“…a cleverly conceived, well-directed piece, with a stellar cast…is definitely worth a re-staging.”
-TheaterMirror.com
Our American Hamlet
Written by Jake Broder
Directed by Steven Maler
March 23-April 2, 2017
Carling-Sorenson Theater, Babson College, Wellesley
The time was 1866, less than a year after President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. His brother Edwin Booth, one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of the 19th century, decided to perform Hamlet on Broadway, a role he had performed in the past to great acclaim. A huge crowd turned up for the performance — but it wasn’t clear whether they were there to see the actor perform or to exact their revenge.
