Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park Presents Shakespeare's HAMLET
By: BWW News Desk Sep. 05, 2017
Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park (OSP) presents William Shakespeare's Hamlet directed by D.Lance Marsh, the production runs September 14-30 at the Myriad Gardens.
An unrequited ghost, an indecisive prince, a kingdom in chaos: something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Shakespeare's dark tale of power, murder and vengeance is regarded by many as the most influential work ever written for the stage. This richly complex tragedy unfolds as the young prince of Denmark swears to avenge the untimely death of his beloved father and pulls his country into a maelstrom of madness and murder.
LukE Eddy plays the prince caught between thought and action, anger and anguish as his uncle assumes the throne left vacant by his murdered father. As the dead king calls to him from the grave, demanding to be avenged, Hamlet is forced to choose between bearing the oppressor's wrong or taking arms against a sea of troubles. This production is OSP's 5th presentation in 33 years of theater's most powerful tragedy about life and death, madness and conscience, and corruption-of the state and of the soul.
Hamlet features LukE Eddy as Hamlet, Jeffrey Ambrosini as Claudius, Mark Branson as Polonius and Julia Waits as Ophelia. The creative team includes Carl Johns (Set Design), Andy Wallach (Costume Design).
Tickets for Hamlet are available online at www.oklahomashakespeare.com.
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Hamlet
September 14-30
Directed by D. Lance Marsh
Myriad Gardens
An unrequited ghost, an indecisive prince, a kingdom in chaos: something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Shakespeare's dark tale of power, murder and vengeance is regarded by many as the most influential work ever written for the stage. This richly complex tragedy unfolds as the young prince of Denmark swears to avenge the untimely death of his beloved father and pulls his country into a maelstrom of madness and murder.
Tickets are available online at www.oklahomashakespeare.com.
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