Hamlet

Hamlet - November 12 - November 15, 2020

Southwest Baptist University

Who's Who

Faith Weaver

as Hamlet

Faith is a sophomore majoring in Early Childhood Education. Hamlet is her second acting production, with playing Shelby in Steel Magnolias as her first. Faith is thrilled to be on stage again and wants to thank Ryan and Liz for continually pushing her in her acting and Mr. Wehmeyer and Christina for entrusting her with such an important role.
Morgan Hixson

as Claudius

Morgan is a Junior from Colorado majoring in Theatre at SBU. This is his second time acting in an SBU production, and the fourth show he has been involved in overall. This show process has been one of the highlights of his time at SBU, masks and all. Morgan would like to thank his friends and family for their love and support as well as Mr. Wehmeyer for this opportunity.
Jessie Paxton

as Gertrude

Jessie Paxton is a Junior Theatre major with a minor in Communications. This will be her third time on the SBU stage, previously appearing in Overture and The Importance of Being Earnest. Jessie is overjoyed to be able to return to live theatre. She thanks Mr. Wehmeyer for this opportunity, and her hometown english teacher, Mrs. Fowler, for getting her into Shakespeare.
Abigail Andrews

as Lady Polonia

Abbie is a senior majoring in theater and specializing in scenic painting. This is her first role on-stage in quite a few years but she has been involved in almost every show put on by SBU. Some of her work can be viewed at AbigailHandrews.github.io This show has been a lot of fun to work on and she hopes you find it as anti-boring as she does.
Kristopher Hulsey

as Ophele

Kristopher has been in a number of SBU productions since The Curious Savage in 2017. In spring 2019 he attended the Los Angeles Film Studies Center, where he started pursuing an interest in animation and virtual reality. This past summer in 2020, he was the Master Electrician for Mizzou's Summer Repetoire Theatre.