Opening June 19 :

HAMLET II
(better than the original)

by Sam Bobrick,
directed by Gia Jordahl
June 19 - July 19
Fri, Sat & Sun @ 8PM
Tickets: $25
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Hamlet II... is a mad, zany parody of the original complete with a new, happy ending. The whole gang is here: Gertrude, Claudius, Polonius and the old dead King as you've never seen them before; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, the dim-witted twins from Hamlet's college days; Ophelia, free love practitioner; and Laertes, aspiring hairdresser. As expected, Hamlet mopes, ponders and plots, but ultimately he decides to abandon revenge and embrace a new life of peace, love and happiness, albeit not before he gets to write a hit musical. Tragedy gets a groovy makeover and Denmark may never be the same.

SBTS has rated this show PG13.

Proceeds go towards Shakespeare by the Sea's annual admission free festival.

Coming up in August:

What the Butler Saw

By Joe Orton
Directed by Melanie Jones
Produced by Art Krispin and Melanie Jones
August 14-September 19
Fri & Sat @ 8PM, Sun 9/13 @ 7PM & Thu 9/17 @ 8PM
Tickets: $25
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Dr. Prentice attempts to seduce an aspiring secretary but all goes awry in this ferociously funny, door-slamming, cross-dressing modern classic from that great playwright and infamous social satirist, Joe Orton. There's no butler in this comic bedlam, but you'll see plenty--the doctor's insatiable wife, a randy bellhop, a befuddled policeman, a mad government inspector, and perhaps even the formidable manhood of Sir Winston Churchill--an uproarious sex farce with a satiric edge.