Shakespeare Approves! has been described as "a one-man Renaissance Faire." To me, what that means is that I will do it all for your festival: stage shows, street interaction, hosting or performing at a feast, hosting a variety show - the sky is the limit!
This is just a small laundry list of what you can expect from having Shakespeare Approves! at your festival:
Street Interaction & Improv. My goal is that EVERYBODY who comes in the gates will meet Master Shakespeare!
Hosting & other duties. If you would need me to perform as a host for a costume contest, a variety show, or at a feast, please let me know!
Stage Shows. Each time slot by Shakespeare Approves! is different. I'll present such shows as:
Romeo & Juliet: The Flying Implement of Doom Edition!
The tale of 2 star-cross'd lovers - 'tis all fun & games until somebody throws a FLYING IMPLEMENT OF DOOM!
12th Night & the 3 Bears!
Ship-wrecks, spurned lovers, girls dressing up as boys, and being pursued by a bear!Macbeth: Death by Fluffy Kittens!
The story of the most murderous villain of Scotland - and fluffy kittens. You'll be loved ... TO DEATH!The Tempest: A 3-Hour Tour (A 3-Hour Tour)!
Take Prospero, Miranda & Caliban, add a shipwreck, and throw in some castaways from the S.S. Minnow!Julius Caesar: Beware the Ides of March of the Penguins!
The tale of the murder of the greatest Roman of them all - spoilers! AND dancing penguins!Titus Andronicus: You Know ... For Kids!
Titus was the last honest man in Rome, and so OF COURSE the evil barbarian queen & Emperor Saturninus have to ruin his life. There's blood! There's gore! There's death! But, you know, it's surprisingly upbeat!A Midsummer Night's Meme: A Gay, Olde Time!
Hermia loves Lysander, Helena loves Demetrius, Oberon loves Titania, who falls in love with an ass, and Robin Goodfellow is Puck-ing with everyone's evening in the original fairy tale. How will it end? Was it all just a dream?The Hamlet Yuletide Special!
Take one part depressive Dane, two parts Peanuts, and 3 parts silly Shakespeare and you get a play where JUST THIS ONCE everybody lives!Richard 2 Fast, 2 Furious!
It’s the story of the Wars of the Roses, but crossed over with Shakespeare’s love of the Fast franchise. One good saga deserves another!
If your faire does school days or educational outreach, Shakespeare Approves! can present Monarchy! The Musical. It covers the history of the kings & queens of England from William the Conqueror through Elizabeth I, through musical parody. This show is most often performed with a partner.