Shakespeare with "Attitude"

I shared this with the kids at Christian Academy in the "Midsummer Night's Dream" cast recently. I don't think they believed me. This article is from 2007; the production has come and gone, sadly, but it's hardly forgettable. If there's video of this out there, and you come across it, please send me a link!

Eastern Illinois University is putting a pro wrestling spin on its presentation of Shakespeare's "As You Like It" this weekend. The director tells the Times Courier that they researched pro wrestlers and matched them with characters in the play and based the costumes on looks of WWE wrestlers. One character is 6 foot 4 inches and is based on The Undertaker. The set itself resembles a wrestling ring with a padded floor and the forest has ring ropes and belts hanging from the ceiling and the trees are made of spandex.

Comments

[Ray Deck III]

I've never been a very big fan of this kind of setting change. On occasion, I have come across one that was kind of interesting, but usually I just don't appreciate it. I've never thought of myself as a traditionalist, but maybe a little. :-) This one sounds especially bizzare. I'm certainly curious.