Hamlet (Folger Theatre, 1999): Difference between revisions

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Folger Theatre produced William Shakespeare's Hamlet, directed by Joe Banno, from October 30 to December 5, 1999.

Steve Carpenter (Hamlet's Tongue), John Emmert (Ghost), Lucy Newman-Williams (Gertrude), Holly Twyford (Hamlet), Hamlet. Folger Theatre, 1999. Directed by Joe Banno. Photo by Ken Cobb.

The Production

Entertainment unions represented in Folger Theatre productions include the Actors' Equity Association (*), which includes members of the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers. Equity Membership Candidates are identified with (**).

Cast

Holly Twyford*: Hamlet
Steve Carpenter*: Hamlet
Cam Magee*: Hamlet
Kate Norris *: Hamlet
Lucy Newman-Williams*: Queen Gertrude
Rick Foucheux*: King Claudius
Sarah Ripard*: Ophelia
Howard W. Overshown*: Laertes
Frederick Strother*: Polonius
Chuck Young: Reynaldo
Bill Largess*: Horatio
Edward Baird Wilford: Rosencrantz
Colleen Delany: Guildenstern
Eric Sutton**: Osric, The Captain
Brad Waller*: Marcellus, Gravedigger
Chuck Young: The Player King, The Priest
John Emmert: The Ghost

Creative team

William Shakespeare, Playwright
Joe Banno, Director
Tony Cisek, Scenic Design
Dan Covey, Lighting Design
Justine Scherer, Costume Design
Scott Burgess, Original Music and Sound Design
Elsie Jones, Properties Design
Lofty Durham, Assistant Director
Janet M. Clark, Production Manager
Cynthia Clark*, Stage Manager
Cam Magee, Dramaturg
Brette Goldstein, Casting Director

Production team

Janet M. Clark, Production Manager
Jason Kaiser, Assistant Stage Manager
Dan Schrader, Technical Director
Mike Daniels, Master Electrician
Walter Berry, Set Construction
Ron Figura, Wardrobe
Amy Bull, Production Assistant
Lisa Finney, Light Board Operator
Matt Nielson, Sound Board Operator
Bill Fecke, House Management
David Peters, House Management
Bill Fecke, Volunteer Management

Folger Theatre

Janet Alexander Griffin, Artistic Producer
Janet Clark, Theatre Production Manager

Image gallery

Clockwise from left: Cam Magee (Hamlet), Steve Carpenter (Hamlet), Kate Eastwood Norris (Hamlet), and Holly Twyford (Hamlet), Hamlet, directed by Joe Banno, Folger Theatre, 1999. K.W. Cobb.

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-[[Folger Theatre]] presented their production of [[Hamlet|''Hamlet'']] from October 30 to December 5, 1999 in the Folger's [[Elizabethan Theatre]].
+[[Folger Theatre]] produced William Shakespeare's ''[[Hamlet|Hamlet]]'', directed by Joe Banno, from October 30 to December 5, 1999.
-[[File:1999 Hamlet Folger 2.jpg|350px|left|frame|Steve Carpenter (Hamlet's Tongue), John Emmert (Ghost), Lucy Newman-Williams (Gertrude), Holly Twyford (Hamlet), ''Hamlet''. Folger Theatre, 1999. Directed by Joe Banno. Ken Cobb.]]
+[[File:1999 Hamlet Folger 2.jpg|frame|Steve Carpenter (Hamlet's Tongue), John Emmert (Ghost), Lucy Newman-Williams (Gertrude), Holly Twyford (Hamlet), ''Hamlet''. Folger Theatre, 1999. Directed by Joe Banno. Photo by Ken Cobb.|alt=|center]]
+== The Production ==
+Entertainment unions represented in Folger Theatre productions include the Actors' Equity Association (*), which includes members of the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers. Equity Membership Candidates are identified with (**).
+===Cast===
+*Holly Twyford*: Hamlet
+*Steve Carpenter*: Hamlet
+*Cam Magee*: Hamlet
+*Kate Norris *: Hamlet
+*Lucy Newman-Williams*: Queen Gertrude
+*Rick Foucheux*: King Claudius
+*Sarah Ripard*: Ophelia
+*Howard W. Overshown*: Laertes
+*Frederick Strother*: Polonius
-==Cast==
-*Holly Twyford: Hamlet
-*Steve Carpenter: Hamlet
-*Cam Magee: Hamlet
-*Kate Norris: Hamlet
-*Lucy Newman-Williams: Queen Gertrude
-*Rick Foucheux: King Claudius
-*Sarah Ripard: Ophelia
-*Howard W. Overshown: Laertes
-*Frederick Strother: Polonius
 *Chuck Young: Reynaldo
-*Bill Largess: Horatio
+*Bill Largess*: Horatio
 *Edward Baird Wilford: Rosencrantz
 *Colleen Delany: Guildenstern
-*Eric Sutton: Osric
+*Eric Sutton**: Osric, The Captain
-*Brad Waller: Marcellus
+*Brad Waller*: Marcellus, Gravedigger
-*Chuck Young: The Player King
+*Chuck Young: The Player King, The Priest
 *John Emmert: The Ghost
-*Chuck Young: The Priest
-*Brad Waller: Gravedigger
-*Eric Sutton: The Captain
-==Staff==
-*Janet Alexander Griffin, Artistic Producer
-*Janet Clark, Theatre Production Manager
-==Production team==
+===Creative team===
+*William Shakespeare, Playwright
 *Joe Banno, Director
 *Tony Cisek, Scenic Design
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 *Lofty Durham, Assistant Director
 *Janet M. Clark, Production Manager
-*Cynthia Clark Stage Manager
+*Cynthia Clark*, Stage Manager
+*Cam Magee, Dramaturg
+*Brette Goldstein, Casting Director
-==Production, direction, management team==
+===Production team===
 *Janet M. Clark, Production Manager
-*Cynthia Clark, Stage Manager
-*Cam Magee, Dramaturg
-*Brette Goldstein, Casting Director
 *Jason Kaiser, Assistant Stage Manager
 *Dan Schrader, Technical Director
 *Mike Daniels, Master Electrician
 *Walter Berry, Set Construction
 *Ron Figura, Wardrobe
 *Amy Bull, Production Assistant
 *Lisa Finney, Light Board Operator
-* Matt Nielson, Sound Board Operator
+*Matt Nielson, Sound Board Operator
 *Bill Fecke, House Management
 *David Peters, House Management
 *Bill Fecke, Volunteer Management
+===Folger Theatre===
+*Janet Alexander Griffin, Artistic Producer
+*Janet Clark, Theatre Production Manager
 ==Image gallery==
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 File:1999 Hamlet Folger 1.jpg|Clockwise from left: Cam Magee (Hamlet), Steve Carpenter (Hamlet), Kate Eastwood Norris (Hamlet), and Holly Twyford (Hamlet), ''Hamlet'', directed by Joe Banno, Folger Theatre, 1999. K.W. Cobb.
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+[[Category: Public programs]]
+[[Category: Folger Theatre]]
+[[Category: William Shakespeare's works]]
+[[Category: Plays]]
+[[Category: Tragedies]]
+[[Category: Hamlet]]
+[[Category: 17th century]]
+[[Category: Early modern drama]]
+[[Category: American theater]]