Fortinbras
Young Fortinbras, a modern man of action, enters during the last scene of Hamlet only to order the bodies of the royal family shuffled off while he devises the best possible media blitz to legitimize his ascension to the throne of Denmark. Horatio, sworn to the dead Hamlet to convey the truth of his actions, is immediately cast by Fortinbras into the role of an unwilling public relations person. Meanwhile, Fortinbras is forced to balance a disastrous and mistaken invasion of Poland with a seductive and harrowing array of ghosts, ranging from a vampish Ophelia to a repentant Claudius and Gertrude, all of whom cast doubts in his mind as to what really makes up the character of a ruler. Finally, Horatio, driven to madness by the refusal of everyone to believe in him, assassinates Fortinbras and then kills himself. In the afterworld, all of the characters reconvene, wiser now by their deaths and ready to make a new go of it in Elsinore.
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Iowa State Center Ticket OfficeCast
- Bernardo - Sean Kehoe
- Claudius - Patrick Wolfe
- Claudius’ Guard - Darren Manning
- Claudius’ Guard - Jason Losh
- Claudius’ Guard - Lex Jacobson
- Cornelius - Ben Godar
- English Ambassador - Chad Lamb
- Fortinbras - Dan Fairall
- Fortinbras’ Captain - Donnavan Tyler
- Fortinbras’ Soldier - Darren Manning
- Fortinbras’ Soldier - Ben Godar
- Francisco - Kevin Davis
- Gertrude - Cara Peterson
- Gravedigger - Jack Meggers
- Guildenstern - Josh Bryner
- Hamlet - Tim Davis
- Hamlet’s Father - Patrick Wolfe
- Horatio - Richard Dawson
- Laertes - William Schneider
- Marcellus - Jason Bertsen
- Ophelia - Erica Lonesome
- Osric - Adam Simmons
- Player - Licia Hammer
- Player - Jason Losh
- Player - Kendis Doss
- Player - Lex Jacobson
- Player - Christine Edison
- Player King - Josha Raulerson
- Player Queen - Becky Voas
- Polish Maiden, Lady in Waiting - Shalini Amersey
- Polish Maiden, Lady in Waiting - Kim Hale
- Polonius - Mark Sutch
- Rosencrantz - Jacob Hiett
- The Priest - Darren Manning
- The Sailor - Chad Lamb
Creative Team
- Costume Designer - Joe Kowalski
- Director - Shirley Basfield-Dunlap
- Lighting Designer - Jim Trenberth
- Scenic Designer - Fritz Szabo