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\nThe Truman State University Theatre Department invites you to their upcoming production of William Shakespeare\u2019s classic tragedy, Hamlet<\/u>, which will run Feb. 17-20, 2016, at 8 p.m. in the James G. Severns Theatre in Ophelia Parrish Hall.<\/p>\n
The production updates the action to a kind of timeless now, while also drawing inspiration from the lines, shapes, and imagery of the Art Nouveau movement of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. You will also see a woman playing Hamlet, and other gender-bent and color-blind casting choices. The production will also feature live music composed by music grad student, Enrique Eskeda; light design by senior Maddie Chambers; projections design by art student Priscilla Parisa; and sound design by sophomore Gabe Stringer. Furthermore you\u2019ll enjoy some stunning costumes and scenery designed by Assistant Professor Dominique Glaros and Professor Ron Rybkowski. The production is directed by Theatre Department Chair, Dr. Dana Smith.<\/p>\n
The play has been called a philosophical, metaphysical inquiry and a revenge tragedy, but we see in the play a human story that transcends these labels. The story is the one you are likely familiar with; a young prince suffers a devastating loss:\u00a0 the untimely death of his father, the king of Denmark, followed rapidly by the re-marriage of Hamlet\u2019s mother to the dead king\u2019s brother, Claudius. A ghostly visitation confirms that the dead king was murdered by this brother. Hamlet vows revenge and formulates a plan that is stymied by happenstance and his own depression. Our production heightens the role of Ophelia in Hamlet\u2019s story by giving her a function within the Danish court and making her privy to the Ghost\u2019s visitation. The script has been trimmed and edited to underscore the parallels between Ophelia\u2019s storyline and Hamlet\u2019s journey.<\/p>\n
TICKETS<\/strong><\/p>\n Tickets will go on sale beginning Monday, Feb. 8<\/strong>. Tickets are $5 (cash or checks only) and may be obtained at the Box Office in Ophelia Parrish Hall Monday-Friday, 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. \u00a0Guests from out of town may reserve tickets by calling the Box Office at 660-785-4515. The Theatre Department is also offering a group discount rate of $4 per head for any non-university school group composed of at least 10 students.<\/p>\n