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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>William Shakespeare passed away 400 years ago this month and every 100 years or so it’s time for him to roll over. Enter the Hudson Players current production of </span><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>People vs Friar Laurence</span></i></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> <b><i>– The Man Who Killed Romeo and Juliet</i></b>. An Ohio premier, this hilarious musical comedy, by Ron West and Phil Swann, is told in a style that combines The Second City, Monty Python and Shakespeare all in one great show! With a small core of actors playing a wide variety of roles, the show has quick changes and an even faster pace, resulting in rapid fire humor. After all, what better way to celebrate Shakespeare’s death than with a show that would have killed him with laughter? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>The show begins with Friar Laurence from Romeo and Juliet fame, behind bars and charged with the murder of the two young lovers. The twisted trial progresses into a Vaudeville-like mayhem in the race to determine the plot behind the ultimate blame for Romeo and Juliet’s demise at the feet of Friar Laurence. The fast-moving freight train of characters and non-stop Shakespearean spoof of adventure takes the audience on a musical journey of love, confusion and chaos. The show, a smash hit for Chicago Shakespeare Theater, is the funniest mash up of Shakespeare, sketch comedy, and American theater you’ve ever seen (with a lot of fun music thrown in to boot).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>The show runs April 29, 30, May 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22, 27 & 28. Tickets can be purchase via the Hudson Players website at <a href="http://www.HudsonPlayers.com">www.HudsonPlayers.com</a> or via phone at 330-655-8522. Don’t miss this great opportunity to see a fun, different, musical comedy and Ohio premier. <br><br><u>“The People vs. Friar Laurence does to Romeo and Juliet what Mel Brooks did to Robin Hood and westerns, though it may be even wittier.” –<i>Lansing City Pulse</i></u></span><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><br><br></span></i><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>