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On Stage Playhouse Presents: “ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD”

By Tom Stoppard

“Don’t you see? We’re actors! We’re the opposite of people!”
– The Player

Two intermittent characters from Shakespeare’s Hamlet spend their time “offstage” spinning coins, playing at questions, and generally not getting very far. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern find that their only clues to identity and purpose come from snippets of action provided by other characters. From the Oscar® winner who gave us Shakespeare in Love, this wickedly funny companion piece to
Hamlet turns Shakespeare inside out and shows Hamlet’s story from the point of view of his school friends. Tom Stoppard serves up a feast of wordplay, wit, and slapstick while exploring the timeless questions about identity, illusion, and toenail growing. An instant modern classic, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead won the 1968 Tony Award® for Best Play, has appeared on stages all over the
world, and became a major motion picture.

PERFORMANCE DATES: Thru – 31, 2012
CURTAIN TIMES: Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00pm; Sundays at 2:00pm
TICKETS: $14 – $16 (group rates available)
RESERVATIONS: 619-422-7787 or www.onstageplayhouse.org
CAST: Tony Bejarano, Brian Burke, Randy Coull, William Grazier, Paul Morgavo, Steve Murdock, Sean O’Hara, Kirk Palchefsky, Ryan Payne and Nick Young
Seasoned actors Paul Morgavo and William Grazier will tackle the roles of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Grazier returns to OnStage after appearing in this season’s Pride & Prejudice, while Morgavo makes his OnStage Playhouse debut after appearances at Moonlight at the AVO, Starlight Theatre, and The Old Globe. As Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Brian Burke also makes his OnStage debut

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