Reimagined Casting:

Reinterpreting characters or stories through innovative casting choices that go against traditional moods.

Example: Swapping Hamlet’s gender with a female or non binary person.

Sources and Further Reading:

Gold, Sylviane. “What It Takes to Radically Reimagine a Classic Musical.” Backstage, 9 Feb. 2021, www.backstage.com/magazine/article/west-side-story-reimagined-what-it-takes-72627/.

Stout, Madison. “A Chorus Line Reimagined: Phamaly’s Take on a Broadway Classic.” Denver Center for the Performing Arts, 24 July 2024, www.denvercenter.org/news-center/a-chorus-line-reimagined-phamalys-take-on-a-broadway-classic/.

Gans, Andrew. “Cast Set for National Theatre’s Hamlet, Reimagined for Young Audiences.” Playbill, 2 Feb. 2022, www.playbill.com/article/cast-set-for-national-theatres-hamlet-reimagined-for-young-audiences/.