I Am William / Je Suis William
When
Runs from
Wednesday February 14 2024
to Sunday February 18 2024
Approximate running time: 1 hour and 15 minutes
Venue
Event Notes
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I AM WILLIAM / JE SUIS WILLIAM by Rébecca Désrape, Translated by Leanna Brodie
February 13-18, 2024
Waterfront Theatre
A Théâtre le Clou production, Co-presented with Théâtre la Seizième
English Performances: February 14-15 &; 17-18 French Performances: February 13 &; 16
Margaret Shakespeare has a dazzling talent for writing, which she yearns to put to serious use. But in an age lethally suspicious of female intellect and literacy, the place of a girl is at home doing
chores. How can she fulfill her ambitions and still survive? Fortunately, she has a brother, William, who isn’t much of a writer but who wants to make it as an actor - and friends in high places have just the role for him. Tapping into our fascination with the enigma of William Shakespeare’s life and how he came to write those plays - and the speculation about whether he really did - this lighthearted yet genuinely passionate interweaving of comedy, song and poetic fancy spins a playful and witty yarn that will delight younger audiences and adults alike.
The sixteenth century becomes becomes a magnifying glass of our times. Because today, being a boy or a girl still dictates a part of the path to follow.
“There are many true stories of talented and successful women that never got told because of how we have historically limited opportunity for certain people and because of who was writing the history books. This play allows young people to have the opportunity to see themselves in the hero and in doing so, see that they could be that person in the history books.” -Lauren Gienow, Broadway World
Recommended for Ages 10+
February 13-18, 2024
Waterfront Theatre
A Théâtre le Clou production, Co-presented with Théâtre la Seizième
English Performances: February 14-15 &; 17-18 French Performances: February 13 &; 16
Margaret Shakespeare has a dazzling talent for writing, which she yearns to put to serious use. But in an age lethally suspicious of female intellect and literacy, the place of a girl is at home doing
chores. How can she fulfill her ambitions and still survive? Fortunately, she has a brother, William, who isn’t much of a writer but who wants to make it as an actor - and friends in high places have just the role for him. Tapping into our fascination with the enigma of William Shakespeare’s life and how he came to write those plays - and the speculation about whether he really did - this lighthearted yet genuinely passionate interweaving of comedy, song and poetic fancy spins a playful and witty yarn that will delight younger audiences and adults alike.
The sixteenth century becomes becomes a magnifying glass of our times. Because today, being a boy or a girl still dictates a part of the path to follow.
“There are many true stories of talented and successful women that never got told because of how we have historically limited opportunity for certain people and because of who was writing the history books. This play allows young people to have the opportunity to see themselves in the hero and in doing so, see that they could be that person in the history books.” -Lauren Gienow, Broadway World
Recommended for Ages 10+