Setting
Setting is the Univeristy of Denmark. Modern Day.
Note from the Producing Artistic Director
Wait, University of Denmark? Modern Day? Wasn't Hamlet first performed in the early 1600s? The answers to those questions are yes, yes, and yes! If you are new to Rubber City Theatre (formerly Rubber City Shakespeare Company) you know that we do not regularly set Shakespeare's plays in the period in which they were written. To some this is blasphemy, to others they feel like they are able to connect to Shakespeare for the first time.
How can Hamlet, a 400 year old play still be relevant today? The universality of what Shakespeare has written makes this play accessible on multiple levels. The contemplation of life and death, relationships, and revenge are things that people confront daily. Why not show this in a modern context? That is exactly what we have done.
I hope you enjoy this production as much as we have enjoyed working on it.
Thanks,
Dane CT Leasure
Producing Artistic Director
Rubber City Theatre Staff
Dane CT Leasure -- Producing Artistic Director
Casey Robinson -- Managing Director
Sarah Bailey -- Associate Artistic Director/Head of Education
Chris Simmons -- Assistant Artistic Director/Casting Director
Brandon Davies -- Technical Director
Michele McNeal -- Resident Costume Designer
Erin Riffle -- Resident Stage Manager
Rubber City Theatre Board of Directors
Sarah Heid -- President
Kelly Chaff -- Vice President
Michele McNeal -- Secretary
Lisa Mansfield -- Treasurer
Dane CT Leasure, Danielle Gruhler, Lisa Dean, Chris Simmons, Jeanne Chaff, Joel Grams, Angie Mattox, Rich Hoselton
The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited. Please turn off all electronic devices before the performance begins.
SPECIAL THANKS
Cuyahoga Falls High School, The University of Akron's Department of English -
Dr. Nunn's graduate Shakespeare class
www.rubbercitytheatre.com
234.252.0272
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