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 People vs Friar Laurence – The Man Who Killed Romeo and Juliet. 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? 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). The show runs April 29, 30, May 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 20 & 21. Tickets can be purchase via the Hudson Players website at www.HudsonPlayers.com or via phone at 330-655-8522. Don’t miss this great opportunity to see a fun, new, different, musical comedy and Ohio premier. “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.” –Lansing City Pulse