Shakespeare Unwrapped: Shakespeare's Kings & Queens

[92:26 min]
A family drama 
Performed by drama students at Niagara University, U.S.A. during lockdown in October 2020 as part of the educational work of The Live Literature Company founded by Valerie Doulton.

Curated and Developed by Valerie Doulton
Directed by Valerie Doulton & Josie DiVincenzo

CAST: Laura Barcomb; Adriana Bollinger; Sariah Call; Skylah Fields; Zach Gammel; Zachary King; Isabel Merkel; Nathaniel Park; Caleb Paxton; Randi Sykes; and C.J. Webster

The subtitle 'A Family Drama' refers to the structure Valerie devised in which Shakespeare's Kings & Queens are all shown in scenes which dramatise their family relationships. Valerie chose to end with King Lear's dying words because of the tragic situation in the world today. Scenes from the History plays are directed by Josie DiVincenzo and the Comedies, Tragedies & Late plays, by Valerie Doulton.