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See 'A Night in Elsinore' at La Salle
Student actors will tackle Richard Nathan's famous parody of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" in six performances that begin at the end of February.
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On the heels of their successful production of Shakespeare’s comedy “Twelfth Night,” students will once again enter Bard-inspired madcap territory under the direction of Jude Lucas, chairperson of the Visual and Performing Arts Department.
For the Winter Drama Production, opening Saturday, February 25 at the Linda M. Grindstead Theatre, students will perform Richard Nathan’s “A Night in Elsinore." The show will run for six performances, ending Sunday, March 4.
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Lucas describes the comedy as Hamlet played by the Marx Brothers. She said she wants it to be “a hilarious send up in the style of early comedy films of the Marx Brothers, Three Stooges and Laurel and Hardy.
“Talk about suffering the slings and arrows of outrageous — mayhem — misfortune,” she said. "'A Night in Elsinore' is a witty parody of Hamlet, full of puns and slapstick.”
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She said that most of the text and action of the play remains intact, but is considerably spiced up. “This version may hold some people's attention better than the more serious version by Shakespeare,” she explained.
Leading the cast, Adam Riancho will play the role of Hamlet to Nico Garcia-Corona’s King, Alyssa Breda’s Queen, Chris Tse’s Polonius, and Patrick Lownes-Santos’ Laertes.
Madison Corwin and Tesia Mesa will alternate in the role of Ophelia. Sophie Nelson’s Ghost will haunt the trio of guardsmen played by Brittney Alvarez as Bernardo, Luke Bolle as Francisco and Tomas Dakan as Horatio.
Rosencranz and Guildenstern will be played by Connor Duffey and Johnny Consiglio. Liam Doyle, Maddie Pefferle , and Angus McKay will portray the three players in the play-within-the-play. Linda Riedmann, Carina Henry, Elyse Jackson-Williams, Cheyanne Williams, and Jordan Rodgers comprise the ensemble.
Performances are Saturday, February 25, at 7pm; Sunday, February 26, at 2pm and 7pm; Friday and Saturday, March 2 and 3 at 7pm; and closing Sunday, March 4, at 2pm. Ticket prices are $9 for students and $12 general admission. Call the La Salle Box Office at (626) 696-4415 for reservations.
The theatre is located on the La Salle campus, 3880 East Sierra Madre Blvd., Pasadena.
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