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Billy Shakespeare (2014)

Directed by Deborah Voorhees

Overview

What if William Shakespeare never existed… until now. Our Modern Bard is caught in a love triangle of confused sexuality, cross dressing, mistaken identity, and bedroom trysts. Does Shakespeare love his lusty best friend, Wilma Hartford, who’s also a drag queen, or his lovely long-time girlfriend Anne Hathaway. This battle to understand Shakespeare’s true heart is a comic romp. All the while, Shakespeare peddles his screenplays in Hollywood. Renaissance and modern sensibilities clash when an all-male stage version of Macbeth and the misogynistic low-budget film “The Taming of the Shrew” open simultaneously. The combustion makes “The Bard,” played by comedic genius Jason D. Johnson, the most controversial screenwriter in Hollywood.

Length 103 minutes

Actors

Jason D. Johnson | Catharine E. Jones | Phillip David Collins | Mary Maxson | Garret Wade | Terra Wallace | Deborah Voorhees | David Robbins