Old Hamlet, King of Denmark, is dead and has been succeeded by his brother. The new king has also married Gertrude, the
widowed queen. Hamlet, Gertrude's son, is already distressed by his father's death and the hasty remarriage; when his father's
ghost appears to tell him that he was murdered by his own brother, Hamlet vows revenge. To cover his intentions, he feigns
madness. Polonius, councillor to the court, whose daughter Ophelia is all but betrothed to Hamlet, believes that his madness
is caused by love. Spied on by Polonius and the king, Hamlet encounters Ophelia and violently rejects her. A company of actors
arrives and Hamlet asks them to perform a play, hoping that its similarity to the murder of his own father will force the
king to reveal his guilt. Hamlet's suspicions are confirmed. He visits his mother, reviling her for her hasty marriage, and
accidentally kills Polonius, who is hiding in the chamber. The king sends Hamlet to England, planning to have him murdered.
Laertes, Polonius' son, demands revenge for his father's death. His sister, Ophelia, maddened by grief, has drowned. Hamlet
returns and confronts Laertes at her funeral. The king, meanwhile, has plotted with Laertes to kill Hamlet in a fencing match
in which Laertes will have a poisoned sword. The plot miscarries and Laertes dies. Gertrude drinks from a poisoned cup intended
for Hamlet, and also dies. Hamlet, wounded by the poisoned sword, kills the king before he, too, dies. Young Fortinbras of
Norway arrives and lays claim to the throne of Denmark.
Production Dates
Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 7:15pm Friday, July 25, 2008 - 7:15pm Saturday, July 26, 2008 - 7:15pm Monday,
July 28, 2008 - 7:15pm Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 7:15pm Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 7:15pm Thursday, July 31, 2008 - 7:15pm Friday,
August 1, 2008 - 7:15pm Saturday, August 2, 2008 -
7:15pm Monday, August 4, 2008 - 7:15pm Tuesday, August 5, 2008 - 7pm Wednesday, August 6, 2008 - 7:15pm Friday,
August 8, 2008 - 7:15pm Saturday, August 9, 2008 -
1pm Monday, August 11, 2008 - 7:15pm Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 7:15pm Friday, August 15, 2008 - 7:15pm Saturday,
August 16, 2008 - 1pm Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 7:15pm Thursday, August 21, 2008 - 7:15pm Saturday, August 23, 2008 - 7:15pm Monday,
August 25, 2008 - 7:15pm Tuesday, August 26, 2008
- 7:15pm Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 7:15pm Saturday, August 30, 2008 - 7:15pm Monday, September 1, 2008 - 7:15pm Wednesday,
September 3, 2008 - 7:15pm Thursday, September 4,
2008 - 1pm Friday, September 5, 2008 - 7:15pm Saturday, September 6, 2008 - 1pm Monday, September 8, 2008 - 7:15pm Tuesday,
September 9, 2008 - 7:15pm Thursday, September 11,
2008 - 7:15pm Saturday, September 13, 2008 - 7:15pm Monday, September 15, 2008 - 7:15pm Wednesday, September 17, 2008 - 7:15pm Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 1pm Friday,
September 19, 2008 - 7:15pm Saturday, September 20,
2008 - 1pm Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 7:15pm Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 7:15pm Friday, September 26, 2008 - 7:15pm Monday,
October 13, 2008 - 7:15pm Tuesday, October 14, 2008
- 7:15pm Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 7:15pm Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 7:15pm Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 7:15pm Friday,
October 24, 2008 - 7:15pm Saturday, October 25, 2008
- 1pm Monday, October 27, 2008 - 7:15pm Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 7:15pm Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 1pm Saturday,
November 1, 2008 - 7:15pm Monday, November 3, 2008
- 7:15pm Tuesday, November 4, 2008 - 7:15pm Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 7:15pm Saturday, November 8, 2008 - 7:15pm Tuesday,
November 11, 2008 - 7:15pm Wednesday, November 12,
2008 - 7:15pm Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 7:15pm
