Tuesday, June 3 - A jazzy "Hamlet" in Forest inspires surprises

03/06/2025 11 min
Tuesday, June 3 -  A jazzy "Hamlet" in Forest inspires surprises

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Episode Synopsis

William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” is the story of a Danish prince who can’t decide how to respond to his father’s murder. St. Louis Shakespeare Festival’s production of the play in Forest Park this month is inspired by the fashion and jazz of mid-20th-Century Manhattan. As St. Louis Public Radio’s Jeremy Goodwin reports, the production shows that one of the most famous plays ever written can inspire new sounds and surprises.