THE DOUBLE
Seattle, USA
June 27 - August 23, 2025
Staged across a disused office floor, The Double set Dostoevsky’s bureaucratic horror story in the Seattle tech industry, inviting audiences to choose their own way through a multimedia experience.
Photos by Sarina Solem
When a midlevel tech worker shows up to the office to find his new coworker is his exact doppelganger, it leads to an unraveling with far-reaching implications. Inspired by Dostoevsky’s novella, THE DOUBLE brought audiences into a real office floor, left abandoned after a mysterious incident and designed in filmic detail. Guests chose how to experience the story: sitting at a desk and watching depositions on glitching monitors, exploring and sifting through redacted documents, or peering into a glass-walled conference room where live performers moved just out of reach.
“Like being inside a memory you can’t quite place … a clever, eerie experience that lingers long after you’ve clocked out.”
—No Proscenium
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“Can’t-miss.”
—The Seattle Times"Likely resembles nothing most audiences have experienced recently or will experience again soon … a home run.”
—The Sound on Stage"Strange and unforgettable.”
—Seattle Magazine
“The rules of a traditional theatrical experience were shattered ... [The Double] pushed the bounds of what dance and theater can be.”
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Written by Michael Bontatibus
Directed by Charlotte Murray
Choreographed by Ashley Menestrina
Stage Manager: Amanda Balter
Assistant Stage Manager: Matthew Sythandone
Lighting Design: Elizabeth M. Stewart
Sound Design & Original Compositions: Trey McGeeFeaturing performances by Michael Arellano, maia melene d'urfé, Carol Davis, Ashley Menestrina, and Josiah Miller