American Players Theatre THE BOOK OF WILL Review – Collecting Shakespeare

By Alexis Bugajski, Picture This Post, AugustWhat would the world be like without Shakespeare? Would the Renaissance have been the same? Would modern theatre be the same? The world would be a much different place without the influence of Shakespeare’s legacy, but it was only through his fellow company members and friends we have his works today. In THE BOOK OF WILL, we see this process of saving Shakespeare’s legacy come to life 21, 2019

What would the world be like without Shakespeare? Would the Renaissance have been the same? Would modern theatre be the same? The world would be a much different place without the influence of Shakespeare’s legacy, but it was only through his fellow company members and friends we have his works today. In THE BOOK OF WILL, we see this process of saving Shakespeare’s legacy come to life.

American Players Theatre Explores What If?

Shakespeare’s closest friends and the last remaining members of his theatre troupe, The King’s Men, gather at their favorite watering hole. They criticize the performance of Hamlet they just saw and lament how Will’s words are being butchered and copied dozens of times over. They face the reality that soon no one will remember his true works.

Cue lightbulb.

What if they put together a collection of his plays? What if they were able to preserve the Shakespeare they know in order for his works not be eroded through time? In THE BOOK OF WILL, we follow John Heminges and Henry Condell through their journey of publishing the First Folio of Shakespeare’s work. As they face obstacle after obstacle, they keep pushing forward because they discover this is so much more than just remembering a friend, it’s securing his legacy.

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