By Tom Stoppard. Directed by Emma Watt.
Praised as Tom Stoppard’s modern tragicomic masterpiece, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is a wonderfully inventive behind the scenes look into Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Told through the worm’s-eye view of the once minor characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Stoppard’s play takes us to a place where reality and illusion intermix. Join the protagonists on an absurdist tale of musings and misadventures as they discover their inevitable fate.
The show runs July 14-17, 21-24, and 28-31. Performances are on Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00 p.m., Saturdays at 2:00 and 8:00 p.m., and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. in the Hamilton Murray Theater on the Princeton University campus. Tickets are $29.50 for evening performances; $24.50 for matinee performances and students with valid ID. Ticket reservations can be made with Brown Paper Tickets through PrincetonSummerTheater.org or by calling the box office at 732-997-0205.