Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Written by Tom Stoppard
Directed by Nick Medina
January 23, 24 & 25, 2017, doors at 6pm; performance at 7pm
Description
Acclaimed as a modern dramatic masterpiece, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is the fabulously inventive tale of Hamlet as told from the worm's-eye view of the bewildered Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two minor characters in Shakespeare's play. In Tom Stoppard's best-known work, this Shakespearean Laurel and Hardy finally get a chance to take the lead role, but do so in a world where echoes of Waiting for Godot resound, where reality and illusion intermix, and where fate leads our two heroes to a tragic but inevitable end. Sir Tom Stoppard is a British playwright, knighted in 1997. He has written prolifically for TV, radio, film and stage, finding prominence with plays such as Arcadia, The Coast of Utopia, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, Professional Foul, and The Real Thing. He co-wrote the screenplays for Brazil, The Russia House, and Shakespeare in Love, and has received one Academy Award and four Tony Awards. Themes of human rights, censorship, and political freedom pervade his work along with exploration of linguistics and philosophy. Stoppard has been a key playwright of the National Theatre and is one of the most internationally performed dramatists of his generation.
Cast
Eli Wirtschafter*, Rosencrantz Caleb Cabrera*, Guildenstern Sarah Mitchell*, The Player
Supernumeraries
Kevin Clarke*
Chard Nelson
Cathleen Riddley*
Leigh Rondon-Davis*
Matt Stines
Jacinta Sutphin
Michelle Talgarow
Don Wood
*A member of Actor’s Equity Association.
Crew
Patrick Dooley, Coordinator
Nick Medina, Director
James Ard, Sound Design
Alandra Hileman, Lighting Design
Heather Kelly-Laws, Stage Manager
Series Coordinators
Susannah Martin
Beth Wilmurt
Series Sponsors
Mark Chaitkin & Cecilia Storr
Richard Nelson & Jan Berman
Les & Sue Polgar
Stanley & Miriam Schiffman
Jon Wagner & Lynne Hollingsworth
Tamara White
