Meet the Cast of Hamlet: Riley Van Ess
A few thoughts on the character of Horatio The name Horatio bears a striking resemblance to Orator, which in latin means speaker. We see...
Meet the Cast of Hamlet: Mark Gmazel
First Experience of Hamlet? My first experience with Hamlet was middle school, where I found a stack of the old Illustrated Classics....
The Age Old Question...Literally
How Old Is Hamlet? Shakespeare rarely gives an exact age for his characters, probably for the same reason he usually refrains from giving...
On "Doubling"
One of my favorite – and one of the most challenging – aspects of working with Pigeon Creek is their practice of doubling which, for...
An Intriguing Invitation: Seraphina Zorn
A cordial invitation to the characters of the play. If your names be Marcellus, Player Queen, Sailer and Fortinbras as I am let ...
Meet the Cast of Hamlet: Jacqueline Jones
I grew up in a small city near Ann Arbor called Ypsilanti. The youngest of six kids, I spent most of my childhood putting on plays and...
Playing Both Sides of the Wall
Warning - This blog contains spoilers for Pigeon Creek’s production of “King Lear.” Over the last month or so, I’ve had multiple...
Rolling with Regan
When I started preparing for this role, the most important factor I considered was summed up by a quote from George R.R. Martin: “Nobody...
Meet The Cast of King Lear: Oswald
Where are you from? How did you get involved with Pigeon Creek? I am from Holland, Michigan (though between college and now, have lived...
Price of Nothing
The word “nothing” appears in King Lear 34 times and is said by nearly every major character in the play except Goneril, Regan and...
