WAS IT RAPE THEN?
A narrative short following four women in their fight against sexual assault, all using the recontextualized words of Shakespeare.
with text borrowed from...
*Double Falsehood (2.1)
The Taming of the Shrew (4.3)
Much Ado About Nothing (4.1)
The Tempest (4.1)
Macbeth (5.5)
Henry V (4.3)
Coriolanus (1.4)
Directed by Kari Lee Cartwright
Screenplay by Thaddeus Shafer
Adapted from the stage piece compiled and performed by Charissa J Adams
Starring
Connor Kelly-Eiding, Charissa J Adams, Elitia Daniels, Sujana Chand
and
Karen Pittman
Featuring
Abigail Marks, Bitsy la Bourbon, Carly D. Weckstein, Jessica Goldapple, Jess M Garcia, Kari Lee Cartwright, Sabrina Bernasconi
and
Adam Slemon, Andy Forrest, Bruce A. Lemon Jr., Grace Lee
Lisa Grady, Michael James Adams, Richard Abraham, Thaddeus Shafer
Produced by
Kari Lee Cartwright
Thaddeus Shafer
Charissa J. Adams
Editor: Thaddeus Shafer
Colorist: Sean McDaniel
Composer: Jonathan Thomas Miller
Sound Editor: Michael Kaplan, Zwick Post
Publicity: Casey Gates
Los Angeles Unit
First Assistant Director: Steph Warpaint
Director of Photography: Sean McDaniel
Sound: Carlito Hendy
Gaffer: Thaddeus Shafer
Stills Photography: Casey Gates
New York Unit
Director of Photography: Alejandro Cortés
First Assistant Camera: Paula Cury
Boom Operator: Brandon Green
Gaffer: Nicolas Lopez
Production Manager: Charis Shafer
Presented by:
Fractured Shakespeare
Lady Brain
Los Angeles Theatre Makers United for Progress
More Than "No"
Special thanks to...
Buz Danger Wallick, Carolyn Templin, Charlie Zwick, Dana Huff and Vivian Marlow Huff, Devin Kawaoka, Gabriel Long, Joe Sabia, Jonny Taylor, Marc de la Cruz, Matthew-Lee Erlbach, Michael James Adams, Michael Lucid, Noelle Bruno, Sam Pancake, School of Visual Arts, The Illyrian Players Theatre Co., and Will Hrdr
*Double Falsehood is a text whose authorship is disputed. To find out more, you can read... https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2010/mar/15/shakespeare-lost-play-double-falsehood
The National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800.656.4673
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