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About Phillip Chavira

MISSION STATEMENT Intiman Theatre wrestles with American inequities. ABOUT US Intiman Theatre is a professional theater company in Seattle, Washington who won the 2006 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. Since its founding in 1972, has presented over 225 productions to Seattle audiences. Among the more recent of these are ANGELS IN AMERICA by Tony Kushner, TROUBLE IN MIND and WEDDING BAND by Alice Childress, BOOTYCANDY and BARBECUE by Robert O’hara, and DRAGON LADY by Sara Porkalob. Intiman produces in various venues throughout Seattle, which include the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute in Central District, 12th Avenue Arts, Velocity, UW Jones Playhouse, Seattle Center Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre and Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center. 2018 SEASON Intiman kicked off its 2018 WILD, WICKED, WOKE Season with a SOLD-OUT co-production with ArtsWest of HIR by MacArthur “Genius” award-winning writer Taylor Mac, and directed by Artistic Director Jennifer Zeyl. Intiman is proud to follow this successful production with WILD HORSES by Allison Gregory playing at 12th Avenue Arts from May 31-June 24, 2018, and with NATIVE GARDENS by Karen Zacarías playing at The Jones Playhouse from September 6-September 30, 2018.

DRAGON LADY SNEAK PEEK

“DRAGON LADY is, at its heart, a love note to my family.”

60 YEARS. 3 GENERATIONS. 1 FILIPINO GANGSTER FAMILY. Intiman Co-curator Sara Porkalob will portray multiple family members from three generations in this hysterical, moving and musical about what it means to be brown, poor and newly American. Learn more about […]

Q+A With Andrew Russell

Intiman Producing Artistic Director Andrew Russell and Executive Director Phillip Chavira talked about how Intiman shaped Andrew for the last nine years, some of his favorite moments, and where he is going next.

PC: So Andrew, why do you feel this was the time to pass […]

Introducing our 2017 Emerging Artist Program Cohort

Intiman Theatre’s Emerging Artist Program kicked off this week with a series of workshops with theatre professionals, equity training and a barbecue. See them perform at our Emerging Artist Showcase August 4-6. RSVP Here.

For the third year in a row, Intiman is producing the Intiman Emerging Artists Program (IEAP), a free program that […]

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    POWER rehearsals begin with a conversation about the 13th Amendment

POWER rehearsals begin with a conversation about the 13th Amendment

Photo: POWER director and Black Lives Matter cofounder Patrisse Cullors.

Black community members from the Seattle area are gathering to create original storytelling that addresses State violence in collaboration with Black Lives Matter cofounder Patrisse Cullors for Power: From the Mouths of the Occupied. Join us Oct. 20-21 at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute.

Participants from […]

Meet Our Emerging Artists: Melanie White

Melanie White is one of 27 talented Emerging Artists who are participating in Intiman Theatre’s Emerging Artist Program for 2016.

Melanie White | Director

Q: How did you first get involved with theatre?
A: I started doing theatre in high school because I had a crush on a boy who did theatre. The relationship never took hold, but a love for […]

Meet Our Emerging Artists: Adera L. Gandy

This is part of a series about our 2016 Emerging Artists. They will perform selections from three powerful plays by Black women, August 5-7, for Intiman Theatre’s Emerging Artist Showcase. Join us for this free show! LEARN MORE.

Adera L. Gandy | Actor

Q: When did you know you wanted to dedicate your career to the arts?
A: I’ve been […]

Meet Our Emerging Artists: Sadiqua Iman

This is part of a series about our 2016 Emerging Artists. They will perform selections from three powerful plays by Black women, August 5-7, for Intiman Theatre’s Emerging Artist Showcase. Join us for this free show! LEARN MORE.

Sadiqua Iman | Director

Q: How did you first get involved with theatre?
A: Church, school, playgrounds, all were backdrops to my […]

Meet Our Emerging Artists: Alex Bernui

This is part of a series about our 2016 Emerging Artists. They will perform selections from three powerful plays by Black women, August 5-7, for Intiman Theatre’s Emerging Artist Showcase. Join us for this free show! LEARN MORE.

Alex Bernui | Stage Manager

Q: How did you first get involved with theatre?
A:  Growing up, and still today, I […]

Meet Our Emerging Artists: Jay O’Leary

This is part of a series about our 2016 Emerging Artists. They will perform selections from three powerful plays by Black women, August 5-7, for Intiman Theatre’s Emerging Artist Showcase. Join us for this free show! LEARN MORE.

Jay O’Leary | Producer

Q: When did you know you wanted to dedicate your career to the arts?
A:  Very […]

Meet Our Emerging Artists: Klara Cerris

This is part of a series about our 2016 Emerging Artists. They will perform selections from three powerful plays by Black women, August 5-7, for Intiman Theatre’s Emerging Artist Showcase. Join us for this free show! LEARN MORE.

Klara Cerris | Actor

Q: How did you first get involved with theatre? or When did you know you wanted to […]

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