Save Hamlet! (a full length play)

by Mark Harvey Levine

In this version of Hamlet, a lot of the characters turn out to be women in disguise. They realize if they don't step in, the whole thing is going to end in tragedy. With women now in charge, it's Shakespeare's famous play, but funnier and less murder-y.

"we had been reading the show in class with the intention of just keeping it there for study and the kids loved it so much that they asked last week if we...

In this version of Hamlet, a lot of the characters turn out to be women in disguise. They realize if they don't step in, the whole thing is going to end in tragedy. With women now in charge, it's Shakespeare's famous play, but funnier and less murder-y.

"we had been reading the show in class with the intention of just keeping it there for study and the kids loved it so much that they asked last week if we could perform it." -- Christina Peoples, Heritage Academy, Mesa, AZ

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Save Hamlet! (a full length play)

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Save Hamlet! (a full length play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    “

    Long story short, Levine had me giggling from page one. Even the stage directions are hysterical. Females in male roles --great fun, especially when Bernadette, Marcella and Horatia jump in to "help", the balance between action, humor and poetry... Good thing Mark Harvey Levine was "writing this stuff down!"

    Long story short, Levine had me giggling from page one. Even the stage directions are hysterical. Females in male roles --great fun, especially when Bernadette, Marcella and Horatia jump in to "help", the balance between action, humor and poetry... Good thing Mark Harvey Levine was "writing this stuff down!"

    ”
  • Karen Fix Curry: Save Hamlet! (a full length play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    “

    This fun retelling of Hamlet is genius! Calling out famous quotes and wreaking havoc on this normally dark tragedy in the best possible way. Teens and young adults will love being in this wisecracking, silly, and insightfully funny rollercoaster ride. And audiences will have side aches from laughing so hard. A real gem!

    This fun retelling of Hamlet is genius! Calling out famous quotes and wreaking havoc on this normally dark tragedy in the best possible way. Teens and young adults will love being in this wisecracking, silly, and insightfully funny rollercoaster ride. And audiences will have side aches from laughing so hard. A real gem!

    ”
  • Jeremy Kareken: Save Hamlet! (a full length play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    “

    What a HOOT. Educational, silly, but also wise! This was made to be produced at every University theater company in America, or done in Rep with Hamlet. Imagine the Marx brothers were sisters who all had a crush on a Goth Hamlet and conspired to — I can’t explain this one, I can only demand you produce it!

    What a HOOT. Educational, silly, but also wise! This was made to be produced at every University theater company in America, or done in Rep with Hamlet. Imagine the Marx brothers were sisters who all had a crush on a Goth Hamlet and conspired to — I can’t explain this one, I can only demand you produce it!

    ”
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Development History

  • Reading, Laboratory Theatre of Florida, Fort Myers, FL, 2022
  • Reading, Private Writing Group, 2021
  • Reading, Indiana Playwrights Circle, 2021
  • Reading, Neo Ensemble Theatre, Los Angeles, 2021

Production History

  • High School, Heritage Academy, Mesa, AZ, 2023
  • High School, Wallenpaupack Area High School, Hawley, PA, 2023
  • Professional, Laboratory Theatre of Florida, Fort Myers, FL, 2023