Publisher Description
Return once more to a galaxy far, far away with this sublime retelling of George Lucas’s epic Star Wars in the style of the immortal Bard of Avon. The saga of a wise (Jedi) knight and an evil (Sith) lord, of a beautiful princess held captive and a young hero coming of age, Star Wars abounds with all the valor and villainy of Shakespeare’s greatest plays. ’Tis a tale told by fretful droids, full of faithful Wookiees and fearsome Stormtroopers, signifying...pretty much everything. Reimagined in glorious iambic pentameter, William Shakespeare’s Star Wars will astound and edify Rebels and Imperials alike. Zounds! This is the audiobook you’re looking for. This audiobook is read by Daniel Davis, Jonathan Davis, January LaVoy, Marc Thompson, and the author, Ian Doescher. Includes an afterword read by the author.
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“The space opera Star
Wars performed as if written by the Bard himself? Yea, verily, and it is
good. It’s amazing how easily and naturally the Star Wars epic is translated into the Shakespearian tongue and how
expertly the full cast, including Daniel Davis, Jonathan Davis, January LaVoy,
and others, deliver the work. The characterizations are so spot-on, the
delivery so outstanding that the listener quickly accepts the premise. Luke
Skywalker works perfectly as a futuristic Hamlet, Obi-Wan echoes Prospero, and
Darth Vader makes a compelling Macbeth. The performance is joyful and even
musical as the story set in the future uses the beautiful language of the past.
The audiobook is also short enough that the listener will not tire of the
experiment. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
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AudioFile
About Ian Doescher
Ian Doescher has loved Shakespeare since eighth grade and was born forty-five days after Star Wars: A New Hope was released. He has a BA in music from Yale University, a master of divinity from Yale Divinity School, and a PhD in ethics from Union Theological Seminary. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and two sons.
About the Narrators
Fred Sanders, an actor and Earphones Award–winning narrator, has received critics’ praise for his audio narrations that range from nonfiction, memoir, and fiction to mystery and suspense. He been seen on Broadway in The Buddy Holly Story, in national tours for Driving Miss Daisy and Big River, and on such television shows as Seinfeld, The West Wing, Will and Grace, Numb3rs,Titus, and Malcolm in the Middle. His films include Sea of Love, The Shadow, and the Oscar-nominated short Culture. He is a native New Yorker and Yale graduate.
James Langton, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, trained as an actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and later as a musician at the Guildhall School in London. He has worked in radio, film, and television, also appearing in theater in England and on Broadway. He is also a professional musician who led the internationally renowned Pasadena Roof Orchestra from 1996 to 2002.