| The Pendant Shakespeare | |
| The Rape of Lucrece | |
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| Air Date | Part 1 - May 19, 2008 Part 2 - June 16 Part 3 - July 21 Part 4 - August 18 Part 5 - September 15 |
| Written by |
William Shakespeare |
| Directed by | David Alexander McDonald |
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Plot[]
The poem explores the fleshly desires (and their ensuing fallout) of Tarquin (Sextus Tarquinius), the Roman soldier who rapes Lucrece; wife of fellow soldier, Collatine.
Cast[]
David Ault as William Shakespeare
Philip Weber as the argument
David Alexander McDonald as the reader
Poem Text[]
Trivia[]
- This performance marked Pendant's first dramatic reading of a Shakespeare poem.