THE ACTORS

Actor 1: An actor who is playing the Player Queen in a production of Hamlet. This is her first season with this particular Shakespearean theatre company. Her friends are very proud of her.

Actor 2: An actor who is playing Hamlet in a production of Hamlet. This is his thirteenth season with this particular Shakespearean theatre company. Needs to drink a coffee before his opening night performance.

THE ACADEMICS

Academic 1: Dr. Martin Gibeaux. Author of several acclaimed books on Postcolonial Adaptations of Medieval and Renaissance literature.

Academic 2: Dr. Anaad Prewal. A professor of Canadian Cultural Studies and an avid theatre-goer.

THE AUDIENCE MEMBERS

Audience Member 1: An audience member and lover of Shakespeare. Has been going to the theatre to see the Bard’s plays since she was a little girl. Claps louder and longer than anyone else at the curtain call.

Audience Member 2: An audience member, with a secret.

THE WRITER

The writer, William Shakespeare, author of thirty-eight plays and over one hundred and fifty poems. Has an excellent facility with language, and an inflated sense of self.

THE BOARD MEMBER

A neurosurgeon, about to join the board of a prominent Shakespearean theatre company. Before 2016, had seen three plays in his life. After May 2016, that number grew to twenty-five. He’s going to explain why.

ISABELLA & CLAUDIO

Isabella: An actor in a colour-blind-cast production of Measure for Measure.

Claudio: An actor in a colour-blind-cast production of Measure for Measure.

THE EXPRESSIONISTS

Expressionist 1: Ein Schauspieler in einer Produktion über Shakespeares Sprache. He is here to serve the text.

Expressionist 2: Ein anderer Schauspieler in einer Produktion über Shakespeares Sprache. She is here to serve the text.

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Photos by Charlie Gallant.

Harveen Sandhu & Charlie Gallant, Done/Undone (2021).

Costume Designer: Jessica Oostergo