Hamlet takes a backseat to his funnier but equally doomed schoolmates when WSU Performing Arts presents Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, written by Tom Stoppard and directed by Benjamin Gonzales. Performances will be in Daggy Hall’s Jones Theatre April 4, 5, 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m., with additional 2 p.m. Saturday matinees.
Hailed as “very funny, very brilliant, very chilling” by the New York Times, this tragicomedy is the fabulously inventive retelling of “Hamlet” from the worm’s-eye view of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two minor characters in Shakespeare’s play.
Reserved seating costs $10 for adults, $9 for seniors (ages 60 and up), and $8 for WSU students. A discount is available for WSU Alumni Association members.
Tickets may be purchased in advance at all TicketsWest outlets, including online at https://www.ticketswest.com, by phone at 800-325-7328, and at the Beasley Coliseum ticket office, open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. Additional fees apply to online and phone orders. Same-day tickets may be purchased at the Daggy Hall box office beginning two hours before the performance.
Information at: www.performingarts.wsu.edu
