard
Sex Over Easy: The Aerobic Musical, Janet Thomas, Paige Wheeler, Jean Burch Falls (WP)
Fen, Caryl Churchill (NW)
Queen of Hearts, Anthony A. Doyle**(WP)
American Buffalo, David Mamet
On the Verge, Eric Overmyer**(SP)

1986/1987

The Rocky Horror Show, Richard O’Brien** (NW)
Have You Anything to Declare?, Pierre Veber and Maurice Hennequin, translation by Cogo-Fawcett and Murray (NW)
Don Juan, Moliere translation by Richard Nelson (NW)
Aunt Dan and Lemon, Wallace Shawn** (NW)
Gloria Duplex, Rebecca Wells**(WP)
Avner the Eccentric, Avner Eisenberg (guest artist)

1987/1988

Scaramouche, Rafael Sabatini, commissioned adaptation by Rex McDowell, James Monitor, Robert Wright
Rat in the Skull, Ron Hutchinson** (NW)
The Overgrown Path, Robert Holman**(US)
The Colored Museum, George Wolfe**(WC)
The Mystery of Irma Vep, Charles Ludlam (NW)

1988/1989

The Puppetmaster of Lodz, Gilles Segal** translation by Sara O’Connor (WC)
Drinking in America, Eric Bogosian**(WC)
The Big Bad Wolf and How He Got That Way, Greg Palmer and John Engerman (WP)
In Perpetuity Throughout the Universe, Eric Overmyer (NW)
Loot, Joe Orton (NW)
Emerald City, David Williamson**(WC)
Touring School Production: Whadda ‘Bout My Legal Rights?, Lauren G. Marshall** with Andrew Duxbury and Suzanne Grant (WP)

1989/1990

Laughing Wild, Christopher Durang (WC)
Etta Jenks, Marlene Meyer* (NW)
Speed the Plow, David Mamet (WC)
Tales of the Lost Formicans, Constance Congdon** (NW)
Smokey Joe’s Café: an R&B Revue of the Music of Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller, conceived and directed by M. Burke Walker (WP)
Special Project — Goodwill Arts Festival — “Soviet Theatre: New Commissioned Translations“, Egorushka Oleg Antonov translation by Elise Thoron;
The Body Shop, Alexander Buravsky translation by Michael Henry Heim;
The Bathtub, Vladimir Mayakovsky translation by Paul Schmidt

KEY TO SYMBOLS

WP – World Premiere
US – U. S. Premiere
WC – West Coast Premiere
NW – Northwest Premiere
SP – Seattle Premiere

1990/1991

Virtus, Gregg Loughridge**(WP)
Reckless, Craig Lucas (SP)
My Civilization, Paul Zaloom (NW, guest artist)
Unkle Tomm’s Kabin: A Deconstruction of the novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Rick Rankin, J. T. Stewart and Ensemble (WP)
Jar the Floor, Cheryl West**(WP)

1991/1992

An Evening of One-Acts: Kitty-Kitty and Last Supper, Edward Sampson and Matt Smith (WP)
Arden of Faversham, anonymous (WC)
Wolf at the Door, Erik Ehn**(WC)
Dr. Terror’s 3-D House of Theatre Presents: (WP)
“Blood Orgy of the Bermuda Triangle Zombie Assassins”, Dr. Terror by the Ensemble; Blood Orgy by Eddie Levi Lee & Larry Larson (WC)
Dark Rapture, Eric Overmyer (WP)
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, Jane Wagner

1992/1993

Some Things You Need to Know Before the World Ends: A Final Evening with the llluminati, Eddie Levi Lee & Larry Larson
Mad Forest, Caryl Churchill (NW)
Hell on Wheels, Mary Lathrop** (WP)

1993/1994

Mandragola Unchained, N. Machiavelli, adapted by Eddie Levi Lee, Edd Key and ensemble
Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me, Frank McGuinness**(WC)
Kiss of Blood: Tales of Edgar Allan Poe, adaptations by Andre de Lorde and Jim Grimsley (WC)
“Oh, Mr. Faulkner, Do You Write?”, John Maxwell with Tom Dupree
Rodeo Radio, Eddie Levi Lee, music by Edd Key (WP)

1994/1995

Pick Up Ax, Anthony Clarvoe** (NW)
The Salvation of Iggy Scrooge, Eddie Levi Lee, Larry Larson, music by Edd Key (WC)
Love and Anger, George F. Walker (WC)
Kin, Susy Schneider
Mr. Universe, Jim Grimsley**(WC)

KEY TO SYMBOLS

WP – World Premiere
US – U. S. Premiere
WC – West Coast Premiere
NW – Northwest Premiere
SP – Seattle Premiere

1995/1996

A Perfect Ganesh, Terrence McNally (NW)
The Salvation of Iggy Scrooge, Eddie Levi Lee, Larry Larson, music by Edd Key
Pants on Fire, Commissioned ensemble: Theresa Holmes, Elizabeth Kenny, Becca Shoenfeld, Caroline Dodge, Lauren Weedman and Joanne Klein (WP)
Scotland Road, Jeffrey Hatcher** (NW)
The True History of Coca-Cola in Mexico, Aldo Velasco and Patrick Scott (NW)

1996/1997

The School for Wives, Moliere translation by Tony Harrison
Moon of My Delight, Chris Jeffries (WP)
Dracula, Steven Dietz (NW)
Barrymore’s Ghost, Jason Miller (WP)
Wuthering! Heights! The! Musical!, Eddie Levi Lee, music by Edd Key (WP)

1997/1998

A Place with the Pigs, Athol Fugard (WC)
Morning Glories, Michel Garneau** translation by Linda Gaboriau (WP – Translation, US)
Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Dario Fo, adapted by Richard Nelson (NW)
Of Mice & Men, John Steinbeck, adapted from play and novel by M. Burke Walker (WP)
The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged), Jess Borgeson, Adam Long and Daniel Singer**(SP)

1998/1999

What the Butler Saw, Joe Orton
Wuthering! Heights! The! Musical!, Eddie Levi Lee, music by Edd Key
Expressions of the Spirit: Tales of the Brothers Grimm, created by Eddie Levi Lee with Esther Eelman, Martha Enson, Kevin Joyce, Janet McAlpin, Bradley McDevitt (WP)
The Empress of Eden, Barbara Lebow (WP)
Dealer’s Choice, Patrick Marber ** (NW)
The Complete History of America (abridged), Adam Long, Reed Martin & Austin Tichenor (SP)

1999/2000

The Psychic Life of Savages, Amy Freed (WC)
Texarkana Waltz, Louis Broome (NW)
Amsterdam, Lauren Weedman (WP)
Hanging Lord Haw-Haw, Jeffrey Hatcher (WP)
Under the Gaslight, Augustin Daly (WP adaptation by Ensemble)

KEY TO SYMBOLS

WP – World Premiere
US – U. S. Premiere
WC – West Coast Premiere
NW – Northwest Premiere
SP – Seattle Premiere

2000/2001

Reverse Psychology, Charles Ludlam (NW)
Adam Baum and the Jew Movie, Daniel Goldfarb** (WC)
References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot, Jose Rivera (NW)
Killer Joe, Tracy Letts**(WC)
Great Men of Science, Nos. 21 & 22, Glen Berger (NW)

2001/2002

The Laramie Project, Moisés Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project (NW)
Valley of the Dolls, Jacqueline Susann (WP adaptation by Jason Cannon, Burton Curtis, Allison Narver)
The Waverly Gallery, Kenneth Lonergan (WC)
Vera Wilde, Chris Jeffries, book, music and lyrics (WP)
G-d Doesn’t Pay Rent Here, Kate Moira Ryan and Judy Gold (WP)
The Convention of Cartography, W. David Hancock

2002/2003

Rash, Lauren Weedman (WP)
Strange Attractors, David Adjmi (WP)
Underneath the Lintel, Glen Berger (NW)
Project X: Before the Comet Comes, Nikki Appino (WP)
In Flagrante Gothicto, Alice Dodd and Jillian Armanante (NW)

2003/2004

Ming the Rude, Phil Shallat, John Engerman, Rex McDowell, Bob Wright (WP)
Twisted Olivia, Everett Quinton (WC)
1984, Wayne Rawley (adaptation) (WP)
(L)imitations of Life, Marcus Gardley (WP)
Ubu, Ki Gottberg (adaptation) (WP)

2004/2005

Frankenocchio, Stephanie Timm & Brian Kooser
Biro, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (WC)
Stupid Kids, John C. Russell

2005/2006

Louis Slotin Sonata, Paul Mullin (NW)
Bust, Lauren Weedman (WP)
Postcard Plays With Play: A Journal of Plays
Frozen, Bryony Lavery (WC)
Forbidden Xmas, Richard Gray (2005 Version)
Jordan Harrison Playwrighting Residency