Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard. In the round production directed by John Gaspard, lighting design by Peter W. Mitchell, costume design by Rebecca Ballas, scenic design by Chad Van Kekerix. Theatre in the Round, MN. 2010. Credit: Theatre in the Round, Minneapolis, MN

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard. In the round production directed by John Gaspard, lighting design by Peter W. Mitchell, costume design by Rebecca Ballas, scenic design by Chad Van Kekerix. Theatre in the Round, MN. 2010. Credit: Theatre in the Round, Minneapolis, MN

Credit: drawing courtesy of Pablo Guerra-Monje

Credit: drawing courtesy of Pablo Guerra-Monje

7Entering the Experience

In the round staging is in many ways more intimate, more experiential for the audience than traditional Western proscenium staging. The audience can see not only the actors performing ...

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