Hamlet
April 17
June 9, 2019
CST’s Courtyard Theater
by William Shakespeare
directed by Barbara Gaines
Production Sponsors
A darn fine Hamlet...very likeable and especially emotional
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
The play is indeed the thing. And it is wonderful.
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
The Play
For the first time in more than twenty years, Artistic Director Barbara Gaines returns to Shakespeare’s enduring masterpiece of revenge, passion, and deception. Playing the ill-fated prince of Denmark is Maurice Jones (Broadway’s The Lifespan of a Fact opposite Daniel Radcliffe, Romeo and Juliet starring Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad, Julius Caesar with Denzel Washington). Electrifying performances by an outstanding 20-member cast combine with inventive staging to ignite Shakespeare’s poetry in CST’s uniquely personal Courtyard Theater—making your night out one to remember!
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Critical Acclaim
Chicago on Stage hails, "Easily the finest Hamlet I've seen in many years. Brilliant, thoughtful, often surprisingly funny. One for the ages."
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A Scholar’s Perspective
Stuart Sherman of Fordham University on remembrance and remembering, and the pressure the past exerts on the present.
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Q&A with the Director
Barbara Gaines sat down with CST’s education team to discuss her production of Hamlet, and how she approached Shakespeare’s masterpiece.
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The Players
Creative Team
Barbara Gaines Director
Scott Davis Scenic Designer
Susan E. Mickey Costume Designer
Robert Wierzel Lighting Designer
Lindsay Jones Sound Designer & Composer
Mike Tutaj Projection Designer
Richard Jarvie Wig & Make-Up Designer
Roberta Duchak Music Director
William Carlos Angulo Choreography
Larry Yando Verse Coach
Bob Mason Casting
Nancy Piccione New York Casting
Deborah Acker Production Stage Manager
Hannah Wichmann Assistant Stage Manager
Tyrone Phillips Associate Director
Cast
Mehmet Aksoy Francisco
Karen Aldridge Gertrude
Sarah Chalcroft Voltemand/Player Queen
Tim Decker Claudius
Paul Deo, Jr. Laertes
Alex Goodrich Rosencrantz
Kevin Gudahl Marcellus/Osric
Callie Johnson Reynalda
Maurice Jones Hamlet
Sean Allan Krill Horatio
Al'Jaleel McGhee Captain
Rachel Nicks Ophelia
Mike Nussbaum Gravedigger
Sam Pearson Priest
Drew Shirley Barnardo
Samuel Taylor Guildenstern
Greg Vinkler Player King/Other Gravedigger
Larry Yando Polonius
Grace Burmahl Ensemble Intern
Kyra Norris Ensemble Intern
Emma Jo Boyden Understudy
Timothy Edward Kane Understudy
Chad Patterson Understudy