Monologue #6 - A Midsummer Night's Dream, V, i - Theseus

I love this one as it celebrates the poet's ability to transform imagination into artistry.

Do you want to play a game?

While I work on my next monologue, let's play a little game of "Guess the Monologue".   Here's a clue:  I might be a madman, but I think you're going to love this one, because it comes from our favorite dramatic poet.

Shakespeare 52 Monologues Project: Monologue # 5, King Lear, I ii - Edmund

Shakespeare 52 Monologues Project: Monologue # 5, King Lear, I ii - Edmund: I just enjoy playing around with this one.

Monologue # 5, King Lear, I ii - Edmund

I just enjoy playing around with this one.

Shakespeare 52 Monologues Project: Monologue #4, Much Ado About Nothing, IV, ii - Dog...

Shakespeare 52 Monologues Project: Monologue #4, Much Ado About Nothing, IV, ii - Dog...: Because, as anyone who knows me will tell you, I am an ass.

Monologue #4, Much Ado About Nothing, IV, ii - Dogberry

Because, as anyone who knows me will tell you, I am an ass.

Monologue #3 Macbeth I, vii - Macbeth

Today I return to Macbeth.  Today we find ourselves in a political climate full of candidates with nothing more than vaulting ambition which o'erleaps itself, and falls on the other.

Monologue #2 Macbeth II, iii - The Porter

Nothing says Shakespeare like lechery, alchohol, and erectile dysfunction.

Monologue # 1 Sir Thomas More, Act II, scene iv

I chose this one for it's relevance to the current refugee crisis.

Welcome to the Shakespeare  52 Monologues Project.  This blog will be used to document my quest to honor the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's passing by recording 52 monologues performed by me by December 31, 2016.  Why 52?  That is a very good  question.  Let's see if you can guess the answer.