Theater of Possibility

Theater of Possibility ("TOP") celebrates human potential and offers a vision of a more just and inclusive world!  Since 2010, TOP has offered theater classes and summer camps for kids, teens and young adults with autism and other (dis)abilities, as well as neurotypical peers.   We celebrate strengths and create a safe space for community-building and creative self-expression. 

 

Our professional productions of original plays and musicals tell untold stories that aren't regularly being addressed on the American stage.   Examples include our 2021 production of the musical  Abraham’s Land, which tells a story of hope set in Israel and Palestine during the First Intifada, and our 2023 production of Love Letters--A True-ly Short Epistolary Romance, by award-winning, published nonspeaking autistic poet Sofia Ghassaei plus other lyricists. Two autistic nonspeakers, Melody and Luke, fall in love via email, only to struggle with sensory realities when they meet in person. Love Letters is a universal story of first love - found and lost – and of expectations not matching reality.  

 

We approach controversy through a humanistic lens that aims to unite rather than divide us.  Rather than simply preach to the choir, our works invite audiences on a journey that opens hearts and minds.   

 

We are based in Seattle, but serve audiences nationally and internationally through quality, edited videos of our productions posted for free on YouTube (@Theater of Possibility).  We aim to reach audiences that do not normally attend theater, due to geography, cost, disability, lack of time or other reasons.  

 

Next up in November 2025 will be a professional workshop production of Fixing Einstein, by Lauren Marshall (words) and Ian Williams (music).  A neuroscientist with a degenerative condition creates a clone of herself minus the disease to carry on her work and care for her unemployed artist husband and 12-year-old autistic twin boys after she dies,.... except she doesn't die.  When she returns home to her unsuspecting family, she must face the personal and ethical consequences of the technology she has unleashed.   Originally developed as a one-act in the 5th Avenue Theatre's new works program, Fixing Einstein is supported by grants from 4Culture and FAIR.  

We are currently seeking to raise $6,500 to meet our budget for the production, video editing and dissemination of Fixing Einstein.

TOP will also continue its educational programs for neurodiverse youth and young adults.