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Hamlet At The Hoogland, With A Twist

Courtesy of The Hoogland Center for the Arts

Hamlet opens at The Hoogland Center for the Arts in Springfield this weekend. It's not your typical production though. In the lead role is one of the area's most well-known and talented actors, who also happens to be a woman. Aasne Vigesaa joined us for this interview about the production and her role in it:
 
 

 
Hamlet runs at the Hoogland September 5-7 and 12-14. More info is here.

Rachel Otwell of the Illinois Times is a former NPR Illinois reporter.
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