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WSC's 'By Any Other Name: A Night of Shakespeare in Klingon'

In celebration of its groundbreaking 20 years as the metro area’s cutting-edge classical theater company, WSC is pleased to present “By Any Other Name: An Evening of Shakespeare in Klingon,” with special guest George Takei.

This unique production includes performances of memorable Shakespearean scenes presented in both English and Klingon, the language spoken by the fictional warrior race in the beloved Star Trek series.

Appearing with WSC for this one-night-only event is legendary actor George Takei. In addition to his portrayal of Mr. Sulu in the television and film series, Takei has more than 40 feature film and television roles to his credit.

Indeed, the planets have aligned for this remarkable event; the current president of WSC’s board is none other than the creator of the Klingon language, Marc Okrand. A noted linguist, Okrand helped launch television’s closed captioning service for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers. By an unusual confluence of events, he found himself enlisted to develop Klingon, now believed to be the most widely spoken fictional language in history.

“By Any Other Name: An Evening of Shakespeare in Klingon” featuring George Takei takes place at 8 p.m. on September 25th, 2010, at the Rosslyn Spectrum in Arlington.

In addition to the scenes from Shakespeare, the performance includes an introduction by Okrand and a question and answer session with Takei, Okrand, and Henley at the conclusion of the show.

Tickets for this event go on sale on June 15: a $150 ticket includes the Klingon event and four flex use theater passes for the WSC 2010-2011 season; a $250 ticket includes the above package plus a ticket to the VIP reception following the performance.

Contact the box office at 1-800-494-TIXS (8497).

Information is also available at www.washingtonshakespeare.org.

Read the Washington Post article on this event: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/27/AR2010082702649.html