Orlando Shakes is doing a strange, $20 ticket event called Hamlet Mock Legal Proceeding Tuesday, February 16, 5:30 p.m.
"Back by popular demand, Orlando Shakespeare Theater's Bard's Board Barristers & Friends will present a mock legal proceeding based upon legal issues arising from Shakespeare's Hamlet. This lively event will explore the link between Shakespeare's dark tragedy and contemporary legal thought in a humorous and light-hearted manner. Actors from Orlando Shakespeare Theater's upcoming production of Hamlet (running January 27 - March 13) will be participating in the event. Witnesses may include the ghost of Hamlet's father, Hamlet's mother, Gertrude, his conniving step father, Claudius, and his jilted girlfriend, Ophelia.
5:30 p.m. - Light refreshments and minglingSeating is limited. Reserve seats online or by calling 407-447-1700. There is a suggested $20 donation ($10 for students).
6:30 p.m. - The Trial
7:30 p.m. - Case closed!