Sextet

Sextet canonizes three love triangles to reveal a symphony of seduction and betrayal. As new affairs heat up, old lovers are left lurking in the shadows, inciting a chain reaction of vengeance. Set simultaneously in Austria, Italy, and Russia, this world premiere by Tommy Smith is a masterpiece of genius, driven by despair.

Roger Benington, the incredible director of Crave, Never Swim Alone, and God’s Ear, returns to Washington Ensemble Theatre to direct this choral play.

“Washington Ensemble Theatre up in Seattle has one of the hottest collections of young, talented artists that I’ve ever met. Their seventh season is bursting with exciting world premieres, including works by the dark and dangerous Tommy Smith and the irreverently bizarre Michael Mitnick.”
Devon Smith, management consultant, New York City
Featured in “Clue Us In” in American Theatre Magazine

“If you are in Seattle, check out Tommy Smith’s ‘Sextet’ at Washington Ensemble Theatre in Seattle Oct. 7-Nov.15. It’s a choral play about composers Tchaikovsky, Schoenberg and Gesualdo; I saw a reading a year ago and have been haunted by it ever since. Tommy’s writing is thrilling and provocative – you are emotionally shaken as you follow the love lives of these musical geniuses.”
May Adrales, director, New York City
Featured in “Clue Us In” in American Theatre Magazine

My Wife Is Not Well: Water, Sex, Murder, Suicide, and Music in Sextet
by Jen Graves (The Stranger)

Opening Nights: Sextet
by Margaret Friedman (Seattle Weekly)

Review: Sextet
by Jerry Kraft (SeattleActor.com)

Theatre Blitz (or How to Take Arts Crush Literally)
by Laura Dannen (Seattle Met Magazine)

Weekend Performing Arts: Water, Water, Booze, and Lichen(?)
by Jeremy M. Barker (the SunBreak)

WET’s Sextet Restored My Faith in Theater… It’s the Best Play Running in Seattle Right Now.
by Michael Strangeways (Seattle Gay Scene)

WET Gets Its Wettest Yet
by Tim Appelo (City Arts Magazine)