Hamlette
by Allison Williams
Hamlet is played by a girl in this twisty-turny comedic interpretation of the classic Danish tale.
Average Producer Rating:
About 30 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
5
1 M | 1 W | 3 Any Gender, Expandable to 13
Simple Set
20 pages
Reviews from Past Producers
"Hamlette! Mark me! Why art thou wearing so much eyeliner?"
Imagine if you will that "Hamlet" was not "Hamlet" at all, but "Hamlette" - a woman!
This play is a twisty-turny interpretation of the classic Danish tale. Why spend four hours telling the story when five actors can get the job done in thirty minutes?
Great for competitions. Elsinore has never been this funny!
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Awards and Accolades
- "Superior" - 2004 Florida State Thespian Festival. Miami Southridge Senior High School, troupe 1641.
- Sisseton High School, Won 2003 Regionals & advanced to State competition (won 3 individual acting awards)
- Sisseton High School, Won 2009 Regionals & advanced to State competition (2 individual acting awards)
Characters
5
1 Man, 1 Woman, 3 Any Gender, Expandable to 13
Characters in this play are currently identified as male or female. Directors are welcome to assign any gender (binary or non-binary) to any character - with the exception of HAMLETTE - and modify pronouns accordingly.
Actor 1
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HOST, QUEEN/KING, FRANCISCO, REFEREE
[A]
9, 24, 4, 1 lines
Actor 2
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HORATIO, 2nd PLAYER
[A]
29, 3 lines
Actor 3
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GHOST, POLONIUS
[M]
12, 16 lines
Actor 4
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BERNARDO, LAERTES, OPHELIA, PLAYER
[A]
6, 11, 6, 5 lines
Actor 5
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HAMLETTE
[W]
45 lines
- Subgenres
- Farce Adaptation Shakespeare
- Settings
- 16th Century / Elizabethan
- Dress
- Period costumes
- Audience
- All audiences Pre-teen Teen
- Features
- Variable Cast Size Audience participation Physical comedy Stage combat Student directors Variable gender breakdown
- Set
- Simple set
- Cautions
- Onstage murder Physical violence
- Themes
- Betrayal Death Love Parenting/Family Morality Revenge
- Cross-Curricular Uses
- Shakespeare
- Other uses
- Class work
- Awards & Accolades
- Plays with Awards & Accolades
Prop List
sign that says “Welcome to Denmark” with umlauts over all the vowels, flashlights, rubber chicken, puppet of King, fake moustache, whistle, yellow flag, disco ball, flowers, bucket of water, bucket of confetti, skull, numbered round card, wine goblet, swords, moon sign, book, dagger, Spring Break beach towel, bell
Production Photos
Multimedia
Related Titles
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Royalty fees apply to all performances whether or not admission is charged. Any performance in front of an audience (e.g. an invited dress rehearsal) is considered a performance for royalty purposes.
Exemption details for scenes and monologues for competition.
Hamlette
by Allison Williams
About 30 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
5
1 M | 1 W | 3 Any Gender, Expandable to 13
Simple Set
20 pages