The Seattle Public Theater (SPT) at the Green Lake Bathhouse (7312 West Green Lake Dr N) invites you to a free youth ensemble production of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Performances are scheduled for tonight (Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012) at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. All youth shows are free; however donations to the youth scholarship fund are gladly appreciated. Directed by Artistic Associate Kelly Kitchens, the Seattle Public Theater Youth Program performs their adaptation of Shakespeare’s longest work, exploring themes of treachery and revenge. To be or not to be? Definitely be at SPT to see these…
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The Seattle Public Theater at the Green Lake Bathhouse presents a free production of Hamlet
Mid-winter break camps at Seattle Public Theater
The Seattle Public Theater (SPT) Youth Program, in partnership with Teatro Zinzanni and the Seattle Opera, is offering mid-winter break theater camps to students in grades 3-12. The camps will be held at the Green Lake Bathhouse (7312 West Green Lake Dr N) Feb. 21-25, 2012. Financial aid is available. SPT provided the following information about the theater camps, which were created by SPT Artistic and Education Director Shana Bestock: Circus Skills for Actors – Under the direction of Sam Vance, students will develop their physical theater skills in this unique partnership between SPT and Teatro ZinZanni! Classic clowning, circus skills, mime, lazzi and character development–all these skills are great tools…
John Marshall building may open as a middle school in 2013
The John Marshall building was last used by SPS as an alternative high school. The John Marshall High School closed in 2008. The building currently houses several tenants, including the Northwest Girlchoir, the Seattle Area German American (SAGA) School, the Lifetime Learning Center, the Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine and Little Explorers School. It is also being used as a temporary location for Engine 16 during the renovation of Fire Station 16. SPS spokesperson Teresa Wippel confirmed on Tuesday (Nov. 17, 2011) that the re-opening of John Marshall school is a possibility. She stressed that no decisions have been made yet. “The [Capacity Management] planning involves identifying areas of the…
Darcia Tudor to speak on “Identity Development in Early Adolescence” at Billings Middle School
All are welcome to hear Child and Family Specialist Darcia Tudor speak in the West Hall of Billings Middle School (7217 Woodlawn Ave N) on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, 7:00-8:30 p.m. From Billings: Ms. Tudor will share her expertise around the topic of “Identity Development in Early Adolescence, or Becoming You in the Tortuous Temperamental Middle School Years”. Hosted by the Billings Parent Association, this Parent Education Night is free and open to the public. Ms. Tudor will provide a brief explanation of how we form our sense of self, and the risk factors and strength practices that can affect a child’s emotionally healthy…
Author of “How to Train Your Parents” coming to Mockingbird Books
This story is by Kelsie Mhoon. Kelsie is a student in the University of Washington Department of Communication News Laboratory, an advanced reporting class in which students produce news stories and packages for local neighborhood and ethnic newspapers and online sites. Nagging parents. Surly teenagers. The conflict between the two has become something of a cliche, one that movies and television shows consistently portray as normal and expected. But some would say this conflict doesn’t need to exist and, in fact, it shouldn’t. The desire to see more “harmony and enjoyment” in the home is what led local ADD/ADHD coach Margit Crane…
