Cudgel thy brains no more about it

Paul Lundgren Mar 15, 2011 11 Comments

Wise Fool Shakespeare‘s production of Hamlet closes this weekend. Would you like free tickets? Be the first rogue and/or peasant slave to comment on this post and you shall claim this outrageous fortune.


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11 Comments

brautigan

about 14 years ago 

I pity thy wise fool who isn't mine own self at this shiningest moment of glorious fortune. Now, gimme my tickets before I fetch my rapier!!

Paul Lundgren

about 14 years ago 

Brautigan wins! Brautigan wins!

Timk

about 14 years ago 

Brautigan wins in style!

calk

about 14 years ago 

I couldn't see Hamlet again this weekend if I wanted to, because I have other commitments, but I want to urge people to GO SEE THIS PLAY! This production is absolutely stellar, with an incredible cast of many of the region's finest actors. Paul Brissett's (Hamlet's father) face makeup is worth the price of admission in itself. And the death scene at the end... keep your eye on Julie Ahasay (Queen Gertrude). Nobody but nobody can die like she does! 

I've seen Broadway plays where I've had to shell out $80-100 for crappy seats way far back. I paid $15 for a front row seat to Hamlet opening night, and totally got more than my money's worth.

See it, you will be glad you did.

Dave Sorensen

about 14 years ago 

What a great show, and you get a glimpse of the interior of the Scottish Rite building. That was really interesting.

calk

about 14 years ago 

Definitely the venue is worth that $15 admission too. I hope the company stays there, it's a fabulous theatre. AND it's near Hanabi for pre-theatre dining!

greg cougar conley

about 14 years ago 

I also thought the play was very well done. This Shakespeare fellow seems to know his craft well.

I would greatly suggest that all of you go see this production before it's too late. Like before you die from a poisoned sword and don't make it to the Scottish Rite Theatre or something.

But seriously, really good acting, well directed and a lovely evening out. Wish I had gone to Hanabi.

Claire

about 14 years ago 

Last weekend to see Hamlet at the Scottish Rite! Don't feel like a schmuck when people ask you if you saw this rendition, and you have to say you passed it up. The wise Fool company has truly created one of the best Shakespeare performances I've ever seen, and we in Duluth are damn lucky to have such talent in living in our midst.

davids

about 14 years ago 

I saw the play last night--solid production of a well-written play. The lead role was very well conceived and acted, and the director is the same person who plays Hamlet, so the play has a fairly clear vision. Lots of good performances in other roles, too. Well worth seeing. 

After the play, take a look at the drops concealed above the stage--a UMD theater professor told me last night they are around 100 years old and were used to serve as the backdrops for various of the Scottish Rite secret rituals.

greg cougar conley

about 14 years ago 

I heard that the masons have backdrops for Mozart's "The Magic Flute." There's some connection to that work for the masons, apparently. I spied the drops but didn't get a good look at them.

why do i want to become a mason all of a sudden?

zra

about 14 years ago 

Mozart was a Mason.

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