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Hamlet


1997
MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION

By William Shakespeare
Directed by Lynne Porter

CREW

Thomas G. Dever   Production Stage Manager
April Bevans   Costume Design
Lynne Porter   Scene Design
Karen Gasser   Lighting Design, Volunteer Coordinator, Publicity
Karen E. Ruch   Technical Director
Maggie Reitz   Assistant Stage Manager
Erin Emerick   Production Assistant

CAST

J. Clark Nicholson
Hamlet

Brian Schreffler
Claudius

Nancy Krevsky
Gertrude

Heather Massie
Ophelia

Eric Messner
Horatio

Dan Burke
Laertes/Player King

Jim Lewis
Polonius/Gravedigger

Dennis Lee Hoerner, Jr.
Marcellus/Rosencrantz/
Player Murderer/Priest

David N. Taylor
Bernardo/Guildenstern/
Player Queen/Osric

Bob Large   Sound Technician
Michelle Jones   Properties Manager/Program
Sonya Mink   Assistant Properties Manager
Rob Smith   HSF Logo/Posters/Program Cover
Amy Mezoff   Incidental Music Design/Arrangement
 
       
More has been written about Hamlet than about any other play. Perhaps it is the dense, contemplative poetry or the spectacular events of Act V or the cosmic, universal issues or the intimate view of the protagonist's struggle. Whatever it is that draws us to the play, it is on the stage when the dramatic movement of the play becomes apparent and the wonder and majesty of tragedy comes to life.

For this production, we converted a dance studio in the Old Harrisburg Waterworks Building into a theatre. The stage was draped and plastered with paper and paint that Hamlet gradually ripped away to reveal the "truthful" white beneath. An ensemble cast of 9 actors filled all the roles, and the tragedy was played out on a 16' x 24' stage. 


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