“A tour de force and a must-see! …a forceful and captivating performance ★★★★★”

“Wilhelm, who is trans, can make Shakespeare sing. It doesn’t matter if you’re a scholar of Elizabethan literature or if you had bad teachers and were forced to conclude Shakespeare is basically algebra on stage. There’s exquisite emotional clarity in Wilhelm’s delivery.”

“Delightfully, unapologetically queer… It’s not an easy task to recontextualize a set of plays and poems that have been infinitely recontextualized over the course of more than four hundred years, but ... Wilhelm and Murray have managed to do just that. Whether you’re a Shakespeare devotee like me or would normally pass on his work, do yourself a favor and come see this show. It’s something truly special.”

“A glimmering tour de force through some of Shakespeare’s most compelling characters and real-life lovers… Gender Play, or what you Will is an exuberant celebration of the potential of storytelling, filled with decadent costume reveals, surprise dance parties, a robust mastery of Shakespeare’s work, and the talent that is Will Wilhelm.”

“Emily Tarquin’s whimsical direction is a perfect counterpoint to Will Wilhelm’s seemingly boundless stage energy... this show is quintessentially Shakespeare as manifest in a delicious deconstruction perfect for our time right now. I was beyond blown away by the incredibly sophisticated puckishness of it all.”

“Gender Play is a humorous, heartfelt, and unpredictable remix of Shakespeare’s greatest hits... It shakes the dust off the often elitist and exclusionary world of Shakespeare and throws a glitter bomb of inclusivity and joy right in the center.”

“Both welcoming and irresistible... powerful and transformative”

“Clever and fascinating ... spending the better part of two hours in Wilhelm’s company is worth your time all by itself.”

“This incredibly original theatrical production isn’t exactly a play. It’s more like a Happening or an Event… filled with fun, festivities and flights of fantasy. RECOMMENDED”