Welcome to the Georgetown Steam Plant! The brainchild of Stone and Webster in 1906, it's now the site of a circus show for all ages.
The halls will come alive with acrobatic and aerial acts. Choose your shift and we'll guide you through the historic building to each performance, culminating in a Light & Shadow finale by Shadow Girls Cult!
Witness circus spectacles by a local troupe directed by Oroki Productions along with shadow puppetry and live animation by queer visual arts duo, Shadow Girls Cult. Made possible by collaboration with the Georgetown Steam Plant CDA.
Katheryn Reed is an actor and clown about town. Most recently in Jurassic Parking Lot, Seattle Vice, Bohemia, and A Very Die Hard Xmas.
Miss Effie DuBois is a Seattle-based burlesque and cabaret performer and producer. A graduate of Cornish College of the Arts and a veteran of the Seattle cabaret scene, Miss DuBois pays tribute to tragic starlets of days past. One of the producers of the longest running monthly burlesque show in Seattle, she is inspired by the grittiness of underground theatre and the beauty femme fatale.
Leilani is a Seattle born life long acrobatic and performer. She is so excited to be a performing in the George Town Haunted History tour again this year, sharing a new artistic piece that blends elements of dance, contortion and handstands!
Elise grew up on Bainbridge Island dancing at a local studio. She didn’t discover circus until 2015 but has been captivated ever since. She specializes in silks and rope. This will be her first ever performance on aerial loops.
Rebe is a multidisciplinary circus artist based in Seattle. With experience in ensemble productions and cabaret shows, they bring a dynamic energy to every performance. Offstage, they enjoy the simple pleasures of life with their beloved cats (and partner).
Abigail is a cyr wheel artist and coach at SANCA Seattle.
Oroki is a Seattle-based aerial instructor, performer, and producer, currently teaching at ECTA/SANCA. As a burlesque artist, Oroki has performed in Seattle Vice '76, Moisture Festival, What the Funk Fest, the Seattle Boylesque Festival, ECTA’s Mardi Gras, the Seattle Erotic Arts Festival, and Broho Takes Flight. Oroki creates works such as Alice in Shadowland and A Circus of Steam & Shadows which will remount in 2026.
With 20 years of aerial performance experience, Tanya is a Seattle favorite, where she performs regularly at The Pink Door and Suite Lounge, and is a core member of The Atomic Bombshells Burlesque. Classically trained in ballet, she infuses burlesque and theatrical influences to produce her signature graceful, dynamic, and dramatic style. Tanya has performed in castles and hung from cranes, and has graced the stages at the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, as well as the Bohemian Burlesque Festival in Prague. She is also known as the inventor of the aerial spiral. She is excited to get to perform at the Steam Plant after dreaming about it since moving to Seattle in '97.
Shadow Girls Cult is a queer shadow puppetry and projections duo based out of Seattle, WA. Using overhead projectors, adapted camera irises, 2-D shadow puppets, human silhouettes, and other analog technology, they create puppet magic for audiences all over the U.S. Their full-length shadow show “UNRAVELING” was awarded the 2025 Henson Foundation Workshop Grant & 4Culture’s 2025 Project Grant, and was recently voted “Most Surprising Performance” & “Fan Favorite” at the 2025 Asheville Fringe Festival.