adapted and directed by Peter G. Anderson
dramaturgy by Jo Selmeczy
stage management by Tessa Huber
production management by Patrick Starner
composed by Justin Cavazos
photography by Josh Darr
Called home by his father’s sudden death and his mother’s swift remarriage, Prince Hamlet finds the court of Denmark transformed…and deeply unsettled. When a ghost appears with a terrible accusation, Hamlet is pulled into a relentless search for truth, testing the limits of loyalty, love, and revenge.
A story of grief, doubt, and moral reckoning unfolds beneath the open sky of Austin Gardens, where the world of the play meets the rhythms of the park.
created dramaturgy website:
led pre-show talkbacks:
(video to be uploaded)
wrote program note:
Hamlet performed by Drew Bos
Claudius performed by Josh Carpenter
Ophelia performed by Olive Gallagher
Laertes performed by Brenna Distasio
Polonius performed by Patrice Egleston
Horatio performed by Lucas Prizant
Gertrude performed by Jodi Gage
Ghost/First Player/Gravedigger performed by Charls Sedgwick Hall
Rosencrantz/Marcellus/Priest performed by Gabriel Armstrong
Guildenstern/Osric performed by Pedro Jimenez
players and servants performed by Avery Dulak, Anya Moseke, Jamille Calixte, and Ben Crane
understudies:
U/S Hamlet: Lucas Prizant
U/S Claudius, U/S Ghost/Player/Gravedigger: August Forman
U/S Polonius, U/S Gertrude: Julia Rowley
U/S Ophelia: Avery Dulak
U/S Laertes: Anya Moseke
U/S Horatio: Jamille Calixte
U/S Rosencrantz/Marcellus/Priest, U/S Guildenstern/Osric: Ben Crane
costume design by Taylor Pfenning
sound design by Justin Cavazos
lighting design by Devin Cameron
scenic design by Evan Frank
fight and intimacy by Andrew Rathgeber
technical direction by Andy Cahoon
captions by August Forman
assistants/associates/etc.:
assistant direction by Evan Ozer
assistant stage management by Chrissy Roy
associate tech direction by Kieran O'Connor
associate sound design by Ally Perparos
master electrician: Duncan Hon
sound engineer: Sophia De La Torre
scenic charge: Trent Jones
tech/management/marketing apprentices:
tech apprentices: Archer Bart and Karla Valdez
stage management apprentices: Ella Boyden and Rihanna Twist
marketing apprentice: Emily York