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The Seattle Public Theater at the Green Lake Bathhouse presents a free production of Hamlet

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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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…

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‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead’ at the Seattle Public Theater

The Seattle Public Theater (SPT) at the Green Lake Bathhouse (7312 West Green Lake Dr N) invites you to a production of the Tony Award-winning comedy Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, by Tom Stoppard. Performances are scheduled for January 27- February 19, 2012. Show times are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. and Sundays, 2 p.m. Zany humor, quicksilver wordplay, gripping tension and a heady swirl of ideas all come together in this story of two minor characters from Hamlet in search of their role in life. This top-notch revival of Stoppard’s 1966 hit, not seen in Seattle for a long time, has its own unique twist by featuring women in the…

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Green Lake resident in cast of ‘Annie’

Green Lake resident Katie Scully is a member of the cast of Broadway Bound‘s productions of Annie and Annie, Jr. Performances of Annie will run Friday, Jan. 13 through Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 at the Broadway Performance Hall (1625 Broadway). A slightly shortened version, Annie, Jr., will follow in February. A press release from Broadway Bound reads: Themes present in Annie are especially poignant in the current social and political climate. Much like today, people in the 1930’s were struggling with unemployment, poverty, and homelessness. These struggles are emphasized in the play in the song entitled “We’d Like to Thank You, Herbert Hoover.” The…

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‘Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol’ and ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ at the Seattle Public Theater

The Seattle Public Theater (SPT) at the Green Lake Bathhouse (7312 West Green Lake Dr N) presents two holiday shows this season: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson and Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol by Tom Mula. JACOB MARLEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL “Marley was dead to begin with…”  And what happens after that?  In this irreverent, funny and moving show, Marley has a chance to escape his own chains by redeeming Scrooge’s heart in 24 hours.  In the process, he just might find his own.  Described as a “charming, behind-the scenes version of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol,” the show is directed by SPT Managing Director Keith Dahlgren and stars Jim…

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