Synopsis

William Shakespeare's Land of the Dead

William Shakespeare's Land of the Dead $10.99

John Heimbuch

Published by Samuel French Inc

9 Male 2 Female

"A true and accurate account of the 1599 zombie invasion at the Globe Theatre"

William Shakespeare's Land of the Dead explores the Elizabethan era of Shakespeare, Francis Bacon and Queen Elizabeth - all of whom are struggling to survive a zombie attack!

During an argument in which Will Kemp is thrown out of the theater for refusing to acknowledge Falstaff's death in Henry V, a costume designer is mysteriously bitten by a zombie, causing all Hell to break loose

As the Globe becomes a quarantine-zone in a zombie-riddled London, the characters must learn how to survive amongst both the undead and each other ...

"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

"If there'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 re-uses famous lines while the heroes battle invading zombies ..." ~ Renee Valois, Saint Paul Pioneer Press

CHARACTERS ...

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (35) − Player, playwright
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 soldier of the Queen's guard

PLUS PLAYERS/SOLDIERS/AFFLICTED AS NEEDED

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