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October 2, 2026
ReAct Theatre presents Cat Country — a new musical staged reading. Book and lyrics are by Leslie Lum. Music is by Darren Lee, Yuelan Lin, and Aimee Hong. The production runs two nights. October 2nd at Bellevue College's Stop Gap Theatre in Bellevue.
About Cat Country
Cat Country musical Seattle tells the story of Grace, a Chinese-American woman navigating a racist and sexist corporate world in the 1980s — a world run by ex-combatants of Asian wars. Grace uses a cat's paw strategy with her white mentor Robert to climb the ladder. Meanwhile her marriage to Sig-mon unravels as his law career collapses through his alliance with Tommy Shaw, a Chinese-American former fund manager now vilified by Wall Street. Sig-mon's mother has lung cancer and her urgency for a grandson grows. And the CEO heir apparent Rambo Jack has his sights set on Grace.
How can Grace grapple with love and war and win?
The Cast and Creative Team
Cat Country stars Leilani, Macy de Champlain, Mark, Annie, and Michael Wu. David Hsieh directs and Aimee Hong serves as Music Director. Additionally, the production is part of ReAct Theatre's 2026 Staged Reading Series, which also includes September Skies on September 12th and The Picture of Dorian Gray from April.
About ReAct Theatre
ReAct Theatre is a Seattle-based company dedicated to developing and presenting new works and underrepresented stories on stage. Their 2026 reading series brings together local directors, actors, and playwrights to give new material its first full voice in front of a live audience. Cat Country represents exactly the kind of work ReAct champions — specific, ambitious, and rooted in community experience.