I, WILL

by Scott Carter

A once-popular playwright collaborates with a notorious low-life to invent a new mode of drama that propels him back to the pantheon of the theater world. The place: London. The year: 1608. The playwright: William Shakespeare. His scoundrel collaborator: Brothel-keep, brawler and petty thief George Wilkins.

A once-popular playwright collaborates with a notorious low-life to invent a new mode of drama that propels him back to the pantheon of the theater world. The place: London. The year: 1608. The playwright: William Shakespeare. His scoundrel collaborator: Brothel-keep, brawler and petty thief George Wilkins.

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  • Stage West Theatre: I, WILL by Scott Carter
    “

    Scott Carter’s script is smart, funny, and full of theatrical possibility. This Shakespeare-inspired historical fiction offers audiences escape, laughter, curiosity, romance, and more. It gives live theatre the kind of imaginative opportunity audiences have embraced in films like Shakespeare in Love and Hamnet: a chance to dream into the bard’s life, surrounded by vivid personalities and tantalizing hints of the plays still to come.

    Scott Carter’s script is smart, funny, and full of theatrical possibility. This Shakespeare-inspired historical fiction offers audiences escape, laughter, curiosity, romance, and more. It gives live theatre the kind of imaginative opportunity audiences have embraced in films like Shakespeare in Love and Hamnet: a chance to dream into the bard’s life, surrounded by vivid personalities and tantalizing hints of the plays still to come.

    ”
  • Riverside Theatre: I, WILL by Scott Carter
    “

    Scott Carter's "I, Will" does two things remarkably well. First off, it spins a wild, funny, and moving tale about the most famous of playwrights -- a tale that just so happens to be true. Secondly, it captures the spirit and delight of Shakespeare's Romance plays while illuminating their genesis in a theatrical way that may surprise even aficionados. I left the reading feeling like I knew Shakespeare the human, not merely the writer.

    Scott Carter's "I, Will" does two things remarkably well. First off, it spins a wild, funny, and moving tale about the most famous of playwrights -- a tale that just so happens to be true. Secondly, it captures the spirit and delight of Shakespeare's Romance plays while illuminating their genesis in a theatrical way that may surprise even aficionados. I left the reading feeling like I knew Shakespeare the human, not merely the writer.

    ”
George Wilkins and Lord Harold are doubled in the script but could be played by two separate actors. All characters also act in a play within the play. Their characters are clearly marked in the script. Certain characters also appear as Roman gods in a dream. They are also marked in the Character page.