Shakespeare RAW: Hamlet
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"Some say that ever 'gainst that season comes
Wherein our Saviour’s birth is celebrated,
The bird of dawning singeth all night long.
And then, they say, no spirit dare stir abroad.
The nights are wholesome. Then no planets strike,
No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to charm,
So hallowed and so gracious is that time."
Wait, are you saying...this is a CHRISTMAS STORY?!?!
We've decided to embrace the (completely canon, we did our research) Christmas themes of Hamlet. And of course we will do it the way we always do, "Shakespeare Raw".
How does it work? I'm glad you asked.
A group of actors arrive the day of the show having read (or at least skimmed) the script so they are at passingly familiar with the text. Then, they pull a character name from the casting director (aka the Hat) to learn who they will be playing that night. They then have approximately 10 minutes to get into character (read: grab a drink) and get ready for their first scene. And the next one. And the one after that. You get the idea.
"But I'm not familiar with the play" you say, well, here's the gist:
Hamlet, son of the king of Denmark, is summoned home for his father's funeral and his mother's wedding to his uncle. In a supernatural episode, he discovers that his uncle, whom he hates anyway, murdered his father. In an incredibly convoluted plot he manages to (impossible to put this in exact order) feign (or perhaps not to feign) madness, murder the "prime minister," love and then unlove an innocent whom he drives to madness, plot and then unplot against the uncle, direct a play within a play, successfully conspire against the lives of two well-meaning friends, and finally take his revenge on the uncle, but only at the cost of almost every life on stage, including his own and his mother's.
And we're going to make it fun.
You'll have three opportunities to catch this spectacle, July 13th, 14th, and 15th; doors at 7, show at 7:30.
The location? Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery. Yeah, the one that looks like a castle. We're doing a play about kings killing each other in a CASTLE!!! A castle with plenty of on-street parking. Sometimes. Hoping that this is one of those times.
Cost is $10 at the door or $5 if you're in X-Mas wear. Whether you just pull out an appropriately ugly sweater or you decide to go all out dressed in red from your head to your foot; either way you'll have an extra 5 bucks to spend at the bar.
Speaking of the bar, there will be a special deal this month: $3 Hamm’s for Hamlet! Hamm’s Beer was recently added to the options on tap and it’s being discounted in celebration of this show; part of Christmas in July if you like.
And be sure to bring your best holiday drinking attitude because "We shall teach you to drink deep 'ere you depart"
Wherein our Saviour’s birth is celebrated,
The bird of dawning singeth all night long.
And then, they say, no spirit dare stir abroad.
The nights are wholesome. Then no planets strike,
No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to charm,
So hallowed and so gracious is that time."
Wait, are you saying...this is a CHRISTMAS STORY?!?!
We've decided to embrace the (completely canon, we did our research) Christmas themes of Hamlet. And of course we will do it the way we always do, "Shakespeare Raw".
How does it work? I'm glad you asked.
A group of actors arrive the day of the show having read (or at least skimmed) the script so they are at passingly familiar with the text. Then, they pull a character name from the casting director (aka the Hat) to learn who they will be playing that night. They then have approximately 10 minutes to get into character (read: grab a drink) and get ready for their first scene. And the next one. And the one after that. You get the idea.
"But I'm not familiar with the play" you say, well, here's the gist:
Hamlet, son of the king of Denmark, is summoned home for his father's funeral and his mother's wedding to his uncle. In a supernatural episode, he discovers that his uncle, whom he hates anyway, murdered his father. In an incredibly convoluted plot he manages to (impossible to put this in exact order) feign (or perhaps not to feign) madness, murder the "prime minister," love and then unlove an innocent whom he drives to madness, plot and then unplot against the uncle, direct a play within a play, successfully conspire against the lives of two well-meaning friends, and finally take his revenge on the uncle, but only at the cost of almost every life on stage, including his own and his mother's.
And we're going to make it fun.
You'll have three opportunities to catch this spectacle, July 13th, 14th, and 15th; doors at 7, show at 7:30.
The location? Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery. Yeah, the one that looks like a castle. We're doing a play about kings killing each other in a CASTLE!!! A castle with plenty of on-street parking. Sometimes. Hoping that this is one of those times.
Cost is $10 at the door or $5 if you're in X-Mas wear. Whether you just pull out an appropriately ugly sweater or you decide to go all out dressed in red from your head to your foot; either way you'll have an extra 5 bucks to spend at the bar.
Speaking of the bar, there will be a special deal this month: $3 Hamm’s for Hamlet! Hamm’s Beer was recently added to the options on tap and it’s being discounted in celebration of this show; part of Christmas in July if you like.
And be sure to bring your best holiday drinking attitude because "We shall teach you to drink deep 'ere you depart"
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Where is it happening?
Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery, 917 W Juneau Ave,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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