Hamlet

by William Shakespeare
   
Clarence Brown Theatre 2020

Director: John Sipes
Scenic Design: Michael Ganio
Costume Design: Bill Black
Lighting Design: Kenton Yeager
Sound Design/Composition: Joe Payne

I seem to be saying this a lot lately, but it is more true here than the others: Young and Old, Royal and Common, Modern and Historical, Epic and Intimate, Formal and Informal. One man’s struggle with vengeance, loss, and love. The first of four Hamlets I have done that had no physical ghost – aural only. Imagine the ghost’s voice, performed by the incomparable Michael Elich, bouncing around the room behind the heads of the audience, who were almost entirely in the round. 

Review: Not to be overlooked—or under-heard—is Joe Payne’s superb expressionistic music/soundtrack. – Alan Sherrod, Arts Knoxville Article Link

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Hamlet Carousel Theatre Speaker Plot.pdf
_{Photos by Brynn Yeager.}