Parley

Make plays, not war.

Founded in 2014, PARLEY is a collaborative production company that develops and launches experimental, affordable dramatic art in all forms, including …

Live theater

Fine art, visual art, illustration, animation

Performance art

Puppetry

Dance and movement

Film and video

Literary arts

Music composition and recording

Podcasts, radio / sound plays

Immersive art and artmaking

The term  parley  derives from the French verb  parler: to speak.  Historically, a parley was a meeting between adversaries in order to negotiate an end to battle. To signal a willingness to talk peaceably, armies would run up a white flag. 

In a parley, people of vastly different opinions and experiences make themselves vulnerable by holding conflicting truths together. Creating is a solitary act, and isolation can make art rigid. By committing to an ongoing process of writing, feedback, and production, we surrender the lone struggle and move forward in collaboration.

Our website is www.parleyproductions.com. Our email list is worth signing up for.

Access our lit mag at www.parleylit.com.

Our YouTube channel (@parleyproductions) is a good place to go to see virtual world premieres, production videos, promos, Proofs episodes, and extra content.

We’re on Instagram and Facebook. 

We are a resident company of Theater Puget Sound.

We’ve received 4Culture Sustained Support and Public Free Access grants, as well as a Community Accelerator grant from ArtsFund and an operating support from Trial & Error Productions.

We are fiscally sponsored by Shunpike and can accept tax-deductible donations as a non-profit.