Tuesday, May 24, 2011

HAMLET IN CLINTONVILLE

DIRECTED (yes, elegantly and sparely) BY RICHARD ALBERT,
William Shakespeare's HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK, will trod the boards at Columbus Civic Theatre, 3837 Indianola Avenue,on Thursdays, Fridays,Saturdays,thru June eleventh. BEN GORMAN is slightly short of stature-- but not of talent. His Hamlet is played with clarity, power, and appropriate understatement. Of course,the script is good too! Nobody "saws the air" Lighting and sets are minimal. The costumes are understated yet their hues suggest medieval gloom. Each player, even to the grave digger, speaks with authority.-- They know their places well. Again: the plays the thing, and it closes June eleventh

COOL FOR COLE, as in Cole Porter,should be delicious and intense.--Like the hyped up times Cole lived in! COLE runs from June 30 to July 23.
CALL 447- PLAY . Columbus Civic Theater resembles a water logged jewel box. It's at 3837 Indianola Avenue, and there is ample parking. Know your places well.