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New Hamlet From Nine Theatricals Announces Cast and Run Dates

The production takes an unconventional approach to Shakespeare’s tortured Dane.

Matt de Rogatis stars
Matt de Rogatis stars in a new production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, directed by Jay Michaels, at 13th Street Repertory.
(© Chris Loupos)

Nine Theatricals has announced casting for its new interpretation of William Shakespeare's Hamlet. The production will run at 13th Street Repertory from July 13-24. Jay Michaels directs.

The innovative adaptation of the Hamlet story features excerpts from numerous older texts that Shakespeare may have used as inspiration for his own work. Michaels and Matt de Rogatis, who stars in the title role, have incorporated elements of these other versions into Shakespeare's text, including the story of Hrodulf from the late fifth and sixth centuries, Amlódi from the 12th century, and the Ur-Hamlet and Hieronimo from the early Renaissance – as well as the Scandinavian concept of a narrator. The production will make use of unconventional design elements, including costumes influenced by a "steampunk" aesthetic.

In addition to de Rogatis, the cast features David Arthur Bachrach as Claudius, Darlene Violette as Gertrude, Lorraine Mattox as Ophelia, Jim Kempner as Polonius, Brian Patrick Murphy as Laertes, Greg Pragel as Horatio, Milton Elliott as the Ghost, Ali Stover as Rosencrantz, Joseph Halsey as Guildenstern, and R.J. Lamb as the Storyteller.

The creative team includes Steven Wolf, Michael Loupos, Chris Loupos, Shane Vannest, and Mario Claudio.

De Rogatis was most recently seen at the Bridge Theater as John Merrick in The Elephant Man" and as Charlie Gordon in a double bill titled An Evening of One Acts, which included the plays The Exhibition and Flowers for Algernon''.

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