The
Snow Queen
A magical theater event based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.
In THE SNOW QUEEN, Gerda simply journeys out into the wide, wide world to
find her friend. It's the adventures along the way that get complicated…
" Listen! This is the beginning. And when we get to the end, you will know
more than you do now."
Thus begins Hans Christian Andersen's tale THE SNOW QUEEN, a story of Gerda
and her journey to find her lost friend, Kai. There are devious devils,
self-absorbed flowers, talking crows, a ferocious robber band, not to mention
princesses –
and The Snow Queen herself, the catalyst for the whole adventure.
Five actors + one story of seven parts = chaos, invention and magic….
This summer, hundreds of people followed the site-specific GERDA'S JOURNEY
and it's cast of over a dozen performers through parks in Kent, Seattle,
and Duvall, or got to watch it at Bumbershoot. NOW, the simpletons have pared
it
back to its essence, and FIVE actors.
theater simple has crafted an evocatively beautiful show with a raucously
smart sensibility
that speaks to all ages. Fairy tales: Not just for kids …
ONE WEEK ONLY! November 20-23 at the Bathhouse Theater 7312 W. Green Lake
Dr. N., Seattle, WA 98103
Dates and Times:
Wednesday, Nov 19 7:30pm CHEAP DATE ALERT! Pay-what-you-can preview
Thursday November 20 7:30pm OPENING NIGHT
Friday, November 21 7:30pm
Saturday, November 22 at 4pm
Saturday November 22 at 7:30pm
Sunday, November 23 at 2pm
Sunday, November 23 at 5pm – Closing Performance
good for audiences 4-94. Grown-ups will get the puns, and the nuance, kids
will get the rest. (Children under 4 might get a little scared.)
Tickets: $20 general admission
$12 children, seniors, students with ID, members of Theatre Puget Sound
NEW! FAMILY PACK tickets: available in advance ONLY
2 adult/2kids or 1a/3k: $50! (save up to $14!)
Tickets available in advance online, over the phone or at the Bathhouse one
hour before showtime.
online ticket sales; via theatersimple.org or seattlepublictheater.org [after
10/17/08]
Bathhouse Box Office: (206) 524-1300 Press 1
General information:
theatersimple.org or 206 784 8647 ext 1
project background
theater simple's original adaptation of THE SNOW QUEEN in 1999 won raves, accolades
and awards. (And had to deal with curfew during the WTO riots.) This summer,
GERDA'S JOURNEY was a literal park adventure with audiences traveling through
the park with Gerda. This sparkling new version of THE SNOW QUEEN is touring
to Canada, and Australasia.
Nice things said about theater simple's original production of THE
SNOW QUEEN that we dusted off –
*** ONE OF THE TOP TEN PLAYS …bushels of theatrical invention… perhaps
the most magical show on offer this season." The Seattle Weekly
***… enchantment few will resist." The Seattle Times
*** "THEATRICAL MAGIC." The Stranger.
*** "AWESOME!" 6th grade boy
theater simple is known locally and internationally for their work with literary
adaptations as well as their site-specific escapades. Past work on adaptations
include Bulgakov's The Master & Margarita, Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground,
Conrad's Heart Of Darkness, Kipling's The Elephant's Child, Andersen's The
Snow Queen, and with Ghost Light from Santa Cruz, they worked on Dickens' HARD
TIMES and Melville's Hunting for MOBY DICK.
4Culture-sponsored site-specific events included Gerda's Journey, TRAILER TALES:
Weekend Safari, and PARK BENCH.
theater simple produces innovative, entertaining and ambitious theatrical
experiences.
We do theater. Simple.
theater simple is proud to be a member of Theater Puget Sound, the Network
of Ensemble Theaters,
and is a partner artist of the SHUNPIKE. www.theshunpike.org
