Prince Hamlet hits the road!
As you may know, Why Not’s history with Hamlet runs deep. Our first production ever was an adaptation of the play directed by Co-Artistic Director and Founder, Ravi Jain, starring an international cast. For our 10th anniversary in 2017, we went all-in on reimagining the production by challenging who gets to tell this story, and placing Dawn Jani Birley, a Deaf actor, at the centre of Prince Hamlet. This was a completely intersectional and bi-lingual (English/ASL) production, that allowed both d/Deaf and hearing audiences to rediscover the story.
2022 Touring Cast of Prince Hamlet in rehearsal. From top to bottom, left to right: Monice Peter, Eli Pauley / Sturla Alvsvaag, Eli Pauley, Miriam Fernandes / Monice Peter, Dawn Jani Birley, Andrew Musselman / Jeff Ho / Sturla Alvsvaag, Eli Pauley, Miriam Fernandes, Dante Jemmott.
Photos by Dahlia Katz
Now, this fall, Prince Hamlet is taking a huge step across the border for an 8-stop tour across the USA and to Robert Lepage’s Le Diamant in Quebec City. It is extremely rare for a company of our size to tour a production of this scale, and we can’t wait to see how hearing and d/Deaf audiences respond to the work.
The touring company will feature a mix of both original as well as new cast members.
We can’t wait to share more with you about this exciting phase of Prince Hamlet as the tour unfolds!
TOUR DATES AND LOCATIONS
September 12 – 17 | Penn State, University Park, PA
September 20 – 25 | PEAK Performances, Montclair, NJ
September 26 – October 1 | Krannert Center, Urbana, Illinois
October 1 – 7 | Carolina Performing Arts, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC
October 17 – 23 | Mondavi Center, Davis, CA
October 24 – 28 | Stanford Live, Palo Alto, CA
October 29 – November 5 | Utah Presents, Salt Lake City, UT
November 5 – 12 | Le Diamant, Quebec City
Read more about our first performance at Penn State here.
