Relive a time when gangsters, dreamers, agitators and idealists formed the hopeful heart of the American Dream. This rarely produced classic teems with life, taking us deep into the relationships, passions and dreams of a middle-class family trying to survive the Great Depression.

For this exciting world premiere, Intiman had KUOW reporter Marcie Sillman interview more than a dozen Seattleites who made the bold choice to wrestle with their faith. Join them in The Thin Place, developed and created by exciting new theatre artists, local playwright Sonya Schneider, Intiman Associate Producer Andrew Russell and actor Gbenga Akinnagbe (Chris Partlow on The Wire).

This Pulitzer Prize-winning new play takes audiences to a rain forest bar-and-brothel in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, where young women can find refuge – but not escape – from the chaos and violence that surrounds them. This powerful drama is a tribute to how hope, spirit and wit can survive even when the human body is both the weapon and battleground.

When a marital squabble escalates, a spirited wife seeks revenge on her scoundrel of a husband, giving new meaning to “in sickness and in health.” Molière’s timely and wickedly satirical look at the medical profession will be executed by gifted theatrical clowns, with the Seattle debut of Tony-nominated actor Daniel Breaker and the return of Intiman favorite Christopher Bayes.

One of the great female characters in American literature, Hester Prynne is a woman with vital sexuality, force and ironic humor. The subjugation of that identity costs both Hester and her community. Staged by visionary director Lear deBessonet, Naomi Iizuka’s exciting new version of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic novel explores this universal human story through an aesthetic that is vibrantly alive.