2009: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
By Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield
Directed by Matt Pfeiffer
Schubert Theatre
Starring: Christopher Patrick Mullen*, Chris Faith*, and Shawn Fagan*
A bold, irreverent romp through all of Shakespeare's plays in just 99 minutes. Blazing hilarity that aims to out-Python Monty, out-Simpson Homer, and out-Stooge Curly and Moe. Three brave actors brazenly blend the best of the brilliant Bard with the bottom of the absurdity barrel in this farcical feast of inspired lunacy. A side-splitting roller coaster ride. (Scholars: enter at your own risk.)
Sponsor: Amaranth Foundation
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Director Sponsors: Linda Lapos & Paul Wirth
"All of Shakespeare, mixed up in a well-blended shake." -Philadelphia Inquirer "The laughs come fast and furious throughout the show, which moves at breakneck pace." -The Morning Call "If you've seen Complete Works before at PSF, you've seen nothing like the latest iteration." -The Bethlehem Press “It was wonderful!!! I needed so badly to LAUGH, and laugh I certainly did. It was an amazing show. Thanks to you and to those extremely talented young men.” -Audience Member
"The Bard's work is being lovingly upended at a place where he is frequently produced with invention and always reverence: the summer Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival at DeSales University." -Philadelphia Inquirer
"The three actors have impeccable timing...a high wire act without a net." -The Bethlehem Press “Better than going to New York!” -Audience Member “How do those actors do it?! - So much energy!” -Audience Member
*Member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Stage Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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