Another time, another place

Hamlet has been performed thousands of times across the centuries, and while many productions strive to recreate the dark, medieval setting of thirteenth-century Denmark, other presentations of the play reimagine or update the setting to highlight the universality of Shakespeare's characters and themes.

For this week's post, I'd like you to imagine how Hamlet might work in an alternate setting.  We've seen a little bit of the Ethan Hawke Hamlet, set in the cutthroat corporate world of Manhattan in 2000.  How could you translate the characters and themes of Hamlet into another time or place? Detail how you would envision a reimagining of the play's setting, and then in a separate paragraph select one scene from the play and describe how you would stage that scene to embody the setting you've chosen.

Have fun with this post-- show off your creativity!!