Images from Ian W. Hill's Hamlet

[collisionwork]

I needed some production photos quick for publicity purposes, so I asked some of the actors who live near The Brick to come by last night and get into costume and get some photos after the shows were over. Gyda Arber and Bryan Enk were able to make it - and thanks for the loan of the camera and for uploading the shots to Gyda.


So here's some of what the show pretty much looks like. Here I am as Hamlet with Enk as Polonius (". . . conception is a blessing, but not as your daughter may conceive . . ."):





With Gyda as the Norwegian Captain, talking of futile war:





And the two of us again, looking out on the Norwegian troops being sent to their deaths in Poland:





And finally, the shot you have to get, Hamlet with Yorick:





Now, a rush. Shower and shave, off to Staples for new programs, off to Big Apple Lights to exchange a loaner piece of equipment with our repaired one (the "brain" for our practical dimmers), off to The Brick to put the piece in and then practice for a few hours. I'm feeling good, though Berit and I were at The Brick fixing tech things until 5.00 am again last night (this morning). Now to keep this up through the show.

Comments

[justjohn.livejournal.com]

That first photo made me think, "Oh my god, it's (Animal House's) Pinto as Hamlet!"

[collisionwork]

Good lord, you're right. Something about my "Hamlet" look winds up looking like all kinds of different people from different angle, and I can't identify most of them. Very frustrating. At least people aren't telling me I look like Stephen King all the time, as usual.


Tom "Pinto" Hulce has indeed played Hamlet, in 1992 at the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C. - a friend of mine was in the company and said it was pretty good.

[justjohn.livejournal.com]

That was Tom Hulce?

Now I'm imagining a Hamlet with Hulce's Mozart cackling.

[collisionwork]

From what I read in one review I saw while googling the production to find out the date, you're not far off. He apparently went the "really crazy" Hamlet route.