''Hamlet's Dresser'' is a
memoir
A memoir (; , ) is any nonfiction narrative writing based in the author's personal memories. The assertions made in the work are thus understood to be factual. While memoir has historically been defined as a subcategory of biography or autobi ...
by Bob Smith. It was first published in
2002
File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...
.
The title derives from the author's work as a
dresser for a production of ''
Hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
'' at the
American Shakespeare Theatre
The American Shakespeare Theatre was a theater company based in Stratford, Connecticut, United States. It was formed in the early 1950s by Lawrence Langner, Lincoln Kirstein, John Percy Burrell, and philanthropist Joseph Verner Reed. The Ameri ...
in
Stratford, Connecticut
Stratford is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is situated on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Housatonic River. Stratford is in the Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was settled ...
.
Author
Robert W. Smith was born on July 10, 1941.
Reception
''Hamlet's Dresser'' was a ''
Wall Street Journal
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'' editor's pick, a
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top choice, and a
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Club selection.
See also
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2002 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 2002.
Events
*March 16 – Authorities in Saudi Arabia arrest and jail the poet Abdul Mohsen Musalam and dismiss a newspaper editor following the publication of Mu ...
*
Shakespeare in performance
Thousands of performances of William Shakespeare's plays have been staged since the end of the 16th century. While Shakespeare was alive, many of his greatest plays were performed by the Lord Chamberlain's Men and King's Men acting companies a ...
References
External links
Simon & Schuster, ''Hamlet's Dresser'', Book by Bob Smith, Official Publisher Page
Salvation by Shakespeare: ''Hamlet's Dresser'' by Bob Smith
American memoirs
William Shakespeare
Writers from Connecticut
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