The term ​​parley derives from the French verb parler: to speak. Historically, a parley was a meeting between adversaries in order to negotiate an end to battle. To signal a willingness to talk peaceably, armies would run up a white flag. 

​In a parley, people of vastly different opinions and experiences make themselves vulnerable by holding conflicting truths together.
​
​Creating is a solitary act, and isolation can make art rigid. By committing to an ongoing process of writing, feedback, and production, we surrender the lone struggle and move forward in collaboration.

CLICK THE BATYBARA TO ENJOY:

PARLEY LIT ISSUE 5

Picture
click here to watch / listen / read

Upcoming

As promised, our webseries is coming back!
Proofs
Episode 11: Secrets

March 28
8 pm
Live-streaming on YouTube

Casting now! More info to come.

Press

Parley is named a resident company of Theatre Puget Sound in the Seattle Times. Read the article here.
​Parley's artistic director was interviewed by the Seattle Times. Read the article here.
Parley's production of Dirty Beasts was reviewed by Drama in the Hood. Read that review here.
Our production of Maiden Voyage was reviewed by the Seattle Times. Read that review here.
Parley's artistic director was interviewed for The Mumble, an international theatre journal. Read it here.
Our production of The Oysterman's House was reviewed by Drama in the Hood.  Read that review here.
Our co-production of Gills! Gills! Gills! was reviewed by Drama in the Hood.  Read that review here.
Parley's artistic director was featured in the March/April 2020, Sept./Oct 2017, and Spring 2024 "Mentorship" issues ofThe Dramatist.
Picture
© 2026, Rebecca Tourino Collinsworth