William Shakespeare's Star Wars: The Jedi Doth Return

Facilitator: 
Ruth Harper

A play reading of William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return by Ian Doescher

The epic trilogy that began with William Shakespeare’s Star Wars and continued with The Empire Striketh Back concludes herein with the all-new, all-iambic The Jedi Doth Return—perchance the greatest adventure of them all.

Prithee, attend the tale so far: Han Solo entombed in carbonite, the princess taken captive, the Rebel Alliance besieged, and Jabba the Hutt engorged. Alack! Now Luke Skywalker and his Rebel band must seek fresh allies in their quest to thwart construction of a new Imperial Death Star. But whom can they trust to fight by their side in the great battle to come? Cry “Ewok” and let slip the dogs of war!

Frozen heroes! Furry creatures! Family secrets revealed! And a lightsaber duel to decide the fate of the Empire. In troth, William Shakespeare’s The Jedi Doth Return has it all!

System: 
Shakespearean English
Number of Players: 
6
System Knowledge: 
Preferred
Genre: 
Star Wars
Genre Knowledge: 
Preferred
Role-playing Knowledge: 
Not Required
Style: 
Play Reading
Classification: 
PG
Scored: 
N