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How to Survive Being in a Shakespeare Play

Written By: Don Zolidis
Length: 30-60 minutes
Cast Size: 10-50 actors (suggested casting: 5F, 5M, 10 any)
Genre: Comedy
Sub-Genre: Parody/Spoof, Shakespeare
Synopsis:
Some day it’s going to happen: You’re going to find yourself on stage, wearing tights, and saying things in iambic pentameter. Face it, you’re in a Shakespeare play, and that means it’s a pretty good bet you’re going to DIE. The Bard is out for blood, but this play is here to stop him! How could Romeo and Juliet survive? Julius Caesar? A nameless soldier in Henry the Fifth? What if King...Read More

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Product specification details
Genre Comedy
Sub-genre Parody/Spoof, Shakespeare
Length Type One-Act
Theme Absurd, Pop Culture
Cast Size 10-50 actors (suggested casting: 5F, 5M, 10 any)
Approx. Running Time 30-60 minutes

* Minimum Royalty: $65.00 / performance

Script PDF: $10.00

Acting Edition Book: $10.99

Stage Manager Edition: $24.99

* Listed royalties are minimum rates for non-professional and school productions. Actual rates will be calculated during checkout. Professional rates are determined after an application is submitted.

Some day it’s going to happen: You’re going to find yourself on stage, wearing tights, and saying things in iambic pentameter. Face it, you’re in a Shakespeare play, and that means it’s a pretty good bet you’re going to DIE. The Bard is out for blood, but this play is here to stop him! How could Romeo and Juliet survive? Julius Caesar? A nameless soldier in Henry the Fifth? What if King Lear had an emotional support llama and didn’t need to make terrible mistakes? Join us in discovering how a dozen of Shakespeare’s plays could’ve turned out differently! If only they listened…

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New VIRTUAL VERSION of the play available upon request.