In this Edition:

• Readings & Workshops & R.U.R. — oh my!

• Alliance Events in March!

• Interview with Julia Cahn, General Manager

• Iconic Shakespeare Couples Ranked According to How …

• What Willy Said:

Reel created by Zaina Shariff.

Mark your calendars for Radical Joy: A Fundraiser for Transgender Rights on Friday, March 13th at 7:00 PM at The Green Room 42!

Our collaborator Em Radi and their organization, the Musical Theatre Writing Collective, are hosting their second annual cabaret fundraiser event, showcasing new musical theatre music from their membership.

The cast, band, and creative team will be filled with transgender and nonbinary artists, and the event will be raising funds for Transgender Law Center.

Tickets are available to watch both in-person in midtown Manhattan, as well as live-streamed for those unable to be there physically!

MORE ALLIANCE MEMBER EVENTS AND UPDATES

SG Egan co-wrote and co-directed the short film Secret Menu Beauty Pageant, produced through Nice Hog! Productions and now available to stream via this link.

Matthew Fay has THREE sketch comedy events in the upcoming month! With The Sketch Collective: BoogieManja, on February 26th at 9:30 PM at the Caveat. With The Armory Comedy: Road House Sketch Show on March 17th at 7:00 PM at The Tank. With The Walking Juxt Sketch Team: The Walking Juxt Sketch Show on March 26th at 7:00 PM at The PIT.

Lily Lipman wants disabled folks to know they can join the Disabled Dismantlers group to help provide collective care, equity, safety, and joy for themselves and each other. Interested parties are invited to fill out this Form, join a Zoom, or reach out to Lily at [email protected].

Rebecca Wolf will be having her SOLO SHOW, The Pigs Next Door, on March 15th at 8:30 PM at the Brooklyn Comedy Collective (Pig Pen Space). Purchase your tickets through the BCC website!

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#4: Marc Antony & Cleopatra

Yes, they would post very hot pictures of themselves and induce bi-panic for many. But they’d also wipe all those pictures from their grid every time they have a spat. And you KNOW they’d try to play coy about their relationship in a cringy way. Oh yeah, Marc Antony, you dined alone? Who's the hottie in the corner with the bob then?

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#3: Romeo & Juliet

I think we all know that depressed teenagers are NOT chill when it comes to posting about their feelings. But since they’d be keeping their relationship a secret, you’d learn concerning updates about them through “close friend” story posts ONLY. And for every happy story, there would be five more horrible ones. They do not rank higher on this list only because they are young teens; had they not killed themselves by their story’s end, I think they likely would have grown out of their cringe.

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#2: Othello & Desdemona

Othello and Desdemona are definitely the type to create a wedding Instagram account. They’d write each other Chat-GPT-generated messages and brag about how grounded and connected they’ve remained despite the hardships of their two-month-long love affair. Desdemona would make trad-wife videos, Othello would repost Andrew Tate quotes. Anyone who comments anything remotely critical would get blocked. Their shared digital space would be a perfectly curated, steaming hot ball of ego and insecurity.

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#1: Hamlet & Ophelia

No one else would hold a CANDLE to their social media toxicity. They’d have all the suicidal ideations of Romeo & Juliet, but without the excuse of puberty and without a single display of actual, healthy love. Hamlet would include a sleeping picture of Ophelia in his monthly dump post, and then comment “STUPID WHORE” on her father’s photos of their recent vacation. Ophelia would request her followers block Hamlet on a regular basis, then post his love letters with captions like “loml”. You’d see more texts between them than photos, and you’d hope every breakup announcement from them would finally be their last.

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#4: Macbeth and Lady Macbeth

Before the regicide, they’d post like your chill aunt and uncle, infrequently and unassuming. But AFTER the regicide, you’d be GAGGED at their glow-up. And when the news broke about what they did, you’d secretly wonder if you and your partner should murder a king to look like them, too. How horrible, you think, as you try to figure out where Lady McB got those gorgeous blood diamonds from…

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#3: Rosalind and Orlando

While Rosalind and Orlando are the corniest couple you know in real life, they’d never overdo it on Instagram. Birthday and anniversary posts would be sweet but not overly emotional. They’d be on each other’s grid often, but mostly in groups and never with heavy PDA. Despite their corny natures, you’d always be humbly surprised at their lack of cringe online. In-person… that’s an article for another day.

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#2: Titania and Oberon

Although horribly toxic in real life, Titania and Oberon would post like celebrities. They KNOW they’re sexy and ethereal, and every photo they post of themselves would be editorial and FLAWLESS. And somehow, their energy feels equal parts seducing the camera and seducing each other in every photo. Although you know they’re probably only giving you a very crafted and unrealistic snapshot of their life, you’d still fantasize about getting the Bottom treatment from them (if you know what I mean).

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#1: Benedick & Beatrice

Obviously, the best couple in the canon would also be the coolest on social media. They’d rarely post each other on the grid, but when they do, it’d always be incredibly flattering and heartfelt. You’d mostly see their love in the comment section, though, where they’d crack jokes at each other’s expense, punctuated by affectionate emojis. Secure, funny, and genuine, no one would be able to help saying “aww” at their love (despite knowing they’d resent you for thinking they’re cute).

“The course of true love never did run smooth.”

~ William Shakespeare, when asked if he waxed for Valentine’s Day