Shakespeare Dallas’ casting of Jenny Ledel as Hamlet is nothing new. Women have portrayed the Danish prince in numerous stage productions since the 18th...
“There hasn’t been a time in the room where we stop to talk about how a woman would react versus how a man would,” director Christie Vela explains.
Jenny Ledel portrays Hamlet in Shakespeare's Dallas' all-woman production of the classic play. It's not a first. In fact, women have been cast as the Danish prince as far back as the 18th century. The show runs Sept. 7-Oct. 15 at Samuell-Grand Amphitheater.Shakespeare Dallas’ casting of Jenny Ledel as Hamlet is nothing new. Women have portrayed the Danish prince in numerous stage productions since the 18th century.
What makes it more than a gimmick? Beyond juicy roles for actors who would not normally be cast in them, what opportunities does it provide to see the play in a new way?is one of the greatest achievements in Western art. I simply want everyone to be able to see themselves in these characters, not just as pawns to powerful men. We’re not doing anything “gimmicky” — at least I hope we’re not...
There’s this idea that Hamlet has female qualities. So do you play that up and risk stereotyping or do everything to avoid it, which can be its own trap?the trap. Jenny Ledel is Hamlet. Hamlet is Jenny Ledel.
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