Our mission: iDiOM Theater is committed to developing and producing world-premier performances, providing local and international artists a venue to create and perform original material, and giving audiences diverse, immediate, accessible exposure to new and established theater works.
iDiOM artists believe in theater that is daring, vital, innovative, irreverent, and evolving. By continually producing new works, iDiOM employs, empowers, and celebrates local writers, actors, and collaborators of all kinds.
Almost every production at iDiOM has never been done anywhere else.
Our past: Glenn Hergenhahn founded iDiOM Theater in the fall of 2001. The inaugural season opened with his play “Boy Genius,” and included over 20 other new works. Season two debuted several formats that would become iDiOM signatures – the serial play, 48-hr Theater Festivals, playwright invitationals, and midnight cabarets. By 2008, literally hundreds of artists had collaborated on hundreds of plays, enjoyed by thousands of people. It was time for a break. The theater took a year off and re-opened in fall 2009 as a certified non-profit organization, under new management selected by Glenn. The current organization consists of …
Our Staff: Managing Director Solomon Olmstead, Technical Director Jaz Okura-Youtsey, Development Director Carolyn McCarthy, and Artistic Director Mike Mathieu
Our Board: President Erin Moore, Treasurer Wes Davis, and Secretary Andrew Connor.
Our friends: iDiOM is proud to be just one of many performing arts organizations that make Bellingham awesome. The following folks completely kick butt …
The Bellingham Theater Guild – One of the longest-active theater companies on the west coast (est. 1929!).
The Upfront Theatre – Bellingham’s lively and popular improv hub.
Firehouse Performing Arts Center – A gorgeous multi-purpose venue and home of the Bellingham Repertory Dance Company.
Mount Baker Theatre – Another gorgeous venue, this one hosting national touring artists as well as local performers.
Bellingham Circus Guild – They perform, they teach, they spin on giant ribbons of silk. Inspired and inspiring.
As ever, we are dedicated to discovery and thrilled to share the journey with the fine folks of Bellingham. Because, frankly …
Our life support: You.