Meet the Cast of Hamlet: Riley Van Ess
A few thoughts on the character of Horatio The name Horatio bears a striking resemblance to Orator, which in latin means speaker. We see...
Meet the Cast of Hamlet: Mark Gmazel
First Experience of Hamlet? My first experience with Hamlet was middle school, where I found a stack of the old Illustrated Classics....
Flowers & Herbs as Rhetorical Device 101 with Professor Ophelia
Hi there. My name is Ophelia. I’m glad you’re here with me today. We have a small yet vibrant garden here in Elsinore, and even in the...
The Age Old Question...Literally
How Old Is Hamlet? Shakespeare rarely gives an exact age for his characters, probably for the same reason he usually refrains from giving...
On "Doubling"
One of my favorite – and one of the most challenging – aspects of working with Pigeon Creek is their practice of doubling which, for...
Meet the Cast of Hamlet: Jacqueline Jones
I grew up in a small city near Ann Arbor called Ypsilanti. The youngest of six kids, I spent most of my childhood putting on plays and...
Meet The Cast of King Lear: Edgar
I was born in a little town outside of Detroit, Michigan and moved to Traverse City, Michigan the summer before my eighth grade year. In...
Playing Both Sides of the Wall
Warning - This blog contains spoilers for Pigeon Creek’s production of “King Lear.” Over the last month or so, I’ve had multiple...
Rolling with Regan
When I started preparing for this role, the most important factor I considered was summed up by a quote from George R.R. Martin: “Nobody...
Meet The Cast of King Lear: Oswald
Where are you from? How did you get involved with Pigeon Creek? I am from Holland, Michigan (though between college and now, have lived...
