The Hamilton College Performing Arts Series will present a production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet by the Berkshires' acclaimed Shakespeare & Company on Friday, Oct. 10, at 8 p.m. in Wellin Hall, Schambach Center for the Performing Arts.
This performance is a touring production of the critically acclaimed 2006 mainstage performance at Shakespeare & Company's home theater in Lenox, Mass. Hamlet tells the story of a dead king all too quickly succeeded by his brother, who then hastily marries his widowed sister-in-law. The king's son Hamlet suspects treachery, and when his father's ghost appears and tells him he was murdered, Hamlet promises violent revenge. So begins his struggle between moral integrity and the need for vengeance in a corrupt world.
Four hundred years after it was written, Hamlet remains both a start point and a high point in modern theatre, and is often called the most important play ever written. The depth of its conflict and introspection is universal to the theater.
The strong casting, combined with their in-depth training and remarkable adherence and commitment to Shakespeare's language, results in a production that crackles with raw emotion and authentic, heartfelt energy. Directed by Eleanor Holdridge, it features Jason Asprey as Hamlet, Dennis Krausnick as Polonius, Tina Packer as Queen Gertrude, and Elizabeth Raetz as Ophelia.
Founded in 1978, Shakespeare & Company aspires to create a theatre of unprecedented excellence rooted in the classical ideals of inquiry, balance and harmony; a company that performs as the Elizabethans did -- in love with poetry, physical prowess and the mysteries of the universe. With a core of more than 120 artists, the company performs Shakespeare, generating opportunities for collaboration between actors, directors and designers of all races, nationalities and backgrounds. Shakespeare & Company provides original, in-depth, classical training and performance methods. They also develop and produce new plays of social and political significance. The Company's education programs inspire a new generation of students and scholars to discover the resonance of Shakespeare's truths in the everyday world, demonstrating the influence that classical theatre can have within a community.
Tickets are $18 for adults, $12 for senior citizens and $5 for students. All seating is general admission. For tickets or more information, call the box office at 859-4331 or visit www.hamiltonpa.org.
This performance is a touring production of the critically acclaimed 2006 mainstage performance at Shakespeare & Company's home theater in Lenox, Mass. Hamlet tells the story of a dead king all too quickly succeeded by his brother, who then hastily marries his widowed sister-in-law. The king's son Hamlet suspects treachery, and when his father's ghost appears and tells him he was murdered, Hamlet promises violent revenge. So begins his struggle between moral integrity and the need for vengeance in a corrupt world.
Four hundred years after it was written, Hamlet remains both a start point and a high point in modern theatre, and is often called the most important play ever written. The depth of its conflict and introspection is universal to the theater.
The strong casting, combined with their in-depth training and remarkable adherence and commitment to Shakespeare's language, results in a production that crackles with raw emotion and authentic, heartfelt energy. Directed by Eleanor Holdridge, it features Jason Asprey as Hamlet, Dennis Krausnick as Polonius, Tina Packer as Queen Gertrude, and Elizabeth Raetz as Ophelia.
Founded in 1978, Shakespeare & Company aspires to create a theatre of unprecedented excellence rooted in the classical ideals of inquiry, balance and harmony; a company that performs as the Elizabethans did -- in love with poetry, physical prowess and the mysteries of the universe. With a core of more than 120 artists, the company performs Shakespeare, generating opportunities for collaboration between actors, directors and designers of all races, nationalities and backgrounds. Shakespeare & Company provides original, in-depth, classical training and performance methods. They also develop and produce new plays of social and political significance. The Company's education programs inspire a new generation of students and scholars to discover the resonance of Shakespeare's truths in the everyday world, demonstrating the influence that classical theatre can have within a community.
Tickets are $18 for adults, $12 for senior citizens and $5 for students. All seating is general admission. For tickets or more information, call the box office at 859-4331 or visit www.hamiltonpa.org.
