The Tragedie of Hamlet
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ACMA Blue Box
Jan. 10 & 11 at 7 p.m. Jan. 12 at 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. What if your not-so-beloved father died under mysterious circumstances but came back and told you to kill your favorite uncle? Prince Hamlet, a conflicted college student, has always had a difficult relationship with his father the king. King Hamlet often negatively compared Hamlet to the much more heroic, and macho, Laertes, son of chief advisor Polonius. Now that King Hamlet is gone, the prince must deal with those feelings, and they plummet him, and the kingdom, into a dark, confusing place. Who will survive? Written by William Shakespeare Adapted and directed by ACMA student Esme Fife-Adams ('21) Assistant directors: ACMA alumni and students Emmy Christopherson ('17), Chloe Duckart ('16), Asher Ross ('20) Artwork by ACMA student Bethany Kemper ('21) |
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Cast & Crew
Actors (In alphabetical order)
Ghost - Elena Binkerd
Guildenstern - Zoe Cramer
Hamlet - Esme Fife-Adams
Osric, Bernardo, Lucianus - Shelby Grandy
Rosencrantz - Aaron Guevara
Ophelia - Bethany Kemper
Polonius - Ashley Kilian
Gertrude - Annika McNair
Horatio - Asher Ross
Player King, Gravedigger, Ophelia understudy - Marielle Salehiamin
Claudius - Eowyn Tenney
Laertes - Leila Wasielewski
Player Queen, Ambassador, Servant - Leila Wolfsong
Marcellus, Priest, Prologue understudy - Adia Zimmermann
Fortinbras, Sailor, Prologue, Player King & Gravedigger understudy - Kaiya Zimmermann
Ghost - Elena Binkerd
Guildenstern - Zoe Cramer
Hamlet - Esme Fife-Adams
Osric, Bernardo, Lucianus - Shelby Grandy
Rosencrantz - Aaron Guevara
Ophelia - Bethany Kemper
Polonius - Ashley Kilian
Gertrude - Annika McNair
Horatio - Asher Ross
Player King, Gravedigger, Ophelia understudy - Marielle Salehiamin
Claudius - Eowyn Tenney
Laertes - Leila Wasielewski
Player Queen, Ambassador, Servant - Leila Wolfsong
Marcellus, Priest, Prologue understudy - Adia Zimmermann
Fortinbras, Sailor, Prologue, Player King & Gravedigger understudy - Kaiya Zimmermann
Production, Tech & Creative
Director & Adaptation - Esme Fife-Adams
Assistant Directors - Emmy Christopherson, Chloe Duckart, Asher Ross
Stage Manager - Lauren Camou
Producer - Jen Fife-Adams
Lighting Designer & Technician - Jaida Izen
Lighting Crew - Bay Ross
Sound Technician - Sydney Herrington
Build Crew - Sam Berry, Jadyn Smith, Jack Pranger, Bay Ross, Marielle Salehiamin
Prop Mistress - Kaiya Zimmermann
Scenic - Jack Pranger, Stacie Camou, Kathy Leis, Jadyn Smith
Costume Lead - Allison Olivo
Costumes - Hayden Bach, Harper Fife-Adams, Aida Poynor, Jackson Weider, Morgan Zak
Seamstress - Magdalena Collier
Poster Illustration - Bethany Kemper
Photography - Isabel Kristensen, Seona Zimmermann, Jen Fife-Adams
Run Crew - Sam Berry, Lilly Ingala, Melyna Martinez, Jack Pranger
Makeup Artist - Rachel Camou
Fight Choreography - Ashley Kilian
Director & Adaptation - Esme Fife-Adams
Assistant Directors - Emmy Christopherson, Chloe Duckart, Asher Ross
Stage Manager - Lauren Camou
Producer - Jen Fife-Adams
Lighting Designer & Technician - Jaida Izen
Lighting Crew - Bay Ross
Sound Technician - Sydney Herrington
Build Crew - Sam Berry, Jadyn Smith, Jack Pranger, Bay Ross, Marielle Salehiamin
Prop Mistress - Kaiya Zimmermann
Scenic - Jack Pranger, Stacie Camou, Kathy Leis, Jadyn Smith
Costume Lead - Allison Olivo
Costumes - Hayden Bach, Harper Fife-Adams, Aida Poynor, Jackson Weider, Morgan Zak
Seamstress - Magdalena Collier
Poster Illustration - Bethany Kemper
Photography - Isabel Kristensen, Seona Zimmermann, Jen Fife-Adams
Run Crew - Sam Berry, Lilly Ingala, Melyna Martinez, Jack Pranger
Makeup Artist - Rachel Camou
Fight Choreography - Ashley Kilian
What is a student-led production?
Almost all ACMA productions have a teacher at the helm. This show is different in that students (and alumni) ran the whole thing. Mr. Hennessy was often around, but it was the students who had to make things happen. Imagine having your peers around you as you try to learn the language or talk about accessibility for your fellow students who may never have seen Shakespeare before. There were a million choices, from how much misogyny to leave in the text to what color lighting needed to be on Ophelia during her mad scene. These kids talked through everything and learned to support each other like family.
The kids who worked on this show ranged in age from 12 to 18, and they took on one of the most difficult plays in Western literature. Zounds! Such ambition!
Proceeds from this show support future student-led productions since ACMA fully sees the value in letting their students learn by working together. Thank you to ACMA for your support!
Almost all ACMA productions have a teacher at the helm. This show is different in that students (and alumni) ran the whole thing. Mr. Hennessy was often around, but it was the students who had to make things happen. Imagine having your peers around you as you try to learn the language or talk about accessibility for your fellow students who may never have seen Shakespeare before. There were a million choices, from how much misogyny to leave in the text to what color lighting needed to be on Ophelia during her mad scene. These kids talked through everything and learned to support each other like family.
The kids who worked on this show ranged in age from 12 to 18, and they took on one of the most difficult plays in Western literature. Zounds! Such ambition!
Proceeds from this show support future student-led productions since ACMA fully sees the value in letting their students learn by working together. Thank you to ACMA for your support!
