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John Geoffrion is a DC-based actor and occasional director who has appeared with Washington Shakespeare Company, Constellation Theatre, American Century Theatre, and Scena Theatre, among others. He holds an MFA in acting from Catholic University of America. The Adequate Players is a banner under which he has occasionally self-produced since 1994.
This year he brings Bad Hamlet to the Cap Fringe.
Is This Your First Fringe Experience?
I stage-managed a show during the first Cap Fringe (Pretty Theft with Madcap Players), was out of town for the 2nd one, and was busy/ booked thru last year. First time as a playwright and producer.
What drew you to this piece?
I wrote it as part of a graduate school exercise. I wanted to create a small, flexible performance piece based on Shakespeare, and I'd been long interested in the Bad Quarto of Hamlet, and I wanted a piece that combined scholarly pursuits and performance. What I'd originally envisioned as a two-person piece (just the two Hamlets) expanded a bit. The professor liked it a lot, and it went over well when we read it, so I kept it on the back burner as a potential Fringeworthy piece.
Tell us a little about the concept for Bad Hamlet.
See Above.
Why Fringe Patrons should see your show?
If you're a Shakespeare geek, you'll see Hamlet produced in a way you've never seen it before. And you get two Hamlets (plus 2 Ophelias, 2 Laertes, 2 Polonii, 2 Kings and 2
What's next for you and/or your company?
Typical local actor's life. Work, rehearsal, sleep, repeat. Maybe I'll produce more stuff under my ad-hoc Adequate Players banner. Maybe not.
Performances of Bad Hamlet are as follows (All performances are at The Bodega @ The Trading Post; 1013 7th ST NW:
July 11th 11 pm
July 12th 1:15 pm
July 17th 10:30 pm
July 19th 4:45 pm
July 22nd 7 pm
Fringe venues are small so purchase tickets now to avoid disappointment.
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