Shakespeare

The Secret Life of Millicent Shakspeare

William Shakspeare is a teenager in Stratford upon Avon, longing for a career on the stage. When he receives word that Anne Hathaway wishes to see him, he hurries to meet her – not least because she’s the only person outside his immediate family who knows his secret…

'To Be Or Not to Be' -- Part 6


‘To be or not to be’ — Part 6


By Katherine Day


(Copyright 2012)


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(Kenny Hansson — taking the part of Ophelia in ‘Hamlet,’ in a play being performed as part of a summer camp — has lived as a girl to get the feel for the part, and his own natural beauty has made him one of the prettiest girls in the camp. Strangely, assuming the name of Karen during the camp, he has found the life of a girl to be comforting and satisfying. Now as Karen, he is awaiting going on stage for the performance only to be told his mother and brother were injured in a traffic accident on the way to the play. He awaits confirmation of the accident, while agreeing he can’t go on stage that night, leaving it to his understudy and rival for the part, a flamboyant boy named Jimmie.)

'To Be Or Not to Be' -- Part 5


‘To be or not to be’ - Part 5


By Katherine Day


(Copyright 2012)


(Kenny — now living as Karen and ready to perform as Ophelia in a Summer Camp performance of ‘Hamlet’ — is realizing how sweet it is to be a girl. As the opening night performance approaches, this pretty girl has two concerns: how her mother and brother will react to Karen and the threat by another actor who had wanted the part. Karen suspects trouble on both fronts, but finds comfort in her new found lover’s arms.)

'To Be Or Not to Be' -- Part 4


‘To be or not to be’

Ophelia

By Katherine Day


(Copyright 2012)



(Kenny has found his feminine beauty in a Summer Theater camp, where even the girls have adopted him as one of the ‘Bard’s Girls’ and the hunk who is to play Hamlet has fallen in love with this pretty young lady. He was the almost unanimous choice to play the lovely but doomed Ophelia and has become Karen as he prepares for the part. The story that continues is now Karen’s.)

'To Be Or Not to Be' -- Part 3


‘To be or not to be’- Part 3


By Katherine Day


(Copyright 2012)



(In Shakespeare’s time, females were not permitted on stage and men played their parts. The practice is renewed in a summer camp where a boy finds out about himself and love. A group of girls in the class form a club, just for girls, called “Bard’s Girls,” and have invited the boy to join them — after they have prettied him up. So lovely and feminine is the boy that he soon experiences his first kiss. What a magical feeling!)

'To Be Or Not to Be' -- Part 2


‘To be or not to be’ -- Part 2



By Katherine Day



(Copyright 2012)

(In Shakespeare’s time, females were not permitted on stage and men played their parts. The practice is renewed in a summer camp where a boy finds out about himself and love. A group of girls in the class form a club, just for girls, called “Bard’s Girls,” and have invited the boy to join them — after they have prettied him up.)
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