Why Not Theatre: Prince Hamlet
Please note that there is no late seating for this event.
ASL and Visual Adaptation by Dawn Jani Birley
Ravi Jain’s remixed, reimagined, and bilingual Prince Hamlet features a cross-cultural, gender-bent cast—challenging traditional ideas of who can tell this story. Interweaving Shakespeare’s spoken text with heightened and poetic American Sign Language, this groundbreaking production creates a visually stunning retelling for both hearing and Deaf audiences. You’ve never experienced Hamlet like this before.
Featuring Dawn Jani Birley as Horatio (Toronto Theatre Critics Award for Best Actress in a Play). “This is no ordinary Hamlet”- Toronto Star
This performances contains Shakespearean violence and is recommended for ages 12 and up.
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Patron Co-sponsors
- Brenda & Stephen Pacey
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