Characters: I Hate Hamlet Felicia Dantine: Andrew Rally's real estate broker, Felicia Dantine claims that she can speak to the dead; however, her séance arranged to speak with the ghost of Barry more appears on the surface to have been a failure. A celebration of his life was held at the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens February 9, 2019. And I just kept thinking God hes so (pause) bad. The play gives free reign to the playwright's wit and does not let plot constraints hinder that wit. To the Editor: In his article about his play "I Hate Hamlet!" Several evenings later I read that Williamson actually stabbed Handler with his sword. It’s a gem of touching tenderness in the midst of some very funny fantasy. He has put his heart and soul into this, and at least partly for me. Deidre: I watched you on stage last night and I thought he has worked so hard. Join the laughter and love of I Hate Hamlet, produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service and directed by Leigh Anne Adams. "I Hate Hamlet" is a play, after all, and Olney's crackerjack production -- directed by Bill Graham Jr., with fight choreography by Brad Waller -- makes it easy to love. Jul 24, Jessica rated it liked it Shelves: I don’t, though, of course. I Hate Hamlet by Paul Rudick. The second act of “I Hate Hamlet” becomes a tender love letter to the stage. I Hate Hamlet is an effective comedy precisely because its values are held so loosely: Rudnick is free to set up situations and support positions that he can later knock apart, humoring audiences with the unexpected. Amazon.com: I Hate Hamlet. The plot is hokey but fun. And I thought I would be demolished - but something happened. I Hate Hamlet. One of the loveliest moments is the reminiscence scene between Diana Marbury as Lillian Troy, Mr. Rally’s present agent and a former lover of Mr. Barrymore, and the famed actor. [ "A Playwright Summons the Ghost of John Barrymore," April 7 ] , Paul Rudnick refers to John Barrymore as "America's greatest Hamlet." Barrymore proves to be very convincing challenging Andrew to a sword fight in the middle of the New York loftand Andrew decides hqte play Hamlet. I Hate Hamlet is a hilarious romp in the tradition of Broadway “boulevard comedies,” but there is also a larger conversation threading through the play: Why should we still perform Shakespeare? “I Hate Hamlet” was a romantic comedy by an unknown playwright, being directed by the very young Michael Engler, so it wasn’t easy to find, persuade, and sign a Barrymore. 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