In this adaptation of Shakespeare's Timon of Athens, a fusion of styles rattles the boards when the ancient world and the present day merge, and illuminate the fall of the great benefactor Lady Timon. Or is it her self-determined tumble from grace? Written during the playwright's twilight (and the early years of the reign of James I of England) this powerhouse of a play has remarkable resonance for our present day war-torn souls as corporate raiders and governmental patsies attempt to change our world.

“The contrast is striking between the luscious and extravagant…and the depraved under-world…a deliciously catastrophic polymorphism.  An excellent cast.”  (2008)

When does the kindness of a benefactor deserve the attack of flatterers? When-if-ever should the artist 'sell out' for corporate or commercial funding? Who is the lady in the alley, and what of the rumors that she’s dispensing loads of cold, hard cash? Shakespeare’s allegory reaches out to us and asks the larger question: “...who’s the fool now?"

“A stellar cast - a thought provoking evening."

Populated by a chorus of witnesses & flatterers in the ancient world of Act One's Athens - and then submerging us into a dark alley full of scurrilous revolutionaries in Act Two's location of Senath, the plight of Lady Timon's society is illuminated. What is mythic remains timeless, and when civilization and money are mixed, someone is bound to fall.

The adaptation was most recently shared in a staged reading in Portland, Oregon (2008) - with a cast featuring Kathleen Turco-Lyon, Joyce Harris Wood, Paul Susi, Dawn Lisell, JoAnn Johnson, Gretchen Rumbaugh, Phil Stockton, Pat Patton, Margie Boule, Ernie Casciato, Kevin Michael Moore, Tyler Caffall, Alexandra Kuechler, James Sullivan, Michele Brouse Peoples, Allison Tigard & Jeffrey Gilpin.

Investigate the FOOLS FALL subcategories in the Table of Contents (above, left) for a Gallery of FALL Images, FALL Director Notes and FALL Adapters Notes.