"Hamlet, Cha-cha-cha!"
by Monk Ferris

Name: "Hamlet, Cha-cha-cha!"
Brand: Monk Ferris
SKU: 9780573681547
Rating: 3 (2 reviews)

"Hamlet, Cha-cha-cha!" Book Cover — "Hamlet, Cha-cha-cha!" Cover

Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

90 mins 16th Century/Elizabethan Expandable Casting Interior Set Period Costumes American

Synopsis

For 7 males, 4 females, plus chorus.

Totally insane.

And totally hilarious.

You all know the story of Hamlet--but never has a plot line been followed by such gleefully drunken footsteps, singing all the way!

can you envision Horatio as "an amiable sponge" always seeking the nearest buffet table?

Can you see Gertrude and Claudius, married on their way home from King Hamlet's funeral, leading the opening number of the show, "Boo Hoo!

I Do!"?

Or picture the soliloquy done by Prince Hamlet with a back up male chorus chanting "Doo waaah!" at inappropriate intervals?

And how about Queen Gertrude, backed up by the female chorus [the "Elsinoritas," of course], telling Laertes about Ophelia's dreadful death in a hand clapper called "Down, Down, Down the River!"?

And will you recognize Hamlet's two college chums, herein known as "Rosie Krantz" and "Gilda Stern"?

And if you think you know the way the story turns out-- you don't.

Not in this version, anyhow.

Believe us, if you've always hated Shakespearean plays, you'll love this show-- but paradoxically, if you've always loved Shakespearian plays, you'll love this show despite yourself.

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Ophelia His main squeeze	male	—	His main squeeze
Gertrude His mother, Queen of Denmark	female	—	His mother, Queen of Denmark
Claudius His uncle, King of Denmark	male	—	His uncle, King of Denmark
Horatio An amiable sponge	—	—	An amiable sponge
*[Polonius] Ophelia’s father	male	—	Ophelia’s father
*[Osric] A court fop	—	—	A court fop
*[Ghost] of King Hamlet the Late	male	—	of King Hamlet the Late
*[Laertes] Ophelia’s brother	male	—	Ophelia’s brother
Rosie Krantz Hamlet’s school chum	—	—	Hamlet’s school chum
Gilda Stern His other school chum	male	—	His other school chum
Chorus [The Troupers] Male singers/dancers	male	—	Male singers/dancers
Chorus [Elsinoritas] Female singers/dancers*Bracketed roles can be doubledChorus members also do any other speaking parts, such as the Gravedigger, Major-Domo, Butler, Footman, etc.	female	—	Female singers/dancers*Bracketed roles can be doubledChorus members also do any other speaking parts, such as the Gravedigger, Major-Domo, Butler, Footman, etc.
Hamlet Prince of Denmark	male	—	Prince of Denmark