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Caught Up in Complete Works

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Cast members (from top) Sarah Brinks, Leslie Drecher, Kat Buckingham, Jason Merrill, Adam Schofield-Bodt, and Ryan Marchant rehearse with enthusiastic support from Director Mike Haddad.  by Mike Haddad, Director of  The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) This show is 100% Grade A madcap insanity...and I wouldn't have it any other way. We have just finished blocking all the scenes in the show, and with each scene fresh ideas for added jokes, outdated pop culture references, and bizarre props have been suggested by cast and crew alike. This show has been a wonderful and truly collaborative effort thus far. I don't think I have ever laughed so much during a rehearsal process. Shakespeare nerd or not, this show is full of laughs, both of the high and low brow.  The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)  shatters the fourth wall. While rehearsing and realizing the number of opportunities for audience interaction in the show, we started to disc