Stefan D-W

Off-Ramp Hamlet:
Last fall I organized a group of people to do a production of Hamlet using the performance methods of roadside beggars. For each act we created one sentence of about seven words that attempted to cut to the essence of that act. We then wrote the sentences on pieces of cardboard for the text of the play. These signs were accompanied by others that introduced the act and character and the production itself. We then stood alongside Spokane's Division St. I-90 off-ramp during the morning rush hour holding the signs--one act each day of a week.
It wasn't Shakespeare but it might have been theatre, at least occasionally. It definitely stirred the commuters and we plan to produce Romeo and Juliet once the weather permits.
(photo by Chris Wooley)