Sunday, May 19, 2013

Day 139: Speaking of Shakespeare in Space...

I'm a little late with this, but I just noticed it on Geeks of Doom (pretend you're reading this two weeks ago):

May The 4th Be With Thee: William Shakespeare's Star Wars
"This July, Quirk Books will be releasing William Shakespeare’s Star Wars, which, as the title suggests, is a retelling of the first Star Wars film in the style of William Shakespeare
In honor of May The Fourth, a.k.a, Star Wars Day, the publisher organized a themed flashmob on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

During the event in front of the highly populated famed museum (the “Rocky steps”), members of Urban Playground and the Drexel University’s Dragon Jedi performed three scenes from the book, using props such as placards for the opening credits (creatively used here), mock lightsabers, and an inflatable R2-D2, who of course, stole the show.
Check out the video here below, which includes the lightsaber duel between Darth Vader and his former master, Obi-Wan Kenobi!"

[Source: Quirk Books]

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