Oh horrible, oh horrible, most horrible!
Sword fighting!
Betrayal!
Murder!
Hamlet’s father is dead. A suspicious ghost is rumoured to be lingering in Denmark. The noble prince Hamlet discovers the ghost is his father, who died not because of age or sickness, but because of an evil, murderous, and greedy traitor. A horrifying drink and a terrifying sword fight await Hamlet. To kill or not to kill! These may be the questions:
Who will make it out alive?
Will Hamlet avenge the spirit of his father?
Will Hamlet find the true murderer and get his revenge, or will he die trying?
So be warned that this is a brave, funny, and daring story, but also a sad and heart-breaking one too. Please turn off your cell phones and enjoy William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, creatively modified by Brendan P. Kelso.
To watch or not to watch, will be your choice!
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CAST
HAMLET- Ari – Son to the dead King Hamlet, nephew to Claudius, the thinker, or “over” thinker (he’s complicated)
CLAUDIUS- Nick – The big, bad new King of Denmark.
GERTRUDE- Vanessa – Queen, Hamlet’s mom, married to his dad & then to his uncle (It’s complicated)
POLONIUS- Iva – A lord (bad guy too!)
OPHELIA- Melissa – Polonius’ daughter, thinks Hamlet is cute!
LAERTES- Jason – Polonius’ sword-fighting son, thinks Hamlet is rotten!
ROSENCRANTZ- Charles – Crazy guy #1
GUILDENSTERN- Daniel S. –Crazy guy #2
HORATIO- Ashvin – Hamlet’s closest friend.
MARCELLUS- Natasha – Hamlet’s friend
BARNADO- Solara – Hamlet’s friend
GHOST- Jethro – A ghost, duh!
OSRIC- Bradley – A young dude
PLAYER 1- Rakiia – An actor
PLAYER 2- Eunyoung – Another actor
GRAVE DIGGERS – Jerry, Riku (afternoon performance), Yanis (evening performance) – Diggers for dead people
FORTINBRAS- Milica – Prince of Norway
SAILOR- Yanis – A sailor (duh!)
CREW
LIGHTS AND CURTAIN – Ize and David
COSTUMES – Tina and Rachelle
PROPS – Kent and Daniel C.
DIRECTED BY – Chloe and Ansley
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR – Maggie
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Division 3 would like to thank:
Mr. Clett for all his help locating and setting up props on stage. He also helped to keep us loaded with cardboard too.
Ms. Escueta and Ms. Lee for allowing us access to the music room to practice.
Mr. MacRitchie for being our wonderful audio technical advisor.
Mr. Sheldon Wong for his star videography.
All the teachers and students of Chaffey-Burke Elementary who gave up their PE blocks so we could have more time to practice on-stage.
William Shakespeare for writing such a cool tragedy.
Brendan P. Kelso for adapting such a cool tragedy into a way cool comedy.
