September 28 - October 13, 2024
The one that started it all. Synetic Theater’s haunting and wordless adaptation of Shakespeare’s iconic masterpiece, first performed in 2002, returns for a limited engagement, laying bare the tormented soul at the heart of one of literature’s greatest achievements. Synetic burst onto the theater scene with this movement-based, Helen Hayes Award-winning spectacle, reimagining the tragic tale of a prince’s journey through vengeance and loss. Vato Tsikurishvili steps into the role of Hamlet as the great story unfolds once more, promising a visceral and unforgettable theatrical experience.
Cast
Vato Tsikurishvili
Hamlet
Maryam Najafzada
Ophelia
Tony Amante
Polonius
Irakli Kavsadze
Claudius
Lev Belolipetski
Jester/Gravedigger
Philip Fletcher
Ghost/Player King
Natan-Maël Gray
Laertes
Joshua Cole Lucas
Guildenstern
A native of the Republic of Georgia, Ms. Tsikurishvili is a 58-time Helen Hayes Award Nominee and has won the award 14 times for her outstanding choreography and acting. Irina has choreographed all Synetic Theater’s productions including The Crackpots, Dracula, Host and Guest and Frankenstein, Island of Doctor Moreau, Salomé, Bohemians, Jason and the Argonauts, The Dybbuk, Faust, Frankenstein, Macbeth, Animal Farm, The Fall of the House of Usher, A Christmas Carol, Romeo and Juliet, Carmen, Dante, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Antony and Cleopatra, Othello, King Arthur, King Lear, Don Quixote, Othello, Twelfth Night, Much Ado about Nothing, Three Musketeers, Alice in Wonderland, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Jekyll & Hyde, The Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest, As You Like It, and much more. Ms.Tsikurishvili has taught at Georgetown University, where she choreographed Lysistrata. She continues to run intensive movement workshops and train Synetic cast members. With her husband Paata, she is the co-founder of Synetic Theater and co-founder of Stanislavsky Theater Studio. Paata & Irina were named Washingtonians of the Year in 2013. Irina Graduated from Chabukiani National Ballet Academy in Tbilisi Georgia and holds BFA in Performing Arts.
Jacob Thompson
Rosencrantz/Claudius Understudy
Stella Bunch
Ensemble/Player Queen
Kaitlyn Shifflett
Ensemble/Gertrude Understudy
Camille Pivetta
Ensemble
Ellie Daveport
Ensembler Understudy
Rodin Ruiz
Ensemble Understudy
Jackie Stewart
Ensemble Understudy
Creative Team
Amy Kellett
Production Manager
Khue Duong
Stage Manager
Hansin Arvind
Assistant Stage Manager
Phil Charlwood
Production Supervisor
Joshua Cole Lucas
Technical Director
Brian Allard
Lighting Designer
Malory Hartman
Assistant Lighting Designer
Christion Jones
Lighting Supervisor
Susannah Cai
Lighting Programmer & Board Op
Adam Parker
Audio Engineer