Adaptor 1	Coculuzzi, Chris
Adaptor 2	Toner, Matt
Date of First Production	2002, July 3-July 14
Title	Shakespeare's World Cup
Director	Chris Coculuzzi
Place of First Production	Trinity College Playing Field, Toronto, Ontario
Production Company	Upstart Crow Theatre Group
Series Festival Title	Toronto International Fringe Festival
Technical Design/Direction	Sound Design: Ralph Pastore Stage Managers: Samantha Nisbett and Daniella Marchese Sound Operator: Helen Yung Graphic Design: Nathan Shrubsole Poster Image: Michael Darmanin Publicity: Ken Cheung, Helen Yung, and Nicole Pointon TOFU Image: Lawrence Sagar Props and Costumes: Bonnie Gray Hart House Rep: Jill Cruikshank Fight Choreography: Matt Toner Fight Captains: Paul McGrath and Kevin Robinson Cheer Choreography: Tal Aronson Technical Director: David Howse Photography: Kathy Plamondon Script Development: Seamus Dudley, David Howse, Ian Langlois, Kirklynne Garrett, Tom Anastasios, Stephen Flett
Cast/Performers	The Commentators Thomas Middleton: Matt Toner Jack Falstaff: Stephen Flett Raphael Holinshed: Seamus Dudley The Referees William Shakespeare: Chris Coculuzzi John Heminge: Samantha Nisbett Henry Condell: Daniella Marchese The Mascot TOFU: Tony Sekulich The Composer Robert Johnson: Ralph Pastore Team Denmark Hamlet Sr.: Michael Posthumus Hamlet: Jason Shulha Gertrude: Elsa Michel Claudius: Tom Anastasios Polonius: Peter Bloch-Hansen Laertes: Nick Rose Ophelia: Sundhya Walther Team Italy Othello: Eon Anson Desdemona: Irena Hujak Cassio: Justin Chatwin Iago: Scott Kettles Emilia: Julie Florio Roderigo: Chris Collins Bianca: Isobel Donaldson Team England Lear: Andrew Rodwell Goneril: Leslie Ferreira Regan: Rosita Marcel Cordelia: Amanda Gyokery Gloucester: Donald Robertson Edgar: Gary Graham Edmund: Greg Corkum Kent: Chris Scholey Team Scotland Macbeth: Paul McGrath Lady Macbeth: Jody James Malcolm: Kirklynne Garrett Banquo: Devin Upham Fleance: Cody Gyokery Macduff: Kevin Robinson Ross: Amy Stewart Cheerleader 1: Bonnie Gray Cheerleader 2: Cosmo Bleu Cheerleader 3: Sarah Kanter
Publishing and Multimedia	Coculuzzi, Chris and Matt Toner. "Shakespeare's World Cup". Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare. [Link1] . Shakespeare's World Cup directed by Chris Coculuzzi. Press Release. Trinity College Field, Toronto. 2002. Coculuzzi, Chris and Matt Toner. Shakespeare's World Cup. Toronto: Upstart Crow Publishing, 2005. Coculuzzi, Chris and Matt Toner. Shakespeare's Sports Canon Toronto: Upstart Crow Publishing, 2005.
	http://www.canadianshakespeares.ca/a_worldcup.cfm
Secondary Materials	Balint, Sue. "The play's the thang: 21st-century Shakespeare can't keep his hands off the Fringe." Rev. of Shakespeare's World Cup, by Chris Coculuzzi and Matt Toner. eye* 4 July 2002: 48. "Shakespeare's World Cup." Upstart Crow Theatre Group. 8 Aug. 2002. [Link1]. "Shakespeare's World Cup." Rev. of Shakespeare's World Cup, by Chris Coculuzzi and Matt Toner. eye 11 July 2002: 50. "Tragic laughs." Rev. of Shakespeare's World Cup, by Chris Coculuzzi and Matt Toner. Now* 11-17 July 2002: 57.
	http://www.upstartcrow.ca/worldcup/worldcup.html
Adaptor 1 Biography	"Born in Montreal in 1971, Chris Coculuzzi grew up in Dartmouth, N.S. until he returned to his birth city in 1989 to study Marketing and Finance at Concordia University. When he completed his B.Comm he moved to Toronto where in 1995 with fellow Concordia Alum, David Howse, he founded the independent theatre company Upstart Crow Theatre Group. This group allowed Chris the opportunity to explore all facets of theatre production and administration. It also gave him the ability to experiment with various theatrical styles as well as create diverse adaptations of Shakespeare, including a non-linear Julius Caesar, and a 1920s Chicago setting of Much Ado ÃƒÆ’bout Nothing. The year 2001 was a pivotal year for Chris, as it saw the launch of his collaborative work with Matt Toner: Shakespeare's Rugby Wars at the Toronto Fringe Festival as well as his return to academia to obtain his B.Ed in English and Dramatic Arts at OISE/UT. Rugby Wars was the culmination of a decade's exploration of studying Shakespeare and Theatre as well as wrestling with ideological concerns over theatrical production in general and specific to Canada. With both the internal and external success of Rugby Wars, Chris and Matt decided to commit themselves to adapting the entire Shakespeare Canon into live sporting events in five years: Shakespeare's World Cup (2002), Shakespeare's Gladiator Games (2003), Shakespeare's Comic Olympics (2004), and Shakespeare's NHL â€œ National History League (2005). Upstart Crow Theatre Group also gave Chris the foundation to explore the learning process from a pedagogical perspective and lead to his support for more libertarian socialist concepts to be established in education and society in general. In 2003, he helped found and open The Beach School in Toronto-a "free school" based on the Sudbury Valley Model in Framingham, Mass. He is currently employed with the Toronto District School Board teaching English and Dramatic Arts at the Secondary level and resides in Toronto with his companion Kathy and their children, Cabiria, Lorien, and Paisley" (qtd. from "Bios." Email to CASP).
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Adaptor 1 Bibliography	Coculuzzi, Chris. "Re: Rugby Wars and World Cup." E-mail to Gordon Lester. 9 Jan. 2004. Coculuzzi, Chris. "Bios." Email to CASP. 11 Feb. 2004.
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Synopsis	"Just another Sequel? "What may appear to be an obvious sequel, certainly was not born from that intention. It was December of 2001 and the submission for Fringe was fast approaching. Matt and I wanted to collaborate on another show, but had not come up with anything inspiring. We talked a little bit about another UCSN type show - but did not have any real idea and we were thinking of maybe skipping out for 2002. Then one day I was conversing with a couple of International students who I and my family were hosting. One was Brazilian and another Korean and our talk drifted to International Soccer and the fact that both Japan and Korea were co-hosting World Cup 2002. That night - I had football on the brain. "Football/Soccer was one of the sports I had originally considered for Rugby Wars but found it inappropriate for the plays I had chosen. I gradually started to think about which four plays we could tackle this year and naturally drifted to the "great four" tragedies. And then the lightening bolt hit: Othello could represent Italy, Lear - England, Hamlet - Denmark, and Macbeth - Scotland. It was PERFECT! (...with the possible leap of faith that Scotland could qualify...) That night I couldn't sleep. The next day I called Matt (in Vancouver) told him the concept and he said 'giddy up.' "Obviously in many ways, Shakespeare's World Cup is similar to Rugby Wars in overall comic structure and theme. However, World Cup has been much more challenging. With Rugby Wars, we had four plays that had a built-in conflict: two Royal families jockeying for the Crown. But with the "great four" - we have tried to find points of contact among four independent stories. They are there - but they are much more difficult to uncover and reveal while still trying to tell ALL FOUR STORIES in 75 minutes...through Soccer! "To meet this challenge, I brought more people on board to brainstorm ideas that would lead directly to developing a final script. So although Matt and I had the final say and put most of the pen to paper - there is a team of good brains providing a solid foundation for this show. "The other major change for this year is our co-producers who have joined us to bring you this spectacle. Spending the last year at OISE/UT put me into contact with Hart House Drama Society (HHDS) where I found a similar philosophy of producing theatre. I approached HHDS with the consideration of producing this show together - to encourage more students and people of diverse backgrounds to participate. It was a perfect fit. "So lots of changes - and yet, a familiar name, poster and basic concept. But in the end - not just another sequel. In fact, this is more correctly called an "installment." Matt and I intend to adapt the entire Shakespeare Canon into UCSN. And this time, we won't have to wait until December..." (qtd. from http://www.upstartcrow.ca/worldcup/worldcupbkgd.html).
Keywords	Collective Creation Comedy Fringe Sport Shakespeare as a character Outdoor Theatre Open Air Theatre
Adaptation of	Hamlet Othello King Lear Macbeth
Entry Last Updated	24May06 9:57AM