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Annex Theatre · № 40.WF1 · 40th Season · 2027
WIP Fest: Feb 2027
Feb 25 - 28, 2027
WIP Fest Weekend One brings three new plays by Seattle-area writers to Annex as staged readings. Each play is read twice, for six performances Thursday through Sunday, Feb 25–28, 2027.
Featuring:
Take One, Leave One by Kendra Budd,
Lahar Zone by Jessi Pitts
Fission by Jonathan Golob.
Full Weekend Flex Pass - $40 for 6 Entries
See each performance once. Bring a guest to each. Make the weekend yours.
Take One, Leave One
Written by Kendra Budd
On North Capitol Hill, the community book boxes stay safe and full thanks to Quinn, a recent college grad. Then Elliot — a young man who despises reading — tries to take a book without leaving one. To settle it, they make a deal: Elliot will read whatever Quinn picks until he falls in love with reading. But Elliot starts making Quinn face her failing friendships and stalled dreams head-on. What happens when you let someone truly see you?
Lahar Zone
Written by Jessi Pitts
One year after their father's sudden death, sisters Ember and Erin are back in their childhood home in the Puyallup Valley. Ember is getting ready to reunite with her long-distance girlfriend. Erin is compulsively checking the seismic activity of Mt. Rainier/Tahoma. When Erin's monitoring suggests an eruption could be on the way, other natural (emotional) disasters bubble to the surface — and threaten to tear apart what's left of an already-broken family.
Fission
Written by Jonathan Golob
On March 11, 2011, Masao Yoshida stood in the control room of Fukushima Daiichi as a tsunami overtopped the seawall and plunged his plant into complete darkness. He had personally signed off on that seawall in 2008 — after his own department's data predicted exactly this wave, and his executives received the findings and politely set them aside. Fission tells that story through time travel.
Tickets
Every ticket gets you the same seat in the same room, so pick the price that works for you.
Friend of Annex — $40: $40 for 40 years: fuel new work, balance pay-what-you-can tickets, and support the Annex mission.
Standard Admission — $15: Our standard price, kept low so more people can come.
Pay What You Can — from $5: Price shouldn’t keep anyone from art
Can’t make it in person? Every mainstage is also live streamed at the same prices.
At a glance
Seating: General Admision - first come, first served
Recommended for: 16+
The bar
Our bar is open on show nights, before the show and at intermission (dependent on show duration). Drinks are 21+ and ID is required. Every sip supports Annex.
Getting here
Annex Theatre, 1100 E. Pike St., Seattle, WA 98122, at the corner of 11th and Pike on Capitol Hill, entrance on 11th. Look for the little blue door on 11th Ave; we're on the second floor, up two flights of stairs. Box office: (206) 728-0933 · boxoffice@annextheatre.org. (venue info)
Accessibility
Annex is up a two flights of stairs; there is no elevator available. If you have access needs, email info@annextheatre.org before your visit and we’ll do what we can to make it work
Questions?
Performances
Thursday, Feb 25 at 7:30 pm
Show 1 / Performance 1
Friday, Feb 26 at 7:30 pm
Show 2 / Performance 1
Saturday, Feb 27 at 2:00 pm
Show 3 / Performance 1
Saturday, Feb 27 at 7:30 pm
Show 1 / Performance 2
Sunday, Feb 28 at 2:00 pm
Show 2 / Performance 2
Sunday, Feb 28 at 7:30 pm
Show 3 / Performance 2
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Kendra Budd
she/her
Playwright: Take One, Leave One
Kendra (she/her) is a Seattle-based actor and writer. Notable roles include Amber in Dirty (Annex Theatre) and Artemis in Pomegranate Tree (Dacha). Kendra would like to thank her family and friends for their unwavering support. luuwii u iluwechis!
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Jessi Pitts
she/her/any
Playwright: Lahar Zone
Jessi Pitts (she/her/any) is a playwright, librettist, and old growth forest enthusiast based in Seattle. Her work uplifts queer voices and explores familiar emotions within the unfamiliar and fantastic. She is a 2026 Dramatists Guild Foundation National Fellow in Musical Theatre, a 2026 Drama Club Camp resident, and the recipient of the 2019 Gary Garrison National Ten-Minute Play Award (KCACTF). Her work has recently been programmed by Sapphest: NYC's Premier Sapphic Play Festival, Scrib Lab/Hugo House, Oregon Contemporary Theatre, and Tacoma Little Theatre. When not writing, she adjudicates for theatre festivals including KCACTF and Sapphest. More at jessipitts.org.
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Jonathan Golob
he/him
Playwright: FISSION
Jonathan Golob is a Seattle-based doctor and scientist who has lived in Seattle since 2001--aside from an interlude in Michigan during the pandemic when he covered seven ICUs on Easter Sunday, including a pediatric intensive care unit filled with adults. He has written about complex technical subjects for The Stranger and Ars Technica--including coverage of the Fukushima disaster in near real time. He currently uses AI to develop new antibiotics and vaccines. He has been hit by cars only three times on Broadway. Delayed Critical is his first play.