DOGG'S HAMLET, CAHOOT'S MACBETH Launches Sound Theatre's 7th Season Tonight

Sound Theatre Company launches its seventh season with a seldom-performed pair of works by Tom Stoppard, Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth. Stoppard's smart, witty and gleeful word-play combines a thought experiment from Ludwig Wittgenstein with repression of art in the Soviet Eastern bloc to illuminate the power that language has in our world.

The author of "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" once again uses the Bard's classics to explore the nature of language, censorship and the importance of free expression. In Dogg's Hamlet, English schoolboys who speak the mixed-up language of "Dogg" - a language comprised of English words but with different meanings - encounter a befuddlEd English-speaking delivery man as they prepare for their school production of Hamlet. In Cahoot's Macbeth, renegade actors in cold-war Czechoslovakia continue their private performance of Macbeth under the eyes of a police inspector who suspects them of subversion against the state.

The plays are performed together, and are appropriate for all audiences.

Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth opens on June 8 for a limited run at the Center Theatre at the Seattle Center Armory, 305 Harrison St. The cast features several returning artists to Sound Theatre Company, including Matt Fulbright, Elinor Gunnand Gianni Truzzi (The Illusion), Fox Rain Matthews (Disco Pigs), Luke S. Walker(The Compleat Works of Shakespeare, Abridged), and Martyn G. Krouse (The Foreigner). Sound Theatre Company also welcomes several accomplished newcomers to its company, including Noah Duffy (The Seagull Project), Corey Spruill(Theater Schmeater's A Behanding in Spokane), Caitlin Frances and Lisa Viertel(Balagan's August, Osage County), Robert Hinds and Julie Hoang.

Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth is directed by Sound Theatre Company's Producing Artistic Director, Teresa Thuman. Set and lighting design are by the Gypsy Award-recognized Richard Schaefer, and sound design is by the Gregory Award-nominated (for The Foreigner) Lindsey Morck. Costume designs are by Candace Frank and prop designs are by Ashley Banker.

Playwright Tom Stoppard is a Czech-born British playwright whose work is marked by verbal brilliance, ingenious action, and structural dexterity. In addition to the highly popular "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead," his notable stage plays include "The Real Inspector Hound," "Jumpers," "Arcadia" and the trilogy "The Coast of Utopia." Stoppard would later revisit the subject of artistic dissent in his birth country of Czechoslovakia in "Rock 'n' Roll."

Sound Theatre Company presents highly theatrical work inspired by language and music while showcasing professional and emerging talent in the Seattle area.

Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth is produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

DOGG'S HAMLET, CAHOOT'S MACBETH Cast and Crew

Abel/Banquo.......................... Fox Rain Matthews

Baker/Macbeth....................... Matt Fulbright

Charlie/Malcolm..................... Noah Duffy

Dogg/Duncan......................... Gianni Truzzi

Mrs. Dogg/Witch.................... Lisa Viertel

Easy......................................Luke S. Walker

Fox/Policeman....................... Corey Spruill

Claudius/Inspector.................. Robert Hinds

Ensemble/Lady Macbeth......... Elinor Gunn

Polonius/Macduff.................... Martyn G. Krouse

Lady/Hostess......................... Caitlin Frances

Ensemble/Witch..................... Julie Hoang

Ensemble.............................. Shane Hoffmann

Director.................................. Teresa Thuman

Stage Manager........................ Sarah Ross

Assistant Stage Manager......... Laura Thomson

Set and Lighting Design........... Richard Schaefer

Sound Design......................... Lindsey Morck

Costume Design..................... Candace Frank

Props Design.......................... Ashley Banker

Dramaturg............................... Roxanne Ray

Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth by Tom Stoppard will run at the Center Theatre at the Seattle Center Armory, 305 Harrison St., Seattle WA, from tonight, June 6 to June 23, 2013. Pay-What-You-Can preview: tonight, June 6 at 7:30pm; $15 Preview: Friday, June 7 at 7:30pm; Opening Night: Saturday, June 8 at 7:30pm. Other performances: June 13, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23 at 7:30pm; June 9, 16, 23 at 2:00pm. Tickets: $25, $15 for students with ID; (800) 838-3006 or www.brownpapertickets.com/event/362445.

Sound Theatre Company presents highly theatrical work inspired by language and music while showcasing professional and emerging talent in the Seattle area. For more information, visit www.soundtheatrecompany.org.

Pictured: Matt Fulbright, Corey Spruill, Martyn G. Krouse. Photo Credit: Ken Holmes.

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