A stick-figure Shakespeare comic by Mya Lixian Gosling
Reclaim the Block began in 2018 and organizes Minneapolis community and city council members to move money from the police department into other areas of the city’s budget that truly promote community health and safety.
You’ve forgotten about him, but here he is at last: the star of the Norwegian subplot himself, FORTINBRAS!
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
If you’re a Folio purist, just read the first panel and ignore the rest.
Over 1,000 people are killed by police every year in America. We are calling on local, state, and federal lawmakers to take immediate action to adopt data-driven policy solutions to end this violence and hold police accountable.
Where in the world is Polonius’s body?
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
Nantsssssss ingonyamaaaa bagithi babaaaaaa…
I’m not great at being actively anti-racist. I’m currently working my way through these resources to learn how I can better be an ally in this perennially awful moment. If you’re white—and, let’s face it, both theatre in general and the Shakespeare community in particular are disproportionately white—I invite you to join me in taking this day as an opportunity to learn, act, and donate. Black lives matter.
The show must be paused. Regular comics will resume tomorrow. Regular life will not.
WE’VE FINALLY MADE IT TO ACT 4
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
It’s taken EIGHT MONTHS to reach Act 4. Good lord. This play is even longer than I thought.
Alright, let’s wrap this act up!
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
We did it! We made it to the end of another act! It’s… *checks play* …it’s all downhill from here!
Closet scene! Arras! Stabbing! Dead body! Ghost! But not the ghost of the just-stabbed guy! Another ghost! Look, never mind, let’s just get on with it…
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
Everything about this scene is awkward.
OK! Back to the closet scene! Hamlet just killed a guy!
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
Hamlet killed Polonius and now this scene is killing me. It’s been a struggle, folks. Stay with me here…
We’ll get back to A Stick-Figure Hamlet next week, I promise. I just need a little extra breathing room. In the meantime, here’s a comic you might relate to:
Shout-out to all the grocery store employees out there, especially the ones I interact with (at a distance) every week, who, despite being obviously stressed and overworked, and despite me wearing a mask, still manage to recognize me and take the the time to exchange genuine pleasantries. It makes a huge difference to me. May you all be sufficiently paid and protected.
Shout-out also to my supporters on Patreon (where this comic was originally posted), for their continued support of me during this time. Thanks to them I have been able to donate $2129.96 to charities providing relief and resources to people who have been severely impacted by COVID-19.
