HAMLET (ish) Brings 30 High School Kids To The Stage 5/20, 21 At Poncho Forum

Under the guidance and direction of Seattle Repertory Theatre teaching artists, over 30 high school students from The Center School will present a new play HAMLET(ish) written by Seattle Rep Education and Audience Development Director Andrea Allen on May 20 and 21 in Seattle Rep's Poncho Forum. Over the last four months, the students have learned about costume and set design, set construction, playwrighting, and acting in their TCS class, and then applied those skills to bring the script to life. Tickets are $8.00 general admission or free with a student I.D. and are on sale now at (206) 443-2222.

Drama Intensive, now in its eighth year, allow students who are enrolled in the Play Production class to develop their acting techniques and design skills while offering personal responses to Allen, which she then incorporates into the script. Once the script is finished, the acting students audition for roles and begin an intensive rehearsal process, under the direction of Scott Koh, Beverly Thompson, and Kelly Kitchens. At the same time, design focused students learn from professionals about set and costume design for theatre. Under the leadership of lead Teaching Artist Michelle Burce and Technical Director Tim Moore these students help design and build the technical elements of the show.

The Play - Gretchen is a high school theatre nerd who has a love for the Bard. Hamlet is a thirty-something prince of Denmark who loves...talking to himself. What could they possibly have in common? Seattle Repertory Theatre and The Center School team up to answer that question as they produce HAMLET(ish). Shakespeare's powerful classic meets modern-day teenage angst as these two worlds interweave to explore loss, love, and moving on.

Performances of HAMLET(ish) are at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 20, 2009 and Thursday, May 21, 2009 in the PONCHO Forum at Seattle Repertory Theatre.

Seattle Repertory Theatre is located at Seattle Center at the corner of Second Ave. and Mercer St., Seattle, Washington.

TICKETS: Tickets to HAMLET(ish) are now on sale. Tickets are $8 general admission or free with a student I.D. Proceeds go to support the Drama Intensive Program. For ticket reservations call (206) 443-2222.