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Article: Southwest Shakespeare finds new facets of 'Hamlet': THEATER REVIEW -.
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- The Tribune (Mesa, AZ)
- Article date:
- January 19, 2006
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Byline: Chris Page
Jan. 19--When Mesa's Southwest Shakespeare Company takes on one of the Bard's tragedies, you can count on a few things. Ripping good sword fights, for one. For another, many of the troupe's finest actors strategically scattered throughout the ensemble, helping to punch up even minor scenes. But above all, count on artistic director Jared Sakren to do plenty of close reading, to plumb even Shakespeare's most overharvested lines and characters for fresh, revitalizing ideas.
Here in "Hamlet" -- Southwest Shakespeare's second major production at the Mesa Arts Center, following a wryly moody "A Midsummer Night's Dream" -- the ...