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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - A play written by University of Alabama assistant professor of theatre Seth Panitch is heading for a stage in New York City this week. "Dammit, Shakespeare!" will run Aug. 8-13 at the renowned Urban Stages Theatre in New York City. The play finds its "songs" in William Shakespeare's own words. In lieu of singing, each character breaks into an appropriate passage from Shakespeare's text, expressing the story of Shakespeare's life through his written words.

The actors in this photo are (from left) Steve Ray (as William Shakespeare), Stacy Searle (Anne Hathaway, Sara Corax), Panitch (Richard Burbage), Gaye Jeffers (Burly Guard, Wench) and Chris Hardin (Edward Alleyn, Ben Johnson). (Photo by Laura Shill)