William Shakespeare's Land of the Dead
- Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy, 16th Century / Elizabethan
- 9M, 2F, 8M or F
- ISBN: 9780573700149
John Heimbuch's script is witty, clever, peppered with self-referential humor and wonderful wordplay on some of the Bard's best lines.
Brian Leehan Minneapolis Star Tribune
Description
- Full Length Play
- Dramatic Comedy
- 90 minutes
- Time Period: 16th Century / Elizabethan
- Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
- Set Requirements: Interior Set, Unit Set/Multiple Settings
- Cautions: Mild Adult Themes
- Performance Group:
- Large Stage, Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student
After the opening of his newest play, William Shakespeare must once again defend his work – fending off the embittered clown Will Kemp while trying to appease Francis Bacon, a wealthy lawyer who has come with an idea to pitch. But when the company’s costumer is bitten by a plague-ridden madman, and the Queen and her men arrive seeking safety, life in the playhouse takes a turn for the worse.
As the affliction spreads through London, the Globe is placed in quarantine and the survivors within must fight for their lives. Can they escape? Is there a cure? Is artistic integrity ever worth dying for?
A true and accurate account of the Elizabethan zombie plague.
REVIEWS:
John Heimbuch's script is witty, clever, peppered with self-referential humor and wonderful wordplay on some of the Bard's best lines.
Brian Leehan Minneapolis Star Tribune
s one show that deserves to be resurrected after the Fringe, it's John Heimbuch's brilliant and hilarious zombies-meet-Shakespeare epic ... If you know Shakespeare, you'll be roaring as the show lampoons everything about the Bard and ludicrously reuses famous lines while the heroes battle invading zombies ... MUST SEE.
Renee Valois Saint Paul Pioneer Press
Characters
- Casting: 9M, 2F, 8M or F
- Casting Attributes: Room for Extras
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (35) - Player, playwright, company member
RICHARD BURBAGE (31) - Player and theatre manager
WILL KEMP (40s) - Player, clown, and Morris dancer
JOHN RICE (teens) - An apprentice player
KATE BRAITHWAITE (30s) - The attiring woman
JOHN SINKLO (30s) - A hired player
FRANCIS BACON (38) - Lawyer, courier, philosopher
SIR ROBERT CECIL (36) - The Queen's spymaster
QUEEN ELIZABETH (65) - The Queen of England
DOCTOR JOHN DEE (71) - An astrologer and mathematician
SOLDIER 1 - A recruiting officer
SOLDIER 2 - A solider of the Queen's guard
OTHER PLAYERS
OTHER SOLDIERS
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William Shakespeare's Land of the Dead Script
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London, 1599. Shakespeare’s Henry V opens the Globe Playhouse, but while the actors strut and fret, an excess of bile plagues the populace outside. After the opening of his newest play, William Shakespeare must once again defend his work – fending off the embittered clown Will Kemp while trying to appease Francis Bacon, a wealthy lawyer who has come with an idea to pitch. But when the company’s costumer is bitten by a plague-ridden madman, and the Queen and her men arrive seeking safety, life in the playhouse takes a turn for the worse.As the affliction spreads through London, the Globe is placed in quarantine and the survivors within must fight for their lives. Can they escape? Is there a cure? Is artistic integrity ever worth dying for? A true and accurate account of the Elizabethan zombie plague. |
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