15 August, 2017
(Hopkinton, MA): Brown Box Theatre Project returns for a seventh year of Free Outdoor Shakespeare with their largest and most ambitious production yet. The troupe’s much-anticipated presentation of Hamlet will enjoy a three-week tour to seven outdoor venues throughout Greater Boston August 11-27, including a production at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts on August 26th.
Brown Box is thrilled to partner with the Hopkinton Center for the Arts to bring this production to their vibrant community. The HCA is known not only for hosting diverse and successful artistic ventures, but also for educating and enriching anyone who passes through their doors with their classes and programs. Brown Box and the HCA share a dedication to community enrichment, and Brown Box is grateful for the opportunity to contribute to an already buzzing artistic community.
Brown Box’s annual tradition will continue the company’s mission of delivering professional, impactful theatre directly to communities in an ongoing effort to transform the way theatre is created and consumed. “We want to tackle the problems facing the arts in creative and constructive ways,” explains Artistic Director Kyler Taustin. “In a time when space is a major obstacle for virtually every company in Boston, we want to embrace this challenge as a way to reimagine what the theatre scene can look like.” The company seeks to use performance as a way to reach new communities, share diverse stories, and spark conversation. “Theatre shouldn’t exist in a bubble,” says Taustin. “Geography and cost should not exclude people from cultural opportunities.”
Hamlet, Shakespeare’s pivotal work, delves deep into the recesses of human consciousness in a raw and unforgiving examination of a treacherous political landscape and one Prince’s struggle with the weighty consequences of action, inaction, pain, numbness, and the ever-terrifying unknown. Murder, treason, intrigue, and betrayal culminate to form this harrowing and timeless theatrical masterpiece. All Hamlet performances are free, outdoors, and open to all audiences.
ABOUT THE COMPANY: Brown Box Theatre Project's mission is to bring high-quality theatre to communities that otherwise lack access to the performing arts. The constant goal in all their programming is to bring down barriers that separate potential audiences from live theatre and to introduce the performing arts to the widest audience possible.
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7th Annual Free Shakespeare HAMLET Brown Box Theatre Project Directed by Kyler Taustin
FEATURING: Jesse Garlick as Hamlet Gigi Watson as Ophelia Cam Torres as Claudius Jade Guerra as Gertrude Ben Heath as Horatio James Wechsler as Polonius Felix Teich as Laertes Emily Elmore as Rosencrantz Nick Osborne as Guildenstern Spencer Parli Tew as Player King/Ghost/Osric Margaret Clark as Player Queen/Marcellus/Gravedigger Produced by Hannah Pryfogle and Alex Lonati Stage Managed by Erica Paige Brown Production Managed by Jeremy Stein Technical Direction by Matthew Williams Lighting Design by Joey Guthman Costume Design by Chelsea Kerl Sound Design by Elizabeth Cahill Properties Design by Megan Kinneen Fight Choreography by Ben Heath Audio Engineering by Katie Jost
PERFORMANCE LOCATIONS AND TIME: August 11-13 - Christian Herter Park | 1175 Soldiers Field Road, Allston, MA 02134
Friday, August 18 - Waterfront Plaza at Atlantic Wharf | 290 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02110
Saturday, August 19 - Fall River Heritage Park | 200 Davol Street, Fall River, MA 02720
Sunday, August 20 - Pilgrim Memorial State Park | 79 Water Street, Plymouth, MA 02360
Thursday, August 24 - Borderland State Park | 259 Massapoag Avenue, North Easton, MA 02356
Friday, August 25 - Baxter Park Amphitheater at Assembly Row | Somerville, MA 02145
Saturday, August 26 - Hopkinton Center for the Arts | 98 Hayden Rowe Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748
Sunday, August 27 - Waterfront Plaza at Atlantic Wharf | 290 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02110
All performances begin at 7:30pm. All performances are FREE and open to all audiences. No reservations required. Hamlet will be performed outdoors and seating is on the lawn. For your comfort, feel free to bring a blanket or lawn chair. For rain locations and more information, please visit www.brownboxtheatre.org.
