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.

ANGELS Cast Reveal #5: Timothy McCuen Piggee

Timothy Piggee Headshot - LaRae LobdellIf you’ve ever seen a show in Seattle, you’ve probably seen Timothy McCuen Piggee. Timothy was a member of our first festival repertory company in 2012, and he’s appeared at many productions at Intiman, including Measure […]

ANGELS Cast Reveal #4: Anne Allgood

Anne Allgood HeadshotAfter a successful Broadway career, Anne Allgood moved to Seattle in the late 1990s and quickly became a regular on the local theatre scene, most recently starring as Mary, Queen of Scots in Mary Stuart (

ANGELS Cast Reveal #3: Alex Highsmith

Alex Highsmith HeadshotAlex Highsmith is a newcomer to Seattle, a Utah native with Washington roots, growing up visiting family here at Christmas. After graduating from Boston University’s College of Fine Arts in 2011, Alex travelled the country with […]

ANGELS Cast Reveal #2: Ty Boice

Ty Boice HeadshotAn Oregon native, TY BOICE is an award-winning theatre artist with stage credits all over the great Northwest including Seattle (Closer, Balagan Theatre; Much Ado About Nothing, Wrecking Crew). He’s the founding Artistic Director and an acting company member […]

ANGELS Cast Reveal #1: Charles Leggett

Charles Leggett in STU FOR SILVERTON. Photo Credit: Chris Bennion

Charles Leggett in STU FOR SILVERTON. Photo Credit: Chris Bennion

Veteran Seattle actor Charles Leggett is a familiar face at Intiman and member of last year’s repertory company (Narrator, Stu for Silverton; Phlaccidus, […]

Two Shows, One Crisis – Part Three

Angels in America Part 1: Millenium ApproachesThis is the third and final post post in a series written by Intiman Artistic Director Andrew Russell, reflecting on acting in THE NORMAL HEART while casting and planning for ANGELS IN AMERICA.

Many have called Tony […]

Two Shows, One Crisis – Part Two

The Normal Heart PosterIntiman Artistic Director Andrew Russell recently closed a critically acclaimed production of THE NORMAL HEART — another play about the AIDS crisis, also set in New York City — that takes place in the years immediately […]

Two Shows, One Crisis – Part One

Photo Credit: LaRae Lobdell, PhotoSister.com

Photo Credit: LaRae Lobdell, PhotoSister.com

Over the next week, Artistic Director Andrew Russell will share the discoveries he’s made while […]

Announcing 20th Anniversary Production of ANGELS IN AMERICA Parts 1 and 2 Performed in Repertory

Intiman Theatre announced today its plans to produce both parts of Tony Kushner’s acclaimed epic Angels In America as part of its annual 2014 TheatreFestival.

Pacific Northwest audiences will be given the rare opportunity of seeing Millennium Approaches and Perestroika, the two parts that make up Angels in America, in alternating repertory performances at Intiman’s […]

Everyone is Right

Company of STU FOR SILVERTON. Photo by Chris Bennion.

Stu for Silverton is a brand new musical that’s been cooking for the last three years. Peter Duchan, Craig Jessup (aka Breedlove) and I have been working on crafting a theatrical piece that does justice to the […]