Plateau Players Present Shakespeare In Love: The Play

Penniless and indebted to two demanding producers, struggling young playwright William Shakespeare is

tormented by writer’s block until he meets the beautiful Viola de Lesseps, daughter of a wealthy merchant,

whose fiery passion for poetry and drama leaves her secretly longing to be an actor. Both are despondent when

they learn that Viola’s father has promised her to the stuffy Lord Wessex in order to gain a title for their family.

Under the veil of secrecy, Will and Viola’s passionate love affair becomes the basis of the very play he is

writing – Romeo and Juliet. With opening night – and the wedding day – fast approaching, the plots race toward