Shakespeare Ate My Brain
By Goodson and Shay
Shakespeare Ate My Brain is a one-act play that needs 4 performers (1 women, 3 men). Licensed by Eldridge Publishing.
- Type
- one-act play
- Cast size
- 4 performers
- Roles
- 1 women, 3 men
- Cast notes
- 3 m, 1 w
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- comedy
- Licensor
- Eldridge Publishing
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Synopsis
Inevitably, community theatres are destined to have Shakespeare and zombies. This comedy has both! Dr. Marlowe-Thomas, an aspiring new director, is desperate to stage the ultimate Shakespearean production of the "Scottish Play." She is convinced Shakespeare originally wrote his plays to be performed by a cast of actors that included zombies. To that end, she is auditioning Ian, a struggling young actor, using an original manuscript of “Macbeth.” Before they realize it, two actual zombie actors (
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