“Shakespeare For White Trash” is a series of condensed rewrites designed to make Shakespeare understandable and enjoyable to the least sophisticated audiences. The plots and characters are unchanged, but everything else has been radically restyled. These plays are intended to be performed, as well as read.

Posting dates appear below.

Sept. 28, 2010 — Hamlet

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2010/09/28/shakespeare-for-white-trash-hamlet/

Sept. 29, 2010 — Macbeth

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2010/09/29/shakespeare-for-white-trash-macbeth/

Sept. 30, 2010 — Othello

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2010/09/30/shakespeare-for-white-trash-othello/

Oct. 1, 2010 — Romeo and Juliet

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2010/10/01/shakespeare-for-white-trash-romeo-and%C2%A0juliet/

Oct. 2, 2010 — King Lear

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2010/10/02/shakespeare-for-white-trash-king-lear/

Oct. 3, 2010 — The Tempest

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2010/10/03/shakespeare-for-white-trash-the-tempest/

Oct. 4, 2010 — Julius Caesar

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/shakespeare-for-white-trash-julius-caesar/

Oct. 5, 2010 — The Merchant of Venice

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2010/10/05/shakespeare-for-white-trash-the-merchant-of-venice/

Oct. 6, 2010 — Richard III

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2010/10/06/shakespeare-for-white-trash-richard-iii/

Dec. 27, 2010 — Much Ado About Nothing

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2010/12/27/shakespeare-for-white-trash-much-ado-about-nothing/

Dec. 28, 2010 — The Taming of the Shrew

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2010/12/28/shakespeare-for-white-trash-the-taming-of-the-shrew/

Dec. 29, 2010 — A Midsummer Night’s Dream

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2010/12/29/shakespeare-for-white-trash-a-midsummer-nights-dream/

March 1, 2011 — Twelfth Night

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2011/03/01/shakespeare-for-white-trash-twelfth-night/

March 2, 2011 — As You Like It

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2011/03/02/shakespeare-for-white-trash-as-you-like-it/

April 12, 2011 — Antony and Cleopatra

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2011/04/12/shakespeare-for-white-trash-antony-and-cleopatra/

May 5, 2011 — The Comedy of Errors

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2011/05/05/shakespeare-for-white-trash-the-comedy-of-errors/

June 1, 2011 — King John

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/shakespeare-for-white-trash-king-john/

July 7, 2011 — Richard II

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2011/07/07/shakespeare-for-white-trash-richard-ii/

August 11, 2011 — Henry IV, Part One

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2011/08/11/shakespeare-for-white-trash-henry-iv-part-one/

Sept. 14, 2011 — Henry IV, Part Two

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2011/09/14/shakespeare-for-white-trash-henry-iv-part-two/

Oct. 25, 2011 — Henry V

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2011/10/25/shakespeare-for-white-trash-henry-v/

Nov. 30, 2011 — Henry VI, Part One

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/shakespeare-for-white-trash-henry-vi-part-one/

Jan. 12, 2012 — Henry VI, Part Two

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/

Feb. 11, 2012 — Henry VI, Part Three

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2012/02/11/

March 20, 2012 — Henry VIII

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/

April 29, 2012 — The Winter’s Tale

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2012/04/29/

May 30, 2012 — Timon of Athens

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/

July 9, 2012 — Measure For Measure

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2012/07/09/

August 24, 2012 — Coriolanus

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2012/08/24/

October 12, 2012 — Love’s Labour’s Lost

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2012/10/12/

November 14, 2012 — The Two Gentlemen of Verona

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/

December 21, 2012 — Troilus and Cressida

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2012/12/21/

January 28, 2013 — Titus Andronicus

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/

March 8, 2013 — The Merry Wives of Windsor

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2013/03/08/

April 14, 2013 — Pericles

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2013/04/14/

June 4, 2013 — Cymbeline

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/

July 10, 2013 — The Two Noble Kinsmen

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2013/07/10/

August 21, 2013 — All’s Well That Ends Well

https://cradkilodney.wordpress.com/2013/08/21/

Coming soon — Hey, we’re finished!!!

Contact Crad Kilodney at crad166@yahoo.com