TRISTAN SCHAFFER-GOLDMAN

Thrilled to be playing Alfred the Great in the new play "Sarah's Rapture" written by Paul K. Smith and directed by Lauren Shields , which performs January 9th, 10th, and 12th as part Hudson Guild's annual play festival Winterfest . I've thoroughly enjoyed researching and playing the 9th century English king and have gotten to flex my RP (standard English accent) to boot! Oh and did I mention I have an axe?

For those of us eligible to work in the U.S., the last leg of our LAMDA journey involved showcase performances in NY and LA in which we each got to perform a 3 min. duologue with a partner. Luckily for me, I was able to do 2 scenes: one as Ariel from Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman and the other as Benji in Amy Herzog's short play Christmas Present. We kicked off the first week of our tour with 4 performances at the incredible Playwrights Horizons in NYC and enjoyed several Q

Today we opened Hamlet in repertory at LAMDA, directed by none other than world-renowned director Michael Attenborough! As our final show of the MA in Classical Acting, this has been our opportunity to apply everything we have learned in our studies this past year. And apply we have, and with great aplomb! It has been an absolute pleasure and honor to delve into the role of Hamlet, and though this might seem obvious to anyone with an appreciation for Shakespeare or this play,