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Sep 30, 2019
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Three members of the fantastic ensemble gathered together for the Goodman Theatre production of Theresa Rebeck's Bernhardt/Hamlet - William Dick, Gregory Linington, and Larry Yando - gather to discuss the particular obligations that must be considered when playing real historical figures. Featuring extensive dramaturgical research, actual archival video, the wild imaginative leaps required to be able to portray a 19th-century critic as if he were human, tributes (or ripoffs?) from Trader Joe’s, the invention of merch, arguments about Hamlet’s age, similar pressures playing the famous historical figure Ebenzeer Scrooge, the ultimate dedication to the playwright’s text, and a play ostensibly about a diva that’s actually about an ensemble. (Length 22:43) (Pictured (l to r): William Dick, Larry Yando, and Gregory Linington in the Goodman Theatre production of Theresa Rebeck's Bernhardt/Hamlet, directed by Donna Feore. Photos by Liz Lauren.)
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Released:
Sep 30, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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