JAR OF FAT is a phantasmagorical, absurdist Korean American tale about the quest for beauty and thinness. Sisters Clementine and Abilene have been deemed too fat to fit in their family grave. Will their close bond survive under the pressure of their community and fretful parents, who will spare no effort to make them tinier? The fifteenth winner of the Yale Drama Prize, Seayoung Yim’s play burns through the accumulated rage that anti-fat bias produces to reclaim what it steals from us every day: grace, space, possibility, and breath.

Directed by Sara Porkalob

Opening September 5th, 2026 at Kent Station (Next to DAISO)

Content Advisory: Sexual content, abstract gore, fatphobia, shadow puppets

JAR OF FAT features (in alphabetical order):

Maggie Carrido Adams* as Clementine

Minki Bai as Christian

Adam Bassing as Dad

Julia Cho as Reverend

Corinne Park-Buffelen as Mom

Pearl Mei Lam* as Leo

Skye Stephenson as Abilene

*Denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers

Featuring Puppetteers: Shadow Girls Cult - Cass Bray & Zane Exactly

The creative team includes: Scenic Designer: Parmida Ziaei, Costume Designer: Meg Powers, Lighting Designer: Mel Williams, Sound Designer: Erin Bednarz, Props Designer: Bella Rivera, Intimacy/Movement Choreographer: Alyza DelPan-Monley, Casting Director: Kathryn Stewart, Graphic Designer: Ordinary People, Stage Manager: Cricket Neiss, Asst. Stage Manager / Asst. Director: Tynee Curry, Producing Artistic Director: Logan Ellis, Associate Producer: Danielle Alexis Nicole Mitchell, General Manager: Kait Mahoney

JAR OF FAT is made possible with essential support from 4culture Sustaining Support and Public Free Access Programs, the Venturous New Play Residency, Kent Station, Kent-Meridian High School Drama, and our Fiscal Sponsor Shunpike.

Performing September 3rd to September 27th  

Previews: September 3rd & 4th @ 8pm

Opening: September 5th @ 8pm  

Thursday, Fridays, and Saturdays @ 8pm / Sundays @ 3pm

In addition to tickets released online, seats will be released at the door to walk ups starting one hour before each performance. All tickets are available for free admission, with donated funds going to support the artists and expenses of the theater.

About the Location:

Theatre Battery @ Kent Station 

438 Ramsay Way, Suite 105

Kent, WA 98032

[The space directly next to DAISO]

• Air-conditioned venue

• Padded seating

• Standing room and floor seating for overflow

• Ground floor lobby and theater space, accessible for all mobility devices

• Free parking at Kent Station

• High quality restaurants, coffee, bars, and shopping in the immediate vicinity at Kent Station 

THEATRE BATTERY produces experimental plays for the suburban community of Kent, Washington. We aim to nurture our audience's understanding of the connection between storytelling and relevant social issues through the presentation of contemporary works in nontraditional settings. In partnership with local businesses, non-profits, and community leadership, Theatre Battery tasks local artists to create socially testing and unapologetic work that ignites the community. We are a non-profit organization powered with fiscal sponsorship by Shunpike. 

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