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I Hate Hamlet
Paul Rudnick
Opening Date:
March 10, 1999
Closing Date:
March 14, 1999
An actor reluctant to play Hamlet receives unexpected advice from the ghost of John Barrymore, portrayed in this special engagement by William Katt.
Cast & Crew
CAST: William Katt (John Barrymore); Chris Rodgers (Andrew Rally); Heather Cormack Olive (Dierdre McDavey); Doobie Potter (Lillian Troy); Thomas Ryan (Gary Peter Lefkowitz); Kym Koch (Felicia Dantine); Don Lusk (John Barrymore understudy)
CREW: Billie Thrash (Director); Philip Carlton (Stage manager and light operator); Jim Strider (Fight director); Don Lusk (Assistant to Mr. Katt and backstage crew); Troy Lee Brasell, Jr. (Set designer); Douglass R. Getzoff (Set consultant); Luke Hadsall, Daniel Milam, Meghan Clark, Kelly Haiken, Mark Congers, Julie Meyers (Set construction); Angela Marks (Lighting design); Robbin D. Davis (Costume supervisor); Adrian Thompson (Hair and wigs, spotlight operator); Mary Freeh, Robert Erwin, Tom Gibson (Backstage crew); Daniel Milam (Backstage crew and sound operator); Kim Sherman (Original music)
Production Notes
Original CST page explicitly identifies this as a Stage Center Presents series production (SCP), hence Special Event classification rather than regular Mainstage. Visiting actor William Katt played John Barrymore through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association; Don Lusk was understudy and Katt’s assistant. Five-day engagement. Eight original production photos and a link to additional Don & Phil’s Place gallery survive. Original acknowledgments: Cort Furniture Rental, University of Central Oklahoma, High Fashion Wigs, Okemah on Stage, Thelma Lilly, Suzanne Charney, Vivian Moon, Koslow’s, Rhonda Clark, Rose at Ingrid’s Bakery, Joe Daleo, Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park, Orient Express, Silas Law, Cavalier Car Rental, Hudiburg Chevrolet. Dramatists Play Service license.
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