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\nDirector Kim Strassburger. Photo courtesy of the artist.
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This play reframes\u00a0Hamlet\u00a0through the perspectives of Ophelia, Gertrude, and Anna instead of the men at the center of Shakespeare\u2019s original play. What interested you most about telling this story through the women\u2019s point of view?<\/strong> One of the production\u2019s most striking choices is that the male characters are never directly heard onstage. How does that absence reshape the audience\u2019s understanding of\u00a0Hamlet\u00a0and its power dynamics?\u00a0<\/strong> How did you and the creative team collaborate to make this centuries-old story feel immediate for modern audiences?\u00a0<\/strong> I saw that previous productions incorporated projection design to help guide audiences through the parallel timeline of\u00a0Hamlet. Will this production include projections or other multimedia elements, and how do they support the storytelling?<\/strong> The play asks what happens when women \u201crewrite\u201d the narratives they\u2019ve been trapped inside. What do you hope audiences leave thinking about after seeing this production? And do audiences have to be familiar with\u00a0Hamlet\u00a0in order to follow the story?<\/strong> A Room in the Castle\u00a0plays from May 10 through June 7, 2026 at MOXIE Theatre. Tickets are available here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n 2026 Theater Fans’ Choice Awards – Live Stats\n <\/p>\n \n Best Lead Performer in a Play – Top 3\n <\/p>\n \n 1.<\/strong> \n 29.1% of votes\n <\/p>\n \n 2.<\/strong> \n 12.7% of votes\n <\/p>\n \n 3.<\/strong> \n 6.3% of votes\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n Local Shows<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\t Luc\u00eda Serrano is a bilingual, binational theatre and live entertainment publicist with experience in marketing, social media management, and advertising. She has over six years of experience in… (read more about this author)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n
\nAfter directing a production of\u00a0Hamlet\u00a0at Southwestern College two years ago, I was excited by Lauren Gunderson<\/a>‘s play giving more agency to the women of\u00a0Hamlet: Ophelia and Gertrude. Gunderson also adds another exciting female character, Anna, who is Ophelia’s maid. Rather than portraying these women as victims in the world of Shakespeare’s play, Gunderson gives them a voice and the ability to take control of their own fate.<\/p>\n
\nIt gives emphasis to the women’s voices in the play, in that their voices are literally not secondary to the voices of the men. We have created a really interesting and modern take on the world of Elsinore Castle that uses a lot of technology to tell this story.<\/p>\n
\nWe have an amazing group of designers for this production who created an eerie and modern take on Elsinore Castle with the use of video, projections, sound effects, and lighting. All of the elements come together in this show to create an aesthetic that is equal parts\u00a0Hamlet,\u00a0The Shining, and\u00a0The Ring.<\/p>\n
\nAbsolutely! When audiences see the production, they will see a definitely modern take on Elsinore Castle.<\/p>\n
\nI hope that audiences think about the voices of young women today, and how these voices are often drowned out by the patriarchy and the narrative in our cultures about women’s voices as secondary to the voices of men. While it may help for audiences to be familiar with\u00a0Hamlet, it is not required, and audiences will understand the importance of women’s agency regardless.<\/p>\n
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