May 28 – July 6, 2025
Ticket Price (all-in pricing including fees)
Starts at $40.25
Runtime
100 minutes, no intermission
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Presale: February 12, 2025
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Presale: February 19, 2025
Single Tickets
On sale: February 26, 2025
“So…once more… tell me about this Ghost.”
That’s how the legendary story begins. But ghosts are tricky things. Especially in a world of madness, murder, and mayhem. A rich, entitled Prince goes on a ferocious rampage that will lead to a massacre in the living room. Is he a tragic hero as we’ve often been told? Or a royal-blooded serial killer? In this brisk and intense 100-minute excavation of the classic text with new scenes and characters, we will step into a forensic investigation of the ultimate crimes of passion to see what really went down.
It’s been half a century since Hamlet was produced at the Taper, and Tony Award®-nominated visionary Robert O’Hara, director of the landmark box office hit Slave Play, returns to stage a world premiere modern adaptation of one of the most famous tales ever told. Featuring Patrick Ball (The Pitt) in the titular role, joined by Gina Torres (Suits) as Gertrude and Coral Peña (Our Dear Dead Drug Lord) as Ophelia. Experience Hamlet with an unexpected twist.
Recommended for ages 18 and up.
Photo by David Goddard.
"I’m terribly excited to be closing out Snehal Desai’s first season with Hamlet. I’m diving deep into my love of Alfred Hitchcock, David Lynch, Salvador Dali, and Perry Mason to tell this story. I like my Shakespeare tragedies lean, brisk, and intense. There will be blood."
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Hamlet
By William Shakespeare
Adapted and Directed by Robert O’Hara
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Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 8pm
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Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 8pm
KCRW members are invited to join us on select evenings for KCRW Member Nights—a series of performances with pre-show receptions exclusively for KCRW members. Enjoy light hors d'oeuvres and beverages (including wine!) before select performances at Vespaio. Just use promo code KCRW during checkout to access your KCRW Member discount and automatically RSVP to the reception.
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 8pm
Reception begins at 6:45pm and performances begin at 8pm.
Stage Talks offer an opportunity for theatregoers to come together after select performances for engaging conversations with cast members and/or the creative team.
Tuesday, June 17 at 8pm
Tuesday, June 24 at 8pm
Sunday, June 29 at 1pm
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S. Mark Taper Foundation
2024/25 season programming at the Mark Taper Forum is made possible through the generous support of the S. Mark Taper Foundation.
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