Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead reimagines Shakespeare’s Hamlet from the perspective of two minor characters who suddenly find themselves at the center of an absurd, unsettling universe. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are summoned to the court of Elsinore but are largely unaware of why they are there, what is expected of them, or even which of them is which. As major events from Hamlet occur just offstage, the pair struggle to make sense of their purpose, identity, and fate.

The play blends sharp wit, wordplay, and physical comedy with deeper philosophical questions about free will, mortality, and the nature of reality. Time behaves strangely, logic collapses without warning, and meaning is constantly questioned. A traveling troupe of Players drifts in and out of the story, reflecting—and mocking—the inevitability of performance, death, and repetition.

At once hilarious and haunting, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is a play about being trapped inside a story you don’t understand, desperately trying to find significance before the ending arrives.

When:

• Friday, April 17, 2026 at 8:00 PM
• Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM
• Sunday, April 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
• Friday, April 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM
• Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 8:00 PM
• Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Where: Lewisville Playhouse - 160 W Main St, Lewisville, TX 75057

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Directed by Chris James Cognetta

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