Shakespeare in the Park

In the Putnam County Playhouse Youth Theatre Workshop’s middle school version of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” (above) Hamlet (Gunner Roach, left) battles Laertes (Ella Tischer) while the noble Osric (Penny Cumings) referees the sword fight.

In the high school play, “Spamlet,” Kiara Boyd reacts to the advances Craig Robinson (as Hamlet). The Youth Theatre Workshop productions of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” will take place in the bandshell at Robe-Ann Park this year. The middle school version of the play, “Hamlet in Halves,” is set for 7 p.m. Friday, July 17. The high school version, “Spamlet,” will be staged Saturday, beginning at 7 p.m. Admission is free. Audiences are urged to observe social distancing and to bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating on the grassy area in front of the stage. Rain date for both productions is Sunday at 7 p.m.