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To be or not to be: A modernized ‘Hamlet’ in Brooklyn

Tyler Dickinson-Frevola March 10, 2020

The stage is set: a dark black box in which a single golden incense lamp hangs, billowing smoke illuminated by white light from above. Slowly, characters come from the wings to mourn the loss of King Hamlet, still body beneath a plastic sheet on a cold, metallic table. In the single spotlight from above, surrounded by darkness on all sides, Hamlet lets out a single, silent scream of agony in loss.

Hofstra’s ‘Hamlet’ Would Make Shakespeare Proud

Marialena Rago March 7, 2017

“Hamlet” might be one of the most overworked shows in history, but there is no way Hofstra’s production could be called usual or overdone unless you were alive in 1599. On Thursday...

Shakespeare’s Globe Theater Comes to Hofstra

Marialena Rago February 28, 2017

This month, Hofstra holds its 68th Annual Shakespeare Festival with the star being the new Globe Stage. This stage is an accurate emulation of the London Globe Theatre, which is a replication of the...

Hofstra Drama Department presents: “The Play’s The Thing: A One Hour Hamlet”

Hofstra Chronicle March 11, 2016

By Brianna Ciniglio staff writer Feb. 27 featured a performance of “The Play’s The Thing: A One Hour Hamlet” with a pre-performance of “The Festival Musicale.” The pre-performance...

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