Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

BY TOM STOPPARD

DIRECTED BY KAREN GRIERSON

Stoppard's first and perhaps most famous full-length play presents a worm's-eye view of Shakespeare's Hamlet, as filtered through the existential sensibilities of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern inhabit a world completely beyond their comprehension. Unsure of where they are going (and even of who they are and where they come from), they depend upon others to give their lives meaning. While awaiting instructions, they fall back upon games -- word play and simple wagers -- that rarely achieve their intended goals. In the end, they resign themselves to their fate, although Guildenstern says, "There must have been a moment, at the beginning, when we could have said -- no. But somehow we missed it." Perhaps.

Performances: MARCH 22-24, 29-31, 2007 8PM

All shows performed at: St. Jacobs Church Theatre 1376 King St. N., St. Jacobs ON

Auditions: January 3, 4, 5, from 7 PM to 10 PM

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