Whether to be Hamlet or not is one of the questions answered with wit, charm and a lot of fun in the Port Angeles Community Players’ comedy “I Hate Hamlet” by Paul Rudnick.

“I Hate Hamlet” opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, at the Port Angeles Community Playhouse, 1235 E. Lauridsen Blvd. It continues at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24, 27, 30, Oct. 1, 4, 7 and 8, and at 2 p.m. Sept. 25, Oct. 2 and 9. Tickets are $15 for adults, $8 for students and children with Tuesday performances set for $15 reserved or $8 at the door for festival seating.

Andrew Rally, played by Brian Wendt, has some decisions to make. He was just cast in the role of Hamlet but doesn’t want to do it. His apartment was once owned by a larger than life character, whose presence is everywhere, his girlfriend, played by Misha Casella-Blackburn, has taken a vow of chastity and he has an offer to return to television, where he was a success.

Along the way he is influenced by his agent (Kathy Balducci), his New York real estate agent (Mindy Gelder), and his producer buddy (Michael Aldrich) who wants him to return to Los Angeles and a lucrative project. But it’s not until the ghost of John Barrymore (played by Pat Owens), thought to be the greatest Hamlet, takes him under his wing that he discovers that above all he must be true to himself.

Barbara Frederick directs the play which is suitable for all ages with parental/guardian guidance. It opens the Community Players’ 64th season with season passes available through Oct. 9. Purchase tickets at Odyssey Bookshop, 114 W. Front St., Port Angeles, online at www.pacommunityplayers.com or at the door. For more information, visit its website or call 452-6651.