CST to Present GARY BUSEY'S ONE-MAN HAMLET as Part of Shakespeare 400 Chicago

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) welcomes New York Fringe Outstanding Solo Performance Award-winner David Carl and his hilarious Gary Busey's One-Man Hamlet as part of the yearlong Shakespeare 400 Chicago celebration. Co-created by Carl and director Michole Biancosino, Gary Busey's One-Man Hamlet depicts Shakespeare's Hamlet as one imagines Busey might-unhinged and full of detours to his movies and personal grievances. Deemed a "deliciously deranged... head-spinning performance" by The New York Times, this offbeat spectacle is featured in the theater Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare for only eight performances, July 12-17, 2016.

Carl performs as Busey in a fury of tragically epic madness. Having triumphed in Celebrity Big Brother, survived Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, and taken on Meatloaf and Donald Trump, the eccentric, cult classic film star now undertakes his biggest challenge yet: performing all the parts in Hamlet with outrageous songs and homemade puppets. Carl channels the ultimate "Hamlet-ized Busey" in what the Georgetown Voice has deemed "the best impersonation of Gary Busey the world will ever know." This riotous one-man show comes to Chicago as part of the diverse lineup of Shakespeare 400 Chicago.

Acclaimed by critics, Shakespeare scholars and fans of Busey alike, Gary Busey's One-Man Hamlet was a breakout hit in the New York comedy scene and received Outstanding Solo Performance at New York Fringe. It garnered four stars and a critic's pick designation from Time Out New York, and the New York Post proclaimed that it is "so demented a concept that it actually works." The production also traveled to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2015, where The Scotsman called it a "defiantly unpretentious reimagining of Shakespeare's tragedy."

Comedian, actor and improviser David Carl is a dynamic performer on comedy stages across New York City, and has been featured in television and film. Co-creator and director Michole Biancosino is a Co-founding Artistic Director of the award-winning Project Y Theatre Company, where she develops and directs new work. Biancosino is the recipient of numerous grants and awards for her productions. Gary Busey's One-Man Hamlet is presented by Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Richard Jordan productions, PM2 Entertainment and Project Y.

Performance Listing

Tuesday, July 12, 2016 - 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 14, 2016 - 7:30 p.m.
Friday, July 15, 2016 - 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 16, 2016 - 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 17, 2016 - 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Tickets: start at $35

For more information about the production, visit www.chicagoshakes.com/gary.

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