And we’re back! Remember this guy? We haven’t seen him since Act 1, but he’s about to make a very forceful reappearance.
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
PSA: Just say no to buying unctions of mountebanks.
Stick Figure Iconography: Fortinbras
Resource of the Day: The Bail Project
The Bail Project, Inc. is an unprecedented effort to combat mass incarceration at the front end of the system. We pay bail for people in need, reuniting families and restoring the presumption of innocence.
We just met him, and we won’t see him again for a while, but let’s take a closer look at everyone’s favorite random Norwegian prince!
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
The more I read Hamlet, the more I like Fortinbras.
I’m taking next week off, but join me here the week after that as things get REALLY dramatic! You ain’t seen nothing yet…
A Stick-Figure Hamlet: Act 4, Scene 3 (part 2)
Resource of the Day: Black Visions Collective
Since 2017, Black Visions Collective, has been putting into practice the lessons learned from organizations before us in order to shape a political home for Black people across Minnesota. We aim to center our work in healing and transformative justice principles, intentionally develop our organizations core “DNA” to ensure sustainability, and develop Minnesota’s emerging Black leadership to lead powerful campaigns. By building movements from the ground up with an integrated model, we are creating the conditions for long term success and transformation.
Here it is! The LAST SOLILOQUY IN HAMLET!
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
Thank goodness that’s all over.
A Stick-Figure Hamlet: Act 4, Scene 3 (part 1)
Resource of the Day: Reclaim the Block
Reclaim the Block began in 2018 and organizes Minneapolis community and city council members to move money from the police department into other areas of the city’s budget that truly promote community health and safety.
You’ve forgotten about him, but here he is at last: the star of the Norwegian subplot himself, FORTINBRAS!
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
If you’re a Folio purist, just read the first panel and ignore the rest.
A Stick-Figure Hamlet: Act 4, Scene 2
Resource of the day: Campaign Zero
Over 1,000 people are killed by police every year in America. We are calling on local, state, and federal lawmakers to take immediate action to adopt data-driven policy solutions to end this violence and hold police accountable.
Where in the world is Polonius’s body?
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
Nantsssssss ingonyamaaaa bagithi babaaaaaa…
A Stick-Figure Hamlet: Act 4, Scene 1
WE’VE FINALLY MADE IT TO ACT 4
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
It’s taken EIGHT MONTHS to reach Act 4. Good lord. This play is even longer than I thought.
A Stick-Figure Hamlet: Act 3, Scene 4 (part 4)
Alright, let’s wrap this act up!
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
We did it! We made it to the end of another act! It’s… *checks play* …it’s all downhill from here!
A Stick-Figure Hamlet: Act 3, Scene 4 (part 3)
Closet scene! Arras! Stabbing! Dead body! Ghost! But not the ghost of the just-stabbed guy! Another ghost! Look, never mind, let’s just get on with it…
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
Everything about this scene is awkward.