Solea Pfeiffer performs as Ophelia in The Public Theater's "Hamlet"
Clip: Season 51 Episode 19 | 2m 37sVideo has Closed Captions
Solea Pfeiffer performs Ophelia's flower monologue from Hamlet Act IV Scene 5.
Solea Pfeiffer performs Ophelia's flower monologue from Hamlet Act IV Scene 5.
Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...
Solea Pfeiffer performs as Ophelia in The Public Theater's "Hamlet"
Clip: Season 51 Episode 19 | 2m 37sVideo has Closed Captions
Solea Pfeiffer performs Ophelia's flower monologue from Hamlet Act IV Scene 5.
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...