The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 22.0244 Thursday, 29 September 2011
From: Thomas M Lahey <
Date: September 23, 2011 12:01:28 PM EDT
Subject: Hamlet in the Original Pronunciation, Univ of NV, Reno
Nevada Repertory Company announces
The World Premiere of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet in the Original Pronunciation
Nov. 1, 2 and 3 (Preview Performances), 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 6, 13 and 20, 1:30 p.m.
Redfield Studio Theatre
The theatre world will be watching — and listening — in awe when the University's world premiere of Hamlet in the Original Pronunciation (OP) hits the stage this fall. Amazingly, the last time Hamlet was presented in its original dialect was literally centuries ago. In fact, only four OP productions of anything Shakespearean have been performed in modern times: two recently at The Globe Theatre in London, one at the University of Kansas, and one at Cambridge in the 1950s. And modern audiences have been delighted by how understandable the early language is, including the discovery of now-rhyming lines once lost to the ages (love/prove, eyes/qualities, etc.). In the University's remarkable international collaboration, a diverse group of world-class artists, directors, and scholars will come together to produce this world-class event: the great English linguist and The Globe's own consultant David Crystal, author of "Pronouncing Shakespeare"; British superstar actor and scholar Ben Crystal, who will play Hamlet; the University's award-winning Shakespearean scholar, this production's dramaturge, and co-editor of "The Royal Shakespeare Company's Complete Works of William Shakespeare," professor Eric Rasmussen; and the University's own renowned Nevada Repertory Company under the visionary leadership of director and department chair, Rob Gander. A once-in-a-lifetime event indeed — no matter how you say it!
Preview Performances: Adult $10, ASUN $5 (limited quantity available)
All Other Shows: Adult $15, Senior $12, Local Student w/ID $10, UNR Student $5 (limited quantity available)