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March 23, 2010
Thy Dude Abideth
Shakespeare meets the Coen Brothers in Two Gentlemen of Lebowski
Take everything you remember about high school English class and mix it with everything you did while cutting class to get The Two Gentlemen of Lebowski, Off-Off-Broadway’s hottest ticket.

This theatrical comedy mashes up The Two Gentlemen of Verona with the Coens’ cult classic, re-imagined in iambic pentameter.

Cast with some of indie theater’s brightest names (Josh Mertz, Craig Kelton Peterson, Brianna Tyson), it's a smartly written parody of Shakespearean comic archetypes and quotable pop culture. And even those who don't know MacBeth from McDonald's won't have a problem following the misdaventures of The Knave (aka “The Dude”), his sidekick Sir Walter of Poland, and the Lady Maude Lebowski.

Just brush up on your thy/thine/thou usage and you should be good to go.
Two Gentlemen of Lebowski
Thru Sunday, April 4
Kraine Theater, 85 E. 4th St. (between 2nd Ave and Bowery), East Village (212) 460-0982
dm-theatrics.com/twogents

Times: Thu 8p; Fri thru Sun 7:30p (no show March 28).
Tickets: $16-20 here. Standby tickets available at box office night of show.
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