Gamut Theatre Presents the 2025-2026 Educational Engagement Production

Public Run: January 23 - 25 | 2026

Directed by Melissa Nicholson

“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”

Hamlet is one of the most powerful and influential tragedies in the English language. Gamut Theatre’s interpretation deals with the most compelling of the play’s themes: philosophy, revenge, mortality, madness and suicide. This age-old play is sure to intrigue and challenge audiences of any age, leaving them with the question, “To be, or not to be?”

Recommended for ages 12 and up, the production is extremely accessible, employing Gamut’s unique educational engagement style of combining Shakespeare’s original text with modern narrations to bridge the most famous scenes from the play together into an easy-to-understand story. This dynamic show is performed by six highly–talented actors, runs 90 minutes, and each performance is followed by a talk-back discussion with the audience.

This show features some violence and is recommended for ages 12+

Study Guide

Digital Program

Matinees and Tours

Hamlet is available for reserved matinees and tours!

You may contact the Resident Theatre Manager at gamut.rtm@gmail.com to schedule a matinee or tour.

Public Run

January 23 - 25 | 2026

Friday & Saturday at 7:30 p.m. 
Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

Doors and bar open one hour prior to performance.

Tickets are “Pick Your Price” - choose the best price for your budget:
$39 (recommended) OR discounted prices of $27 or $15

CAST

Alex Winnick— Hamlet

Weimy Montero Candelario— Bernardo, Ophelia, Gravedigger

Calian Byard— Francisco, King Claudius, Ghost of Hamlet’s Father

Elizabeth Hood— Marcellus, Queen Gertrude, Guildenstern

Hope Mackenzie— Horatio, Rosencrantz, Player Queen/ Player Poisoner

Marcus McGhee— Laertes, Polonius, Player King

Harrisburg Shakespeare Company (HSC) has been providing a unique and widely praised cultural resource to the Central PA community since 1994. HSC is best known for Free Shakespeare in the Park, which provides critically acclaimed free performances to thousands each summer. HSC produces shows at Gamut Theatre's Select Medical Mainstage and tours a Shakespeare work annually to high schools, middle schools and colleges, in addition to the annual Free Shakespeare in the Park. HSC is the Visiting Resident Theatre Company of Penn State York and host Shakespeare-based Continuing Legal Education programs with the Dauphin County Bar Association. We are internationally recognized as well: Melissa Nicholson, Executive Director, served as President of the Shakespeare Theatre Association, the preeminent Shakespeare Theatre organization in 2017; and HSC has been awarded grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.