"Nearly four decades since its premiere, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) remains one of the most persistently popular renderings of the Bard's body of work. Less a play than a wackadoodle mashup of early- and post-modern hijinks, it features three charismatic, wildly ambitious actors determined to present all of Shakespeare's plays in a single performance. Armed with a demented bravado that more than compensates for their deficits in dramaturgy and rehearsal time, our heroes sally heedlessly forth, deftly mangling some of the finest theatrical works in history for our bafflement and delight. Featuring exclusive prefatory matter and footnotes, an updated script revised to accommodate all genders, and a new assortment of typographical errors, this reading edition of the play represents not merely a cash grab on the part of its aging creators, but a fresh reimagining of the work, lovingly massaged to appeal to the anxious sensibilities of a new era."--Back cover.