Hamlet
May 28-July 6 at Mark Taper Forum!
THERE WILL BE BLOOD.
“So…once more… tell me about this Ghost.”
That’s how the legendary story begins. But ghosts are tricky things. Especially in a world of madness, murder, and mayhem. A rich, entitled Prince goes on a ferocious rampage that will lead to a massacre in the living room. Is he a tragic hero as we’ve often been told? Or a royal-blooded serial killer? In this new adaptation we will step into a Shakespearean noir through a forensic investigation of the ultimate crimes of passion.
It’s been half a century since Hamlet was produced at the Taper, and Tony Award®-nominated visionary Robert O’Hara, director of the landmark box office hit Slave Play, returns to stage a contemporary adaptation of one of the most famous tales ever told. Featuring Patrick Ball (The Pitt) in the titular role, joined by Gina Torres (Suits) as Gertrude and Coral Peña (Our Dear Dead Drug Lord) as Ophelia. Experience Hamlet like never before.