William Shakespeare Presents Terminator the Second
Terminator the Second is a project to recreate Terminator 2: Judgment Day as a play, with all dialog taken from Shakespeare works.
Did a spit take? Good, so did I.
Is this what it sounds like?
If it sounds like the story of a boy and his cyborg protector on the run from a soulless, shape-shifting assassin made of liquid metal, adapted for stage and told exclusively in the words of William Shakespeare, then yes.
How can you claim that this production is “presented” by William Shakespeare?
We adhered to strict guidelines regarding the usage of Shakespeare’s works. Each line and phrase is taken directly from folios printed by or before 1685, and many extended sections of dialogue are composed of individual lines from separate works. Only proper nouns and pronouns were subject to change, as dictated by the plot. In these instances, all proper nouns are supplanted only by pronouns or other proper nouns, and all pronouns by other pronouns. In some cases, corresponding verb tenses are modified. These practices enabled us to accurately retell the story of Terminator 2: Judgment Day while remaining true to the words of Shakespeare in form (if less so in intent).
Do they have script samples? Oh yes. Two of them.