On April 4th, New Stage Theatre presented an in-school performance of Hamlet at Saint Andrews Episcopal School in Ridgeland as part of the New Stage Theatre Arts-in-Education statewide touring program. Hamlet was presented for 200 9th-12th graders at 10:00 AM.
Grief can play tricks on the mind, even conjure ghosts. But when Hamlet’s dead father appears to him one night, he signals murder, not madness. Hamlet’s mother has married his uncle, and at a less than decent interval too. As he pulls at the threads of his not-so-happy new family, Hamlet unravels a web of deceit and immorality that leads to the ultimate crisis of conscience.
Co-directed by Xerron Mingo, Education Director at New Stage and David Kelly, Hamlet is performed by New Stage’s Professional Associate Artist Company members Keith Allen Davis Jr, Cameron Vipperman, Tatiana Grace, Ashlyn Pinkerton and Jacob Heuer.
New Stage Theatre is Mississippi’s professional not-for-profit theatre. Winner of the 2019 Governor’s Awards for Excellence in Theatre, the education program tours throughout Mississippi and has a strong reputation for presenting entertaining and educational shows that elevate students’ literary knowledge and problem solving skills. The New Stage Arts-in-Education touring program is sponsored by Entergy Mississippi and The Chisholm Foundation.
For further information, contact Education Director Xerron X Mingo at (601) 948-3533 ext. 232 or xmingo@newstagetheatre.com