Two Truths w/ Madeline Wolf

Madeline Wolf bares all in today’s Two Truths and a Lie! Or does she? (She does [Or does she?]) This video may or may not be suitable for minors, but you won’t know until you watch it, because we’re not going to spoil it for you. (Or are we?)

Maddie plays Juliet, Henry Percy, and many more in Hamlet Isn’t Dead’s Richard II and Romeo & Juliet. She also has a gorgeous singing voice, and if you haven’t heard it before, you’re welcome. You can check it out at the end of this HIDeo, and then see more on her YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/madsterr22

(Or CAN you?!)

…(You can)

Right?? Right??? We know. Let that song sweep you away right to the donation station of our Indiegogo Page here: http://igg.me/at/hid You can thank us later.
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Two Truths w/ Nathan Luttrull

Who's your favorite HIDiot? Is it Nathan? If it it, have we got a treat for you! (And, if it's not...well...we won't tell him if you won't.)

In lieu of the Struts & Frets series, we're introducing our actors to you this time with something a little more personal! Nathan Luttrull plays Romeo and the Duke of York in Hamlet Isn't Dead's upcoming productions of Richard II and Romeo & Juliet. In the video below, Nathan shares with us Two Truths and a Lie! Go ahead and see if you can pick out which is which!

Okay, okay, the thumbnail might have given it away, but what's the MOST true is that Hamlet Isn't Dead needs your help! We're in the middle of our Indiegogo-est campaign to date, and every penny counts.

There are lots of ways you can show your support, and here are a few options that immediately spring to mind:

1. You can donate to the Indiegogo here: http://igg.me/at/hid
Easy enough.

2. You can share our campaign, either through e-mail or social media. Need an excuse to catch up with a long-lost (wealthy) relative? We're happy to give you the excuse you need.

3. Come catch Richard II and Romeo & Juliet in rep, opening soon! Tickets and date information are here: http://r2rj.brownpapertickets.com/

4. Call us at three in the morning and breathe heavily into the phone.

...okay, maybe one of those was a lie too.

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R2RJ: Dramatis Personae

Eight actors. Two shows. Eleven performances. That's right, chances are few and seats will be limited as Hamlet Isn't Dead presents Shakespeare's most famous couple alongside his most downtrodden king. Passion, power, and politics collide in the "Vendetta Duology" you won't want to miss. Both shows are rife with love, honor, duty, and just a smattering of violence to keep things interesting. Check out their faces here, and return often as....

Hamlet Isn't Dead Presents:

Richard II

directed by Emily C. A. Snyder

and 

Romeo & Juliet

directed by David Andrew Laws

starring:

Nathan Luttrull as Romeo/Sampson
& Duke of York/Gardener's Servant

Madeline Wolf as Juliet/Gregory
& Percy/Bushy/Lady in Waiting

Amanda Clark as Tybalt/Friar Laurence
& Mowbray/Bagot/Exton

Kineta Kunutu as Benvolio
& John of Gaunt/Bishop of Carlisle/Gardener/Duchess of York

Morgan Hooper as Mercutio/Paris/Prince
& Richard II

Robin Rightmyer as Lord Capulet
& Bolingbroke

Alice Qin as Lady Capulet/Abraham
& Northumberland/Green

Kitty Mortland as Nurse/Montague
& Queen Isabella/Duke of Aumerle

We hope you're as excited as we are, though honestly that would be fairly impressive. We can't wait to share these stories with you through old friends and new acquaintances. Whether its your first time joining us or your tenth, we know this is going to be theatre you'll love.

...whether you like it or not.

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Ticket information will be available soon. In the meantime, mark your calendar. Show dates are:

 Oct. 31st - Nov. 22nd at 55 Bethune St., New York, NY

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#R2RJ - Who's Directing Whom

It's one of our favorite times of the year again! (To be fair, we have a lot of favorite times of the year) But, specifically, this is when we get to show off the exciting new (and old) directors of our upcoming shows!

Re-Introducing, Emily C. A. Snyder! Emily will be directing this Fall's Richard II, which she'll be the first to tell you is her favorite of Shakespeare's Histories. Lucky us! Emily's been with us since the beginning, as an actor, supporter, and loyal audience member. We are thrilled to have her with us in this new capacity, and will let her say a little bit about herself after this brief picture break.

The brevity really depends on how long you get lost in her eyes.

     Emily is thrilled to be returning to Hamlet Isn't Dead to direct Richard II, after performing in HID's inaugural production of Two Gentlemen of Verona as Lucetta. [Editor: And Outlaw #2, never forget]

     Emily is the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Turn to Flesh Productions, which specializes in new plays on modern themes written in classical styles.  Valentine's Weekend 2014 premiered Emily's own Cupid and Psyche ~ A New Play in Blank Verse at the Barrow Group Theatre.

     A professional director for the past fifteen years, favorite shows include: Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night's Dream (Gaudete Academy), The Tempest, Twelfth Night, Tartuffe, Our Town (Hudson Drama Society), and Macbeth (Theatre906).

     The premiere scholar on writing new verse plays, she has also worked as a Verse Consultant for May Violets Spring: A New Story for a New Ophelia (Dare Lab), Twelfth Night (Manhattan Shakespeare Company), and It Would Take Armageddon (DreamCatcher Entertainment.)  Emily had the pleasure of studying John Barton's approach to Shakespearean verse in London and Stratford-upon-Avon, England, where she also performed as Rosalind in As You Like It catty-corner to Shakespeare's birthplace.  She holds her Masters Degree from Emerson College in Boston, MA, and her Bachelors from Franciscan University of Steubenville, OH.  Learn more here: www.emilycasnyder.com

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hooray for Emily! But, oof, our next director has some mighty scholarly shoes to fill. Plus, the show paired with Richard II is Romeo & Juliet, one of Shakespeare's most-famous and often-produced plays. This director had better have some lofty artistic ideas, some immense intellectual ability, and the theatrical capabilities of a--...oh, it's David.

More like Romeo & Who-liet David Direct Again?

     That's right! David Andrew Laws returns in his third stint as director for Hamlet Isn't Dead. He directed HID's maiden production, The Two Gentleman of Verona, and the bloody-fun Halloween adventure, Titus Andronicus. He has also appeared with Hamlet Isn't Dead as Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew, Buckingham in Richard III, and Costard in Love's Labour's Lost, as well as providing fight choreography for the Henry VI trilogy. He also had a bit part as Alarbus in Titus Andronicus, but we don't talk about that much.

     For those of you new to the CommunHIDty, David is the Artistic Director and co-founder of Hamlet Isn't Dead. His training has taken him all over, including Louisville, Pittsburgh, Princeton, New York City, and Smolyan, Bulgaria, where he played the titular role in Romeo & Juliet (and we're not talking about the ampersand). He is a Carnegie Mellon graduate and is sitting here writing this entry as if he didn't just vaguely insult himself two paragraphs ago.

     He is also an avid writer, having written over 154 sonnets, which he is hoping to compile into a book called Donations for the Wordless. His most recent work is Attack! of the Killer Man from the Sun!, a Sci-Fi B-Movie parody for the stage, which has received several staged readings in New York, and is anxiously awaiting its world premiere. But that really has little to do with his directorial abilities; you'll just have to come check out R&J to see those.

For more information on David and his doings, please visit davidandrewlaws.com.

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We'll have a lot more information arriving soon, such as audition information and performance dates, but know for now that this is one set of shows you're not going to want to miss. The same troupe of eight actors, each playing multiple roles, will present this series that we're lovingly referring to as the "Vendetta Duology". Can they do it? How much hair will they lose in the process? Only time will tell.

Come see how love turns to death, and desire leads to the grave, as Hamlet Isn't Dead explores Shakespeare's best-known couple and one of his lesser-loved kings.
And remember, Hamlet Isn't Dead is theatre you'll love, whether you like it or not!
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Struts & Frets: Interviews with the Cast and Crew of Love's Labour's Lost - David Andrew Laws

"Last, but not least" is a phrase not usually associated with Shakespeare. Sometimes, when dealing with the Bard, last and least go hand in hand. Two Noble Kinsmen? Come on. And Sonnet 154? It doesn't even rhyme! All we're saying is, the bar's been raised high, and if David Andrew Laws wants to overcome it, he's gonna have to use all the lankiness he embodies to do so.

"Challenge accepted."

(Special thanks to company member Samantha Maurice for providing these questions, so that David didn't have to interview himself.)

HID: You know the drill. What's Costard's favorite color?

DL: Luckily, Costard isn't bound by such conventions as "favorite" or "color" or "What's". He's a fan of every and all things. Asking him to choose a favorite color would be like asking a molecule of water to compose an original opera. But also, it's yellow.

HID: Costard treats us with several songs during the show. What is Costard's favorite 90's single?

DL: Unfortunately, Costard's favorite 90s single hasn't been released yet, because it's from the year 2090. But it's called "All 4 of U", which is a gritty remake of the Sister Hazel song combined with relevant themes on personal cloning devices. It's going to have been a big hit.

HID: Costard also has a penchant for malapropisms. Have you ever embarrassed yourself through trying to sound smarter than you are?

DL: Okay, this is a such a leading question that I'm almost certain you're looking for me to tell a specific story, but the sad truth is that this happens to so frequently that I can't decide which one. Recently I remember realizing that the word "fluctuate" doesn't have an "x" in it, which just blew my mind. Other words I may frequently misuse include "indoctrinate", "obstinately", and "completely legal".

HID: What is Costard going to spend his guerdon and his remuneration on?

DL: Spoiler alert! But probably nothing. In the scene where he exits joyfully with them in hand, it's very likely that he tries to throw the coins in the air and catch them...but drops them and loses them in a storm grate. Not that I've done that with the props, Dayle! I promise. Dayle? I don't want to go back in the cupboard....

HID: Anything else we need to know about you or the show?

DL: The serious answer is that singing in front of an audience is the second scariest thing I've been asked to do in front of an audience, so enjoy that opportunity while it lasts.
        The silly answer is, I'm gonna need someone to let me out of the cupboard when this airs.

We'll be sure to send someone soon, David, but all the people reading this are going to be too busy buying up those last few Love's Labour's Lost tickets. Right? RIGHT?? See you there!
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or here:  http://www.hamletisntdead.com

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Basically, if you want to follow us, you just put hamletisntdead after something. And why wouldn't you want to follow us?? We're a lot of fun. So, see you soon for Love's Labour's Lost!

And remember, it's Hamlet Isn't Dead:
Theatre You’ll Love, Whether You Like It Or Not!

Struts & Frets: Interviews with the Cast and Crew of Love's Labour's Lost - Justin Weaks

We're not sure if you're aware, but Justin Weaks, who plays the King of Navarre in our Love's Labour's Lost, is actually royalty. He's the king of our hearts. *blush* But seriously, we love him, and you're going to too! Be careful, you might have to fight to Princess of France for him! But between all the loving looks he'll be shooting you and the melodious harmonies of his personally written love-ballads, you'll be willing to take that chance.

Let's keep the fan-ficion PG-13 though, shall we?

HID: The world’s dying to know: What’s King Ferdinand’s favorite color and why?

JW: Ferdinand's favorite color is most definitely red. It's a color you must pay attention to. It also signifies strength and determination, which one needs a lot of if they're ruling over a kingdom in their 20's. 

HID: If you were king, what would be your first kingly decree?

JW: That's a toughie! If I, Justin, were king I'd find a way to get as many books for as many kids as I could. Too many don't have access to something so basic! 

HID: When it comes to ladies, have you and your friends ever gotten up to any similar antics as the King and his men?

JW: My friend, Andrew, was going on a blind date and invited me and another friend of ours, Cassie, to come to the restaurant, sit at a nearby table, and scope his date out. Then, during the dinner he and his date would "run into us" at the other table. And we'd give him our opinion of his date when he asks "How's the dessert?". His date was flaky. 

HID: Yikes. Burn. Okay, which of his court is really King Ferdinand’s favorite? Be honest.

JW: Longaville, fo sho! He's always down for the King's ideas! 

HID: We hear that. Anything else we should know about you or the show itself?

JW: When I was 6, I went to the playground to marry my first grade girlfriend (we had arranged this at snack). I went to the wooden fort on the playground, the alter, to exchange vows, but got a bad splinter and stood her up at the alter instead. That was in 1996, and I still have the splinter!! That's Love's Labour's Lost-ish, yeah? Enjoy the show!! 

Well, now we're just going to spend the whole time wondering where the splinter is! Place your bets before coming to the show to see if you can spy it yourself! See you soon!
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For tickets and more information, you can either go here: http://hidlove.bpt.me/
or here: http://www.hamletisntdead.com

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Basically, if you want to follow us, you just put hamletisntdead after something. And why wouldn't you want to follow us?? We're a lot of fun. So, see you soon for Love's Labour's Lost!

And remember, it's Hamlet Isn't Dead:
Theatre You’ll Love, Whether You Like It Or Not!

Struts & Frets: Interviews with the Cast and Crew of Love's Labour's Lost - Travis Klemm

Travis Klemm has been with us since the beginning. He stole our hearts in Two Gentlemen of Verona, dutifully brought them back in The Taming of the Shrew, and pawned off our hearts and our sanity in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare [Abridged]. He's been the butt of many jokes, the victim of constant double-casting, and one of our hardest workers. Sometimes it's hard to say why we love him so much, but we're certainly glad he wandered into your lives.

Plus, we get a government subsidy for keeping him off the streets--
Er...we mean...nevermind.

HID: Travis, for $25,000: What are Longaville and Dull’s favorite color and why?

TK: Longaville's favorite color is ninja turtle green. He always secretly wanted to be a pizza eating crime fighter, and thinks of the dudes of Navar a bit like an exclusive bale of turtles. 

Dull's favorite color is dark white. Not grey, mind you. Dark white. It may only exist in his mind, you'd have to ask him what that looks like.   And I'd assume his answer would be "Its white…but darker" 

HID: By now you’ve got a reputation for playing multiple roles in Hamlet Isn’t Dead shows. Do you have a process for approaching each character that helps you make them so different?

TK: It's always a little different for each character, but I basically find a physical hook for each one, right off the bat, and let the character evolve from there. Sometimes it's a stance or a walk, sometimes it's something a bit sillier. Like "What if Thurio had personal space issues, and just touches people a bit too much?". It's always a character by character issue, but I find that especially with multi-rolling, clear & distinct physical traits help keep different characters easily identifiable. Vocal choices and different sets of actions tend to fall into place pretty quickly after that.

HID: If you were going to play every single role in one of Shakespeare’s plays, which would it be? And how do you think it would be received?

TK: Definitely a tragedy. I think a one man show full of death and murder would be a lot of fun. Titus maybe. I think playing a girl with no hands who is also playing a man cutting off his own hand has some real potential for greatness. 

HID: Are there any moments in LLL that are difficult as an actor not to laugh at?

TK: Tons. Some I've entirely given up on, but they're semi-appropriate moments for me to be laughing (and hopefully the audience will be so busy laughing themselves that it'll slide past unnoticed). I have a very hard time keeping a straight face anytime José is onstage. 

HID: Anything else we need to know about you or the show itself?

TK: It's great!! You should buy your tickets early and often. Oh, and if you get the chance you should read some of the notes that get tossed around during the show. They range from comedic genius to utter filth. 

Challenge accepted! Come catch the love (and a furiously balled-up haiku) with Travis and the rest at Love's Labour's Lost!
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For tickets and more information, you can either go here: http://hidlove.bpt.me/
or here: http://www.hamletisntdead.com

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Basically, if you want to follow us, you just put hamletisntdead after something. And why wouldn't you want to follow us?? We're a lot of fun. So, see you soon for Love's Labour's Lost!

And remember, it's Hamlet Isn't Dead:
Theatre You’ll Love, Whether You Like It Or Not!