Hamlet @ HMS

Catskill Mountain Shakespeare (CMS) will bring a public performance of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet to High Meadow School as part of its 3rd Annual Community Tour, running April 13 through May 3, 2026.

Hamlet is directed by London Academy of Dramatic Arts graduate and CMS Company Member Sydney Berk. Reimagined through a bold contemporary lens, this production is set in a punk-inspired 1980s world, electrifying Shakespeare’s classic with the raw energy of rebellion, youth culture, and political unrest.

Streamlined into a fast-paced 90-minute touring adaptation and performed by a dynamic cast of six actors, Hamlet explores the play’s timeless themes of authority, identity, and defiance. The result is a visceral, high-impact production with no intermission

that delivers Shakespeare’s language with urgency and clarity, designed to captivate modern audiences and first-time Shakespeare viewers alike.

The tour is supported, in part, by a $25,000 grant from Shakespeare in American Communities, a national program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest and in association with Catskill Mountain Foundation. The grant allows CMS to present professional Shakespeare performances and educational programming to middle and high schools and community audiences across the region. This marks the third consecutive year CMS has received support from the program.