Hamletmachine June 12, 2009

Hamletmachine explores late 20th century Western Culture in a richly poetic and layered text. Heiner Muller's masterpiece borrows from Shakespeare, T.S. Eliot and Jean-Luc Godard, among others. (He was "sampling" before there was such a thing!). Muller was a protege of Bertold Brecht. Castillo has become one of the foremost producers of his work here in the U.S.

The Innovative production of Hamlet Machine featuring a multi-racial multi- generational cast of amateur and professional actors from communities throughout the New York City is under the direction of Viennese theatre director , Muller Scholar, and Castillo Founder, Eva Brenner. Brenner, who works with immigrant communities in Vienna, helped to found the Castillo Theatre 26 Years ago and is returning to the New York stage for the first time in 20 years. If you like your theatre teasing the imagination and pushing the envelope, don't miss this one-of-a-kind international collaboration.

Official Website: http://www.castillo.org/production_hm.html