What's Past is Prologue
By David J. LeMaster
What's Past is Prologue is a play that needs 6 to 10 performers (2 women, 3 men). Licensed by YouthPLAYS.
- Type
- play
- Cast size
- 6 to 10 performers
- Roles
- 2 women, 3 men
- Cast notes
- 2-6 females, 3-8 males (6-10+ performers possible).
- Running time
- About 55 minutes
- Recommended level
- High school
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- comedy
- Licensor
- YouthPLAYS
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Synopsis
The long-rumored secret identity of Shakespeare is finally revealed! This literary comedy mixes Vaudeville and Absurdism with farce and a bit of Shakespearean poetry thrown in for good measure. Christopher Marlowe, a dreadful poet who cannot master iambic pentameter, is sent by Queen Elizabeth to Tommy Kyd's tavern, where he must drink the apothecary's potion. He is transformed, a la Jekyll and Hyde, into his alter-ego, William Shakespeare, whose poetic gift turns him into the apple of the faire
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