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"Utterly delicious, original, witty, hilarious and brilliant. Shakespeare in Love on magic mushrooms. The Bard has never been this much fun." |
HARD CALLGreat Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them by John McCain with Mark Salter
"If all else fails, the Senator from Arizona can always fall back on his writing career... Reminiscent of JFK's Profiles in Courage, except that instead of focusing exclusively on politicians, it describes the gutsy, contrarian stands of sports heroes, scientists, and entrepreneurs... The subtext is clear: Here is an elected official who is not afraid to take a lonely position and stick to it."
—Alan Cooperman, Washington Post
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Dear Reader,
We are delighted to introduce you to a brilliantly witty new novelist with a tale of two Shakespeares. The first Shakespeare is the legendary one, would-be playwright (and oppressed Catholic) Will Shakespeare, 18-years-old and stuck teaching Latin in the boondocks of Stratford-upon-Avon. The future Bard is asked to deliver a contraband box of sacramental wafers blessed by the Pope at a time when Catholics are being hanged, drawn and quartered as traitors. The second Shakespeare is struggling UC Santa Cruz grad student Willie Shakespeare Greenberg, who is trying to write his thesis about the Bard. Having been cut off by his father for laziness, and desperate for dough, Willie agrees to deliver a single, giant, psychedelic mushroom to a mysterious collector. When 1980s Willie, cornered by DEA agents and one too many girlfriends, eats the giant mushroom at a Renaissance Fair, and 1580s Will takes his first communion at his own shotgun wedding, their minds and stories merge--allowing each to become the fully-realized William Shakespeare he is destined to be. As co-founder of The Reduced Shakespeare Company, Jess Winfield is well acquainted with his Shakespeare, and deeply informed about Elizabethan England (not to mention mushrooms). Winfield knows Shakespeare's work so well that he integrates it seamlessly, peppering scenes and dialogue with sly references best appreciated by Bardologists but entertaining to all. We hope you will share our enthusiasm for this absolutely endearing, wildly imaginative farce. Sincerely, Jonathan Karp |
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