One Coast Collaboration

One Coast Collaboration is thrilled to announce the Second Annual ACTONE Festival this August as part of a collaboration with ACT Theatre in Seattle.

Now in its tenth year, One Coast Collaboration is an annual week-long collaborative workshop, between playwrights and Seattle artists, designed to establish lasting relationships ; support the development of new work; and produce those works in Seattle. A social and professional melting pot, OCC supports the exchange of ideas between creative communities and supports opportunities for both national playwrights and Seattle-based theater artists. We strive to create space for diverse voices and perspectives that represent the myriad stories of our country and city. 

"I owe four of my plays to the generosity and the good faith of this community of Seattle artists. If you were going to support one development process this year, I'd choose this one. It's full of good people and it actually works." – Dipika Guha, playwright

The ACTONE Festival engages over 50 local and national artists in the development of four original plays culminating in full staged readings at ACT Theater in late August. 

OCC is dedicated to the exchange of ideas between artists from around the country and our local community. We believe that these artists have something to gain from all that Seattle has to offer and that the Seattle community has much to gain from them. With this goal in mind, OCC celebrates the lasting bonds generated from the sharing of a wide range of perspectives, artistry, and experiences against the background of the stunning Seattle summer.

We've come to think of ourselves as providing R&D resources to writers and producing organizations allowing them to innovate and take big risks, and it works. 

Thanks for visiting us,

Michael Place, OCC founding artistic curator