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News & Events 2007-2008
Blair Academy Players Present Fortinbras
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Ever wondered what happens after the curtain falls on Hamlet? Fortinbras, presented by the Blair Academy Players on February 21, 22 and 23 is a clever comedy based on the characters in Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy. Written by Lee Blessing, Fortinbras explores what happens to Hamlet’s kingdom after he dies and his recommended successor, Fortinbras, takes over.
Cast member Becca Litvin ’10 wrote the following for the February edition of the student newspaper, The Blair Breeze: The play is centered on the return of the characters in Hamlet, who after being killed by Shakespeare, are resurrected as ghosts by Blessing. Ironically, all the ghosts featured in Fortinbras are the opposite of what they were in Hamlet. Or at least they try to be. This play is written in contemporary English, so don’t worry; as long as you speak English, you’ll understand Fortinbras.
Staged in Blair Academy’s Wean Studio Theater of Armstrong-Hipkins Center for the Arts, Fortinbras is directed by English teacher Micki Kaplan McMillan and student directed by Sasha Patane ’08. The play features familiar characters Osric (Brendan Brence ’10), Ophelia (Becca Dewey ’11), Horatio (Matt Ziff ’09), Hamlet (Eric Hedden ’09), Claudius (Andrew Singh ’09), Gertrude (Asia Bryant ’10), Marcellus (Kelsey Hanzlik ’10), Barnardo (Taylor Starkman ’10), Polonius (Mikal Davis-West ’11) and Laertes (Becca Litvin ’10) from Hamlet. The play also introduces an ambitious Fortinbras (Tim Peacock ’08), two confused Polish maidens (Zenia Simpson ’09, Catherine Marcus ’10), and one unfortunate English Captain (Caitlin Campbell ’10). Props mistress for the play is Jen Shields ’10. While Fortinbras is a comedy that will keep you laughing, it is also a play that asks the audience to consider poignant questions concerning life and death and everything in between.
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Updated 2/21/08
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