At the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Hiran Abeysekera Prepares to Play a Hamlet for Our Times
Culture Index
Score Breakdown
Relevance
9/25
Freshness
25/25
Authority
25/20
Brand Signal
6/15
Depth
3/15
5-Axis Cultural Radar
“He doesn’t look like any of the Hamlets we’ve had before, and that’s not just about his ethnicity,” says director Robert Hastie of Abeysekera. “He has a playful—sometimes confrontational, sometimes threatening, often mischievous—but always direct and sympathetic connection with an audience.”

