Waiting For Mushrooms
Written by hk goldstein
Directed by Lucien Oberleitner
APRIL 27, 29, & 30, 2026
7:30pm
CJ and Mac are in love. They’re in love AND they’re best friends. They’re in love and they’re best friends AND creative partners. As a life-changing deadline looms, the pair embark on their first magic mushrooms trip hoping to smash through the writer’s block that’s threatening their dreams. But as the clock ticks, they discover those dreams may not be as entwined as they thought.
Waiting for Mushrooms is an original play written by hk goldstein about young love, ambition and the space between us (or lack thereof). It swings open the wall of a 2010’s queer Brooklyn apartment to witness a couple on the precipice.
Run Time: ~70 minutes, no intermission
tickets starting at $5
Performed in repertory
April 27: hk goldstein as CJ / M.K. Wessel as Mac
April 29: M.K. Wessel as CJ / hk goldstein as Mac
April 30: hk goldstein as CJ / M.K. Wessel as Mac
hk goldstein
they/them
Playwright &
Actor
hk goldstein (they/them) is a non-binary theatremaker from Long Island, New York. They have directed original work in New York City the NYC International Fringe Festival, Dixon Place, Prelude Festival and more. In Seattle, they appeared in Richard III (Greenestage), Alice in Arabialand (Annex Theatre), (((god/hole))) (Shattered Glass Project), CASSANDRA (Vera Project), Anyone Can Whistle (Reboot Theatre) and in Drunken Owl Theatre's monthly variety show at Jules Maes Saloon. HK holds a BFA in Drama from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where they studied Shakespeare, Commedia Dell'Arte and Experimental Theatre. They also co-created and starred in the radio drama podcasts A World Where and The Mueller Report: A Radio Dramatization.
More at hkgoldstein.com
Lucien Oberleitner
they/them
Director
Directing this piece is Annex Theatre’s current Artistic Director, Lucien Oberleitner. Lucien (they/them) has been developing new work in Seattle for twelve years. Outside of being a Staff & Company member of Annex, they are a Teaching Artist with Freehold's Engaged Theatre Residency at WCCW and a proud alum of Parley Productions. They have had the pleasure of working in many capacities; as a performer, director, choreographer, dancer, writer, and producer. Lucien is a political artist, focusing on original work that undermines systems of oppression.
M.K. Wessel
they/them
Actor
M. K. Wessel (they/them) holds a BA in Theatre from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa and an MA in Directing from the University of East Anglia. This play marks their 1st nonbinary character, joining a resume of 24 male roles, 4 women, 4 creatures, and 2 inanimate objects. Wessel also moonlights as a playwright and dialect coach, when the weather is right.
Hannah Wang
they/them
Stage Directions
Hannah (they/them) is a Seattle-based social worker, writer, and theatre artist. This season, they have appeared in Annex Theatre’s Wife of Headless Man Investigates Her Own Disappearance and in other recent productions with Latitude Theatre, Theatre Off Jackson, and Emerald Theatre, and they are a member of Latitude Theatre's Artistic Ensemble. Offstage, you can find them birdwatching, practicing kung fu, and working at Seattle Public Theater on show weekends.