WATCH SHAKESPEARE FOR FREE.
>> OH, CASSIUS.
BRUTUS GAVE THE WORD TOO EARLY.
SEAN: THE SHOW MUST GO ON, AS
THEY SAY.
SO, SHAKESPEARE, MEET ZOOM.
>> WHEN COMES SUCH ANOTHER?
SEAN: SINCE THE STAGES ARE
CLOSED, THESE PROFESSIONAL
SHAKESPEAREAN ACTORS ALL OVER
WORLD ARE PERFORMING PLAYS ON
THE INTERNET.
DAN: SO WE HAVE ACTORS FROM
LONDON, MANY FROM THE SEACOAST,
MANY FROM NEW YORK, MANY FROM
DALLAS.
SEAN: SEVEN STAGES SHAKESPEARE
COMPANY IN PORTSMOUTH TEAMED UP
WITH RUDE GROOMS IN NEW YORK TO
PUT ON SHORTENED VERSIONS OF
EVERY SINGLE SHAKESPEARE PLAY,
KEEPING THE SPIRT OF LIVE
THEATER ON A DIGITAL STAGE.
MONTY: SIMULTANEOUSLY MAKING
THOSE PLAYS REALLY ACCESSIBLE
FOR YOUTUBERS.
THEY ARE 90-MINUTE VERSIONS,
TRYING TO ENGAGE THE CHAT AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
SEAN: FROM THEIR HOMES, THE
ACTORS PERFORM IN FRONT OF
COMPUTER SCREENS, INCORPORATING
THEIR SPACE INTO THE SHOW.
>> REPOSE YOU THERE.
SEAN: LIKE STANDING IN A RUNNING
SHOWER, MAGICALLY PASSING PROPS
THROUGH THE ZOOM WINDOWS, AND
USING THE COMPUTER MOUSE FOR
STAGE ENTRANCES.
MONTY: THEN IF I AM TALKING TO
YOU OFF STAGE, LET ME IN, LET ME
IN, LET ME IN, THEN OPEN DOOR.
I HAVE MADE A GRAND ENTRANCE.
SEAN: PROVING EVEN A PANDEMIC
CAN’T SHUT THE DOOR ON
SHAKESPEARE.
CHRISTINE: WE SURPRISINGLY HAD A
LOT OF FOLKS, TOO, SAY, "I NEVER
UNDERSTOOD THAT PLAY, BUT NOW
THROUGH THIS MEDIUM, WHAT YOU
ARE DOING, IT NOW MAKES SENSE TO
ME."
SEAN: IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHECK
IT OUT, THEY PERFORM EVERY
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY AT
5:00 P.M.
JUST GO TO
SHAKESPEAREHAPPYHOURS.
