William Shakespeare’s epic tragedy Hamlet is USU Eastern’s final play of the 2015 theatre season with guest director, Jarom Christopher Brown, mounting an impressive production.
This is Brown’s second time directing at Eastern. He directed the satirical “Merchant of Vegas” a few years ago.
The cast is made up of eight actors, many playing multiple roles. Three freshmen play iconic roles: Adam Bone, a graduate of Carbon High School, plays Hamlet; Victoria Tita, Maple Mountain High School, plays Ofelia; and Tasia Roche, Desert Hills High School, plays Gertred.
Other cast members include Chloe Clark, Stansbury High School; Josh DeMie and Josh Bone, Carbon High; Corey Ewan, USU Eastern associate professor; and Jerry Hoffman, Hollywood, Calif., professional actor; round out the cast.
“Our acting muscles are certainly getting a work out,” noted Ewan who is playing both Claudius and the Ghost. Ewan
The play will be in the Peterson Black Box theater.The audience will be seated on either side of the playing space, which will be like a runway.
The challenge is to be certain the audience is involved.
Next shows will be December 10-12. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices are $10 for adults, $7 for seniors, $5 for faculty, staff, and nonUSUE students, USUE students with a current activity card is $1.
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