Spoiler Alert: At the end of this play, the main characters die. But this particular play is about the journey, not the ending.

This weekend, No Refund Theatre (NRT) will present the perplexing story of two of Hamlet's doomed minor characters in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.

NRT veteran Kim Cicconi (senior-journalism) will direct the play, written by Tom Stoppard. The play is meant to coincide with the original plot of Hamlet, she said.

"It's like Hamlet is going on in the next room," she said, "[but] you don't need to know Hamlet inside and out to enjoy the play."

Cicconi also said the show incorporates a combination of slapstick comedy and witty British humor.

"It's very quick, very dry and very British," she said.

The play follows Hamlet's companions, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, as they deliver the fated note to the Elsinore Castle, as in Shakespeare's famous work.

The play's protagonists are simultaneously journeying to discover both their identities as well as to their physical destination, Cicconi said.

"It's about two men lost inside a play," Tom Comitta (junior-comparative literature) said, who will play Guildenstern.

David Barchet (freshman-international politics) will play Rosencrantz.

"Rosencrantz is a more childish character [than Guildenstern]," he said. "He's easily distracted and doesn't really know what's going on. He spends most of the play confused."

Assistant Director Jillian Meek said the characters in this version of the play will wear "artsy" modern clothing, as opposed to Elizabethan costumes.

"Hamlet is [dressed as] an emo boy," Meek said.

The show also features a supporting cast, some of whom play multiple roles throughout the play. These characters star in a play that is set inside the actual NRT play, Cicconi said.

"All the supporting cast makes it so hilarious," Barchet said. "Every scene they're in, they steal."

For instance, one supporting role, The Player, helps guide the men through their journey. Micah Margolis (senior-neuropsychology) will play this role.

Director and cast agree that the show contains both serious and funny moments.

"One minute you're pondering the meaning of life, and the next you see a man in a dress," Cicconi said.