Review: A Puckish Prince Brings a Sense of Levity to “Hamlet” at American Players Theatre

By Anne Siegel, Shepard Express

Despite the last glow of outdoor twilight, the moors are dark indeed for the ghostly appearance of a murdered king in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, one of the first shows to debut at the Hill Theatre at American Players Theatre in Spring Green.

Hamlet is among five shows onstage now at American Players Theatre. It is one of three plays being staged in the 1,100-seat outdoor theater, which was built from a natural, bowl-shaped amphitheater in forested property surrounding the theater complex. Critics and audiences alike have long waxed poetic at the ideal combination of nature and artifice one finds here in the woods.

It should be noted that this is the company’s first “full season” following the 2020 pandemic, and it is indeed a gem to be witnessed by all who love theater.

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