Archive - Writing Hamlet

December 2021

Over the last few weeks, it has come to my attention that several people think I didn’t write Hamlet. They would tell you to read “scholarly writings…

Dec 31, 2021 •

Traditions - Part 2

When a director arrives at the theater on opening night, their first job is to go backstage and break the actors’ legs.

Dec 27, 2021 •

I wrote a Christmas version of Hamlet a few years back called Holiday Ham, but I’m going to let you in on a little secret.

Dec 23, 2021 •

Endings can be extremely difficult to write, and you’re never going to please all of the people all of the time.

Dec 20, 2021 •

Today is a big day.

Dec 17, 2021 •

A lot of changes are made between the first and final drafts of a play.

Dec 8, 2021 •

A lot of celebrities have donated their skulls to be used in productions of Hamlet over the years.

Dec 3, 2021 •

The worst review I ever got was that crack about how a monkey could eventually write Hamlet if you gave it enough time.

Dec 1, 2021 •

November 2021

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