From Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, which is in residence at Babson College:
The year was 1866, less than a year after President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. His brother Edwin Booth, one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of the nineteenth century, decided to perform Hamlet on Broadway, a role he had performed in the past to great acclaim. A huge crowd turned up for the performance — but it wasn’t clear whether they were there to see the actor perform, or to exact their revenge. Jacob Fishel, an actor with a wide-ranging career on television and on and off Broadway, takes on the role of Booth.
Date and Time:
March 23–26 and March 29–April 2
Wednesday–Saturday evenings at 7:30 P.M.
Saturday and Sunday matinees at 3:00 P.M.
Location:
Carling-Sorenson Theater
Babson Campus
Ticket prices range from $5 to $60, with discounts for students and faculty/staff. Selected performances (to be announced) free for students.
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