Hidden in plain sight, the Rabbit Box offers an intimate experience for those in the know from within the heart of Seattle’s famous Pike Place Market. A treasured secret for locals, and a storied destination for travelers, the Rabbit Box serves as a gathering place and venue for storytellers, writers, poets, performers, comedians, and musicians to revel in the company of each other, explore new ideas, build community, and share their work—all the while enjoying simple but exquisite food, cocktails, and aperitifs.
Always open to the traveler but never pandering to tourism, the Rabbit Box serves as a window into the world of music, local art, and culture, while offering a welcome moment of reprieve from a bustling world or busy itinerary and as a connection point to home and friends abroad.
For all, the Rabbit Box is an invitation to pause, gather one’s thoughts, send a letter to a friend or loved one, imbibe, revive, and enjoy the moment of life that one is living. By resurrecting and recreating forgotten traditions and the little rituals of days past, the Rabbit Box serves as a reminder that the simple pleasures of life are ours to make, and that the power to bring beauty to the world and begin anew lies within us all.
Happy Hour ~ Taco Tuesdays 3 to Close
Wednesday ~ Sunday 3 pm ~ Midnight Lunch starts in Mid October
The Rabbit Box 94 Pike St. Seattle, Wa 98101
Phone: 206-623-3166
Events, Rentals, Parties booking@rabbitboxtheatre.com
Capacity 99
Under 21 are welcome until 10 pm
The Rabbit Box Founders
Robynne Hawthorne
Robynne has been in Seattle since 1988. Growing up in the ‘90s sparked her interest in the need for art spaces. Robynne and Thaddeus Dallas built the Pearl Coffeehouse in the U-district in 1998 beginning her journey behind the scenes building, booking, and curating events. Venues include Horses Cut Shop, Underwood Stables, Hotel Albatross, and The Rabbit Box. She and Dan Thornton started Underwood Live, a live-stream platform that spawned during the pandemic. She also writes short tales and works with children in linguistics and the arts.
As a champion for arts, The Rabbit Box is focused on music, and literary events, including independent film, interviews, children's programming & entertainment. The Rabbit Box namesake is an homage to Joseph Pintauro ~the author of the quartet The Rainbow Box 1970
Tia Matthies
Tia Matthies is currently a partner and co-creator of The Royal Room in Columbia City. In 1989, she and her husband, Steve Freeborn opened the iconic OK Hotel which played host to the early Seattle grunge scene and welcomed the Knitting Factory’s Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz (a current partner at The Royal Room). After it closed in the 2001 Nisqually earthquake, she and her husband were invited to partner and develop the Rendezvous in Belltown, which they built and operated for 14 years. In 2007, Tia transformed a neighborhood coffee shop into Lottie’s Lounge, also located in Columbia City, which she calls home and has been actively engaged in neighborhood festivals, committees and general goings on. She is also a fine artist and aspiring children’s book author and illustrator.
