Seattle University Partners with Seattle Children's Theatre on New Production: "Danny, King of the Basement"

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Seattle Children's Theatre (SCT) brings the acclaimed play "Danny, King of the Basement" to its stage Oct. 18-Nov. 18, 2012. "Danny" is SCT's first production to examine how family homelessness and poverty affect children.

NEW: The first reviews are in! See what theatre critics and parenting publications are saying about "Danny":

ParentMap, Natalie Singer-Velush, Oct. 25, 2012: "Theater review: Danny, King of the Basement"
Seattle's Child, Kelly Rogers Flynt, Oct. 23, 2012: "A parent's review: 'Danny, King of the Basement'"
Seattle Times, Misha Berson, Oct. 26, 2012: "A homeless boy with a rich fantasy life is centerstage in SCT's 'Danny'"

Our Seattle University Project on Family Homelessness supported "Danny" with public forums about family homelessness in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties. A Recap:

Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012, EVERETT: Evergreen Middle School. Co-sponsored by Everett Public Schools, with support from Housing Hope and Snohomish County Workforce Development Council. Read a brief recap from Everett, "5 Things Danny Showed Us in Four Minutes."
Thursday, Oct. 4, TACOMA: University of Puget Sound. Co-sponsored by University of Puget Sound Civic Scholarship Initiative and Pierce County Community Connections Homeless Program. Read a brief recap from both Everett and Tacoma, "Five stories of real-life Dannys in our community."
Sunday, Oct. 14, SEATTLE: A special Community Preview of "Danny, King of the Basement" at Seatle Children's Theatre. NEW! See our post about the Preview on the YWCA Firesteel blog.

Several Seattle U faculty and staff contributed to this production. Read about "Danny's" journey to Seattle here.

You can see "Danny" at the Children's Theatre through Nov. 18. Get your tickets through Seattle Children's Theatre online, or at (206) 441-3322; Fax: (206) 443-0442; TTY: (206) 443-6938; Email: tickets@sct.org.

For more information, contact Catherine Hinrichsen.