Wed - Jan 22, 2025 - 7:30 PM
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Thu - Jan 23, 2025 - 7:30 PM
Half Price Preview Performance
Fri - Jan 24, 2025 - 7:30 PM
OPENING NIGHT
Sat - Jan 25, 2025 - 7:30 PM
Thu - Jan 30, 2025 - 7:30 PM
Fri - Jan 31, 2025 - 7:30 PM
Sat - Feb 1, 2025 - 7:30 PM
Sun - Feb 2, 2025 - 2:00 PM
Post-Show Q&A with Cast
Thu - Feb 6, 2025 - 7:30 PM
Fri - Feb 7, 2025 - 7:30 PM
Sat - Feb 8, 2025 - 2:00 PM
Sign Language Interpreted | Live Audio Description Service Available
Sat - Feb 8, 2025 - 7:30 PM
Sun - Feb 9, 2025 - 2:00 PM
Post-Show Q&A with Cast
A Room in the Castle Based on the Women of "Hamlet." By Lauren M. Gunderson
January 24 - February 9, 2025
In this parallel retelling of Hamlet from Ophelia and Gertrude's perspectives, the focus shifts to their emotional journey amidst the chaos of the Danish court. Ophelia’s narrative begins with the blossoming of a secret romance with Hamlet, filled with promise and youthful passion. As the court's intrigue deepens, Ophelia and Gertrude finds themselves ensnared in a web of political machinations and familial expectations, struggling to maintain power and agency. Will their ending be a confirmation of Shakespeare's original or a liberation from it? Find out in the World Premiere of Lauren Gunderson’s A Room in the Castle.
Directed by Kaja Dunn
Co-Produced with The Folger Theatre
This season, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company embarks on PROJECT Hamlet, presenting a trio of productions that explore the timeless tragedy of "Hamlet." The series begins with a FREE production of "Hamlet" in the parks across the tri-state area, followed by the Cincinnati premiere of James Ijames' Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Fat Ham," which reimagines the story of "Hamlet" as a backyard BBQ in the South. The series concludes with the World Premiere of Lauren Gunderson's "A Room in the Castle" which is based on the women of "Hamlet." This play was commissioned by CSC and is co-produced with The Folger Theatre in Washington DC.
Design Sponsor
Judge Mark and Sue Ann Painter
New Play Development Sponsor
The McElroy Family