Hamlet: a few issues
I’m feeling kinda lost with Hamlet right now. Every time I go to reherasal, it seems like there are more changes to the script, and the actors have more questions about their characters and who things are playing out, but there are no answers. Its becoming very frustrating. In my opinion, if you are going to deviate heavily from the text of Hamlet (or any other Shakespeare play), you have got to have a solid vision. The changes will mean that your actors have more questions, and so a director needs to know the motiviations of each character. And he can’t fly by the seat of his pants.
But this seems to be occurring here. The directing appears to be haphazard and inconsistent. The focus seems to be more on the multi-media aspects rather than on the characters. And as an actor, it feels like were being left on our own to direct ourselves.
And don’t get me started on the disorganization in terms of the scheduling.
Honestly, at this point, I am far too frustrated with this production company to put into words. And I think that I won’t be sticking around for the other two shows in the new year.
I think that it would be more helpful to be creating my own theatre, rather than participating in someone else’s butchery of classic plays.
