See 'Hamlet' Excerpts Thursday at OCC Orchard Ridge in Farmington Hills

As a prelude to performances of the Oakland Community College (OCC) theatre program’s production of Tom Stoppard’s , an edited version of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet will be presented at the Smith Theatre on Thursday, March 22, 10 a.m.-noon. 

OCC English Department faculty member John Mitchell and Theatre Program faculty member Dennis North, who directed Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, will host the event. Admission is free, and the public is invited.

Full-time and adjunct members of the OCC theatre faculty will read and perform the roles, with occasional interjections by Mitchell to discuss the historical setting and major themes of Hamlet – an excellent way for audiences to gain a deeper understanding of both Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and Hamlet, from which it is derived.

Performances of “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” are scheduled for March 22-24, and 29-31 in the Smith Theatre. General admission is $8 (students and seniors $5). All performances begin at 8 pm.

For more information on either event call Theatre Manager Ken Faulk at 248-522-3666.