Equivocation

Lamb's Players Theatre
1142 Orange Avenue Coronado

It's London, 1605. A down-and-out playwright named Shagspeare -- yeah, you know who we're talking about -- receives a commission to write a play promoting the government's version of Guy Fawkes' treasonous plot. As Shag navigates the murky waters between writing a lie or losing his head, his devoted troupe keeps him afloat. Bill Cain's witty and thought-provoking exploration of governmental power and artistic integrity manages to mix broad humor and tense political intrigue into an award-winning whodunit that poses the question: How do you tell the truth in dangerous times? You'll have fun catching all the clever allusions to The Bard in this smart, contemporary new look at the world's greatest playwright when Equivocation comes to Lamb's Players Theatre in San Diego.