Princeton Summer Theater to Continue Season with ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD

Princeton Summer Theater's 2016 season's third production opens on Thursday, July 14th with Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.

Praised as Tom Stoppard's modern tragicomic masterpiece and directed by Emma Watt (Princeton University Class of 2013), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is a wonderfully inventive behind-the-scenes look into Shakespeare's Hamlet. Told through the worm's-eye view of the once minor characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Stoppard's play takes us to a place where reality and illusion intermix. Join the protagonists on an absurdist tale of musings and misadventures as they discover their inevitable fate.

This summer focuses on the theme of the "Other," as each of the four shows in the 2016 season delves into the other side of a story or character and brings the audience to a deeper understanding of human nature. The theater goers will come away with a souvenir - a new perspective on what was once an old familiarity and an appreciation of the differences in all of us. The season continues with Sam Shepard's drama Fool For Love in August.

Performances for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead run July 14-July 17, July 21-24, and July 28-31 with shows at 8pm Thursday through Saturday, and 2pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Performances are at the Hamilton Murray Theater located on Princeton University's campus.

Tickets are $29.50 for general admission, $24.50 for students and matinees. To order tickets, visit http://www.princetonsummertheater.org/tickets or call the PST box office at 1-732-997-0205.

Photos by Ogemdi Ude

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