The Bard’s epic tragedy runs Wednesday, Sept. 27 through Sunday, Oct. 1, in Patricia Corbett Theater. Tickets available through the CCM Box Office.
CCM kicks off its 2017-2018 Mainstage Series with a preview performance of William Shakespeare’s HAMLET at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, in Patricia Corbett Theater. Set in the roaring 1920s, Hamlet plunges audiences into the madness of family disillusionment, lost romance, betrayal, murder, suicide and the existential question of what it means to be human.
HAMLET director Susan Felder explores the Bard’s original script to find universal themes and struggles that have remained throughout history. To capture this, Felder’s production is set in a more contemporary time that echoes the chaotic atmosphere of Shakespeare’s Denmark.
“In HAMLET, we see a war-weary nation, hastily seeking the ‘return to joy’ after the death of its beloved King,” says Felder, CCM Professor of Acting and Movement. “They never see the rapidly approaching collapse of their kingdom. So, what better time than the roaring ’20s? I can never see clips from that time without thinking how vehemently celebratory they are as they dance toward the crash and collapse at the end of that decade.”
CCM’s production distills the play’s epic questions into something familiar – shifting friends, lost love, the death of a father — and lifts the characters from the page to the stage.
“It’s exciting to me that we have a Hamlet and friends who are still in college and on the brink of taking life by the horns — as Hamlet is,” Felder says. “The cast is wildly excited. We’re getting to dig deeply into this play to see where we as real people meet these characters as real people.”
Felder makes her Mainstage directorial debut with HAMLET. She is thrilled to work with student cast and creative teams who exhibit the same level of commitment that she encountered while working in professional theatre.
“They really understand their role in telling a story — in telling this story — and every decision is designed toward illuminating something bigger about the play,” she says. “This play has set them on fire.”
CCM’s Mainstage Series presents Hamlet from Sept. 27 (preview) through Oct. 1, 2017 in Patricia Corbett Theater. Tickets are $27-31 for adults, $17-20 for non-UC students and $15-18 for UC students with a valid ID. Additional student discounts are available through the CCM Box Office. Tickets can be purchased in person at the CCM Box Office, over the telephone at 513-556-4183 or online at ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice/mainstage/hamlet.
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Creative Team
- Susan Felder, director
- Logan Greenwell, scenic designer*
- Oliver Tidwell Littleton, lighting designer*
- Matthew Birchmeier, sound designer*
- Ashley Berg, costume designer*
- Meredith Keister, hair and make-up designer
- Gina Mechley, fight choreographer
- Anna Naderer, stage manager*
* CCM student
Cast List
- Chandler Bates as Bernardo/Ensemble
- Jeremy Maislin as Francisco/Priest/Ensemble
- Gabriella DiVincenzo as Horatio
- Will Clark as Marcellus/Ensemble
- Carter LaCava as Ghost/Gravedigger/Ensemble
- Landon Hawkins as Claudius
- Ella Eggold as Gertrude
- Briley Oakley as Lord Voltemand/Ensemble
- Madison Pullman as Cornelius/Messenger/Ensemble
- Rupert Spraul as Hamlet
- Isaac Hickox-Young as Lord Polonius
- Nicholas Heffelfinger as Laertes
- Kenzie Clark as Ophelia
- Josh Reiter as Rosencrantz
- Matt Fox as Guildenstern
- Mafer Del Real as Player King/Ensemble
- Sarah Durham as Player Queen/Ensemble
- Abby Palen as Gravedigger/English Ambassador/Ensemble
- Jacqueline Daaleman as Osric/Ensemble
- Lauren Carter as Fortinbras/Ensemble
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Performance Times
- 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27 (preview)
- 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28
- 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29
- 2 and 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 30
- 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1
Location
Patricia Corbett Theater, CCM Village
University of Cincinnati
Purchasing Tickets
Tickets to HAMLET are $27-31 for adults, $17-20 for non-UC students and $15-18 for UC students with a valid ID. Tickets to the Sept. 27 preview performance are just $15.
Student rush tickets will be sold one hour before each performance to non-UC students for $12 or $15, based on availability. UC students can receive one free student rush ticket with a valid ID, based on availability.
Customizable subscription packages are also available for CCM’s 2017-18 Mainstage Series.
Tickets can be purchased in person at the CCM Box Office, over the telephone at 513-556-4183 or online at ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice/mainstage/hamlet.
Parking and Directions
Parking is available in the CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. Please visit uc.edu/parking for more information on parking rates.
For detailed maps and directions, please visit uc.edu/visitors. Additional parking is available off-campus at the U Square complex on Calhoun Street and other neighboring lots.
For directions to CCM Village, visit ccm.uc.edu/about/directions.
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CCM Season Presenting Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
Mainstage Season Production Sponsor: Macy’s
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Story by CCM graduate student Jonathan Dellinger
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