(Gloria Hillard,NPR) Wearing suits and somewhat harried expressions, veteran actors Michael Rothhaar and Tony Pasqualini blend right in with the lunch crowd of this Los Angeles office building.

As they head into the packed elevator, Rothhaar and Pasqualini jockey for a spot in the back. When the doors close, that’s their cue.

“Lord, I think I saw him yesternight,” Pasqualini says.

“Saw? Who?” Rothhaar replies.

“Lord, the king your father.”

“The king, my father!”

“A figure like your father, armed at all points.”

It’s hard to tell if anyone recognizes this as a scene from Hamlet. The elevator audience stares straight ahead or concentrates on the changing floor numbers. Some fumble with their phones.