Vicksburg Theatre Guild presents...

by William Shakespeare
directed by Shanna Dixon & Preston Lanier

Auditions: Sat., Sep. 20 at 2 p.m. & Mon., Sep. 22, 2025 at 6 p.m.
Cast:
30 actors, various genders, ages 13 and up.
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Shows:
Nov. 7-9 & 14-16, 2025.
Fri. & Sat. at 7:30 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m.
Tickets: $15, $10 senior citizens (65 & over) & youth (13-19), $8 children (12 & under)
Buy tickets at the Box Office, or online at: https://www.showclix.com/events/10243
Directions

What would happen if the overseers of a mental institution put their patients into “Hamlet,” one of the most tragic stories ever told?
Set in the depths of a mental institution, the antagonists are the hospital staff and the protagonists are the patients. The staff is playing a twisted game with the patients, all in the name of “therapy.”
A combination of the original text and the modern translations will create an obvious difference between the two groups.

Part of the VTG Membership season.

 

 

THE CAST
The Staff
Claudius  - Brian Jordan
Polonius - Nikki Ciciora 
Gertrude - Bethany Hartfield
Marcellus - Willie Thomas
Barnardo  - Jackson Skeens
Francisco  - Bobby Newell
The Patients
Hamlet - Garrett Lee
Horatio - Jordan Carey
Laertes - John Ryan Hearn
Ophelia - Jordyn Tracy
Rosencrantz / Guildenstern - Robin Mandarino
Osric - Caitlyn Jeffers
Fortinbras - Angela Cothern
Voltemand / Cornelius - Chrystina Phillips
Runesca - Gena Goodson
Reynaldo - Mikki Sanderson
Messenger - Lily Sanderson 
Ghost of King Hamlet  - Paul Bennett
Hamlet’s Hired Players
Player 1 - Charli Davidson
Player 2 - Anna Lanier
Player 3 - Gena Goodson
Player 4 - Staria Russell
Gracediggers / Orderlies
1st Clown - Megan Holman
2nd Clown - Amyrie Wricks
3rd Clown - Micah O'Dell
     
PRODUCTION STAFF
Director - Shanna Dixon 
Director - Preston Lanier