Remember how Horatio gets a letter at the end of Act IV that says Hamlet got rescued by pirates, and then we never see or hear about them again? Me neither.
The Pirates of Hamlet is a colorful comedy spinoff in which Hamlet meets a group of zany pirates that take him on a swashbuckling adventure across the high seas. Mutiny, sword fights, singing puppets, and a delightfully absurd sense of humor make this show enjoyable for all audiences, but Shakespeare fans will appreciate numerous secret references and inside jokes.
now playing at the
2024 SAn diego fringe festival!
Venue: "No limits" - 4931 logan ave
THE PIRATES OF HAMLET
by Nicolas A. Castillo
Co-Director | Markuz Rodriguez
Co-Director | Nicolas A. Castillo
Fight Director | Nicolas A. Castillo
Asst. Fight Choreographer | Audrey Wilkins
Additional Choreography | Kaivan Mohsenzadeh
Original Music Composition "In the Brig" by Miroqui Imani
CAST
AMIBITIOUS EMILY
CONFLICTED TURNER
TREACHEROUS ALICE
CAPTAIN OLIVE EYES
HAMLET
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NICOLAS A. CASTILLO
PLAYRIGHT,
CO-DIRECTOR,
FIGHT DIRECTOR,
and playing
CAPTAIN OLIVE EYES
Nicolas is delighted to present his first original show! A lover of all things Shakespeare, sword fights, and puppetry, it is his mission to spread joy through the art of live theatre. Acting credits include: Turn Me On, Dead Man (San Diego Fringe), Can We Now? (La Jolla Playhouse WoW Festival), Ordinary People (PowPAC). Fight director credits include: Deathtrap (Lamplighters), Macbeth (Patio Playhouse), Ordinary People (PowPAC). Catch him next doing fight choreography for Twelfth Night of the Living Dead with Loud Fridge Theatre Group!
MARKUZ RODRIGUEZ
CO-DIRECTOR
A San Diego native, Markuz has been acting, writing and directing professionally for the last 16 years in this beautiful, dynamic community. Favorite local credits include: Normal Heights (Loud Fridge Theatre Group); Witchland, Stage (Backyard Renaissance); Las Cuatro Milpas (Tuyo Theatre); All in the Timing, A Bright New Boise, Good People (Onstage Playhouse); Sweat, A Christmas Carol, Corridos REmix (San Diego Repertory Theatre); The Madres (Moxie Theatre); Under Construction (Sledgehammer Theatre); Speech & Debate (Diversionary Theatre); Seven Spots on the Sun (InnerMission Productions); Punks (Ion Theatre); Wally & His Lover Boys, Midnight Alley, Bedrooms & Boyfriends (Compulsion Dance & Theatre). Mr. Rodriguez has studied on-camera performance with Robert Dahey, commedia dell'arte with Gale McNeeley, and most recently completed two years of the Meisner technique at Studio 4/Playhouse West in North Hollywood, California, leading workshops in the technique at high schools throughout the county since 2017. A teaching artist with Playwrights Project, he devotes much of his time to the development of new work for stage, film, television, radio/podcast, and the interwebz at large. He is a longstanding member of Amigos del REP and a founding member of the Latinx theatre collective Camino23.
Instagram: @markuz_ohreallyus
Audrey is delighted to be making her Fringe Festival debut in The Pirates of Hamlet! She has been performing for the last eight years, with favorite roles including Cordelia/the Fool in King Lear and Olivia in Twelfth Night (TS@NCRT), and has experience as a fight choreographer. Audrey plans to begin earning her BFA in acting at Pace University this fall.
AUDREY WILKINS
as
AMBITIOUS EMILY
Kaivan is glad to be returning to San Diego Fringe for another exciting performance. His previous credits include Normal Heights with Loud Fridge Theatre Group and he has worked around San Diego as an actor, theatre technician, puppet designer, and fight choreographer. Kaivan is currently working as an announcer for SkyFire Pro Lucha Libre and is training to be a professional wrestler at Primal Pro Wrestling. He is thankful for the opportunity to take on a swashbuckling role and he hopes you will enjoy the ride!
IG: @Suavekebab
KAIVAN MOHSENZADEH
as
CONFLICTED TURNER
HAYDEN ST. CLAIR
as
TREACHEROUS ALICE
Hayden is grateful to participate in the San Diego International Fringe Festival for the first time! They were most recently seen at Lamplighters in Charlie Brown Christmas (Charlie Brown). Other shows in San Diego: Xanadu (Clio/Kira), Company (Jenny) [Coronado Playhouse]. Hayden received their BA in Theatre from Concordia University Irvine with favorite credits: Into The Woods (Jack’s Mother), Bright Star (Stanford), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Tom Snout/Wall). They would like to thank all the new creative people they’ve met throughout this process. And thank you for supporting new theatre!
GEOFFREY ULYSSES GEISSINGER
as
HAMLET
Geoffrey is a San Diego-based actor and improviser who dabbles in directing and playwriting. He earned his BA in Theatre Performance and Theatre Studies with a Minor in Creative Writing from Saint Mary’s College of California, including a semester spent training at the Drama School of Queen Mary University of London, where he performed in a collaborative production of Irene at Dr. Johnson’s House, the play’s first public performance since 1749. Geoffrey is also the Development Associate at North Coast Repertory Theatre in Solana Beach and serves as a Guest Teaching Artist at Canyon Crest Academy. Recent and upcoming credits include Dean/Devin in Gloria, Marcus in The Harvest (OnStage Playhouse); Eilif in Public Enemy, Silvius in As You Like It (New Fortune); Franky in The October Night of Johnny Zero (Backyard Renaissance); Armand Lumé in Murder at Roland Manor (Thunder Bay Theatre); Narrator in Every Brilliant Thing, Frank in School for Lies, Tuzenbach in Three Sisters, and Jean Verse in …And Jesus Moonwalks the Mississippi (Saint Mary’s College).