Lisa Joyce, Penelope Allen & More Complete the Cast for Hamlet, Starring Peter Sarsgaard, Off-Broadway

A slew of stage and screen stars complete the casting for the upcoming Classic Stage Company production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, starring Peter Sarsgaard in the title role. Lisa Joyce, Penelope Allen, Two-time Tony winner Stephen Spinella and more will join the production, which will play a limited engagement March 27 through May 10 at CSC off-Broadway. Opening night is set for April 15.

Joyce (Boardwalk Empire) will play Ophelia, with Allen (Richard III) as Gertrude, Spinella (Angels in America: Perestroika, Angels in America: Millenium Approaches) as Polonius, Glenn Fitzgerald (The Sixth Sense) as Laertes, Harris Yulin (Frank’s Home) as Claudius, Austin Jones (Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me), Jim Broaddus (13 Rue de l’Amour) as Player King, Scott Parkinson (The Coast of Utopia) as Rosencrantz/others and Daniel Morgan Shelley (Othello) as Guildenstern/others.

Directed by Austin Pendleton, the show will feature scenic design by Walt Spangler, costume design by Constance Hoffman, lighting design by Justin Townsend and original music and sound design by Ryan Rumery.