Leave Only Footprints – An Immersive & Haunted Experience
What waits for you in the woods? Leave Only Footprints is an immersive and haunted experience set in a cursed Pacific Northwest state park along the Salish Sea where a lone hiker has recently gone missing. Venture inside to explore the mysterious wood, encounter its inhuman inhabitants, and uncover the mystery of the wayward hiker’s disappearance. As you puzzle your way through the eldritch forest, remember to stay on the path or risk leaving only footprints.
Conceived by Emily Pike & Emily Sershon
Created by the Company of Annex Theatre
The remaining shows of Leave Only Footprints are currently SOLD OUT. We invite you to experience Hollow Hope State Park at the final live stream, happening Saturday, October 26 at 6 pm. You can also watch on demand.
October 3 – 31
In-Person Performances
Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays + Wednesday, October 30 & Thursday, October 31
Timed Entry from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. (20-minute intervals)
Run Time: 75 minutes
Masks: Masks are required for all patrons for performer safety. Keep your mask over your nose and mouth unless you are actively eating or drinking. Masks will also be available at the Ranger Station.
Tickets:
$25 Standard Admission
$40 Park Steward Admission
PWYC After 9 p.m.
Group Camp Discount! Bring friends to solve the puzzles together. When you buy 4 tickets, get $15 off!
Virtual Tickets: Live Stream and On Demand
Become fully immersed in the collection of eerie cryptids and ephemera our missing hiker has left behind from the comfort of your couch. Every week we’ll post an interactive streaming-only version viewers can influence live in the comments. Interact in real time to shape the experience and help solve the mystery!
If you can’t attend live, watch on demand at any time. Each show will feature a different roster of performers, so you can stream Leave Only Footprints more than once to see another interpretation!
Final Live Stream:
Saturday, October 26 at 6:00 p.m.
On-Demand:
Previously streamed performances will be available to watch anytime.
Run Time: 60 minutes
Tickets:
PWYC
Suggested: $10
Alerts: Recommended for ages 13 and older. For in-person performances, the experience contains some haze. Please do not touch performers; they will not touch you.
About Your Arrival: Tickets are sold in 20-minute intervals, starting at 7 p.m. Re-entry is not allowed during the event. Tickets sold after 9 p.m. are pay-what-you-can. At 10 p.m., the experience will close.
Check in at the Ranger Station up to 20 minutes after your selected arrival time. For example, if you purchase your ticket for 8 p.m., you can get in anytime from 8-8:20 p.m. If you come to the theatre outside of the 20-minute entry window, your ticket may be resold.
Tickets for trail drinks will be available to purchase at the Ranger Station. If you purchase a Park Steward ticket, trail drink tickets are included.
About the Space: Annex Theatre is located up two flights of stairs. There will be some seated areas available throughout the space, but it is primarily a walk-through experience. Click here to learn more about Annex Theatre.
Artists
Script by:
drew david combs
Kelleen Conway Blanchard
Marcus Gorman
S.W. Jones
Mariah Lee Squires
Philip Kleaver
Designs by:
Emily Sershon
Anna Salizzoni
Carolina Johnson
Alison Kozar
Max Irvine
Elana Lessing
Bella Rivera
Charlie Harding Morrison
Devon Thistle Alicea
Sasha Bailey
Jack Jessamyn Bateman-Iino
MissGnomerz & Friends
Jake R. Mattinson
Justin Lauer
Performances by:
Janet Holloway-Thomas
Kasper Cergol
Alexei Sebastian Cifrese
Jane W Davie
Branik
Jaret Miller
Jana Rae Blumberg
Daisy Schreiber
Hannah Wang
Kate Koehler-Platten
Patrick Hogan
Direction by:
Grace Carmack
E. Pike
Stage Management by:
Ronnie Daugherty
Eden Aztlán
Bios
Sasha Bailey – Designer: Cave
Sasha Bailey (she/her) is a playwright, director, and performer with a penchant for interdisciplinary performance. Interests include: Magical realism, controlled chaos, and various gummy candies. You can catch Sasha’s alter-ego, Glambrosia Salad, gadding about town and making a polite mess on stages across the city.
Jack Jessamyn Bateman-Iino – Designer: Mueller’s Cabin
Jack Jessamyn Bateman-Iino (they/them) is a Seattle area prop designer and stage manager. Past favorite shows include Damn Yankees (Reboot Theatre) and Rovers (Annex Theatre). Props work can be seen at JessamynProps.com. They also make cute and creepy crafts, which can be found at mutinyhall.com.
Kelleen Conway Blanchard – Writer: Character Monologues
Kelleen Conway Blanchard is a playwright with a penchant for the creepy and monstrous side of humanity. Her work has been produced at Annex Theatre, MAP Theater, Seattle Immersive Theater, Pony World, Seattle Playwright’s Collective, the 14/48 Festival, FringeACT, Seattle Public Theater and many others. Her 2012 femme-sploitation women’s prison takeoff Kittens in a Cage received rave reviews and spawned an acclaimed webseries. Both her Kitschy Sixties Horror play, Last Stop on Lilac and her dark comedy, The Neverborn were produced at Annex Theatre and her play Blood Countess was recently produced by MAP Theater. Her work has also been heard on several radio programs including; The Ugly Radio and Battle Crow Collective. Check out her story telling with Animals Saints and Sinners at 18th and Union.
Jana Blumberg – Bat
Originally from Chicago, Jana has lived on the eastside of Seattle for 8 years. This is her debut performance with Annex Theatre and she is excited about her bizarre & imaginative role. Since moving here, Jana has performed in mostly locally written plays and truly loves bringing new work to life.
Hillary Sager aka Branik – Siren
Branik is a singer/songwriter here in Seattle. She attended Berklee College of Music for songwriting, music business, and music supervision. Branik performs solo acoustic sets around the country and releases full arrangements of her music. This includes an EP (Why Not?) and three singles (Monster, You Never Knew, and Being). She has been featured more than once on KEXP (Day Jobs, Song of the Day), and was recently featured in a new podcast on iHeartRadio, Finally! A Show. Branik grew up on the stage, with dance, singing, theatre, and teaching. She even performs while working at Pike Place Fish Market as one of the local fishmongers. She can be found on all social media @iambranik.
Kasper Cergol – Ranger
Kasper Cergol is an actor, musician, model, and miscellaneous performing artist. His mainstage performances include plays with Annex Theatre (Tenderness) and The Shattered Glass Project (All New Cells). He recently was literary manager for We Need New Plays and is acting in an upcoming new play workshop through Parley Productions. During his time offstage, Kasper works on other creative endeavors, such as sewing and crafting. His work can be followed on Instagram @kaspercergol.
drew david combs – Writer: Journal Entries
drew is an actor, poet, and playwright based in Seattle. He has been a proud member of Parley Writing Group since 2017. Favorite onstage credits include Joshua in John Baxter is a Switch Hitter at the Intiman and Shawn in Annex’s Tenderness. Love to EP, RDP.
Jane Davie – Witch
Jane W. Davie is ecstatic to be debuting at Annex theatre as an actor and her second project in the Seatle theatre scene. Jane is Puget Sound based performer and theatre practitioner, recently having Stage Managed for June is the First Fall (Yun Theatre) and Costume Design for Godspell (Lakewood Playhouse). Other performance credits include: Ensemble (Upper Classmen Cabaret: The Friends We’ve Made—PLU), Dancer (Dance 2024—PLU), Fiona (The Giver—LPH), Farrah/Evil Gabi/Kolbalt (She Kills Monster—PLU). Jane is a recent graduate from Pacific Lutheran University, BFA in Acting/Directing and a minor in Critical Race Studies, who continues to use her skills to work across the Puget Sound. Jane would like to give a warm thanks to Emily for the world’s best audition/interview process an actor could wish for; and many hugs and gratitude for Jane’s partner Messiah, friends, and family that continue to encourage and care for her.
Marcus Gorman – Writer: News Articles
Marcus is a Seattle-based writer and performer. His original plays include Deers, Natural, GUNKED! (co-written with Jo Jo Stiletto), Peggy: The Plumber Who Saved the Galaxy (co-written with Jacob Farley), Space Race 5000, and the upcoming Gold. He has worked on devised plays with interarts gang The Libertinis (Gone Wild!, Atomic Falls USA, The Fantastic Misadventures of Twisty Shakes) and physical theatre troupe DangerSwitch (Mad Scientist Cabaret, Big Bad). His one-acts have been produced in Seattle, New York City, Los Angeles, Ashland, and Pittsburgh. He currently programs for the Seattle International Film Festival and is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America. www.marcusgorman.com
Patrick Hogan – Camper
Patrick has been playing area stages for a dozen years. He most recently appeared with Woodinville Rep as Inspector Rough in Gaslight, and before that as Orlin in the West Coast premiere of An Incomplete List … a new musical with Dacha Theatre, where he is a proud company member. Other roles include Tim in The Cake (As If Theatre), and Frank Foster in How the Other Half Loves (Red-Wood Theatre.) Patrick has succeeded in a dizzying variety of other roles with Dacha including, the ghost of a restaurateur-turned-movie-mogul, a teenaged stoner turtle, a clown, a celebrity reality TV judge, the Nurse in an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, and The Neverbird in an adaptation of Peter Pan. Fun fact: Patrick once sang the national anthem at a roller derby match.
Philip Kleaver – Writer: Ghost Stories
Philip Kleaver is a writer who has lived in Tacoma, Baltimore, and New England. His stories have appeared in magazines and podcasts. His favorite Washington trail memories are hiking to the Fremont Fire Tower with his brother and watching the salmon swim upstream at Flaming Geyser State Park. He survived both times.
Kate Koehler-Platten – Camper
Kate is a parent, actor, escape room creator, and BCBA. They love Halloween and are very excited to be part of this show. You may have encountered them if you’ve ever experienced a Murder Mystery show with American Immersion Theatre.
Alison Kozar – Designer: Sound
Alison is a multidisciplinary theatre artist facilitating brave storytelling through directing and sound design. Recent projects: Bethany Sees the Stars (Copious Love,) and All New Cells (Shattered Glass Project.) Other selected projects: Intiman’s The Mystery of Irma Vep and The Events, dani tirrell’s Black Bois, WET’s Is God Is, MAP Theatre’s Year of the Rooster. Alison believes in healing the world, feminist science fiction, radical self-worth, and antifa.
Jake Mattinson – Puzzle Developer
Jake Mattinson is a jack-of-all-trades, both as a quantum engineer at Microsoft and around Annex. As one of the new staff members for the company, Jake hopes this will be his first production of many. He serves as puzzle master for LOF, as well as a videographer for virtual performances. Previously, he was theater club president at his undergraduate (Go Bernoulli!), wrote/directed one-acts, and acted in productions such as Avenue Q (Princeton), Much Ado About Nothing (Claudio), and Boldly Go! (Scotty). He’d like to thank his brilliant and beautiful wife Alyssa for supporting his theater addiction.
Jaret Miller – Bat
Jaret is grateful to be joining Annex Theatre for the first time! He recently graduated with a BA in Theatre Performance from Seattle Pacific University. Favorite roles include David Gamble in On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, Uncle Fester in The Addams Family, and Underling in The Drowsy Chaperone. Jaret thanks the Leave Only Footprints production team and cast, family, and friends for their support. Enjoy!
MissGnomerz & Friends – Designer: Nettle Patch
MissGnomerz (Kayla Rabe) is a former Prop Master of 8 years in the Seattle area. She’s thrilled to make her first project debut since the pandemic. MissGnomerz is a founding member of the artist collective startup, Kaleidos Creative, making toys and collectibles for the grown-up kids of the world. You will soon find their creations in all Hot Topic stores and at DesignerCon 2024! As a busy business bitch, she couldn’t have done this project without the help of FRIENDS!
Charlie Morrison – Designer: Campsite
Charlie Harding Morrison, originally from a rural Kentucky farming community, moved to Seattle from Louisville in early 2020 leaving behind a career in the local film industry there in search of new opportunities in the Seattle arts scene. Not only a newcomer to Annex, this is actually his first time working in theatre in any capacity. Outside of his recent work with Annex, Charlie is a visual artist and designer but has since found a new passion in scenic design.
Emily Pike – Conceiver & Director
Emily Pike is an east coast transplant, living and making theater in Seattle since 2010. They came to the PNW to study acting at Cornish College. In the decade since earning their degree, they have been devoted primarily to the development of new work through collaboration with Annex and Parley Productions. Leave Only Footprints is their sixth production with Annex since joining the company as an actor in 2016. As an artist, Emily is drawn to and inspired by horror, ritual and lore. They are so grateful to their production partner Emily Sershon for championing this strange experiment, and to the enormous cast and crew that brought it to life. The next one’s gonna be even spookier.
Bella Rivera – Designer: Ranger Station
Bella is a Chicanx designer, painter, and props artisan who is excited to work with Annex for the first time! Projects include work with Seattle Public Theatre, ArtsWest, Seattle Shakespeare Company, Book-It Repertory Theatre, Washington Ensemble Theatre, Seattle Gilbert and Sullivan Society, Whidbey Island Shakespeare Festival, Seattle University, Cornish College of the Arts, and Village Theatre. bellariveradesign.com
Anna Salizzoni – Designer: Costumes
Leave Only Footprints is not only Anna’s first foray into the world of costuming, but also her very first production. After going to school for computer science, and working as a software engineer, she has now decided to focus on more artistic pursuits—honing her sewing skills to make clothing which communicates the importance of craftsmanship and artistic expression. She has greatly enjoyed working alongside the rest of the Annex Company to create such an eerily beautiful atmosphere, and looks forward to helping on future productions!
Daisy Schreiber – Ghost
Daisy Schreiber (she/her) is a lifelong Seattleite, recent UW graduate, and eldest daughter. Daisy cares deeply about honest stories that unearth unexpected commonalities, thinks often of the ways bodies construct meaning onstage, and aims to tell stories that soften the barbs we turn on ourselves. In other parts of her life, Daisy is a staff member with Dacha Theatre and works at a small cookie bakery.
Mariah Lee Squires and S.W. Jones – Writers: PSAs
Mariah Lee Squires and S.W. Jones met at Cornish College of the Arts where they both graduated from the Theatre department. They began their writing partnership shortly after graduation, particularly interested in developing new works focused on femme and nonbinary identities. They have a keen interest in storytelling that explores the theatre of questions and use their writing to, as Cesar A. Cruz said, “comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.”
Devon Thistle Alicea – Designer: Cave
Devon Thistle Alicea (they/them) is a medium-jumping queer performer and maker of enthusiastically strange objects, images, and moments. Bolstered by a background in sculpture, drag, and being the loudest person in the room, they can be found always doing a little bit too much. Tasting notes include camp, creep, curiosity, and cultivated chaos, with a refreshingly sharp passionfruit finish.
Hannah Wang – Ghost
Hannah is thrilled to join the wonderful, eclectic company of Annex Theatre. They recently appeared in Emerald Theatre’s outdoor production of The Comedy of Errors. Other projects include acting in the premieres of Unbecoming, We Were Everywhere, and the English-language adaptation of Sister Mok-rahn; devising and directing an immersive adaptation of William Faulkner’s Barn Burning; and writing the one-act play Ribs, which was selected for production by ACT Theatre’s Young Playwrights Festival. Many thanks to Emily for this discount Kubrick Stare headshot.
