Hamlet
October 2017
Hamlet, one of Williams Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies, gives us a glimpse of what happens when a sacred mission from “the undiscovered country,” falls upon the shoulders of a young person with an existential crisis. Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark has returned home to Elsinore after the death of his father, only to discover that his mother has remarried his father’s brother, Claudius. Reeling from this confusing mish-mash of family roles, Hamlet encounters the ghost of his father. The ghost reveals that he was murdered by Claudius, and asks Hamlet to avenge his death. Hamlet swears to kill Claudius, but in the light of day he worries that the ghost may not have really been his father, but a trap sent by the devil. In order to better observe Claudius and assess whether the ghosts claims are true, Hamlet decides to feign madness: It’s a fool-proof plan.
Directed by Sarah Zapiain, the story we all know and love, is now being told through the eyes of Voice Found Repertory. Set in the here and now, we present this classic tale about people and their problems. Sons and their fathers, sister and brothers, mothers, friends, millennials, academics, lovers, fighters, artists and dreamers: this play is about us. Allow us to take Hamlet off its lofty pedestal and blow away the dust. More than ever, we could all use a reminder of how precious and fragile the frayed edges of an already unstable mind can be.
CALENDAR INFORMATION
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WHERE
The Arcade Theatre (at the Underground Collaborative) 161 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee WI, 53203 WHEN
October 11- 22, 2017
RUNNING TIME
120 minutes (with a 15 minute intermission) |
Parking: Free street parking after 6:00pm
Surface lots between Michigan & Clyborne/2nd & Plankinton The Grand Avenue Mall garage on Plankinton Ave (between Michigan St and Wisconsin Ave) |
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Production Team
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Executive Producer
ERIC SCHMALZ Director
SARAH ZAPIAIN Assistant Director
ANDY MONTANO Stage Manager
KRISTA KANDERSKI |
Fight Director
TAWNIE THOMPSON Fight Director
ALEC LACHMAN Marketing Director/Sound Design
JAKE RUSSELL THOMPSON Costume Design
TIFFANY TRESEMER |
Lighting Design
AARON SUGGS Set Design
HANNAH TAHTINEN Set Construction
ETHAN-EICHSTEDT ANDERSON |
Cast
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Hamlet
BRANDON HAUT Marcellus/Attendant
ANDREW KELLY Polonius/Gentleman/Osric
MATTHEW LOVISON Claudius
ANDY MONTANO |
Laertes/Player
WILL HUGHES Ophelia
HANNAH KUBIAK Rosencrantz/Francisco/Grave Digger
BRITTANY HAUT Bernardo/Voltemand/Reynaldo/
Player Queen GYPSY PAUL |
Horatio
NICK HURTGEN Gertrude
CAITLIN KUJAWSKI Guildenstern/Priest
ALEX METALSKY Ghost/Captain/Courtier/First Player
OLIVER WOLF |