Shakespeare in Klingon?

[Cmdr JFarrington 0]

Yep. You got it. Just checked out the flyers in the Shore Leave packet ('course I didn't open them until today), and they have one from WashingtonShakespeare.org. George Takei and Marc Okrand are doing a one night show on Sept 25th in Rosslyn, VA.

 

"Come see great scenes from Shakespeare performed both in English with an earthly aesthetic and in Klingon with, well more hitting."

 

Sounds interesting. Anyone interested?

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Which Play? Not that I could make it to VA from AZ... Just wondering as I suspect are others...

[Cmdr JFarrington 0]

Which Play? Not that I could make it to VA from AZ... Just wondering as I suspect are others...

 

The flyer didn't say. However, this comes from www.washingtonshakespeare.org:

 

In celebration of its groundbreaking 20 years as the metro area’s cutting-edge classical theater company, WSC is pleased to present “By Any Other Name: An Evening of Shakespeare in Klingon,” with special guest George Takei. This unique production includes performances of memorable Shakespearean scenes presented in both English and Klingon, the language spoken by the fictional warrior race in the beloved Star Trek series.

 

Appearing with WSC for this one-night-only event is legendary actor George Takei. In addition to his portrayal of Mr. Sulu in the television and film series, Takei has more than 40 feature film and television roles to his credit. “I’ve never participated in an event that brings Shakespeare and Star Trek together in this unusual way,” said Takei. “It will be a new and exciting experience for me,

and I’m looking forward to boldly going where I’ve never gone before!”

 

Indeed, the planets have aligned for this remarkable event; the current president of WSC’s board is none other than the creator of the Klingon language, Marc Okrand. A noted linguist, Okrand helped launch television’s closed captioning service for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers. By an unusual confluence of events, he found himself enlisted to develop Klingon, now believed to be the most widely spoken fictional language in history. Indeed, fans began to study the language, even using Okrand’s Klingon Dictionary to translate the works of Shakespeare and the Bible.

 

“Translations of Shakespeare into Klingon and my involvement with WSC began at about the same time,” Okrand remarked. “I was always trying to figure out how to get the two together. Given WSC’s creative approach to Shakespeare, performing scenes in Klingon struck me as something obvious to try. The upcoming celebration of WSC’s 21st season presents a great opportunity to pull these elements together in typical WSC fashion – and to offer an evening that’s both serious and fun.”

 

Joining Takei on stage will be WSC’s own Artistic Director, Christopher Henley, as well as members of WSC's Acting Company. The cast will perform scenes and speeches in both English and Klingon from Hamlet, Julius Caesar, and Much Ado About Nothing."