SOTTO VOCE
Tacoma, WA– Tacoma Little Theatre welcomes Sotto Voce, by the Pulitzer Prize winning Nilo Cruz, to its stage. This lyrical and haunting exploration of memory, love, and the echoes of history will play from June 5-June 21, 2026.
Saquiel, a young Cuban man obsessed with the M.S. St. Louis—a ship of Jewish refugees turned away from American shores in 1939—seeks out Bemadette Kahn, an aging German-born writer who lost her lover in that tragic voyage. As they form an unconventional bond through phone calls and imagined conversations, Bemadette confronts long-buried grief. Through poetic language and magical realism, Sotto Voce intertwines past and present, exile and longing, and the lingering weight of history.
Tacoma Little Theatre’s production of Sotto Voce features the talents of Sharry O’Hare as Bemadette Kahn, John Pedro as Saquiel Rafaeli, and Valeria Sanchez-Jimenez as Lucila Pulpo.
The production team features: Maria Valenzuela (Director), Kaylie Holcomb (Stage Manager), Blake R. York (Scenic and Projection Design), Michele Graves (Costume Design), Madeleine Arnold (Props Design), Alonna Hall (Lighting Design), and Chandler Garry (Sound Design).
Sotto Voce will run Friday, June 5, through Sunday, June 21, 2026, for a total of 11 performances. Evening showings are at 7:30pm and matinees are at 2:00pm, please check the website for exact dates.
There will be a special “Pay What You Can” performance on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at 7:30pm. Tickets for that performance are available now online, in person, or over the phone.
The performance on Sunday, June 21, 2026, at 2:00pm will be an ASL interpreted performance.
Tickets are $30.00 (Adults), $28.00 (Seniors 60+/Students/Military), and $23.00 (Children 12 and under). Tickets may be purchased online at www.tacomalittletheatre.com, or by calling our Box Office at (253) 272-2281. Group rates are available for 10 or more, and special FLEX passes for 6 are only $160.00.
Sotto Voce is presented by special arrangement with the author and his agent.