COLORADO SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL Plays

Hamlet

Director: Patrick Kelly

Producing Partner: Hansen's Natural

Shakespeare's best-known play and the first of his great tragedies. Perhaps the ultimate "revenge" drama, Hamlet chronicles the journey of the young Danish prince from the discovery of his father's murder to his will to act and final destruction. Hamlet is the world's most frequently produced drama.

Coriolanus

Director: James Symons

Producing Partner: Kinko's

What many regard as the Bard's most electrifying political drama, Coriolanus follows the rise and fall of one of the early Rome's legendary heroes. An incisive tragedy, Coriolanus questions the coexistence of absolute honesty and political expediency. As You Like It Director: Rita Giomi

Producing Partner: Buchanan's Coffee Pub

A comedic tale of love and mistaken identity in the Forest of Arden. This enchanting favorite argues the difference between life in the country and life at court. As You Like It is one of Shakespeare's best loved comedies.

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

Director: Gavin Cameron-Webb

Producing Partner: Arizona Beverages

Tom Stoppard's Tony award-winning comedy places two of Hamlet's most intriguing characters in the limelight. This irreverent look at what happened behind the scenes in Shakespeare's play provides an existential view of the human condition through the amusing adventures of Hamlet's college chums.

Hamlet, Coriolanus, and As You Like It will be performed outdoors in the Mary Rippon Theatre with an 8:30 pm showtime. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead will be performed indoors in the University Theatre with an 8:00 pm showtime and many 2:00 pm Sunday matinees.


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