Hamlet

DIRECTED BY:

Tom Ridgely

BY:

William Shakespeare

Original music by:

Mohsen Namjoo

The sheen center:

May 10 – Jun 3, 2017

DESCRIPTION

Tony nominee Arian Moayed (The Humans, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo) offers a revelatory new reading of the “melancholy Dane”. Set in Persia a hundred years ago, on the eve of World War I, Waterwell’s Hamlet weaves passages of Farsi translation into the English of Shakespeare’s masterpiece of crisis and identity.

In it, a traditional way of life is being threatened by an evolving world, the land is being threatened by encroaching foreign interests, and a young man finds himself uprooted and torn between opposing customs, values and codes. Featuring a vibrant score that seamlessly blends traditional Persian and modern western elements, this is a bold re-imagining of the most renowned play in any language.

Drama Desk nominee and Waterwell co-founder Tom Ridgely directs.

INFORMATION

Cast: Barzin Akhavan, Amir Arison, Maryam Ataei, Brendan Averett, Cary Donaldson, Andrew Ramcharan Guilarte, Abraham Makany, Arian Moayed, Arash Mokhtar, Ajay Naidu, Shere Rene Scott, Sathya Sridharan, Micah Stock, Sheila Vand
Scenic Design: Jason Simms
Costume Design: Nina Vartanian
Lighting Design: Reza Behjat
Sound Design: Sinan Refik Zafar
Fight Direction: Christian Kelly-Sordelet
Production Stage Manager: Caroline Englander
Production Management: TINC Productions, Erica Blumrosen, Duncan Northern
General Management: Baseline Theatrical, Audra LaBrosse
Press Representative: DKC/O&M;, Michael Jorgensen, Rick Miramontez
Produced by: Sarah Flamm
Musicians: Mohsen Namjoo, Yahya Alkhansa
Associate Producer: Damon Owlia
Assistant Stage Manager: Jessica Kidwell
Assistant Company Manager: Carolyn Quinn
Production Assistant: Kathleen Hefferon
Assistant Director: AC Horton
Vocal Coaches: Kerry Condeloro, Liz Hayes
Scenic Associate: Lydia Milch
Costume Assistant: Melinda Hare
Lighting Associate: Peter W. Mitchell
Properties Supervisor: Eitan Negri
Wardrobe Supervisor: TJ Burleson
Programming/Board Op: Nyle Farmer
Head Carpenter: Andrew Hendren
Head Electrician: John Anselmo
Head Audio: Kelsi Halverson
Photos by: Eric Michael Pearson
Sponsor: Armin Tehrany
Hamlet played in two languages; Shakespeare's masterpiece performed in New York in Farsi and English - BBC Persian (video)
Dual-language production of ‘Hamlet’ on stage at the Sheen Center - PIX11 (video)
Hamlet goes Iranian in Waterwell's dazzling production of Shakespeare's most introspective tragedy - Theatre is Easy
Reviving Ophelia with Sherie Rene Scott and Sheila Vand - The Interval
Arian Moayed Brings His Whole (Divided) Self to ‘Hamlet’ - American Theatre Magazine
A ‘Hamlet’ Poised Between Cultures (and Languages) - The New York Times
First Look at Waterwell's English-Farsi Hamlet - TheaterMania
Is Hamlet Iranian? - Iran Wire
Broadway Actors Join Dual-Language ‘Hamlet’ With Iranian-Born Dane - Variety
Visa Ban Leaves Artists in Limbo, and Institutions Perplexed - The New York Times