To the left is a picture of Freddy Douglas who played Hamlet a few years ago in ANW's production. I didn't get to see the show but I was reading about it in one of the study guides on the website. Shameless plug: Anyone who loves the classics or wants a comprehensive guide to classic plays should really check them out. They have SO much information in them and would be a great place to find research materials for a paper or supplementary reading for a play. Just go to anoisewithin.org and click on Education and you'll find them.
Anyway, Hamlet was performed with a really small cast and Douglas played Hamlet and his dead father. So he delivered the lines for both characters, even when they were talking to each other. Brilliant. Creative and simply brilliant. The neat thing about the classics is that they can be interpreted and performed in so many different ways. This company is continuously inventing, which keeps the plays fresh. I would bet that this is part of the reason why so many students and teachers come to see them.
I'm really glad I got to see a show here. But even without a mainstage production over the summer, ANW is developing and has classes and workshops. Check out the website. I mean it.
Oh and one more thing before I sign off - please feel free to leave comments!
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(Photo Information: Freddy Douglas in Hamlet)
Oh Freddy and HAMLET! I have so many stories about that show! We'll have to do a long lunch one day. That show was quite an adventure.
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