Hamlet/The Furies

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Something is rotten in Denmark, in Argos… and in the United States of America. This spring, Irondale presents Hamlet/The Furies, a bold two-act theatrical event that brings together William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and The Furies, drawn from Aeschylus’s Oresteia, in a single, continuous evening. Performed by the Irondale ensemble and directed by Irondale co-founder Jim Niesen, these ancient stories collide to illuminate the present moment—one marked by contested power, fragile institutions, and an urgent hunger for justice. Rather than treating these works as historical artifacts, Irondale uses them as living source material—cautionary tales that echo uncomfortably close to home. Written more than 2,000 years apart, Hamlet and The Furies are woven together to examine what happens when systems meant to protect society begin to fail, and when the line between justice and revenge becomes dangerously blurred.