William Shakespeare's Star Wars: The Empire Striketh Back

Facilitator: 
Ruth Harper

A play reading of William Shakespeare's Star Wars: The Empire Striketh Back by Ian Doescher

The saga that began with the reading of William Shakespeare's Star Wars continues with this merry reimagining of George Lucas's enduring classic The Empire Strikes Back.

Many a fortnight have passed since the destruction of the Death Star. Young Luke Skywalker and his friends have taken refuge on the ice planet of Hoth, where the evil Darth Vader has hatched a cold-blooded plan to capture them. Only with the help of a little green Jedi Master—and a swaggering rascal named Lando Calrissian—can our heroes escape the Empire's wrath. And only then will Lord Vader learn how sharper than a tauntaun's tooth it is to have a Jedi child.

What light through Yoda's window breaks? Methinks you'll find out in the reading of of The Empire Striketh Back!

System: 
Shakespearian 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