Hamlet at Shakespeare in the Woods

It’s the height of the summer, and the most exclusive party of the year: as they sample a platter of increasingly decadent vices, powerful men carelessly shuffle others as pawns in their machinations. The glorious, manicured Elsinore hides corruption behind lavish ritual and entertainment, distracting subjects from the monstrosity underneath. Hamlet, the child of the recently deceased king, back from university for his funeral, is decidedly out of place amidst this political circus. When they encounter an otherworldly visitor hungry for revenge, they must sift through the layers of deception to find the truth, if such a thing even exists. A personal psychological drama unraveling against a treacherous political landscape, “Hamlet” is preoccupied with the unbridgeable divide between action and word, and the fundamental discrepancy between surface and essence.

Directed by Elizabeth Dinkova

Featuring: Raghad AlMakhlouf (Gertrude), Jo Armstrong (Reynalda/Grave Digger), Raphael M. Berglas (Claudius), Madalaina D'Angelo (Horatio), Marisa LaRuffa (Ophelia), Katharine Maness (Hamlet), Iain Murray McLellan (Polonius/Priest), and Adrian Devaughn Summers (Laertes).

Content Warnings: Violence, blood, gun use, intimacy, misogyny, transphobia (misgendering), homophobia, suicidal ideation, racism, classism

Performances run Weds-Sun @ 7:30pm. Runtime is 1hr 50mins + 10min intermission.

All performances take place outdoors, and are rain or shine. In the event of severe weather conditions, SitW will provide time sensitive updates.

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