Welcome to the Salon of Shame!

Alex Garland
Photography by Alex Garland

We invite you to join us as we drink and exploit our younger selves for your entertainment! The idea is simple: Seattleites stand and read from their worst adolescent writing, including middle school diaries, high school poetry, unsent letters, etc.

Founded in 2005, the Salon is cathartic for readers and hilarious for listeners. Everybody wins when it comes to embarrassment!

2024 Shows @ Theatre Off Jackson

  • January 16th
  • March 12th
  • May 14th
  • July 16th
  • September 17th
  • November 5th

All ticket sales are through Bold Type Tickets. Sale dates will be announced on our Instagram and via our mailing list.

Wanna be a part of the show? Click here, brave soul. Confirmed readers get themselves and a lucky friend in for free!

Don’t have anything to read, but still want to get in for free? We always need a few volunteers for set up and take down. Let us know!

Finally, here’s a documentary about us from 2010(!) by Andy Tran: