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Jason Liebman and Gabriele Schafer
A play/production notebook created by the actress playing 'gertred'/the ghost.
About the Production
A Dillon/Liebman/Schafer Production in Association with New World Theatre
First produced by New World Theatre in July of 2006.
Brick Theater's Pretentious Festival 2007:
Wed 6/20 @ 8:30pm
Thu 6/21 @ 8:30pm
Sat 6/23 @ 7:30pm
Wed 6/27 @ 9pm
BUY TICKETS
Reviews:
2006 production
2007 nytheatre.com
Photo: QuinnChandler.com
Jason Liebman and Gabriele Schafer
Cast/Crew and Description
Leartes, Gilderstone, Marcellus -- Anthony Bagnetto
Horatio, First Player, Voltemar, Fortenbrasse --
Robert Josef
Hamlet, Player Duke --
Jason Liebman
Corambis, Bernardo, Clown #1 -- Kevin Lind
Ofelia, Clown #2, Rossencraft -- Alyssa Mann
King, First Sentinel, Montano, Gentleman, Player Lucianus -- Thomas Poarch
Gertred/Ghost, Player Duchess -- Gabriele Schafer
Director: Cynthia Dillon
Fight Director: Al Foote III
AD/SM: Meghan Dickerson
Ghost Choreographer: Nick Fracaro
It could be an early draft by the bard or it could be a blatant rip-off, but throughout history it has been called the “bad quarto.” This fast-paced, action-packed production proves that “it ain’t necessarily so!” Half the length of the better-known play, this version crystallizes the famous story of murder, madness, love and betrayal. It is performed by an agile ensemble of 7 actors playing multiple roles, including the actress playing Hamlet’s mother doubling as a “butoh” inspired Ghost of Hamlet’s father. Performed uncut, this is a great version of one of the greatest of plays!
Links
Blog Archive
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2007
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April
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- Pretentious Questionnaire... whoa
- and we're off...
- First Meeting
- Jonny Stranger
- Negative Capability
- Heads Up
- Ghost 2
- Ghost
- RSC Site
- Textual Clues
- More closet
- Q1 in LA and the Dramatists List
- Annie
- Maximum Involvement
- On desperation, or what makes the closet scene rock
- More on the Ghost and Gertred...
- Butoh and Hamlet
- Here's what we gave the Brick yesterday...
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April
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2 comments:
...you can take solace in the fact he also played the chorus in Henry 5 and somewhat knowingly, probably a little tongue in cheekily asked the audiences to forgive the actors, the play and this theatre and "kindly to judge, gently to hear our play." he's rumored to have played the First Player also. Though I'm pretty sure he didn't play Gertie...
No, I really meant it... perfect - who better to play the instigator than the author. But it is cool to think of Shakespeare as an actor first and a playwright second, ain't it? Especially in companies with names like Lord Strange's Men. Great name for a rock band, don't you think!?!! (Especially if it were a grrrl band, which wouldn't happen in his time... so, come to think of it, maybe he did play Gertie...)
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