Runs 90 minutes with no intermission. 1W/2M
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Synopsis:
A director and an assistant director calls back a young unknown actor.
"Hamlet" is going up on Broadway in six months, and a move to stay relevant, the director has decided Hamlet will be played by a woman.
Throughout that evening, the true nature of the three is revealed and tension escalates as the text of "Hamlet" gives words to their conflict. The power shifts between the director, assistant director, and the actor, and blackmail ends the play. Or does it? The cyclical nature of revenge is reinforced and the question remains; is revenge just wild justice?
 

New Play Exchange recommendations:
“ A thrilling play that kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. This is such a great role for a woman, and it's a very easily produced play. Real time, single set, 3 actors, all dealing with very real stuff while playing with Hamlet in such a great way [...] Such high stakes! And such real fuckery! Wonderfully done! ”

“ Two years past the dawn of #metoo, this play offers a fascinating depiction of gender power dynamics in the casting room (for a new gender-bent production of Hamlet) and beyond; simultaneously, the plot parallels that of Hamlet's in unexpected ways...

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