Washington Ensemble Theater Playwright Showcase
WETWorks
A Playwright-in-Residence program
Conceived and Curated by Nelle Tankus and Anamaria Guerzon
In Partnership with Hugo House
FALL 2025- SPRING 2026 | Hugo House
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WETWorks is our brand new Playwright-in-Residence program, in partnership with Hugo House. Over the next year, WET will collaborate with three playwrights for a three-month paid residency each. They will be provided space to write and a creative team, culminating in a final presentation at Hugo House at the end of their tenure. WETWorks provides the tangible resources, community connections, and creative space needed for Seattle playwrights. With this program we hope to answer a call for Seattle based playwriting opportunity, as well as echo the Pacific Northwest lens and experience back to ourselves.
Playwright for March 20th play: Isabelle Bushue
Play Name: Extraordinary Outstanding Luck
Synopsis: A Chinese adoptee comes to terms with her childhood and explores how to live without knowing her origins.
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Event Schedule:
Doors Open: 6:00 PM
Event Start: 7:00 PM
Event End: 9:00 PM
The House bar will be open to serve alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.Isabelle Bushue
Isabelle (she/her) is a writer/performer. Her solo show, Extraordinarily Outstanding Luck, was selected as a Top 4 Finalist with Live & In Color and has been workshopped at the Naropa Summer Writing Program, the BIPOC Open Mic Sessions, A.P.E., and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Acting credits include: As You Like It (Phebe) at Wooden O/Union Arts Center, Songs of the Moon (Minh) at the 5th Ave Educational Tour, Romeo and Juliet (Juliet), Sense and Sensibility (Margaret), The Rivals (Dina) at American Players Theater, and AĀ ChristmasĀ CarolĀ (Belle) at the Childrenās Theater of Madison. She spearheaded the first AAPI mainstage at her alma mater, the UNC School of the Arts.

