Name: Ophelia’s Ocean
Start: 2025-01-17T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-01-19T15:30:00-05:00
Location: St. Paul's Chapel

$Ophelia\u2019s Ocean$

A play written by Maya M. Workman with music by Reggie Workman
About this Event

The year is 2080. Human society is loveless and emotionless, and Samantha, a poet intrigued by the mystery of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, excavates the past to seek the truth about her father’s death.

Join us on January 17, 18, and 19 in St. Paul’s Chapel for Ophelia’s Ocean. Starring four actors in eight roles, the play was written and directed by Maya M. Workman with music by Reggie Workman. Together, they received a Guggenheim Fellowship to bring Ophelia's Ocean to life.

The cast includes Mary Chang (narrator), Ayana Workman (Ophelia/Samantha), Jakeem Dante Powell (Hamlet/Robert), Justin Hofstad (Claudius/Nick), and Nicole Spinnler (Gertrude/Beatrice) with a musical ensemble featuring Reggie Workman (bassist/composer), Hanna Inui (pianist/music director), Elijah Thomas (flute), and Timothy Anguloa (drums/percussion). 