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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

THE MINNESOTA FRINGE FESTIVAL
RARIG KILBURN THEATRE, MINNEAPOLIS MN

AUGUST 8 @ 10:00PM
AUGUST 9 @ 8:30PM 
AUGUST 11 @ 7:00PM
AUGUST 14 @ 5:30PM
AUGUST 16 @ 2:30PM

 

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

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