Getting Even with Shakespeare follows Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet during the rare times that they are not metaphysically "attending" every performance of the shows that bear their names. When not reliving their horrible deaths on a nightly basis, the characters spend time in a New York City bar where they drink away their sorrows, settle old scores, and partake in their favorite pastime - plotting revenge on Shakespeare, the man who put them in this very unenviable position. The characters' four century old routine is thrown into flux when Matt, a 30 year old lawyer and unsuccessful college playwright, enters the bar with an idea that may finally allow them to get even. A hilarious promotional trailer can be viewed online at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRaKdys8jtwGreg Ayers and Kelsey Formost will also star in the play, which will be directed by Laura Konsin (who also directed the Manhattan Repertory production), and will be produced at FringeNYC by Self Fulfilling Productions, a new company founded by Matt Saldarelli, Jenn Marcotte, Laura Konsin and Patrick Pizzolorusso. The creative team also includes Will Aronson (music), Monica Blaze Leavitt (fight director), Rayneese Primrose (costume design), and Carl Everett Wiemann (lighting design).
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