TWITTER WATCH: Cynthia Erivo, Jenna Russell, Minnie Driver Among Actors Playing #15SecondShakespeare

By: Sep. 22, 2015
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Classical actors looking for fresh audition monologues may consider searching the pop charts, now that #15SecondShakespeare has become the new fad. A Twitter search indicates that the first use of the hashtage #15SecondShakespeare to bookmark a video was this September 11th reading of a classic TV theme by actor David Fynn.

A video posted by David Fynn (@davidfynnn) on Sep 11, 2015 at 4:40pm PDT

Now you'll find dozens of #15SecondShakespeare videos on the site, mostly using lyrics from the pop charts. Here are some of our favorites, including contributions from THE COLOR PURPLE's Cynthia Erivo, Olivier Award winner Jenna Russell and Oscar nominee Minnie Driver.



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