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You wrote:
>>> My inquiry was whether anyone had either seen or
knew of a production in which, by design, Claudius
had been played dark and Hamlet fair. <<<The Shakespeare Repertory, located in Chicago, recently
closed just such a production (it ran last Nov. and Dec.)
Both young and old Hamlet were decidedly Caucasion, while
Claudius was played by an African-American actor.However, I doubt that the casting was influenced
by the (single) line that you mention. The Rep
(like many Chicago theatres) has been practicing
"open casting" for some time.Bruce Spielbauer
Posted by Bruce Spielbauer on March 29, 1997 at 05:43:16
In Reply to "Claudius The Moor, Not!." posted by Prince Hal on March 25, 1997 at 14:50:18
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