Shakespeare is the classic and timeless example of dramatic excellence, and once again in this modern age it is being put to the test.
In a five week real-time performance, ‘ol Bill’s Romeo and Juliet is going to be played out over Twitter, with each character represented by a username. They will tweet back and forth, following a set list of things that are deemed necessary (by the plot of the original) to happen over that particular day or week, as well as interact with followers and and improvise amongst themselves. It really is Shakespeare as you’ve never seen it, or tweeted it, before.
Update: It should be mentioned that this reminds us of McSweeney’s “Hamlet (Facebook Newsfeed Edition),” albeit on a much larger and more interactive scale.
