Dreamers Ensemble Brings Fresh Take on Shakespeare Classic with Hamlet: A Ghost Story at The Park Theatre
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\n\nLocal theatre company known for inventive storytelling presents new adaptation August 21&ndash\;23 in Jaffrey\, NH
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\n\nThe Dreamers Ensemble theatre company returns to the stage this summer with Hamlet: A Ghost Story\, a bold new adaptation of Shakespeare&rsquo\;s timeless tragedy\, at The Park Theatre in Jaffrey\, New Hampshire. Performances run Friday\, August 21 at 7 p.m.\; Saturday\, August 22 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.\; and Sunday\, August 23 at 2 p.m.
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\n\nTickets are $20 general admission and $15 for seniors and students. They are available at theparktheatre.org or by calling the box office at (603) 532-8888. After each performance\, audience members are invited to a meet-and-greet with the company in the lobby.
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\n\nWhen King Hamlet dies\, the college-aged Princess Hamlet is summoned home for her father&rsquo\;s funeral&mdash\;only to confront her uncle&rsquo\;s coronation and his swift marriage to her mother. Already reeling\, she is visited by her father&rsquo\;s spirit\, launching her onto a path of vengeance\, intrigue\, and madness. Presented by the local Dreamers Ensemble\, Hamlet: A Ghost Story begins as a familiar production of the classic before revealing the company&rsquo\;s distinctive interpretation through performance\, direction\, and design. The result is a story that can still surprise even those who know the play by heart.
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\n\n&ldquo\;We are so proud to host Dreamers Ensemble&rsquo\;s Hamlet: A Ghost Story at The Park Theatre\,&rdquo\; said Steve Jackson\, CEO &\; Managing Director of The Park Theatre. &ldquo\;This is exactly the kind of inventive\, high-quality local theatre we love to champion&mdash\;bold storytelling by passionate artists from our own community that brings fresh life to a classic and invites audiences to experience Shakespeare in a completely new way.&rdquo\;
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\n\nFounded by Eve Pierce and fellow ConVal theatre alumni\, the Dreamers Ensemble has built a reputation for inventive\, high-energy local theatre that puts a unique stamp on familiar material. The company launched with The Importance of Being Earnest and followed with an original musical retelling of Alice&rsquo\;s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass in 2025 at the Mariposa Museum in Peterborough.
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\n\nOf the Alice production\, founder Eve Pierce told the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript: &ldquo\;When you see Alice\, it&rsquo\;s not going to look like any other Alice in Wonderland you&rsquo\;ve ever seen in your life. It&rsquo\;s full of original designs\; we have prop and costume designers and original music\, and it&rsquo\;s going to be really\, really funny.&rdquo\; The company was praised for its creative staging\, original score (composed by Pierce and May Cassidy)\, and ability to rediscover a classic story in fresh ways. Audiences and the local press responded enthusiastically to the ensemble&rsquo\;s spirited\, community-rooted approach\, which blended familiar characters with inventive theatrical solutions and a strong sense of fun.
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\n\nThat same spirit of reinvention drives Hamlet: A Ghost Story. &ldquo\;This is exactly the sort of thing I want the Dreamers to be doing&mdash\;taking things you are really familiar with and putting them together in an unfamiliar and creative and really unique way\,&rdquo\; Pierce has said of the company&rsquo\;s ethos.
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\n\nFun side note\, Eve Pierce\, as well as other members of The Dreamers Ensemble (Reo Sleeper\, Cheyenne Heinselman\, Ben Michaud\, Faith Williams) are part-time staff members of The Park Theatre.
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\n\nThe Park Theatre\, located at 19 Main Street in downtown Jaffrey\, is New England&rsquo\;s unique showplace for live entertainment and film. The venue is fully accessible and sits roughly 90 minutes from Boston and 60 minutes from Worcester.
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\n\nFor more information about Hamlet: A Ghost Story or to purchase tickets\, visit theparktheatre.org or call the box office (603) 532-8888.
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