Between 27-37th Streets
This historical fiction smashes the conventional wisdom about “Shakespeare” and the “Virgin” Queen and questions the violation of the most basic human taboo. The play puts to rest the notion of a grain dealer as the Author by recreating the dynamic genius of the true “Shakespeare.” Oxford’s travels through Italy are surrealistically juxtaposed against scenes of his life in England, his plays, poetry, betrayal, murder, love, passion and romance in a potpourri of fact, fiction and fantasy. The Bard meets his match when he encounters the beautiful published poet, the most honored Venetian courtesan, Veronica Franco.
