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The Shakespeare Stealer (full-length)
adapted by Gary L. Blackwood
from his young adult novel
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GENRE Historical drama for young audiences
LENGTH Full-length, 90-110 minutes
CAST 3 females, 12 males, 3 either (9-18 actors possible: 2-6 females, 7-15 males)
SET Unit set. An apothecary, a home, and the Globe Theatre.
NOTES Some mild adult language
In 1601, a Yorkshire orphan skilled in shorthand (and in lying) is hired by a mysterious stranger to steal the script of Hamlet. But when he inadvertently becomes part of Shakespeare's acting troupe, he begins to reconsider his assignment... (A one-act version of this play is also available.)

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"Blackwood writes with a lucid pen, bringing Elizabethan England alive... The Shakespeare Stealer is a crackerjack play."
--Queen Anne News (Seattle)
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Other plays by this author:
  • The Shakespeare Stealer (one-act)
  • "The Shakespeare Stealer (full-length)" by Gary L. Blackwood. The Shakespeare Stealer, Children's Theatre of Charlotte, North Carolina (2006). Photo: Donna Bise.
    The Shakespeare Stealer, Children's Theatre of Charlotte, North Carolina (2006). Photo: Donna Bise.
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