I Hate Shakespeare

 

Me As The Bard

It's not a secret -- I hate Shakespeare.  Not personally, of course - I mean, I hardly know the guy.  But I think his plays have been given FAR too much attention. However, that hasn't stopped me from doing 2 of his plays (COMEDY OF ERRORS and the very appropriately titled MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING) as well as 3 "Shakespeare Adjacent" pieces. 

MASTER OF THE REVELS - a One Act where I play Will (photo above) as he's staging his new work, Romeo and Juliet.

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Abridged - a fantastically funny send up of all things Bard.

And the most recent adventure - SOMETHING ROTTEN. Perhaps the most fun I've had on stage since Complete Works.

Thomas Nostradamus looks to the future

The mid-way point of a 7-minute extravaganza - A MUSICAL

This song incorporates references to close to a dozen OTHER musicals - from Guys And Dolls to JC Superstar to Annie to . . . 

The Big Finish!

. . . . yup. That one.

This was a production of the theater department at Eastern WA University. I had 40+ years on everyone else in the cast, and they kept me on my toes. Literally! This show gave me the first tap solo of my career.

Great experience, GREAT cast, great show. One that I'd do again in a heartbeat.