Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

by Tom Stoppard

directed by Elizabeth Hunter

presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

What would you do if you suddenly found yourself living in the world of Hamlet? When Rosencrantz & Guildenstern find themselves rushing toward Elsinore with the rules of probability playing funny tricks, they don't know which way is up! Celebrate Theatre@First's 10th Anniversary with Tom Stoppard's wise and witty masterwork.

About the Director: Elizabeth Hunter is the founding Artistic Director of Theatre@First. Ten years ago, she directed Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead for the first time, followed by Murder in the Cathedral, Talley's Folly, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Margaret Ghost, Much Ado About Nothing, Never After, Pride & Prejudice, and The Vagina Monologues. She also founded Bare Bones: Staged Readings at T@F and directed Clubfoot, or Tales from the Back of an Ambulance as part of that ongoing series. As an actor, she has appeared with T@F for Festival@First 2: Summer Splash: My Boyfriend's Wife (Raina), You Can't Take It With You (Penny), Equus (Dysart), and Bare Bones: Mrs. Hawking (Mrs. Hawking). Elizabeth is excited to celebrate Theatre@First's 10th Anniversary by returning to the beginning and seeing how far we've come.

Press

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead was reviewed by The New England Theatre Geek and The Somerville Times.

Performances

Friday, April 4, 2014 at 7pm

Saturday, April 5, 2014 at 4pm

Sunday, April 6, 2014 at 7pm

Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at 7pm

Thursday, April 10, 2014 at 7pm

Friday, April 11, 2014 at 7pm

Saturday, April 12, 2014 at 4pm

Location

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead was presented at The Rockwell, 255 Elm St., Davis Square, Somerville, MA

The performance space is wheelchair-accessible.

Cast

Two Gentlemen


Lead Player

Hamlet

Gertrude

Claudius

Polonius

Ophela

Attendants


Ambassador

Tragedians

Jason Merrill*

Mike Haddad

Johnbarry Green

Michael Tomasulo

Lori-Anne Cohen†

Geoffrey Pingree†

David Policar†

Melody Martin†

Santiago Rivas†

Chris Soule†

Jack Dietz†

Chris Deter

Mare Freed*

Micha Goolsby

Jared Hite

Eric Villhauer


† Pirates could happen to anyone.

* Member of original 2004 T@F production.

Production Team

Producer

Director

Assistant Director

Technical Director/Set Designer

Assistant Technical Director

House Manager

Stage Manager

Stage Crew

Fight Choreographer

Props Mistress

Props Minion

Lighting Design

Sound Design

Music Consultant

Costume Design


Hair and Makeup Design

Hair & Makeup Assistants



Graphic Design

Beckie Hunter*

Elizabeth Hunter*

Brigid A. Battell

Jo Guthrie*

Renée Johnson

Chris DeKalb*

Katie Aasland

Jay Sekora

James Hester

Shazza Gilbert

Michelle Goldburg*

Kay Coughlin

Neil Marsh*

Jessica Raine

Amanda Dausman

Vickie Wu

Zeph

Jeanné Callinan

Mary Parker

Brad Smith

Gilly Rosenthol


* Member of original 2004 T@F production.