Fringe Theatre Hit "The Elsinore Diaries" Returns to Seattle

Don't miss this sensational and hilarious live tabloid documentary exposing the real events that history has diluted down into the story of "Hamlet."

(PRWEB) July 13, 2005 -- In 2003, the Seattle Fringe Theatre Festival saw the premiere of "The Elsinore Diaries." This original work, written by Seattleites Frank Lawler, Daniel Flint, and Jason Marr, won positive reviews and a Sold-Out Performance Award from the Fringe. Lawler, Flint, and Marr are now taking the newly revised and expanded "The Elsinore Diaries" into a full production at the Center House Theatre at Seattle Center.

Title: The Elsinore Diaries
Directed by: Scot Whitney
Written by: Frank Lawler, Daniel Flint, and Jason Marr.
Cast: Machelle Allman • Casey Brown • Daniel Flint • Frank Lawler • Jimmy Gilletti • Kevin Hyatt • Russ Holm • Sarah Lesley
Price: $14 General Admission, $12 Students/Seniors/TPS Members
Location: Center House Theatre at Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St., Seattle, WA 98109
Website: http://www.elsinorediaries.com
Tickets: 1-800-838-3006 or online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com
Schedule: Opens August 18 and runs through August 28. See website for exact times.

"The Elsinore Diaries" is a mockumentary look at "Hamlet," gleefully pointing out plot holes and wittily interviewing major and minor characters in order to give the audience a fresh and funny look at Shakespeares greatest tragedy. While the original "Elsinore Diaries" was well received, the playwrights promise the new production will be even better. Now unfettered by the Fringes restrictions in time and sets, this new directors cut" includes previously deleted scenes and a more elaborate staging at the Center House Theatre. Even more exciting, the play with be directed by Scot Whitney, Managing Artistic Director of highly acclaimed Harlequin Productions in Olympia, where "The Elsinore Diaries" will run for two weeks before moving to Seattle. "The Elsinore Diaries" eight actors play 22 characters to bring the appalling yet hilarious truth about Hamlet to light at last.

" 'The Elsinore Diaries' turns Shakespeare's Hamlet into a lurid, tabloid-style melodrama designed to keep audiences laughing" - The Seattle Times

"Making a tragedy into a comedy is no small task...[The authors do a beautiful job...The actors excel at bringing alive the language's intent." - The Seattle Fringe Review Rag

Sold-Out Performances Award, 2003 Seattle Fringe Festival

For details, please visit http://www.elsinorediaries.com

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