"I Hate Hamlet" Continues Feb. 26-28 on Wallman Hall Stage
The Fairmont State University School of Fine Arts and the Masquers theatre group present Paul Rudnick’s “I Hate Hamlet” in February.
“I Hate Hamlet” opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, on the Wallman Hall stage. Other performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21; 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22; and 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 26 through 28. Tickets are $10 and are available at the door or by calling the Box Office at (304) 367-4240. FSU students are admitted for free.
Written in 1991, “I Hate Hamlet” follows Andrew Rally, an actor fresh from the starring role of a hit TV show who decides to prove his acting chops by accepting the lead in a production of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” in New York City’s Central Park. Caught in a conflict between his integrity and his need to make money, Rally struggles with the lure of L.A. and its modern glamour and agonizes over the glory of taking on the “greatest play in the English-speaking world.” His reluctance to perform even evokes the appearance of the ghost of the legendary John Barrymore.
The cast includes Gary Hayes as Andrew Rally; Anthony Edmond as John Barrymore; Jackie Jelacic as Andrew’s girlfriend Deirdre McDavey; Bailey Kershner as Andrew’s agent Lillian Troy; Stephen Phillips as Andrew’s L.A. producer Gary Peter Lefkowitz; and Madison Whiting as Andrew’s realtor Felicia Dantine.
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