Hamlet at Hofstra University - John Cranford Adams Playhouse

For the spring of 2017, Hofstra University is proud to announce a very special all-Shakespeare semester in celebration of the opening of the new Hofstra Globe Stage! In addition to our full-length Hamlet, our one-hour Romeo and Juliet, and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), there will be special performances of Elizabethan works by the Music Department and Dance Program. 68th Annual Hofstra Shakespeare Festival March 2 through 12 Hamlet by William Shakespeare Directed by Christopher Dippel As relevant today as it was over 400 years ago, Hamlet is a revenge tragedy like no other. When Hamlet learns the truth about his father’s “foul and most unnatural” death, he reflects on his life – past, present and future; mortal and immortal – and provokes us to do the same. Dates/Times: Friday, March 3 and 10, at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 4 and 11, at 8 p.m. Sunday, March 5 and 12, at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 2, at 7 p.m. – Join us for a reception at 6 p.m. and a post-show talkback with cast and crew.