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R&J, A GENDER-REVERSED ROMEO AND JULIET

ensemble theatre · mine is yours theatre company · Ages 13+ · United States of America
The brooding Romea falls in love with cloistered Julian, each opening up something in the other as their story swiftly unfolds. With 8 actors and 90 minutes, R&J is "all around superb... R&J, A Gender-Reversed Romeo And Juliet is as must-see as it gets" -Steven Stanley, StageSceneLA #RomeaandJulian
The brooding Romea falls in love with cloistered Julian, each opening up something in the other as their story swiftly unfolds. With 8 actors and 90 minutes, R&J is "all around superb... R&J, A Gender-Reversed Romeo And Juliet is as must-see as it gets" -Steven Stanley, StageSceneLA #RomeaandJulian

TWO GIRLS ONE BARD: ROMEO & JULIET

comedy · the illyrian players theatre co. · Ages 16+ · United States of America
The greatest love story of ever told ruined by a couple of jerks. Written by "William Shakespeare" Adapted and Performed by Alison Elliott & Peggy Sinnott Directed by Carly D. Weckstein Stage Managed by Mercedes Aponte
The greatest love story of ever told ruined by a couple of jerks. Written by "William Shakespeare" Adapted and Performed by Alison Elliott & Peggy Sinnott Directed by Carly D. Weckstein Stage Managed by Mercedes Aponte

HAMLET-MOBILE

capital w · Ages 16+ · United States of America
Four actors living in a van bring you eight logic-defying plays inspired by the most histori-tragi-comical play of all time! Words! Swords! Light incest! The Hamlet-Mobile is coming! Look for the van! FREE FREE FREE! Find the van at hamlet-mobile.com! @hamletmobile #hamletmobile
Four actors living in a van bring you eight logic-defying plays inspired by the most histori-tragi-comical play of all time! Words! Swords! Light incest! The Hamlet-Mobile is coming! Look for the van! FREE FREE FREE! Find the van at hamlet-mobile.com! @hamletmobile #hamletmobile

THE DEVIL YOU SAY

ensemble theatre · robin walsh, kila packett, adrian rose leonard, jen simone · Ages 14+ · United States of America
See the Devil himself take the stage to mount his defense and prove who’s really to blame for the state of the world today. God, Satan, someone else…? All using words and sayings attributed to him by History’s greatest writers: Goethe, Marlowe, Byron, Punch & Judy. A one act puppet soliloquy.
See the Devil himself take the stage to mount his defense and prove who’s really to blame for the state of the world today. God, Satan, someone else…? All using words and sayings attributed to him by History’s greatest writers: Goethe, Marlowe, Byron, Punch & Judy. A one act puppet soliloquy.

THE PLAYER KING

solo performance · the met theatre · Ages 13+ · United States of America
The Player King, written and performed by Darin Dahms, is a one man performance piece inspired by the life of Edwin Booth.
The Player King, written and performed by Darin Dahms, is a one man performance piece inspired by the life of Edwin Booth.

LOVE LABOURS WON

rogue shakespeare · Ages 16+ · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
One of the most acclaimed plays ever to come out of the Edinburgh Fringe. ‘Pick of the Fringe’ two years running. "Go see it and watch great theatre in action" 5 stars - UK Theatre Network. “This is unmissable” 5 stars – Three Weeks. “A damned good romp” 5 stars - British Theatre Guide
One of the most acclaimed plays ever to come out of the Edinburgh Fringe. ‘Pick of the Fringe’ two years running. "Go see it and watch great theatre in action" 5 stars - UK Theatre Network. “This is unmissable” 5 stars – Three Weeks. “A damned good romp” 5 stars - British Theatre Guide

SHAKESPEARE'S LAST NIGHT OUT (OR WHAT? YOU, WILL??)

solo performance · orgasmico theatre company · Ages 21+ · United States of America
Voted Top of the Fringe & Best in Solo Performance!! Legend has it Shakespeare expired from a fever after a night of drinking. Raise your glass with the mysterious Bard of Avon on his "last night out" as he defends his authorship against doubting "canker blossoms" through a series of rowdy songs.
Voted Top of the Fringe & Best in Solo Performance!! Legend has it Shakespeare expired from a fever after a night of drinking. Raise your glass with the mysterious Bard of Avon on his "last night out" as he defends his authorship against doubting "canker blossoms" through a series of rowdy songs.

ROMEO AND JULIET: AN ASL LOVE STORY

asl shakespeare · Ages 10+ · United States of America
An workshop adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet unlike anything you've ever seen before. Using English and American Sign Language, we explore the question of identity as we ask, "What's in a name?" Join us as we "let hands do what lips do." Www.facebook.com/RJASL
An workshop adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet unlike anything you've ever seen before. Using English and American Sign Language, we explore the question of identity as we ask, "What's in a name?" Join us as we "let hands do what lips do." Www.facebook.com/RJASL

BRIGHT SWORDS

rick creese · Ages 12+ · United States of America
We are excited to receive a Producer's Encore Award. "Bright Swords" will encore at the Ruby at the Complex on July 22 at 8:00. Tickets are $12.
We are excited to receive a Producer's Encore Award. "Bright Swords" will encore at the Ruby at the Complex on July 22 at 8:00. Tickets are $12.

SHAKESPEARE(ISH)

dance & physical theatre · rogue artists ensemble · Ages 5+ · United States of America
It's twisted love poetry on the edge of madness and merriment –a sword fight with masked kings, prophesying puppets, and singing clowns. The Rogues bring their “whirligig of ferocious creativity” (LA Weekly) to remix Shakespeare’s iconic scenes and make the Bard roll over in his grave.
It's twisted love poetry on the edge of madness and merriment –a sword fight with masked kings, prophesying puppets, and singing clowns. The Rogues bring their “whirligig of ferocious creativity” (LA Weekly) to remix Shakespeare’s iconic scenes and make the Bard roll over in his grave.

FIFTY SHADES OF SHREW

ensemble theatre · broads' word theatre · United States of America
William Shakespeare's classic tale takes on a new twist with BDSM Please note: there is no late seating and is recommended to arrive 10 min early for a fun pre-show!
William Shakespeare's classic tale takes on a new twist with BDSM Please note: there is no late seating and is recommended to arrive 10 min early for a fun pre-show!

AN EXPLORATION OF GENDER EXPRESSION - TAMING OF THE SHREW

queer classics · United States of America
In modern times, Queer Classics' Kate and Petruchio might identify as trans, but the 1950's are a completely different world. In this new and sexy take on Shakespeare's classic comedy, QC explores the characters' expression of gender in a time before there were labels to define it.
In modern times, Queer Classics' Kate and Petruchio might identify as trans, but the 1950's are a completely different world. In this new and sexy take on Shakespeare's classic comedy, QC explores the characters' expression of gender in a time before there were labels to define it.

BREAKING BARD

comedy · the porters of hellsgate · Ages 13+ · United States of America
BREAKING BARD posits one of humanity’s greatest questions: What if TV’s “Breaking Bad” was written by William Shakespeare? The Porters of Hellsgate present the most lamentable tragedie of Walter of Albuquerque: containing his treacherous plots, tyrannical rise to power, and most deserved death.
BREAKING BARD posits one of humanity’s greatest questions: What if TV’s “Breaking Bad” was written by William Shakespeare? The Porters of Hellsgate present the most lamentable tragedie of Walter of Albuquerque: containing his treacherous plots, tyrannical rise to power, and most deserved death.

I DIED...I CAME BACK...WHATEVER.

fearless imp entertainment · Ages 15+ · United States of America
SOMETIMES YOUR HEART HAS TO STOP FOR YOUR LIFE TO START. A one-woman dramedy about a pagan actress who dies on the operating table, awakens in "Heavens Waiting Room," and is led back thru her earthly life by the spirit of Sir Laurence Olivier. Will she give up on her dreams, or...?
SOMETIMES YOUR HEART HAS TO STOP FOR YOUR LIFE TO START. A one-woman dramedy about a pagan actress who dies on the operating table, awakens in "Heavens Waiting Room," and is led back thru her earthly life by the spirit of Sir Laurence Olivier. Will she give up on her dreams, or...?

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