BEN EAGLE
August/September 2018 | US Tour
Hamlet
Regarded as one of Shakespeare’s finest works, Hamlet continues resonating with modern audiences some 400 years after it was originally produced. Set against a backdrop of murder, scandal, and the supernatural, Hamlet contains more than a few of Shakespeare’s most famous passages concerning “the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.”
The famed tragedy returns to Notre Dame in a thrilling new production from Actors From The London Stage. The five-actor AFTLS ensemble deftly combines innovative staging with essential props and simple costumes. Each actor shares responsibility for the direction of the play and performs two or three major roles (as well as several minor ones). Through imagination and collaboration, the cast conjures Shakespeare's immortal words and worlds into being.
The creatives
Writer - William Shakespeare
Live music by cast
Actors From the London Stage curated by
Scott Jackson and Deb Gasper at
University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana
Photography - Jason Comerford
The cast
Grace Andrews:
Bernardo / Ophelia / Laertes / Guildenstern /
2nd Player / Sailor
Peter Bray:
Polonius / 1st Player / 1st Gravedigger /
Priest / Osric
Ben Eagle:
Ghost / Claudius / 2nd Gravedigger / Player
Madeleine Hyland:
Marcellus / Hamlet / Fortinbras
Wendy Morgan:
Horatio / Gertrude / Rosencrantz