Hamlet
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Artistic Director Michael Halberstam
About the Play
Artistic Director Michael Halberstam stages this masterwork of literature on the most intimate of stages, exploring the tortured genius of Prince Hamlet in a theatrical experience that is not to be missed.
Meet the Artists
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Kareem Bandealy* |
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Michael Canavan* |
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Shannon Cochran* |
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Billy Fenderson |
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Witold Huzior |
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Timothy Edward Kane* |
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Ross Lehman* |
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Liesel Matthews* |
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Julian Parker |
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Scott Parkinson* |
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Larry Yando* |
Michael Halberstam (Director)
Collette Pollard (Scenic Designer)
David Hyman (Costume Designer)
Sarah Hughey (Lighting Designer)
Mikhail Fiksel (Sound Designer)
Nick Heggestad (Properties Designer)
David Castellanos* (Production Stage Manager)
*Denotes a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers
Reviews
“Eminently watchable, featuring…superb acting, rich resonance and palpable directorial understanding.”
- Chicago Tribune
“HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Halberstam has gathered a group of actors [who] transform Shakespeare’s…speeches into pure gold.”
– Chicago Sun-Times
“A wry, gorgeously directed production. Scott Parkinson’s Hamlet is a marvel.”
- Time Out Chicago
“Bold [and] striking. Parkinson brings a cold-eyed, steely quality…that’s both fascinating and alarming.”
- Pioneer Press
“Halberstam’s informed, highly resonant production is intelligent yet unpretentious, sophisticated but accessible.”
- The Daily Herald
“400 years on, Hamlet still has the power to haunt us.”
– Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal
"It’s safe to say the Halberstam-Parkinson “Hamlet” will be a highlight of Chicago’s theater season.”
– Chicago on the Aisle
“An exhilarating , unpretentious production … Writers' "Hamlet" feels fresh and rediscovered.”
– Podunk Critic
“When a play is so engaging, so well-paced and well-acted, time stands still.”
– Chicago Critic
HAMLET Photo Gallery
HAMLET - To Be Or Not To Be Scene
HAMLET - Gravedigger scene
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