Working on the sets for the new production of Fortinbras, opening this weekend. Photo: Actor’s Ensemble of Berkeley
FORTINBRAS Let’s be honest. Fortinbras is one of the more forgettable figures in Hamlet. He shows up just as Hamlet is dying and utters some unremarkable lines, marking him as the kind of upstanding, dull Norwegian prince that would never be fit subject for drama. But wait! Writer Lee Blessing took that unpromising kernel and crafted a work that the LA Times hailed as a “pungent political satire” with “dialogue as scathing as it is hilarious.” The Actors Ensemble of Berkeley has brought Fortinbras to the beautiful amphitheater in John Hinkel Park for five free performances, starting on Saturday, Aug. 24 at 4 p.m. Seats in the first three rows can be reserved by calling (510) 649-5999. Fortinbras will also be performed at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25, Saturday, Aug. 31, Sunday, Sept. 1 and Monday, Sept. 2. John Hinkel Park Amphitheatre, 41 Somerset Ave. Further information on the Actors Ensemble website. (...)
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