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Written by William Shakespeare | Directed by Doug Lockwood
October 5 – November 6, 2016
Run time: 2 hours 40 minutes (includes one 15-minute intermission)
Venue: Church of the Covenant, Boston | Venue information
“The readiness is all.” A brilliant young man discovers himself at the intersection of devastating betrayals. If he acts, when? Hamlet straddles a fault line of family treachery, a chasm stretching out before his conscience. Love is the victim. “The rest is silence.”
 Poornima Kirby and Richard Snee*. Photo by Nile Scott Shots. *Member of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States  Poornima Kirby, Alexander Platt*, and Richard Snee*. Photo by Nile Scott Shots. *Member of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States  Marianna Bassham* and Ross MacDonald*. Photo by Nile Scott Shots. *Member of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States  Omar Robinson.* Photo by Nile Scott Shots. *Member of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States  Alexander Platt* and Peter G. Andersen. Photo by Nile Scott Shots. *Member of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States  Alexander Platt*, Rory Kirby, and Peter G. Andersen. Photo by Nile Scott Shots. *Member of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States  Alexander Platt* and Poornima Kirby. Photo by Nile Scott Shots. *Member of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States  Marianna Bassham*. Photo by Nile Scott Shots. *Member of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States  Peter G. Andersen, Ross MacDonald*, and Alexander Platt*. Photo by Nile Scott Shots. *Member of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States  Richard Snee*. Photo by Nile Scott Shots. *Member of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States  Omar Robinson*. Photo by Nile Scott Shots. *Member of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States  Alexander Platt*, Ross MacDonald*, Peter G. Andersen, Marianna Bassham*, and Omar Robinson*. Photo by Nile Scott Shots. *Member of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
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Peter G. Andersen
Horatio, Hamlet’s friend and confidant
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Marianna Bassham*
Gertrude, widow of King Hamlet, now married to Claudius
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Rory Boyd
Player King, leader of the troupe of touring actors
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Poornima Kirby
Ophelia, daughter of Polonius
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Ross MacDonald*
Claudius, brother to the late King Hamlet
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Alexander Platt*
Laertes, son of Polonius and Ophelia’s brother
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Omar Robinson*
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, son of the late King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude
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Richard Snee*
Polonius, councillor to King Claudius, father of Ophelia and Laertes
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Additional roles played by members of the ensemble.
Designers Include:
- Set: Jenna McFarland Lord
- Lights: Deb Sullivan**
- Costumes: Jessica Pribble
- Sound: Arshan Gailus**
- Violence Designer: Ted Hewlett
- Vocal Coach: Annie Thompson
- Stage Manager: Adele Nadine Traub*
Original music by Arshan Gailus, Poornima Kirby, and Rory Boyd.
*Member of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
**Member of United Scenic Artists Local 829
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ASP’s production is part of Shakespeare in American Communities, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. |
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This program is funded in part by Mass Humanities, which receives support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and is an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. |
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