Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

by Tom Stoppard

Theatre West, Northwestern State University, Louisiana (2018)

Credit: Scenic Design

• Director: Pia Wyatt • Scenic: Rye Mandel • Costumes: Elizabeth Guy • Lighting: Haley Helm • Props: Alexis Mancuso • Sound: Rayshaughn Armmant •

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" is a play that reimagines Shakespeare's "Hamlet" from the perspective of two minor characters, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Summoned to the Danish court by King Claudius to spy on Hamlet, they find themselves struggling to navigate a world filled with confusion, absurdity, and existential questioning. As they attempt make sense of their existence, they grapple with their purpose, identity, free will, fate, and the nature between reality and illusion, all while being caught up in the events of "Hamlet" without fully understanding them.

KCACTF Award 2018 | Meritorious Set Design