I Hate Hamlet (Acting Edition for Theater Productions) - Softcover

Rudnick, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0822205467 ISBN 13: 9780822205463

Publisher: Dramatists Play Services Inc,US, 1992

Synopsis

Andrew Rally seems to have it all: celebrity and acclaim from his starring role in a hit television series; a rich, beautiful girlfriend; a glamorous, devoted agent; the perfect New York apartment; and the chance to play Hamlet in Central Park. There are, however, a couple of glitches in paradise. Andrew's series has been canceled, his girlfriend is less than interested in connecting with him, and he has no desire to play Hamlet. When Andrew's agent visits him, she reminisces about her brief romance with John Barrymore many years ago in Andrew's apartment. This prompts a séance to summon Barrymore's ghost. From the moment Barrymore returns, dressed in high Shakespearean garb, Andrew's life is no longer his own. Barrymore, fortified by champagne and ego, presses Andrew to accept the part and fulfill his actor's destiny. The action becomes more hilarious with the entrance of Andrew's deal-making friend from LA, spouting the laid-back hype of the Coast and offering Andrew a fabulous new TV deal worth millions of dollars. The laughs are non-stop as Andrew wrestles with his conscience, Barrymore, his sword and the fact that he fails as Hamlet in Central Park.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dramatists Play Services Inc,US
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0822205467
• ISBN 13: 9780822205463
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 75