The Complete Works of William Shakespeare {abridged} [revised] at Shakespeare in Detroit

Reed Martin (he/him) is a writer, director, performer, producer, and educator who is best-known for his work with the world-renowned Reduced Shakespeare Company - a three-person theater troupe that takes long, boring topics and turns them into short, sharp comedies. He has published nine plays, three humorous non-fiction books, and has written for the BBC, NPR, Britain’s Channel Four, RTE Ireland, TBS, Sky TV UK, Public Radio International, The Washington Post and Vogue magazine. Reed has performed twice at the White House as well as in London’s West End, Lincoln Center Theater, Kennedy Center, Seattle Repertory Theatre, American Repertory Theatre, ACT San Francisco, McCarter Theatre, Long Wharf Theatre, Old Globe Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, and Madison Square Garden, as well as in twelve countries overseas. His work has been nominated for an Olivier Award in London, a Helen Hayes Award in Washington, DC, and a San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critic’s Circle Award. He has a BA from UC Berkeley, an MFA from UC San Diego, and is a graduate of Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Clown College. Reed lives in Sonoma CA with his wife and two sons, all three of whom are much funnier than he is.