The Utah Shakespeare Festival is staging Hamlet in Cedar City and it's giving us the chance to talk about the Bard's great tragedy. Among our guests is the scholar Eric Rasmussen, who says the play has not lost any relevance over 400 years. Even as he watches the Presidential debates, Rasmussen sees the question that faces Hamlet: which do you value more - action or measured contemplation? We'll talk about how Hamlet has been understood over time and what it still has to teach us today.
Utah Shakespeare Festival's production of Hamlet runs through October 27th at the Randall L. Jones Theatre in Cedar City. For tickets and information, click here.
Guests:
- Eric Rasmussen, Professor of English, University of Nevada-Reno, Books on Hamlet, Curated website: Hamlet Works
- Marco Barricelli, Director of USF Production, Artistic Director Shakespeare Santa Cruz
- Bob Mondello, Arts Critic, NPR
Music for Today's RadioWest:
- The Tallest Man on Earth, Where Do My Bluebird Fly
- The Unicorns, Tuff Ghost
- Frightened Rabbits, The Loneliness and the Scream
