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H2016: Closet Work

Posted on November 5, 2015 by admin

So much has happened in rehearsals, it’s not possible for me to catch up at this point. My Hamlet blog obviously hasn’t been a priority, although I’ve been able to dip back into previous posts from time to time, not only for my own reference but to help others get a quick(er) handle on what…

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H2016: Seeking Absolution

Posted on May 28, 2015May 28, 2015 by admin

Even though I have completed a draft of my script adaptation, I feel reluctant to share it with my actors. This is partly because I’m hoping that our summer rehearsals will give them a chance to make some discoveries independent of my editorial meddling; but I realized that was not the sole reason for my…

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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Gertrude?

Posted on May 12, 2015May 12, 2015 by admin

My actors’ Big Questions zero in on their own characters, as you might expect. As director, I have other concerns. And right from the start of my relationship with Hamlet (that is, 25 years), Gertrude has been a concern. At a guess, I’ve seen a dozen stage productions in that time, and half a dozen…

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The Seven Danish Sins

Posted on May 4, 2015 by admin

How do the characters in Hamlet correspond to the Seven Deadly Sins? This might be a throwaway thought, or a distracting but dead-end puzzle; or it could be key to my entire production. It came into my mind shortly after posting about my vision of Elsinore as an endless, mandatory party, like the Jazz Age,…

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