It’s infectious...the real joy is in the sensation you get that you’re being let into a juicy and expansive secret.
— Jude Ralphs, EdFringe Review

“A dramatic life story that shocks with almost unbelievable twists and turns! It’s funny, understated, and a flawless contribution to the realm of public history.”

- Matthew Gibbons, EdFringe Review

It tells a history few of us will know and keeps us interested until the final curtain.
— Dougal Thomson, A Young(ish) Perspective

Seattle: a town known for Frasier, coffee, and the World Cup.

But it's a city not known for its history, and that's a shame because Seattle’s history is downright bonkers.

While streets and buildings honor its founding fathers, there is a founding mother who has been written out of the history books because of her trade: Madam Lou Graham.

Meticulously researched for over ten years, join award-winning playwright and performer, Kate Danley, for a funny, fascinating look at one of Seattle's most influential and erased power players in this documentary theatre piece, Madam(e) Lou.

The truth is stranger than fiction, and no one could make this stuff up.

"Amazing profound fun!"

"Vibrant, fascinating, timely!"

"Entertaining, engaging and educational"

"A Revealing New Twist on Seattle History!"

“i couldn’t stop laughing!”

“A delight!”

"Intriguing!"

"SEATTLE!"