Look, it's just a bunch of actors clowning on classical plays in a bar until the scripts get too blurry to read. We do it for fun and to wave around the lewd props we got from the party store. We're making the theatrical equivalent of bathtub moonshine here.

But also, this kind of art (no, really), what Peter Brooke calls the Rough Theatre, makes a great gateway drug for people who think they don't like live theatre. Ninth grade English class gets you thinking theatre is staid, boring, and incomprehensible, but we retain these old texts for a reason! They're still vital and visceral if you don't treat them like museum pieces. We've had enough complete strangers discover the live theatre or rediscover Shakespeare at our events, so we think it'd be worth it even if we weren't having a blast.

So, come on down, grab a pint, and take care of your bartender. We promise you'll be out before 10.