2022 | 07 Hamlet

July 15-August 7, 2022

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

By William Shakespeare

Adapted and Directed by Catherine Karow

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the opening weekend of Hamlet has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience. Those who purchased tickets have been contacted via email and will receive a full refund. Performances resume Thursday, July 21.

The Acrosstown Repertory Theatre is proud to present an original adaptation of one of the most impactful and widely-performed pieces of literature in the world. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns from school to find his father dead and his mother married to his uncle. However, something is rotten in the state of Denmark, and his father’s ghost walks nightly through Elsinore castle crying out for revenge. Hamlet takes up the gauntlet to confront his mother and uncle, and avenge his father.

“Come! the croaking raven doth bellow for revenge!”

The ART will be moving from its home of 36 years at the end of this season, and we intend to go out with a bang! Performance text, adapted and edited by Catherine Karow from Shakespeare’s second quarto, is fast-paced and has a running time of just two hours. From its impactful staging, with technological enhancements, to its unique casting and costumes, this production is sure to provide a moving and memorable theatrical experience, fitting for the final production in this hauntingly beautiful space.

TRIGGER WARNINGS: Murder, swordfighting, existential crises, apparitions.

We request that all patrons be masked when not eating or drinking.

Hamlet arrives Friday, July 15, and runs until Sunday, August 7; showtimes are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM, and Sundays at 2:00 PM, at the Acrosstown Repertory Theater (619 South Main Street, Gainesville, FL, 32601, in the historic Baird Center at South Main Station, across from Heartwood Soundstage and next door to Akira Wood).

Tickets are $20 for the general public with a $5 discount for seniors (55+), students, teachers, first responders, veterans and active military, and may be purchased below. A limited number of tickets may also be available at the door thirty minutes before showtime.

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the opening weekend of Hamlet has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience. Those who purchased tickets have been contacted via email and will receive a full refund. Performances resume Thursday, July 21.