Hamlet?
First read-through of Hamlet today.
And my thoughts?
Well, its not Hamlet, per se. Not truly. This is more of a treatment of Hamlet. The play is very different, with much cut out, massive changes in scene structure and text.
Do I like it? I’m not sure. At this point, I’m undecided. Its definately not what I expected. Is it interesting? Definately. How will it look on stage? I have no idea. I can’t picture it in my head…probably because it wasn’t what I was expecting.
I am very happy, however, the many of my scenes are with my friend Adrianna, however. I think that working with her will be great fun.
Overall, I really don’t know what to say about this version of Hamlet. The purist in me is crying out in outrage (or at least mild disgust or discomfort). However, as an actor, there are very likely to be instances in the future when I will have to swallow my purist tendencies and trust the director’s vision. So that is what I am going to do. Trust that the director’s vision will work.
After all, were I the director, I would expect the same of my actors.
Now, I am off to bed, since I’ve been up since 4am (stupid work).
