Theatre Puget Sound (TPS) is a leadership and service organization founded in 1997 to advocate for the region’s growing theatre community and administer much-needed services. TPS is an organization which seeks to promote theater as a profession for all individuals, increasing access to the art form. We provide support for institutions seeking to become anti-racist and for those who wish to support healthy and inclusive practices in all their creative endeavors.
TPS is committed to examining our work through an equity lens and offers meaningful support to those organizations working to do the same. It is essential work for the health of our organization and the fabric of our society.
Theatre Puget Sound leverages resources and expertise in our community to uplift the performing arts in the Puget Sound Area. Here are only a few of the ways our work makes an impact:
TPS serves as a dynamic cultural hub for the performing arts community in Washington State, fostering creativity and collaboration among artists, performers, and audiences alike. Our in-person events, virtual gatherings, and online platforms enable connections around & across the Sound.
TPS provides essential support and resources to local talent and companies, helping them thrive and enriching the cultural landscape of the region. The area’s annual and only Unified General Auditions, and the new Tech & Design Job Fair, directly connect 600 jobseekers with theatremakers. Our online job board receives 30,000 monthly visitors.
TPS makes theater accessible to all, promoting equity, inclusivity, & diversity in its programming, and in partnership with Seattle Center providing 25,000 sq feet of affordable rehearsal studios & performance venues to 830+ organizations & 60,000+ annually through the City of Seattle’s Space Arts Program which contributes about $40M to Seattle’s economy yearly.
TPS actively engages with the community through educational programs, workshops, and outreach initiatives, fostering a love for the arts and nurturing the next generation of performers, theater enthusiasts, and economic contributors.
Highlighting Puget Sound’s outstanding productions and talent, The Gregory Awards promote local theater across the region both within the community & beyond. This exposure attracts audiences, elevates Washington State’s profile as a theater destination, and contributes to the state’s cultural identity. Nominators will honor 34 awardees this year.
Investing in TPS is an investment in our economy, as it generates jobs, attracts tourism, and contributes to the overall vitality of the arts sector in Washington State. With a track record of success and a clear vision for the future, TPS is well-positioned to make a meaningful impact with the support of the WA State Legislature.
TPS acknowledges that this organization is on the traditional lands of the Duwamish People and borders the waters shared by the Coast Salish Villages of Puget Sound.
As guests to this land, we would like to pay our respect to the Duwamish people as the custodians of this land, both past and present.
We also recognize and acknowledge all the First Nation bands, tribes, and peoples throughout the Puget Sound Region who evolved complex cultural, social, and economic structures, which the invasion of non-Native settlers almost erased, but which continue today as the tribes struggle for their survival, respect, and renewal.
We recognize their heritage and relationship to their native land, and acknowledge they were forced from this land by the trustees of the first incorporation of Seattle without providing a reservation.
We will continue to examine our part in the history of colonialism and our systems of oppression that are still present today. TPS invites you to take this opportunity to commit yourselves to working against these systems by confronting our place on this land and by finding actions to disrupt settler colonialism.
While this acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with Indigenous communities, it serves as a first step in honoring the land we occupy.
**Take concrete actions, talk about that, invite others, and Stand with the Duwamish.
Theatre Puget Sound produces and hosts a number of annual events throughout the year. Take a look at the typical schedule for these events.
