HAMLET:

Hamlet: The Undiscovered Country is a theatrical project that seeks to celebrate and uplift Appalachian voices through Shakespeare.  We hope to do this by creating a production of Hamlet that is grounded in Appalachian experiences, using Appalachian artists, and set in Appalachia.  We as theater-makers found that the rich world of Shakespeare was often gate-kept and elitist, excluding many communities of people.  We do not believe that that was Shakespeare's intent, nor the full potential of his language.  Appalachia has such a rich history and deep, diverse communities that have been traditionally excluded from the transcendent work of Shakespeare.  We believe there is a way to bridge these two, in order to make theater – specifically Shakespeare – open to all people.