IF SHAKESPEARE DID IT AGAIN?

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Stagecraft has vastly improved since Shakespeare's plays, 400 years ago. What tools might he and his students use today? 

A handout at the Shakespeare Competition, authored by Paul Rampe, offered many options including:

• Actors who might appear as animals, avatars, holograms, cyborgs and more
• Scripts co-written by artificial intelligence
• Stage lighting, lasers and projections 
• Surround sound from electronic instruments 
• Drones as performers and cameras
• 3-D printed props 
• Cameras with many lenses 
• Electronic costumes, not fabric 
• Special effects of many types 
• Facial recognition data from live audiences 
• Streaming to widespread audiences 
• 360 degree views  

Imagine stagecraft 400 years from now! Interplanetary and so much more. Shakespeare and his friends would love it! 

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