BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:156356@kingstonhappenings.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T153000 DTSTAMP:20260420T130059Z URL:https://kingstonhappenings.org/events/catskill-mountain-shakespeares-h amlet-the-phoenicia-playhouse/ SUMMARY:Catskill Mountain Shakespeare's Hamlet @ the Phoenicia Playhouse DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nCatskill Mountain Shakespeare (CMS) presents a matinee pe rformance of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet at the Phoenicia Playhouse\, c elebrating its 50th Season!\nHamlet is directed by London Academy of Drama tic Arts graduate and CMS Company Member Sydney Berk. Reimagined through a bold contemporary lens\, this production is set in a punk-inspired 1980s world\, electrifying Shakespeare’s classic with the raw energy of rebell ion\, youth culture\, and political unrest.\nTickets available at the door or in advance at: https://our.show/catskillmountainshakespeare-hamlet-at- playhouse\n\n\n\n\nCatskill Mountain Shakespeare (CMS) presents a matinee performance of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet at the Phoenicia Playhouse\, celebrating its 50th Season!\nHamlet is directed by London Academy of Dra matic Arts graduate and CMS Company Member Sydney Berk. Reimagined through a bold contemporary lens\, this production is set in a punk-inspired 1980 s world\, electrifying Shakespeare’s classic with the raw energy of rebe llion\, youth culture\, and political unrest.\nTickets available at the do or or in advance at: https://our.show/catskillmountainshakespeare-hamlet-a t-playhouse\nSaturday April 25th @ 2:00 pm\n(Doors open at 1:30 pm)\nQ& \;A after the show\n@ The Phoenicia Playhouse\n10 Church Street\, Phoenici a\, NY 12464\nStreamlined into a fast-paced 90-minute touring adaptation a nd performed by a dynamic cast of six actors\, Hamlet explores the play’ s timeless themes of authority\, identity\, and defiance. The result is a visceral\, high-impact production with no intermission\, that delivers Sha kespeare’s language with urgency and clarity\, designed to captivate mod ern audiences and first-time Shakespeare viewers alike. Driving the produc tion’s pulse is a soundtrack featuring iconic punk and post-punk artists such as The Sex Pistols\, Dead Kennedys\, and Social Distortion whose mus ic underscores the play’s emotional intensity and revolutionary spirit.\ nIn addition to each performance\, CMS offers educational engagement oppor tunities including post-show Q&\;A sessions and optional student worksh ops led by CMS Teaching Artists. These programs are designed to help stude nts connect Shakespeare’s work with contemporary themes and deepen their understanding of the text.\nCatskill Mountain Shakespeare will bring Will iam Shakespeare’s Hamlet to schools and community venues throughout the Catskill region as part of its 3rd Annual Community Tour\, running from Ap ril 13 to May 3\, 2026. For 2026 Community Tour schedule updates or 2027 C ommunity Tour booking inquiries\, visit www.catskillmountainshakespeare.co m or contact Managing Director Frank Wildermann at f.wildermann@catskillmo untainshakespeare.com.\nThe tour is supported\, in part\, by a $25\,000 gr ant from Shakespeare in American Communities\, a national program of the N ational Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest and in ass ociation with Catskill Mountain Foundation. The grant allows CMS to provid e professional Shakespeare performances and educational programming to mid dle schools\, high schools\, and community audiences across the region. Th is marks the third consecutive year CMS has received support from the prog ram.\nAbout Catskill Mountain Shakespeare:\nFounded in 2020\, Catskill Mou ntain Shakespeare is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit theater company dedicated to pr oducing vibrant\, professional productions of classic works. Inspired by t he beauty of the Catskill Mountains\, CMS creates accessible theatrical ex periences for local communities\, visitors\, and students while fostering diversity\, inclusion\, and equity both onstage and off.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kingstonhappenings.org/wp-content/upload s/2026/04/IMG_7087.jpeg CATEGORIES:@Featured,@Newsletter,Community,Educational classes and lectures,For kids,For seniors,Theater LOCATION:Phoenicia Playhouse\, 10 Church St.\, Phonecia\, NY\, 12464\, Unit ed States GEO:42.083876;-74.314044 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=10 Church St.\, Phonecia\, NY\, 12464\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phoenicia Playhouse: geo:42.083876,-74.314044 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR