In a world where pirates can happen to anyone, this fabulously inventive existentialist tragicomedy is a veritable feast of wordplay and wit.
Winner of four Tony Awards, including “Best Play,” ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD thrusts two of Shakespeare’s most incidental characters into the limelight. Courtiers and close compatriots Rosencrantz and Guildenstern find themselves in Elsinore with the dubious task of identifying what afflicts their childhood friend Hamlet. Can this bewildered duo manage to keep their heads as they engage with a ragtag group of bedraggled players, find themselves on the high seas, and are attacked by a band of pirates?
The New York Times hailed Stoppard's early play as "Very funny, very brilliant, very chilling."
Presented by Folger Theatre
Show Type Drama Comedy |
Running Time 140 minutes (1 Intermission) |
Appropriate For All Ages |
Price Ranges $35 - $75 |
Discount Tickets Available $30 rush tix available 1-hour prior to show; discounts offered to students, seniors, educators, military, & groups
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Box Office Phone: 202-544-7077
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Special Performances
Extra Performances
Dark Days
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Open Caption
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Performer | Role |
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Ian Merrill Peakes | The Player |
Kimberly Schraf | Gertrude |
Brynn Tucker | Ophelia |
Craig Wallace | Claudius |
Rachel Zampelli | Soldier, Tragedian, Player Poisoner |
Jacob Yeh | Fortinbras, Tragedian, Cloaked Figure 1 |
Maggie Donnelly | Horatio, Tragedian, Cloaked Figure 2 |
Luis Alberto Gonzalez | Ambassador, Tragedian, Player King |
Stephen Russell Murray | Soldier, Alfred, Player Queen |
Adam Wesley Brown | Guildenstern |
Biko Eisen-Martin | Hamlet |
Andy Prosky | Polonius |
Romell Witherspoon | Rosencrantz |
Playwright | Tom Stoppard |
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Director |
Aaron Posner |
Costume Designer |
Helen Q. Huang |
Set Designer |
Paige Hathaway |
Sound Designer |
Eric Shimelonis |
Lighting Designer |
Thom Weaver |
Composer |
Eric Shimelonis |
Others |
Michele Osherow, Resident Dramaturg Marne Anderson, Production Stage Manager |
The Promo
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