Production Date:2005

Scenic and Lighting Design: Phillip Franck

Costume Designer: Alexandra Sargent Capps

Producer: Vanderbilt University

Director: Terryl Hallquist

Playwright: William Shakespeare (1599)

Conceptual Approach: We set this play in a mostly contemporary period, with fashion references to other periods, including Medieval and Renaissance.

Short Play Synopsis: Hamlet’s father’s ghost, the King of Denmark, tells his son to avenge his murder by killing the new king, Hamlet's uncle. Hamlet feigns madness, contemplates life and death, and seeks revenge. The play ends with a duel, during which the King, Queen, Hamlet's opponent and Hamlet himself are all killed. 

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