New plays, New voices. 

2024: The Distillery New Works Festival!

Friday, June 7 - Sunday, June 9, 2024

Held at Seattle Public Theater in Seattle’s Greenlake Neighborhood

What is the Distillery series?

The Macha Distillery series is a celebration of emerging theater and an opportunity for playwrights to gain valuable feedback on new work. Each play in the series receives a live reading by a cast of professional actors, allowing it to live and breathe off the page. The readings conclude with a discussion of the play with the playwright, giving writers the chance to receive feedback from Seattle audiences and providing a platform for audiences to help shape new works in process. 

Distillery Goals

Traditionally, the distillery process involves heating a liquid, then allowing it to condense into a new product. Here at Macha's play Distillery, we do the same thing with stories, allowing them to rise, change, and settle into something new. This is part of how Macha cultivates new plays that feature strong feminist themes. Whether playwrights are interested in testing out bold new ideas or putting the final touches on a nearly-finished script, the Distillery is here to help.

Get Involved

Do you have a script that might benefit from a workshop? Play submissions can be sent to literary@seattlepublictheater.org. Before submitting, please familiarize yourself with the Macha Test to ensure your script aligns with our criteria to fulfill our mission of producing fearless feminist theatre. 

After our script selection process, we enjoy connecting with talented directors and actors to help bring these new scripts to life. If you're interested in getting involved, feel free to contact us at MachaLiterary@gmail.com to learn what openings are available this year. 

Support Distillery

The Distillery series makes it possible for writers to take risks and discover their voices. Donate here to support the development of new work!

 Banner photo: Amy Poisson and Maggie Lee