
THAT WAS SHAKESPEARE (FRINGE)
BY LAUREN GO & J MATTINSON
"Shakespeare, from A to Gen Z."
Sixteen-year-old Connie thinks Shakespeare belongs in the past. Her Shakespeare-obsessed Uncle Ford knows better — and drags her through the Bard's greatest hits to prove it. Comedy, tragedy, romance, and every everyday phrase Shakespeare snuck into your vocabulary without you noticing.
We're packing up our inaugural production and bringing it from Seattle to the Minnesota Fringe Festival — half the length, twice the pace, reworked for a tight traveling ensemble. Connie resists. Ford persists. You decide who wins.
AUGUST 2026 | MINNESOTA FRINGE FESTIVAL
CAST & CREW
CONNIE
FORD
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POET
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DAME WALDORF
DUKE STATLER
PROLOGUE
PYRAMUS
THISBE
WALL | LION | MOONSHINE
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CAESAR
METELLUS CIMBER
CASCA
CASSIUS
BRUTUS
ANTONY
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BEATRICE
BENEDICK
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FIRST WITCH
SECOND WITCH
THIRD WITCH
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MALCOLM
MACDUFF​​​
TINA HUANG
ARUL SANTHANAM
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JASON DAVIS
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MONICA TAYLOR
JASON DAVIS
RIZO RAKHMANOV
CARLOS BARRERA
ERICA GUTHAN
VARIKA PINNAM
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CARLOS BARRERA
MONICA TAYLOR
RIZO RAKHMANOV
VARIKA PINNAM
JASON DAVIS
ERICA GUTHAN
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LAUREN GO
RIZO RAKHMANOV
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ERICA GUTHAN
VARIKA PINNAM
CARLOS BARRERA
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RIZO RAKHMANOV
LAUREN GO
DIRECTOR | PRODUCER | WRITER
STAGE MANAGER
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
COSTUMES & PROP MASTER
SOUND DESIGNER
INTIMACY COORDINATOR
MARKETING
LAUREN GO & JAKE MATTINSON
AARON BURKE
BEN HOMER
EMELYN BERG
BRIAN HARDY
MONICA TAYLOR
ANANYA BHAT











