“Hamlet: The Bad Quarto”, a script that predates the best-loved published Folio, employs some names, phrasing and layering that resemble an early draft, before the Bard really got going on eloquence and rhythms. Yet, taken for all, “The Bad Quarto” doesn’t seem so very different by comparison. Rare in presentation, it is an exhilarating treat to experience the play now onstage at the Rauh Studio Theatre in Oakland, presented by director Jeremy Seghers with a youthful cast, led by Ayden Freed.
INTERVIEW with director JEREMY SEGHERS, who has chosen “HAMLET: THE BAD QUARTO” for his second directorial project in Pittsburgh — after his dramatization of Franz Kafka’s “The Trial.” The director has theories of about what good comes of diving into “Q1” — the earliest known version of “Hamlet” — and why it is a relevant and insightful companion to what many consider to be the greatest play in the English language.
By SHARON EBERSON So much Pittsburgh theater, so little time is among my top picks for the subtitle of my theater-going life. A good overall title might be: “There’s No Business Like Covering Show Business.” Combine those two, and you… Read More ›
By BOB HOOVER How many versions of Hamlet have we seen? In my life, at least a dozen. (I was an English major). My previous was at the Globe Theatre in London, a fast-paced, almost breathless production that seldom paused to let… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON To be Hamlet is to be a student prince bound to seek revenge for his father’s death, and to be indecisive in the task. Anything else is as you like it. More to the point, to borrow a… Read More ›
The setting at the Carrie Furnaces site has moved outdoors during preproduction By SHARON EBERSON For all those who believe in destiny, it was preordained that Treasure Treasure was meant to be Quantum Theatre’s Hamlet.“On a whim,” she had randomly… Read More ›
Quantum Theatre presents an ambitious three show season of cutting-edge theatre in their mission to create a laboratory for artistic experimentation in Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods. Season subscriptions are available now for these shows: Hamlet | August 4-27, 2023 Quantum returns to… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON With a unique display of First Folios as a backdrop, Quantum Theatre previewed its 2023-24 season, which includes Hamlet and the return to the scene of another Bard tragedy. Quantum will be taking up residence again at… Read More ›
The Steel City Shakespeare Center is devoted to bringing theatre to the underserved and breaking down notions that Shakespeare is only accessible to people of a certain class, income or educational level. Choosing to perform their latest production, William Shakespeare’s… Read More ›
A letter from the Editor, Hello friends and welcome to our third annual Fall Preview! If you’ve been sticking with us for a while, you know the drill! If you’re new to the PITR game, welcome! We’re glad you’re here…. Read More ›
