Columbia University School of Arts MFA Acting Cohort of 2026 presents Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, a Shakespearean tragedy turned upside down, inside out, and shaken vigorously. Directed by Devin E. Haqq.
Minor characters take center stage as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern stumble through Hamlet, on their way to a fate Shakespeare has already written for them. Absurd comedy abounds as the pair of hapless heroes ponder the meaning of life (they don’t figure it out), flip coins (it’s always heads), and struggle to remember which one of them is which (they get it mostly right).
Showtimes
Thursday, December 11, 7:30 PM
Friday, December 12, 7:30 PM
Saturday, December 13, 2 PM
Saturday, December 13, 7:30 PM
Sunday, December 14, 2 PM
Content Warning
This play contains imagery of death and suicide, as well as blood.
Run Time
2 hours 30 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission
Featuring
The Player - Juan Pablo Caceres (current student)
Rosencrantz (Act 2) - Britni Camacho (current student)
Claudius / Guildenstern (Act 3) - Mirza Haas (current student)
Hamlet - Ronit Kathuria (current student)
Guildenstern (Act 1) - Pauline Lara (current student)
Rosencrantz (Act 1) - Jesse Cao Long (current student)
Polonius / Rosencrantz (Act 3) - Brandon Pineda-Bayudan (current student)
Guildenstern (Act 2) - Ravyn Rochelle (current student)
Ophelia / Gertrude / Horatio - Peyton Turowski (current student)
Ensemble - Lance Avery Brown (current student)
Ensemble - Robert Bunn (current student)
Ensemble - Ciro Saravia (current student)
Ensemble - Caden Sevier (current student)
Ensemble - Aaron Michael Tyler (current student)
Creative Team
Director - Devin E. Haqq
Producer - Corrie Beth Knott & Brendan O'Brien
Thesis Operations Manager - Brissa Lopez (current student)
Movement Director - Shanga Parker
Movement Director - Sita Mani
Voice and Speech Director - Liz Hayes
Voice and Speech Director - Corinna May
Fight Coordinator and Advisor - Jaqueline Holloway
Production Stage Manager - Emily E. Wasenda (current student)
Stage Manager - Taylor Lang (current student)
Stage Manager - James Davis (current student)
Company Manager - Kathi Zhou (current student)
Scenic Designer - Forest Entsminger
Costume Designer - Caroline Tyson
Lighting Designer -Emmanuel Delgado
Sound Designer - DJ Potts
Props Designer - Jonathan Schatzberg
About the Director
Devin E. Haqq (Director), a proud Drama League Directing Project Fellow, is also an Emmy-nominated producer, a member of the Roundabout Directors Group Cohort 4, a member of the Fiasco Theatre Acting Company, and a Finalist for the 2020 HBOAccess Directing Fellowship. He has directed workshops and staffed as an associate director on productions for such organizations as The Public Theatre, Roundabout Theatre Company, The Folger, Shakespeare's Globe, Seattle Rep, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Fiasco, and the National Black Theatre. On Instagram at @devin_e_haqq