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3 WEEKS, 12 EVENTS, 1 CONVENIENT LOCATION!
The Many Faces of Hamlet
July 28- August 15, 2008
Ray Hartstein Campus
7701 North Lincoln Avenue, Skokie
Coordinated by Beverly Friend, Ph.D.
Energized by the success of last year’s The Many Faces of King Lear
festival, we return to the Bard for
Hamlet another tragedy steeped in the demands of family relationships and
filial obligation. MichaelHalberstam, artistic director of Writers’
Theater, sets the stage for what has been called Shakespeare’s greatest
play. We’ll follow his introduction with a series of lectures on topics
ranging from “Freud, Hamlet, and the Presidential Candidates,” to the
impact of director’s choices and the role of critical evaluation.
Experience theDanish prince as portrayed by Laurence Olivier, Mel Gibson,
and Ethan Hawke, and consider Hamlet’s influence on popular culture, from
Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, to Julie Taymor’s
The Lion King. Call 847-635-1414 for more information.
SCHEDULE:
MONDAY, JULY 28
Morning: 9:30 am-12:30 pm
Film: Olivier's Hamlet (155 min)
Beverly Friend, Ph.D.
HUM C50-62
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern may be missing, but Olivier more than makes
up for the omission with his sterling 1948 depiction of a scholarly,
introspective prince.
Afternoon: 2:30-4:30 pm
Hamlet: World's Greatest Play
Michael Halberstam
Artistic Director of Writers Theater
HUM C50-63
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30
Afternoon: 2:30 - 4 pm
Russian Hamlet: An Analysis
Andrew Wachtel, Ph.D., Northwestern University
HUM C50-64
Kozintsev seeks constantly to represent the content of the play in visual
term with notable sequences constructed without the use of dialogue
Evening: 6-9 pm
Film: Mel Gibson's Hamlet (129 min)
Karol Verson
HUM C50-65
Does Mad Max become Mad Hamlet? Unique 1990 interpretation with incestuous
overtones.
THURSDAY, JULY 31
Afternoon; 1-2:30 pm
Director Looks at Hamlet
Tricia Kessie
HUM C50-66
MONDAY, AUGUST 4
Afternoon: 2 - 4:30 pm Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (118 min)
Beverly Friend, Ph.D. and Karol Verson
HUM C50-67
We are all the heroes of our own lives! ''Every exit is an entrance
somewhere else.''
TUESDAY, AUGUST 5
Morning: 10 am-12 pm
Hamlet, Freud and the Presidential Candidates
Joyce Porter
HUM C50-68
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6
Evening 6-8:30 p.m. Film: Ethan Hawk's Hamlet (106 min)
Beverly Friend, Ph.D.
HUM C50-69
Modern, 2000 high tech version where ghost of Hamlet's father is first
spied via a security monitor.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7
Afternoon: 2:30 - 4 pm
Film: Kurosawa's - The Bad Sleep Well (144 min)
Francine Sanders
HUM C50-70
Story of revenge plus exploration of corporate corruption in the midst of
Japan's post-war recovery, echoing Hamlet and clothed in the trappings of
top-notch film noir.
MONDAY, AUGUST 11
Morning: 10 am-12 pm
Broadway's Lion King:
Julie Taymor
Karol Verson
HUM C50-71
Hamlet in jungle garb.
Afternoon: 1:30-4 pm
Film: The Lion King (90 min)
Douglas Deuchler
HUM C50-72
Hamlet with a happy ending -- in the hands of Walt Disney.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 12
Afternoon: 2:30-4 pm
Hamlet's Influences in Fiction and Poetry
Beverly Friend, Ph.D.
HUM C50-73
Endless possibilities include retelling the take from varied points of
view: Ophelia, Gertrude, Claudius.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14
Afternoon: 2:30 - 4 pm
Critic Looks at Hamlet
Jonathan Abarbanel
WBEZ Drama critic
HUM C50-74
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