Theresa Rebeck’s play Bernhardt/Hamlet is about the legendary French actress Sarah Bernhardt just as she’s on the cusp of stardom. The part that elevated her career? Playing Shakespeare’s melancholy Dane, Hamlet, in 1899. Rebeck’s comedy tells how Bernhardt landed and prepared for the role, all while figuring out how to pay off her debts and save her relationship with a married man. Kate Mulvany takes on the Divine Sarah. Anne-Louise Sarks directs. —Jensen Davis