Three Days of Hamlet
Over three days, actors’ lives are juxtaposed with the characters they’re rehearsing and performing in a stage reading of Shakespeare’s classic.
Over three days, actors’ lives are juxtaposed with the characters they’re rehearsing and performing in a stage reading of Shakespeare’s classic.
Alex Hyde-White
Hamlet
Richard Chamberlain
Polonius
Peter Woodward
Laertes/Player King
Stefanie Powers
Gertrude
Iva Hasperger
Ophelia
Joseph Culp
Fortinbras/Dogman Warde
Brian Keith Gamble
Fransisco/Captain
Chuma Gault
Horatio
Jenna Brighton
Bernado/Sailor
Over three days, actors’ lives are juxtaposed with the characters they’re rehearsing and performing in a stage reading of Shakespeare’s classic.
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