Ophelia is
Going to Drown

Ophelia is Going to Drown is a one woman show about Ophelia from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. And she’s going to drown. With gentleness, comedic wit, and ferocious honesty, Ophelia explores the complexities of heartbreak, abuse, and suicide. 

 

Ophelia is tired of dying offstage. She’s tired of all the art idolizing and beautifying her suicide. She’s tired of Hamlet. This time, she intends to tell the story the way she would have wanted it told. She intends to right all the wrongs done to Shakespeare’s women. And she intends to die onstage, with everyone watching.