History in Brief
Steeplechase Productions was born on June 13, 2001 at Liberty Deli on Alki Beach.  When the resident company of Alki’s only dinner theatre gave notice they were moving on, restaurant owner Tom Ansart, with support and encouragement by actor extraordinaire Kady Douglas, decided to self produce.  The first show "What Happened Was..." opened Labor Day weekend and soon after terriorists struck the World Trade Center.  It’s been a roller coaster ride ever since.
Steeplechase was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) corporation in April of 2003.  Twenty-one shows were produced at Liberty Deli before the restaurant was forced to close in February, 2004 when the ownership of the property changed hands.  The company is known for neo-classical productions of lesser known works by great playwrights (Ibsen, Shaw, Sartre, Chekhov, Genet).  
A strategic planning process has lead to a liaison with the Alliance Française of Seattle and a goal to produce an annual  festival  of plays by French playwrights.