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Hamlet to Play St. Johnsbury -
Live on Stage - Tues. Feb. 18th
Don't miss this rare and exciting evening of professional theater in St. Johnsbury. And by attending--you support KCP's annual commitment to expose 800 area boys and girls to a matinee production--at reduced prices!
And adult prices start as low as $12!
Kingdom County Productions and St. Johnsbury Academy will present a lavish and fully costumed production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, 7pm, Tuesday, February 18th at Fuller Hall, St. Johnsbury Academy. The show will be performed through a special collaboration between two of America's leading classical theater troupes, The Acting Company and The Guthrie Theater.
Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, the play dramatizes the revenge Prince Hamlet exacts for his father's murder, setting him on a journey seeking personal meaning and coming to grips with his own mortality. It vividly portrays overwhelming grief and rage while exploring themes of danger, revenge and moral corruption. Hamlet is among the most powerful and influential tragedies in English literature, one of Shakespeare's most popular works - and still among his most performed. Published between 1601 and 1603, many believe that Hamlet is the best of Shakespeare's works and the perfect play. It is certainly one of his most well-known and oft-quoted plays.
Ian Belknap, The Acting Company's Artistic Director, brings this masterpiece to life having previously directed the Company's The Comedy of Errors and John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. He served as assistant to Doug Hughes on the Company's The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, selected as the 4th Best Play of the year by TIME Magazine. The Acting Company has toured to 48 states and 10 foreign countries earning a TONY for Excellence in Theater.
Kevin Kline, Rainn Wilson, Patti LuPone, Cristin Milioti, Frances Conroy, Jeffrey Wright, Harriet Harris, David Ogden Stiers, Keith David, Hamish Linklater and Jesse L. Martin are but a handful of performers who began their careers on tour with The Acting Company. Hamlet will be performed in collaboration with another Tony-winning troupe, Minneapolis' superb Guthrie Theater. Actors who started at the Guthrie include Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Framk Langella, and many others.
Tickets are now on sale by calling 888-757-5559 or online at KingdomCounty.org. Also at the Catamount Arts Regional Box Office.
Use the discount code WTS to save 20% on your ticket purchase. Discounted tickets are as low as $12!
For more information, contact Kingdom County Productions series producer Jay Craven ( jcr...@marlboro.edu).
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