Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

What happens when you’re not the hero of the story?

𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘻 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘥 flips 𝘏𝘢𝘮𝘭𝘦𝘵 on its head, following two side characters who suddenly find themselves trapped inside a story they don’t fully understand. As events spiral around them, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern wrestle with fate, free will, friendship, and the unsettling realization that they may have very little control over what happens next.

Written by Tom Stoppard
Directed by Tom Ridgely
Presented in association with Albion Theatre

Performances begin at the Kranzberg Arts Center’s Black Box Theater on March 26 and close April 11, 2026.

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