Seusspeare: Hamlet Hears a Who
by: Christina Hamlett and Jamie Dare
Forget rhyming couplets! Forget Elizabethan English! This is Shakespeare as Dr. Seuss would have written it. Come be a part of this Shakespearean classic told in Dr. Seuss rhyme, sprinkled with contemporary references to add to the silliness! Sure, Hamlet still battles insanity as he seeks the truth behind his father’s untimely death, but this humorous retelling also has Ikea-style furniture and characters who won’t put down their cell phones. Their ringtones are personalized, so of course, Ophelia’s is a wedding processional. And in answer to Hamlet’s eternal question, “To be or not — why can’t I hear it?” his father’s Starbucks-sipping ghost replies, “What you need’s a helpful spirit!”
Performances
Evenings: January 27, 28, and February 3, 4, 2017 at 7:30 pm Matinees: January 29, 2017 at 2:30 pm
Directed by John and Julie Rohlfing
Character / Actor
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Gertrude |
Katie Rohlfing |
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Claudius |
John Ortman |
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Hamlet |
William Rudzinski |
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Horatio |
Ethan Ortman |
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Rose |
Maggie Rohlfing |
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Gilda |
Nora Rudzinski |
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Polonius |
Keilen Hardy |
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Polly |
Erin Nelson |
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Ursula |
Addison Bumbleburg |
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Fortinbras |
Max Maschino |
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Bob |
Evan Rohlfing |
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Gravedigger One |
Clare Hauersperger |
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Gravedigger Two |
Lucy Horton |
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Ophelia |
Therese Hauersperger |
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Laertes |
Gabe Edwards |
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Mousetrap Player One |
Bridget Bingham |
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Mousetrap Player Two |
Claire Schepman |
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Announcer (voice only) |
Hannah Kerkhof |
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Narrator |
Addisyn Osborne |
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Hamlet, Jr. |
Jack Charlton |
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Ghost |
Gillian Bumbleburg |
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Ophelia, Jr. |
Evah Snyder |
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Mother |
Kayln Ritz |
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Polonius, Jr. |
Maggie Calhoun |
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Laertes, Jr. |
Brock Maschino |
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Claudius, Jr. |
Jake Bohn |
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Set Crew |
Lily Abdulbari |
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Set Crew |
Stephanie Sunderman |
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Set Crew |
Paige McCammon |
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Set Crew |
Alana Jacobi |
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Set Construction: |
Joe Bradley |
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Joe McGill |
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Joe Reynolds |
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| Peter Heath | |
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Costumes: |
Julie Rohlfing |
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Carrie Hauersperger |
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Kathy Passereni |
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Julie Bradley |