Boulder, CO 80302
Directed by Wendy Franz
Reluctant playwright and sleuth “Shag”—aka William Shakespeare—finds himself at the perilous crossroads between artistic integrity and survival when King James I commissions him to rewrite the history of England’s infamous Gunpowder Plot.
"...one of the most bracingly intelligent, sizzlingly theatrical American plays in a decade." —Variety Directed by Wendy Franz Regional Premiere Reluctant playwright and sleuth “Shag”—aka William Shakespeare—finds himself at the perilous crossroads between artistic integrity and survival when King James I commissions him to rewrite the history of England’s infamous Gunpowder Plot. Under the Orwellian gaze of a security state not far removed from today’s headlines, he must find a way to tell the truth without selling his soul. Equivocation is “like nothing you’ve seen before.” (Broadway World)
