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Billy Shakespeare

Country: USA, Language: English, 103 mins

  • Director: Deborah Voorhees
  • Writer: Deborah Voorhees
  • Producer: Dale Allen; Marc Cohen

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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.


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Cast & Characters

Jason D. Johnson as Billy Shakespeare;
Catharine Pilafas as Anne Hathaway;
Phillip David Collins as Wilma Hartford;
Mary Maxson as Charly;
Garret Wade as Angelina;
Terra Wallace as Arlene;
Houston Roman Scott as Wilbur;
Lyn Kidder as Mother;
Pamela K. Witte as Amy Tellus;
Kevin Owen McDonald as Henri Condell;
Wayne D. Wilkinson as Guildenstern;
Rosencrantz as Carolyn Brinamon;
Judy Leatherwood as Metro News Editor;
Kenneth R. Matthews as Denny Miller;
David Robbins as Rat Mucanon/Protestor