"Polonius' Perceptions" - The HAMLET Project: Act 2, Scene 2 (part b) - Week 1

🏁 In this session, highlights include:

➤ Diving into Polonius' character as he navigates his role in the royal court

➤ Exploring the dynamics between Hamlet, Ophelia, and their families

➤ Analyzing the implications of madness and love in the play

 

Welcome back to The Rehearsal Room for this season (10!) as we continue our HAMLET Project.

 📷 cover photo: Ben Farrow

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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM for this month:

DIRECTOR: Annie Occhiogrosso

ACTORS: Randall Duk Kim, Benjamin Reigel, Nick Bettens, Michele Schultz, Liz Swain, Sarah Mabes, Jim Stubbs, Alexandra Mitchell, Sharon McCune, Terry Kerr, Ben Farrow, Adriana Roze, Jessica Gibbons and Aaron Mendelson

AUDIENCE: Steven Helmeke, Frank Tobin, Cindy Griffith, Robert Duerr, Marc Wolf and Ava Burton

A big welcome to the many new participants with this project!

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We explore...

• Act 2, Scene 2: Claudius and Gertrude set Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two boyhood friends of Hamlet, to spy on him. As Hamlet and his "friends" talk, a company of touring actors enters and Hamlet persuades one of them to deliver a speech. Hamlet hopes that when the players stage their show for the court, he can determine whether Claudius is guilty of King Hamlet’s death.

The link above will take you to the Folio version, which we use heavily here.

 

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