'Hamlet' at A Noise Within

How does one stage "Hamlet"? Let us count the ways. The ghosts of Hamlets past -- no pun intended -- haunt contemporary directors, who must distinguish their own efforts in a crowded field. Then there's the problem of casting the play, which too often serves as a vanity project for third-rate Hamlets ill-equipped for the task.

By F. Kathleen Foley

October 3, 2008