Hip Hop Hamlet at 75th season of OSF

"Hamlet" Courtesy: Oregon Shakespeare Festival

One of the largest regional theatres in the country is located in a small college town. The Tony-award-winning Oregon Shakespeare Festival started off as outdoor summer theatre back in 1935. Now its budget hovers around $27 million dollars.And while nonprofit theatres struggle in hard times, OSF finished last season in the black. Dmae Roberts talked with Artistic Director Bill Rauch, Actor Anthony Heald, Exeuctive Director Paul Nicholson and several theatre-goers about what makes this theatre company a success.

Dmae Roberts produced this piece that features a modern “Hamlet” with a hip hop beat.

This 5 minute piece originally aired on NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday.

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