Myekah Payne is the Assistant Director of Hamlet. Though she has logged plenty of time on the stage, this is her first time on the other side of the action at the Director’s table. Currently she is finishing her degree at York University specializing in the study of Dramaturgy. This study is what spurs her […]
The actors are come hither… The best actors in the world, either for tragedy, comedy, history, pastoral… Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2 Rehearsals for Hamlet started this week. It’s always a thrilling time, full of possibility. Before we jumped into the first week’s work of table reads and meet-and-greets and design presentations, I wanted to […]
Text Adapter and Dramaturg Toby Malone shares the story of how the text for Driftwood’s Hamlet came to be. I feel like it started out as a dare. It wasn’t a bet, but it certainly felt like a challenge. In early 2012 I was in New York City attending a Shakespeare workshop run by Sandy […]
The true story about the first Hamlet produced by Driftwood Long-time Driftwood supporters may recall that although 2015 marks the first time Driftwood is producing Shakespeare’s most celebrated play as part of the Bard’s Bus Tour, it isn’t the first time we’ve delved into the world of Denmark. Back in 2002, before the days of […]
