The Revenger’s Tragedy at Sweet Tea Shakespeare

THE REVENGER’S TRAGEDY is far and away Kim Carrell’s favorite non-Shakespeare early modern play. It is, in the words of Robin Williams, absolutely “full goose bozo.” It has all of the expected revenge play tropes, but thrown into a blender without a lid and the mess just sprays the room. No one comes out of this craziness clean – nor does anyone deserve to do so. Everyone is out to get someone else, and no one more so than Vindice, the “revenger.” And it’s safe to say that everyone gets what they deserve…