October 1-18, 2026

The Fantasticks

Written by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt
Directed by Margie Slovan
Music Direction by Mark Rabe

The world’s longest-running musical

Black and white illustration of two theatrical masks on a black background, one sad and one happy.

First performed off-Broadway in 1960, The Fantasticks is the most produced musical in the world. Now, for the first time in almost 50 years, it comes to Seattle's underground — where the intimate space and evocative character of the historic venue transform the story into something unforgettable.

The Fantasticks is a musical fantasy about two neighbors who fake a feud to trick their children, Matt and Luisa, into falling in love. The story follows the young lovers as they discover the deception, venture into the harsh real world, and ultimately return to each other, realizing that love requires maturity and acceptance of life's painful realities.

Outline drawing of two hands holding each other with a small heart floating above them.

  • Thursday, Oct. 1 ~ 7:30 pm ~ OPENING NIGHT

    Sunday, Oct. 4 ~ 7:30 pm

    Wednesday, Oct. 7 ~ 7:30 pm

    Thursday, Oct. 8 ~ 7:30 pm

    Sunday, Oct. 11 ~ 7:30 pm

    Wednesday, Oct. 14 ~ 7:30 pm

    Thursday, Oct. 15 ~ 7:30 pm

    Sunday, Oct. 18 ~ 7:30 pm ~ CLOSING NIGHT

  • Location
    The New Skid Road Theatre
    102 Cherry St, Seattle, WA 98104

    Run Time
    2.5 hours, including one 20-minute intermission.

    This theatre is not wheelchair accessible.

  • Director: Margie Slovan
    Music Director: Mark Rabe
    Production Stage Manager: Emilie Shjarback
    Lighting Designer & Technical Director: Jay Sharma
    Choreographer: TBA
    Costume Designer: TBA
    Sound Designer: TBA
    Props Designer: TBA
    Producers: Carol Sage-Silverstein, Alberto Lacao, Jr.

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Meet the Cast

  • A young woman with long, straight, reddish-brown hair and blue eyes smiling at the camera, wearing a black jacket and a necklace with a small red pendant, standing against a white wooden background.

    Abigail Sorum

    LUISA (the Girl)

  • Close-up of a young man with short brown hair, blue eyes, and a bright smile, wearing a dark blue collared shirt, indoors with a blurred brick wall and window in the background.

    Darby O'Neill

    MATT (the Boy)

  • Close-up of a smiling man with glasses, a beard, and a checkered shirt, with green plants in the background.

    Michael K Jones

    BELLOMY (Luisa’s father)

  • A young man with dark, wavy hair and a goatee, wearing a black dress shirt, smiling, with a blurred red and green background.

    Tyler Below

    HUCKLEBEE (Matt's father)

  • Close-up of a man with short, dark hair and light skin, wearing a black shirt with white floral and geometric pattern, against a plain background.

    Will Halsey

    EL GALLO (the Bandit)

  • Close-up portrait of a young man with shoulder-length wavy dark hair, wearing a gray t-shirt, with a tattoo of a branch with leaves on his left arm, against a brick wall background.

    Fisher Wapato

    MUTE (El Gallo’s right hand man)

  • A man with a beard and mustache, wearing a patterned shirt, standing in front of a textured beige background.

    Eric Newman

    HENRY (a clown)

  • A woman with dark, wavy hair and fair skin, wearing a bright green sleeveless top, smiling and sitting against a plain light-colored background.

    Cu Cukale

    MORTIMER (a clown)

In a timeless time                                         and a placeless place

a girl and a boy fall in love.

They think their love is forbidden, because their dads have built a wall between their houses.

That is thrilling.                            

It is even more thrilling when a the girl is kidnapped by a devious stranger

And the boy fights him and rescues her.

But all is not as it seems.

In this timeless time                                         and this placeless place

there is a girl and a boy

                                            and their dads

and a mysterious, magical stranger, who seems to be everywhere and know everything

and his assistant, who never speaks                                           

                                            and two clowns.

A simple story, a fantasy                         

                         with a happy ending

and some of the most beautiful, memorable music ever written for the theatre.

A strand of stars in a wave pattern.
A sketch of a crescent moon with stars.
The silhouette of a man with a coat and hat.
A black and white illustration of musical notes in a wavy pattern.
Outline of a brick wall with climbing vines and leaves growing across it.
A black and white graphic of two clown hats.
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