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April 12, 2006
Hamlet - Theater by the Blind
Hamlet by William Shakespeare at the Mint Theater, New York City. May 16 to June 11.
The Company: George Ashiotis, Melanie Boland, Nick Cordileone, John Little, Pamela Sabaugh and Nicholas Viselli
Director - Ike Schambelan
In this sleek, visceral, clear production, a prince receives a charge to avenge his father's murder and wonders if he really saw a ghost or unjustly suspects his uncle.
HAMLET's about playing, seeming, acting, fired by showmanship, flauntingly theatrical. People try to improve Shakespeare by inflating - more soldiers, longer processions. Theater By The Blind strips the artifice, the veneer, to reveal the meat, the bones, the life, leaping back over 400 years of encrusted tradition to Shakespeare's rules. Much faster running times than you would expect, actors playing more than one role, and talking to the audience at any time.
It takes two hours to do a cut but very complete HAMLET with six actors playing six archetypes: King, Queen, Prince, Counselor, Lover and Friend. It's now. Royalty means Kennedys sailing, Charles and William playing polo, Armani, Monaco. It's got a contemporary voice and a tempo that soars and engages.
"An extraordinary troupe designed to defy expectations." The New York Times
"One of the most enjoyable companies in the country" The New York Post
"Long purveyors of quality drama." The Village Voice
There will be an open captioned performance on May 21.
Visually impaired patrons will be invited on stage to explore the set 45 minutes before curtain May 20 at 3 & 8, May 21 at 3 and May 27 at 3 & 8.
Braille and large print programs available. The theater is wheelchair accessible.
Theater Five, 311 W. 43 (just west of 8th Ave.), 5th floor. New York, NY
Buy Tickets at Smarttix, 212-868-4444 or www.smarttix.com
Posted by Marten at April 12, 2006 12:41 PM