Hamlet Program, spring 2023

KRESGE EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts

Director's Biography Sven Stenroos is an outspoken lover of ginger ale, puns and the theatre. Born in Burlington Vermont, Sven is a Junior at Wheaton College. He is pursuing a theatre and English double major.

Director’s Note When the show does well, it is due to the dedication of the cast and the crew, and when it does not, it is the fault of the director. I have been afforded the humbling privilege of getting to be the director in that equation.

—Sven Stenroos ’24

Technical Direction/Scenic Design by Benjamin Campbell ’23 Prop Master/Sound Design by Sarah Leavitt ’26 Lighting Design by Joey Del Santo ’25 Costume Design by Morgan Calverley ’25 Makeup Design by Willemina Wakabayashi ’24 Stage Manager Mia Garza ’24

Time & Place Elsinore Castle, Denmark, 1492

Synopsis The King of Denmark is murdered by his brother Claudius, who then marries Queen Gertrude and usurps the throne. Getrude’s son, Hamlet, returns to mourn his father and is visited by the spirit of his father. During his visit, the former King's ghost tells Hamlet of his murder at Claudius' hand. Hamlet swears an oath of revenge and sets out to kill his uncle, but for the young prince who does not want the throne, killing the king is no easy task.

Cast Hamlet

Eli Cowie ’26

King Claudius

Patrick Helm ’24

Queen Gertude

Tess O'Brien ’25

Polonius, Fortinbras Ophelia

Rob Bevacqua ’25 Almudena Soledispa ’26

Horatio, Second Grave Digger

Colin Bourget ’26

Rosencrantz

Malin Ingare ’24

Guildenstern

Jenna Denomme ’23

Laertes, Marcellus First Player, Player King Second Player, Player Queen, Osric

John O'Meara ’26 Elizabeth Morrison ’26 Reka Moscarelli ’25

First Grave Digger, Third Player, Lucianus, The Voice of the Ghost

Jack Murray ’24

A Messenger, Fourth Player, a Lord, Doctor of Divinity

Ryan Daudelin ’25

Crew Light Board Operator

Avery Rose ’26

Sound Board Operator

Mia Garza ’24

Makeup/Costume Crew

Katherine Webb ‘26

Crew Chiefs Crew

Ben Zaborski ’26 Noah Boudreau-Faria ‘26 Luis Burgos ’24 Sato Murphy ’26

Arts Staff Associate Director, Arts Events & Publicity

Jessica F. Kuszaj

Assistant, Arts Events & Publicity

Kristi Mahoney

Technical Coordinator

Kristina Kalogeras

Poster and Program Design

Emmanuel Leal ’23

Box Office

Sara Younk ’23 Emelia Pettit ’25 Ivy Love ’25 Louise Groover ’25 Carmen Almonte ’26 Katherine Webb ’26 Hannah Balaam ’26

Special Thanks This student-led performance has been supported by the Joshua Matthews Theatre and Performance Fund. Any donations made during this performance will be added to the Matthews Fund to support future student-led work.

Richard Hughes Isabel Pongratz Jessica Kuszaj Ciara Kilkenny Max Ponticelli Joe Wilson Jr. Stephanie Daniels Clinton O'Dell White’s Bakery