Seattle Children's Theatre

The Seattle Children's Theatre (SCT) is a resident theatre for young audiences in Seattle, Washington, founded in 1975. Its main performances are at the Seattle Center in a 482-seat and a 275-seat theatre, and its main theater runs from June through September. SCT also has a drama school with its own performances during the summer, connecting education and the arts.

SCT is a member of Theatre Puget Sound, International Performing Arts for Youth, and Theatre Communications Group.

As of 2020, SCT has produced over 269 plays, 120 of which are world premieres.

Education programs
SCT has several theatre education programs held at schools and other organizations in the Seattle area. The on-site Drama School has classes year-round, taught by professional artists, and produces summer shows providing young people with participatory theatre education and theatre arts training. SCT's Deaf Youth Drama Program, founded by brothers Howie and Billy Seago, ran from 1994 to 2007. Seattle Children's Theatre has gained widespread prominence as a producer of theatre, educational programs, and new scripts for young people.

Leadership

 * Idris Goodwin, Artistic Director
 * Kevin Malgesini, Managing Director
 * Laura Buckland, President of the Board of Trustees
 * Linda Hartzell, Artistic Director Emerita

IT worker conviction
In 2009, information technology worker William Edgar Hoke, was arrested and subsequently convicted of possessing at least 13,000 pornographic images of children, spanning over three years of browsing illegal bulletin boards which he accessed from both home and work computers. There was no indication that Hoke had unsupervised contact with children at SCT. He was charged by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as part of Operation Predator, a program aimed at bringing to justice those who prey upon children. He was sentenced to eighteen months in prison as well as ten years probation.