{"id":365454,"date":"2025-03-10T16:18:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T20:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/?p=365454"},"modified":"2025-03-10T16:18:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T20:18:31","slug":"the-women-of-hamlet-own-our-hearts-in-a-room-in-the-castle-at-folger-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/03\/10\/the-women-of-hamlet-own-our-hearts-in-a-room-in-the-castle-at-folger-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"The women of &#8216;Hamlet&#8217; own our hearts in &#8216;A Room in the Castle&#8217; at Folger Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The answer is always \u201cto be,\u201d asserts Ophelia in Lauren M. Gunderson&#8217;s new play <em>A Room in the Castle<\/em>, now in a powerful world premiere production at the Folger Theatre.<\/p>\n<p>Ophelia is, of course, answering Hamlet\u2019s famous soliloquy \u201cTo be, or not to be\u2026\u201d In this case, the Prince of Demark is unseen and unheard since the women \u2014 Ophelia (Sabrina Lynne Sawyer), Hamlet&#8217;s mother, Queen Gertrude (Oneika Phillips), and the newly imagined lady&#8217;s maid to Ophelia, Anna (Burgess Byrd) \u2014 take center stage.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_365464\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-365464\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-365464\" src=\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-02-A-Room-in-the-Castle-Dress-Rehearsal-85-800x600-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-02-A-Room-in-the-Castle-Dress-Rehearsal-85-800x600-1.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-02-A-Room-in-the-Castle-Dress-Rehearsal-85-800x600-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-02-A-Room-in-the-Castle-Dress-Rehearsal-85-800x600-1-460x345.jpeg 460w, https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-03-02-A-Room-in-the-Castle-Dress-Rehearsal-85-800x600-1-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-365464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sabrina Lynne Sawyer (Ophelia), Burgess Byrd (Anna), and Oneika Phillips (Queen Gertrude) in Folger Theatre&#8217;s world premiere of \u2018A Room in the Castle.\u2019 Photo by Erika Nizborski.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is a female-centered play, though one could argue how feminist. While these women of <em>Hamlet<\/em> may have a space of their own, the troubled, grieving Prince is\u00a0never\u00a0far from their thoughts \u2014 he is their obsession, their reason for being, hovering over every scene. Gunderson does a masterful job re-imagining the women trapped by class, circumstances, and desire within the castle\u2019s walls. Each, in their own way, follows the Queen\u2019s edict for women \u2014 to \u201cobey, agree, assist\u201d<em> \u2014<\/em> until they do not.<\/p>\n<p>First presented at the Folger Theatre\u2019s inaugural Reading Room Festival three years ago, <em>A Room in the Castle<\/em> is directed by Kaja Dunn, who draws the three women close to one another\u2019s secrets and intrigues in Ophelia\u2019s room\/prison in the castle. The moments between Ophelia and Anna, her lady\u2019s maid, are filled with a young girl\u2019s yearning to figure out life, love, marriage, and sex, and here the formidable Burgess Byrd is often a perfect comic foil to the overplayed angst of youth.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_365470\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-365470\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-365470\" src=\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/In-the-Castle-800x1000-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/In-the-Castle-800x1000-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/In-the-Castle-800x1000-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/In-the-Castle-800x1000-1-368x460.jpg 368w, https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/In-the-Castle-800x1000-1-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-365470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TOP: Oneika Phillips, Sabrina Lynne Sawyer, and Burgess Byrd; ABOVE: Sabrina Lynne Sawyer, Burgess Byrd, and Oneika Phillips, in Folger Theatre&#8217;s world premiere of \u2018A Room in the Castle.\u2019 Photos by Erika Nizborski.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The most thrilling scenes, however, are solitary ones focused on Queen Gertrude, played with majestic fierceness by Phillips and framed in wind-swept near-silence. She is a presence to be reckoned with, this Queen, this mother.<\/p>\n<p>The center of <em>A Room in the Castle<\/em> is Queen Gertrude, torn between her king\/husband and son. Her story demands our attention \u2014 how far will any woman go to protect her son? What will she sacrifice? The machinations of a powerful woman who is steps from the seat of power at the Folger is intrinsically more compelling than a rebellious ingenue\u2019s futile love for her troubled prince, no matter how fully \u2014 and in the more reflective moments, how profoundly \u2014 she is played by the talented actress to watch Sabrina Lynne Sawyer.<\/p>\n<p>This review will not reveal if this play follows the original, or if all ends well, as tragedy rarely does, but the playwright does offer a clever Shakespearean twist to the original story. The women of <em>Hamlet<\/em> do have moments that are wholly their own. They do own the stage \u2014 and our hearts \u2014 in <em>A Room in the Castle<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Nicole Jescinth Smith\u2019s range of power-dressing costume design for Queen Gertrude must be noted as well as Samantha Reno\u2019s scenic design, Max Doolittle\u2019s lighting design, and Sara O\u2019Halloran\u2019s sound design, which were all transporting back to the bleak, isolated Elsinor.<\/p>\n<p><em>A Room in the Castle<\/em> can best be enjoyed with a rudimentary <em>Hamlet<\/em> refresher prior. A number of the funnier lines \u2014 and there are several wise and witty ones \u2014 are predicated on some familiarity with the original. So seek thee a summary then get thee not to a nunnery but to <em>A Room in the Castle<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Running Time: 85 minutes with no intermission.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.folger.edu\/whats-on\/a-room-in-the-castle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>A Room in the Castle<\/strong><\/em><\/a> plays through April 6, 2025, presented by Folger Theatre and Cincinnati Shakespeare Company at the Folger Theatre, 201 E Capitol Street SE, Washington, DC. To purchase tickets ($20\u2013$84, with many discounts available), go <a href=\"https:\/\/www.folger.edu\/whats-on\/a-room-in-the-castle\/#book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>online<\/strong><\/a> or call the Box Office at (202) 544-7077.<\/p>\n<p>To see credits for the cast and creative team, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.folger.edu\/whats-on\/a-room-in-the-castle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>COVID Safety:<\/strong> While Folger audiences and employees are no longer required to wear masks at most events, masks are welcome and remain an important preventive measure against COVID-19. Anyone needing or choosing to wear one is encouraged to do so. Folger&#8217;s current safety protocols are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.folger.edu\/visit\/covid-19-safety-protocols\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO:<br \/>\n<a title=\"Lauren M. Gunderson on unmasking the women in \u2018Hamlet\u2019\" href=\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/02\/25\/lauren-m-gunderson-on-unmasking-the-women-in-hamlet\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Lauren M. Gunderson on unmasking the women in \u2018Hamlet\u2019 <\/a><\/strong>(interview by Nicole Hertvik, February 25, 2025)<br \/>\n<strong><a title=\"Folger Theatre to premiere Lauren Gunderson\u2019s \u2018A Room in the Castle\u2019\" href=\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/01\/30\/folger-theatre-to-premiere-lauren-gundersons-a-room-in-the-castle\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Folger Theatre to premiere Lauren Gunderson\u2019s \u2018A Room in the Castle\u2019 <\/a><\/strong>(news story, January 30, 2025)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Lauren M. Gunderson&#8217;s powerful new play, Queen Gertrude, Ophelia, and a lady&#8217;s maid become intimate with one another\u2019s secrets and intrigues.   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