The show was being performed in Stray Dog Theater, by the Midnight Company, I believe. You first walked into what is an old church. Once you entered the theater, your breathe was taken away. Amazing stain glass windows were on one side and the whole room was lined with pews for 200+ people. There was a good 60 people total at the show.
The story was all about the main character, William-Henry Ireland who's father didn't want anything to do with him. His stepmother hated him and his teachers told his parents he was too stupid to function in society. William Henry learns to perfect William Shakespeare's signature. He then delivers them to his father who continues to want more of these unseen papers. William-Henry gets so good at this that he starts to forge whole documents and eventually a play that "Shakespeare wrote" called "Vortigern". One man in particular knows he's forging and William-Henry has to try to convince him multiple times to stay quite. Will William-Henry succeed in putting on "Vortigern" or will his father figure it out and shame him?
The storyline was great and to see Mr. Hanrahan play all these different roles and still allow it to flow is mind-blowing to me. If you ever see the production advertised go and see it, I highly recommend it. Oh and if you want to see the trailer go to www.midnightcompany.com.
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