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Benjamin Kaplan

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  • Installation
  • Sounds
  • Moving Images
  • Fashion
  • Flat Files
  • Performance
  • About

Midsummer Night's Dream

With the considerable help of Shanara Gabrielle and a host of fine actors (and non-actors), we mounted an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream for Shakespeare Festival St. Louis’ SHAKE38 festival. 

We re-imagined the play as an editorial fashion photo shoot with the lovers playing the role of models, Oberon as a photographer (played by real-life photographer Jay Fram), Titania as his producer (played by real-life producer Kathy Ferrara), and Puck as a digital imager (played by real-life digital imager Danny Hommes). Costuming was provided by local fashion genius Michael Drummond.

An audience of 135 people crammed into my studio at Big Club to experience the one-night-only show. 

Completed in 2015

Shakespeare in the Streets

‘Remember Me’ - Shakespeare in the Streets: Maplewood. Written by Nancy Bell, Directed by Lucy Cashion. I play Vito, the founder of the New Age store, Mystic Valley.

Midsummer Night's Dream

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Shakespeare in the Streets

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