Hamletmachine Austin Shay

Hamlet has a deep conversation with his subconscious in which they discover that he is dealing with thoughts he never knew that he had. Hamlet realizes that he doesn't have to play along so he announces that he is not going to act anymore. Hamlet, his memory and subconscious, and Polonius start to deliver lines that deal with the downfall of a government that doesn't care about the people. Hamlet takes responsibility for the actions that are occurring. His memory reminds him that he is not alone. Then three televisions start to deliver horrible headlines before the subconscious brings us back to reality. The scene finishes with Hamlet listening to a small set of words delivered by Mao Zedong and Vladimir Lenin.

Ophelia is in a wheelchair delivering lines as Electra. She is being confined by the doctors of the medical facility she is being committed.

Hamlet is looking longingly into a mirror in which he pictures Ophelia performing a striptease. Once she finishes the striptease she offers her heart to him. He admits that he would like to be a women. They engage in a synchronized waltz in which the room starts to become maniac.

Ophelia is delivering a monologue that expresses the reason why she is not going to kill herself today. She is interrupted by Hamlet mocking her death from the play. She abruptly corrects him and makes sure he knows that she is not joking anymore.

Hamlet is being confronted with his father’s funeral and his memories of performances seep into his mind. He is actively struggling with his subconscious while working through his feelings at the state funeral.