Equivocation

Playwright: Bill Cain
Director: Sheri Lee Miller

England, 1605: A terrorist plot  is brewing to assassinate King James I and blow Parliament to kingdom come! Or so the King claims. To spread his propaganda, King James 1 hires the world’s most famous playwright, William Shagspeare (after a contemporary spelling of the Bard’s name).

As Shag investigates the King’s bizarre tale, he begins to question it, leading him and his actors to a dilemma: lie and pocket the cash, tell the truth and literally risk their necks, or perhaps equivocate–lie and tell the truth at the same time.

This high-stakes thriller drops into many of the Bard’s most famous works in an alternate history that resonates today. A brilliant drama full of humor and heart.