ShaXspeare
Reimagined
Produced by African American Shakespeare Company
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Think of this like a Shakespeare movie soundtrack, but theatre. Conceived by James Mercer ii and created in collaboration with Rebecca Haley Clark,
William Thomas Hodgson, AeJay Antoni Marquis,
Victoria Evans Erville, and Dawn Monique Williams: ShaXspeare Reimagined is an Afro-Futuristic twist on famous William Shakespeare texts blended with Black culture to remix and redefine classics told through M0THERBOARD & THE CH1LDR3N. Each piece was edited and adapted by its director.
CAST
Awele Makeba M0THERBOARD
Cathryn Cooper CAT1E
Ije Success 2UCCESS
Ashley Raggs ASHL3Y
Mya Harris MY4
Thomas Atkins Jr. THOMA5
Gabriel Garrett 6ABRIEL
Roosevelt Green ROOSEVE7T
Brandon DiPaola 8RANDON
*with Brielle Deshae as "COMPUTER VOICE"
and Sherri Young as M0THERBOARD u/s
PLAYLIST
Prologue - dir. James Mercer ii
Romeo & Juliet - dir. James Mercer ii
As You Like It, Pt. 1 - dir. Rebecca Haley Clark
Tyrants' Divine Dreamscape - dir. AeJay Antonis Marquis
Measure 4 Measure Medley - dir. William Thomas Hodgson
Joan of Arc - dir. Victoria Evans Erville
Macbeth - dir. James Mercer ii
Midsummer Mechanicals - dir. Victoria Evans Erville
Taming of the Shrew - dir. James Mercer ii
As You Like It, Pt. 2 - dir. Rebecca Haley Clark
Pericles - dir. Dawn Monique Williams
Epilogue (To Be...) - dir. James Mercer ii
Crew
Stage Manager: Solomon Casado
Lighting Designer: Kevin Myrick
Fight Choreographer: Brandon DiPaola
Choreographer: Dallas Thomas
Dramaturgy: Devin A. Cunningham
Sound Designer: James Mercer ii
Costume Designer: James Mercer ii
Projection Designer: James Mercer ii
other personnel
Marketing: Stephen Kate Bazon
Technical Director: Ely McIntire
Set Design: Ely McIntire
Photography: Stephen Kate Bazon, Ely McIntire
