Posted December 2nd, 2024

Congratulations to the LMH Drama Department for a great production of ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead!’ Director Katelyn Coryell shares that, “students took the challenge of the elevated language and intellectual humor…and executed a natural, thoughtful, curious representation of this beloved story!” Great job to the cast and crew!

With William Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet” as the backdrop, “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” by Tom Stoppard concerns the musings and mishaps of the titular characters. The play is structured as the inverse of “Hamlet”, in which Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are two minor characters who were childhood friends of the Prince; instead, the duo remains the focus and Hamlet himself is a minor role whose actions occur largely offstage, with the exception of a few short scenes in which the dramatic plays converge. “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” explores these events from the perspective of the duo, their actions seem largely nonsensical because they are superseded and, therefore, determined by Hamlet’s plot.

Great job to all the students who had a part in making the play a success!