Hamlet in the American Revolution at McCadden Place Theater

Lightning Rod Theater presents the world premiere of Paul Hoan Zeidler's historical reimagining of Hamlet set during the American Revolution. In 1776, Hamlet is tasked by his father's ghost to avenge his murder and bring democracy to Denmark, while the escaped slave Fortinbras leads a rebellion against the monarchy. Ophelia joins the insurrection, Horatio becomes an Enlightenment woman of science, and the words of Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, Phillis Wheatley and Thomas Paine thunder through Elsinore. The cast includes Alec Anderson-Carrasco, Colin A Borden, Ted Dane, Brenan Dwyer, Bethany Koulias, Rachel Levy, Ashwath Ram, Jordyn Ryan, Brittany Taylor Visser, Terry Wayne Jr., Kyrsten V. Williams, and Peter Zizzo.