I HATE HAMLET
Written by: Paul Rudnick
Comedy
Directed by: Tyler Richards Hewes & Rhiannon McAfee
Produced by: Pamela Stompoly & Heather Kenney
October 11 through November 3, 2024
Featuring: Tim Baran as Andrew, Timothy Benson as Barrymore, Lesa Sailors as Lillian, Alyssa Salacup as Deidre, Samantha Schmidt as Gary, and Marisa Scott a
Andrew Rally seems to have it all: celebrity and acclaim from his starring role in a hit television series; a
rich, beautiful girlfriend; a glamorous, devoted agent; the perfect New York apartment; and the chance to play Hamlet in Central Park. There are, however, a couple of glitches in paradise. Andrew’s series has been canceled; his girlfriend is clinging to her virginity with unyielding conviction; and he has no desire to play Hamlet. When Andrew’s agent visits him, she reminisces about her brief romance with John Barrymore many years ago, in Andrew’s apartment. This prompts a seance to summon his ghost. From the moment Barrymore returns, dressed in high Shakespearean garb, Andrew’s life is no longer his own. Barrymore, fortified by champagne and ego, presses Andrew to accept the part and fulfill his actor’s destiny. The action becomes more hilarious with the entrance of Andrew’s deal-making friend from LA, spouting the laid-back hype of the Coast and offering Andrew a fabulous new TV deal worth millions of dollars. The laughs are nonstop
PERFORMANCE DATES: October 11 through November 3, 2024
PERFORMING: Friday and Saturday* at 7:30 pm; Sunday at 2:00 pm
* NEW MATINEE: Saturday October 19 at 2:00pm. No evening performance.
TICKETS: General admission: $27; Students/Seniors/Military: $24;
Groups of 10 or more/same performance: $22