alphabetical author index

Bernhardt/Hamlet

  • Theresa Rebeck
  • Full Length Play, Comedy, 1900-1910
  • 8M, 5F
  • ISBN: 9780573708091

"...so clever it uplifts, so timely it hurts."

The New York Times

  • Full Length Play
  • Comedy
  • 120 minutes

  • Time Period: 1900-1910
  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student
Mark Twain wrote: "There are five kinds of actresses: bad actresses, fair actresses, good actresses, great actresses. And then there is Sarah Bernhardt." In 1899, the international stage celebrity set out to tackle her most ambitious role yet: Hamlet.

Theresa Rebeck's new play rollicks with high comedy and human drama, set against the lavish Shakespearean production that could make or break Bernhardt's career.

REVIEWS:

"...so clever it uplifts, so timely it hurts."

 The New York Times

  • Casting: 8M, 5F

Name Price
Bernhardt/Hamlet Script This is optional. Order Now

Mark Twain wrote: "There are five kinds of actresses: bad actresses, fair actresses, good actresses, great actresses. And then there is Sarah Bernhardt." In 1899, the international stage celebrity set out to tackle her most ambitious role yet: Hamlet.

Theresa Rebeck's new play rollicks with high comedy and human drama, set against the lavish Shakespearean production that could make or break Bernhardt's career.

$24.95