06 Oct 2016
Dear Mr Shakespeare: Shakespeare Lives
An evocative and imaginative exploration of the racial tensions in Othello and how the themes in Shakespeare's play still resonate today.
Hamlet/Horatio
Hamlet/Horatio begins on an empty sound stage with the death of Hamlet. The action transpires in his last moment of awareness as the hero of Shakespeare's most famous play watches his life flash before him while his soul transcends all earthly conflict. Hamlet/Horatio is told from the perspective of Hamlet's closest friend and confidante, Horatio, who takes on the role of film director in order to fulfill his promise to dying Hamlet of telling the story of Hamlet's life so that the world will know of Hamlet's tragic sacrifice.
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Andrew Burdette Hamlet
Themo Melikidze Horatio
Phage Nolte Ophelia
Anna Maria Cianciulli Gertrude
Michael Elian Claudius
Joe Menino Laertes
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