SPT to Present THE HATS WE WEAR: A NIGHT OF ONE-ACTS, 5/4-5

Seattle Public Theater (SPT) is proud to host The Hats We Wear: A Night of One-Acts, a series of plays exploring the different paths we take in life and where they might lead us. This play festival is produced by S3 Productions, a trio of high-school students from SPT's youth ensemble.

Two [Free] performances, Saturday, May 4^th @ 2pm and Sunday, May 5^th @ 7pm presented at Seattle Public Theater in the historic Bathhouse on Green Lake.

The Hats We Wear: A Night of One-Acts brings three intriguing and starkly honest plays all celebrating the themes of life, death, love and just a bit of suspense.

In Laura Jacquim's Airborne, directed by Sofia Truzzi, a nineteen year-old soldier in the middle of airborne training plummets from the skies when her parachute malfunctions. She shares with the audience what she experiences in the last 4 minutes of her life. Recommended for ages 13 and over.

Post-Its (Notes on a Marriage), written by Paul Dooley and Winnie Holtzman, shares a sweet love story told entirely through Post-It notes--a tale that spans the duration of a couple's entire life together. Post-Its explores the ups and downs of a relationship that was unexpectedly captured on scraps of paper. Sophie von Veh directs.

Lucille Fletcher's Sorry, Wrong Number, directed by Sara Albertson, retells the classic suspense story a woman who accidentally overhears a murder plot.

"As young actors, we know the power of what theater is capable of," says S3 Productions director and co-producer Sophie von Veh. "Our goal is to find emotions in the audience and in ourselves, and to explore what we as student producers, directors, and actors can achieve. We want to use our knowledge and love of theater and give to you, our audience, an amazing night full of joy, sadness, suspense, and love (to name a few)."

Seattle Public Theater is devoted to mentoring theater students in their efforts to produce quality live theater. We seek to create opportunities for our students that will challenge them beyond a single-part theatrical learning experience by delving deeper into the work to create an entire, fully formed, production. We encourage students to challenge themselves toward wider aspects of theatrical production, from what is seen on the stage to the budgeting, management, and the components of pre- and post-production.

The Hats We Wear: A Night of One-Acts plays Saturday, May 4^th @ 2pm and Sunday, May 5^th @ 7pm at Seattle Public Theater. Admission is FREE.

Seattle Public Theater (SPT) is a mid-size, 501 (c) (3) non-profit professional theater on the shores of Green Lake. Specializing in main stage theater and youth theater education, SPT is dedicated to inspiring community through intimate, powerful professional theater and dynamic education programs.

Also from SPT's Youth Ensemble, Salesgirls of Nowhere, directed by Gregory Award-winning Seattle playwright Wayne Rawley (Live! From the Last Night of My Life, Beating Up Bachman, and SPT's Attack...of the Killer Murder of Death!) and written in collaboration with members of the SPT Youth Ensemble.

Salesgirls of Nowhere runs Friday April 26 and Saturday April 27 @ 7pm, Sunday April 28 @ 2pm, Friday May 3 @ 7pm, and Saturday May 4 @ 7pm. Admission is FREE.

Next up on the SPT Mainstage, The Seattle Premiere of 2009 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Winner, Julia Cho's The Language Archive asks the question, "What is love without language, what is language without love?" The Language Archive, directed by Shana Bestock opens May 17 and runs through June 9. For tickets and more information visit seattlepublictheater.org.