Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, by Tom Stoppard, was performed at
T. Schreiber Studio October 15th through November 22, 2009.

A behind-the-scenes peek of Hamlet through the lens of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, the Danish prince's mystified childhood friends. The play's thought-provoking meditation on death, free will, and existentialism still resonates more than four decades after its 1966 premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

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REVIEWS!

...a robust and exhilarating revival, under the expert direction of Cat Parker. The production is loaded with energy and keeps the humor quotient high, whether based in low comedy or high. Eric Percival and Julian Elfer make a fine team as the title characters...[and]...Erik Jonsun makes a thrilling New York stage debut as the Player. The supporting ensemble of 14, portraying the troupe of itinerant actors and some of the pivotal characters from Hamlet, is uniformly strong.
- Martin Denton, nytheatre.com

Eric Percival and Julian Elfer have made a fine hand out of the cards they've been dealt, leaping into the text with nimble legs and tongues. …As Rosencrantz, Percival manages to make each moment fresh. Elfer, on the other hand, doesn't even make "moments"--he's immersed so fully in the role that his exasperation is pure, seamless entertainment. - Aaron Riccio, thatsoundscool

The current production of R&G at the T. Schreiber Studio does full justice to the work, from Cat Parker's clear direction and clever use of the small theatre space to the top-notch cast led by Eric Percival as Rosencrantz and Julian Elfer as Guildenstern. Of particular note is the performance of the Player by Erik Jonsun, who brings a level of ruefulness, melancholy, and emotion that inflates a potentially one-dimensional character to full humanity. The T. Schreiber Studio was not previously on my radar, but from the quality of this production, I definitely plan to go back. - Wendy Caster, ShowShowDown

Both Mr. Percival and Mr. Elfer excel at the remarkable and remarkably derivative Beckettian dialogue. Mr. Percival is the comedy mask of the pair. Blissfully unaware and choosing to remain that way, Rosencrantz is the voice of the audience. Julian Elfer brings more than enough intensity to Guildenstern. He is a "mass of prejudice" even in the eyes of his friend. The charismatic Erik Jonsun maneuvers his troupe of Tragedians, Guildenstern and Rosencrantz, and the audience, seated in the round like members of the Danish court, into realization: "Don't you see?! We're actors – we're the opposite of people!" - Kate Shea Kennon, Stage Mage