The Broadway production of 'Fat Ham,' James Ijames' Pulitzer Prize-winning riff on 'Hamlet,' has its West Coast premiere at the Geffen Playhouse in L.A. It's gripping, outrageous fun.
“Fat Ham,” James Ijames' Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, invites theatergoers to a backyard cookout in the American South. On the menu is William Shakespeare’s 'Hamlet” smothered in barbecue sauce. Take my word for it: You’re going to want seconds.
Opal and Larry, the Ophelia and Laertes of “Fat Ham,” bring to the fore questions of gender expression and sexual autonomy and acceptance that feed directly into the comedy's most profound philosophical concern: How much freedom do we have to determine our fate in a world in which cycles of violence and centuries of systemic oppression foreclose paths and limit options? Meanwhile, ribs are devoured, beer is guzzled and, when conflict ratchets up, shots are thrown back.
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