Theatre Asylum Presents PULP SHAKESPEARE (OR BARD FICTION)
By: Sally Henry Fuller Feb. 01, 2015
Ever wonder what Quentin Tarantino's masterpiece PULP FICTION would be like reimagined by the immortal William Shakespeare?
About The Show
What an absolute joy to watch the scenes we all know so well from Tarantino's Pulp Fiction being retold as if by The Bard himself. Pulp Shakespeare weaves the stories of a pair of murderers, their boss' alluring wife, and a desperate knight, together in a style that only Tarantino (and Shakespeare) could conceive. Pistols are traded in for daggers, cars for horses, and the 'Royale with Cheese" for "Hachis Parmentier".
A Brilliant Cast
Reprising their roles from previous productions, Aaron Lyons (Vincenzio de la Vega), Dan White (Julius Winfield) and Christian Levatino (Butch "Butcher" Coolidge) are joined by a new ensemble of talented actors under the guidance of 2014 Ovation Award winning director Amanda McRaven.
Featuring: Julia Aks, Drew Derek, Victoria Hogan, Matt Hudacs, Dylan Jones, Christian Levatino, Aaron Lyons, Marcelo Olivas, Gary Poux, Ian Verdun and Dan White
Directed by Amanda McRaven
Lighting Design: Aaron Lyons
Lighting Assistant: Caitlin Rucker
Costume Designer: Paula Higgins
Original Music: Jeff Cardoni
Social Media/PR: Sara Waugh
Associate Producer: Bertha Rodriguez
Produced by Matthew Quinn & Aaron Lyons
History of the Show
In 2008, a man named Kevin Pease published a blog post with a few lines of Pulp Fiction translated into Shakespearean-style dialogue. The post went viral and Pease eventually created a wiki for others to add onto what he'd started. After a few weeks and only a few rough scenes written, interest died down. That's when Aaron Greer approached Ben Tallen and Brian Watson-Jones with the idea of continuing the project, saying that it was simply "too good an idea not to do."
The three edited and reworked the pieces that had been written and created the remaining scenes to finish the play they called Bard Fiction. Along with Noë Tallen, they produced the play as part of the 2009 Minnesota Fringe Festival where the play received rave reviews and sold the highest number of tickets of any show at the '09 festival.
In 2010 it was part of the Hollywood Fringe with additional script changes and renamed, Pulp Shakespeare. Matthew Quinn came on board after the Fringe and extended the show for a successful 5 month run and nominations for Best Comedy by the LA Weekly. In true mash-up form, this current production features the combination of titles, the original script as written by and new director, four original performers and six new ones.
Matthew Quinn (Producer-Combined Artform/Theatre Asylum) Created Combined Artform in 1998 to produce full and co-productions and currently owns/operates Theatre Asylum. Stand out productions include Santaland Diaries(SF), Blink & You Might Miss Me, A Tuna Christmas and How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse. In 2010 he started the Asylum's Best of the Fringe (Encore Awards) and from it has produced/co-produced extensions of Pulp Shakespeare, Pokemusical, Sunny Afternoon, Meet and Greet, Women and the Theatre Asylum Holiday Festival.
Aaron Lyons (Producer) Has worked on over 140 productions, worldwide as an actor, director, designer, producer and/or production manager. He co-produced the original run of the Los Angeles version of Pulp Shakespeare and is co-founder of Zenith Ensemble, which won the 2012 Hollywood Fringe Festival - Production of the Year award for his direction and production of RISE. In 2013, Zenith took 5 awards and 8 nominations for their Fringe production of THE DEVIL AND BILLY MARKUM, also directed by Amanda McRaven.
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