Shakespearean play   Hamlet was right.  "The play's the thing."
Groups of area youngsters discovered that first-hand last month
when they participated in Acting Up with Shakespeare.  The week-
long sessions, offered by the Walla Walla Parks and Recreation
Department in partnership with Shakespeare Walla Walla, combined
theater games, scene rehearsals and stage combat to introduce
kids to acting within the realm of perhaps the most famous
playwright of all time.  Judging from some kids' reactions, the
program was a big hit.  "It's really fun," said Lilly Sabatier,
11, during a break in the Green Room of the Elizabethan-style
Power House Theatre, a fitting setting for the classes to take
place.  "You don't realize it, but the games you play include
the acting in it," Lilly added. "I didn't think it would be this
fun."  Instructor Patrick Lennon - an actor and educator from
Seattle - on this particular Thursday (July 21) guided the
students through games emphasizing basic stage concepts such as
character develop