Hamlet (Shakespeare's Globe, 2012): Difference between revisions

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Folger Theatre presented Shakespeare's Globe's Hamlet from September 8 to September 22, 2012.

Michael Benz (Hamlet), Hamlet, directed by Dominic Dromgoole and Bill Buckhurst, Shakespeare's Globe, presented by Folger Theatre, 2012. Fiona Moorhead.

The Production

The production won one Helen Hayes Award, "Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production" for Christopher Saul. The production was also nominated for several Helen Hayes Awards, including "Outstanding Non-Resident Production," "Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production" for Michael Benz, and "Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production" for Tom Lawrence.

Cast

Michael Benz: Hamlet
Peter Bray: Rosencrantz, Marcellus, Prince Fortinbras, Osric
Miranda Foster: Gertrude, Second Player, Player Queen, Second Grave Digger
Tom Lawrence: Horatio, Reynaldo, Captain
Carlyss Peer: Ophelia, Voltemand
Matthew Romain: Laertes, Bernardo, Guildenstern, Lucianus
Christopher Saul: Polonius, Francisco, Player, First Grave Digger, Priest
Dickon Tyrrell: Claudius, Ghost, First Player, Player King

Creative team

William Shakespeare, Playwright
Dominic Dromgoole and Bill Buckhurst, Directors
Jonathan Fensom, Designer
Laura Forrest-Hay, Original Score
Bill Barclay, Composer/Arranger
Sian Williams, Choreographer
Paul Russell, Lighting Designer
Kevin McCurdy, Fight Director
Giles Block, Globe Associate-Text
Glynn MacDonald, Globe Associate-Movement
Martin McKellan, Voice and Dialect
Alison Convey, Assistant Director
Chloe Stephens, Assistant Choreographer
Ng Choon Ping, Assistant Text Work
Sacha Milroy, Executive Producer
Paul Russell, Production Manager
Claire Godden, UK General Management
Eleanor Oldham and John Luckacovic 2Luck Concepts, US General Management

Production team

Tom Bird, Globe to Globe Festival Director
Helen Hillman, Theatre Finance Manager
Wills, Technical Director
Eva Koch-Schulte, Associate Producer
Peter Huntley, Touring Associate
Charlotte Bevan, Casting and Creative Associate
Karishma Balani, Casting and Contracts Associate
Rosie Townshend, Assistant to the Artistic Director
Phoebe Fildes, Music Assistant
Marion Marrs, Company Manager
Katherine Ellis, Theatre Assistant
Julia Evans, Tour Marketing and Press
Charlotte Hall, Adam Moore, Jason Carroll, Stage Managers
Tim de Vos, Deputy Technical Manager
Bella Lagnado, Props Coordinator
Kes Kayter, Simeo Tachev, Carpenters
Laura Rushton, Costume Supervisor
Jessica Houghton, Tour Wardrobe Manager
Jane Gonin, Sue James, Costume Makers
Adalia Very Tonneyck, Folger Theatre Wardrobe Head
Aaron Waxman, Folger Theatre Master Electrician

Folger Theatre

Janet Alexander Griffin, Artistic Producer
Beth Emelson, Assistant Artistic Producer
David Polk, General Manager
Charles Flye, Theatre Production Manager

Reviews

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-[[Folger Theatre]] performed their production of [http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/ Shakespeare's Globe] [[Hamlet|''Hamlet'']] from September 8 to September 22, 2012 in the Folger's [[Elizabethan Theatre]].
+[[Folger Theatre]] presented [http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/ Shakespeare's Globe's] ''[[Hamlet|Hamlet]]'' from September 8 to September 22, 2012.
-The production won one [[Helen Hayes Awards|Helen Hayes Award]], "Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production" for Christopher Saul. The production was also nominated for several Helen Hayes Awards, including "Outstanding Non-Resident Production," "Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production" for Michael Benz, and "Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production" for Tom Lawrence.
-[[File:2012 Hamlet Shakespeare'sGlobe.jpg|350|left|frame|Michael Benz (Hamlet), ''Hamlet'', directed by Dominic Dromgoole and Bill Buckhurst, Shakespeare's Globe, presented by Folger Theatre, 2012. Fiona Moorhead.]]
+[[File:2012 Hamlet Shakespeare'sGlobe.jpg|frame|Michael Benz (Hamlet), ''Hamlet'', directed by Dominic Dromgoole and Bill Buckhurst, Shakespeare's Globe, presented by Folger Theatre, 2012. Fiona Moorhead.|alt=|center]]
+== The Production ==
+The production won one [[Helen Hayes Awards|Helen Hayes Award]], "Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production" for Christopher Saul. The production was also nominated for several Helen Hayes Awards, including "Outstanding Non-Resident Production," "Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production" for Michael Benz, and "Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production" for Tom Lawrence.
+===Cast===
-== The Production ==
-=== Cast ===
 *Michael Benz: Hamlet
 *Peter Bray: Rosencrantz, Marcellus, Prince Fortinbras, Osric
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 *Dickon Tyrrell: Claudius, Ghost, First Player, Player King
-=== Creative Team ===
+===Creative team===
+*William Shakespeare, Playwright
 *Dominic Dromgoole and Bill Buckhurst, Directors
 *Jonathan Fensom, Designer
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 *Eleanor Oldham and John Luckacovic 2Luck Concepts, US General Management
-=== Production Team ===
+===Production team===
 *Tom Bird, Globe to Globe Festival Director
 *Helen Hillman, Theatre Finance Manager
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 *Aaron Waxman, Folger Theatre Master Electrician
-=== Folger Theatre===
+===Folger Theatre===
 *Janet Alexander Griffin, Artistic Producer
 *Beth Emelson, Assistant Artistic Producer
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 *Charles Flye, Theatre Production Manager
+==Reviews==
+*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/hamlet-fast-and-furious-at-the-folger/2012/09/10/778a7ce8-fb82-11e1-98c6-ec0a0a93f8eb_story.html The Washington Post]
+*[http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/43231/hamlet-at-folger-theatre-and-invisible-man-at-studio-theatre/ Washington City Paper]
+*[http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/theater-review/theater-review-hamlet-at-the-folger-theatre.php Washingtonian]
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 [[Category: Tragedies]]
 [[Category: Hamlet]]
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+[[Category: Early modern drama]]