"The Screwtape Letters" Comes to Seattle

THE NYC, CHICAGO & DC HIT
Comes to SEATTLE’S MOORE theatre

TWO SHOWS ONLY! FEB 26, 4pm & 8PM

C.S. Lewis’ brilliant novel The Screwtape Letters, reveals spiritual warfare from a demon's point of view. A hit in New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C., this funny, provocative, and wickedly witty theatrical adaptation, starring Max McLean as Screwtape, will change the way you think about how demons influence your everyday life.



Student tickets $25** available at the box office only. Moore Theatre,1932 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.ScrewtapeOnStage.com.

* Service fees apply. Limited time offer. Subject to availability and not valid on previously purchased tickets. Service fees apply.
** Student tickets are subject to availability. Must show valid ID at the box office, limit two per ID card. Student tickets are not valid with any other discount offer. Service fees apply.


Contact Information: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Noreen Heron/Kate Hughes/Lianne Wiker/Brenna O’Leary
773.969.5200

THE SMASH HIT PRODUCTION OF

COMES TO SEATTLE
ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26,
TWO PERFORMANCES ONLY

Chicago, IL - THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS, the provocative and wickedly witty theatrical adaptation of the C.S. Lewis novel about spiritual warfare from a demon’s point of view, will be presented at the Moore Theatre, 1932 Second Avenue, Seattle, Washington, in a limited engagement on Saturday, February 26 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

This engagement at the Moore Theatrefollows its hit nine month run at the Westside Theatre in New York where THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS played over 300 performances! Prior to that, THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS was a sold out hit in Chicago and Washington D. C.

Associated Press calls the production “Devilishly funny!” The Chicago Sun-Times hails THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS as “Smart, sizzling entertainment!” and National Review describes it is “Pure genius…an outstanding piece of work!”

THE SCREWTAPE LETTERSruns 90 minutes without intermission. In this topsy turvy morally inverted universe set in an eerily stylish office in hell, God is called the “Enemy” and the devil is referred to as “Our Father below.”

The play follows His Abysmal Sublimity Screwtape, Satan’s top psychiatrist, played by award winning actor Max McLean, and his creature-demon secretary Toadpipe, as they train an apprentice demon, Wormwood, on the fine art of seducing an unsuspecting human “patient” down the “soft, gentle path to hell.”

Along with The Chronicles of Narnia (including The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe), The Great Divorce and Mere Christianity, THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS is still one of Lewis’ most popular and influential works. The book's piercing insight into human nature and the lucid and humorous way Lewis makes his readers squirm in self recognition made it an immediate success. When first published in 1942 it brought worldwide fame to this little-known Oxford don including the cover of Time Magazine.

Lewisdedicated it to his close friend J. R. R. Tolkien who had expressed to Lewis that delving too deeply into the craft of evil would have consequences. Lewis admitted as much when he wrote “Though I had never written anything more easily, I never wrote with less enjoyment . . . though it was easy to twist one’s mind into the diabolical attitude, it was not fun, or not for long. The work into which I had to project myself while I spoke through Screwtape was all dust, grit, thirst, and itch. Every trace of beauty, freshness, and geniality had to be excluded.”

Produced by New York City based Fellowship for the Performing Arts. Max McLean serves as Artistic Director. Executive Producer and General Manager is Ken Denison of Aruba Productions. Scenic Design is by Cameron Anderson, Costumes by Michael Bevins, Lighting Design by Jesse Klug, and Original Music and Sound Design by John Gromada.
The performance schedule for THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS is Saturday, February 26 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets range from $29 - $89. Student tickets are available for $25 each; limit two per customer, at the Box Office. Valid ID must be presented. All ticket prices are subject to facility fees.
To purchase tickets or for more information, visit The Moore Theatre box office on the corner of Second Avenue and Virginia Street, on the west side of the theatre (day of show only); for advance tickets visit the Paramount Theatre box office (located on the corner of 9th & Pine downtown) open Mondays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; call 877-STG-4TIX (877-784-4849) or visit www.tickets.com, www.stgpresents.org or www.ScrewtapeonStage.com.
For groups of 10 or more call 866.476.8707.