CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Happy
450th Birthday Will! In celebration of that momentous
occasion, we hereby proclaim the April
23 launch of: Shakespeare Sez…a new on-line
marketplace: www.shakespearesez.com with scaddes of
funne and merrie stuffe from the Iambically Pentametric Thumbs of
the Bard of Avon for the Literati
of the Twitterati.
William Shakespeare - clutching his Smartphone - in time
for his birthday bash - has been transported (make that catapulted,
thumbs first) from the Elizabethan era into the second decade of
the 21st Century.
More than 400 years ago, Will
Shakespeare penned his now immortal phrase "Brevity is
the Soul of Wit". However, in keeping with today's
zeitgeist, Shakespeare Sez: "Brevity is the Soul of
(T)wit". This Will is everywhere with thumbs flying.
Dressed in natty business attire, surrounded by cool, anachronistic
props to inspire him, he can be found: pondering the vast mystery
of life (2B/nt 2B Dat Iz Da ?); suffering the ultimate political
betrayal (8 2 Brute?); whipping up reptilian concoctions in the
kitchen (Dubl x 2, Toil n Trubl, Fyr Brn & Cldrn Bubl); humbly
accepting rather dubious awards (Sum r Brn Gr8, Sum Acheev
Gr8ness); as a lonesome cowboy, out on the range (A Hors a Hors,
My Kingdom 4 a Hors); and he's
tweeting all his experiences in under 140 characters...and proud to
be starring in his own Shakespeare Sez animated YouTube videos.
Beginning April 23rd,
Willz wit n wizdum will be available on a treasure trove of stuffe,
for Shakespeare and Twitter aficionados to: wear, tote things
in, hang, drink from, write on, cook with, smarten up their desks,
wow over-educated friends...or just flaunt.
"The concept came in an epiphany five years ago, from a
hilarious interview by New York Times
columnist, Maureen Dowd, with the
Twitter founders," says Myrna Saturn
Gatty, Shakespeare Sez' Founder/Co-creator and
veteran performing arts producer and marketer. "Dowd clearly saw no
value in Twitter," Gatty continued. "Would Shakespeare have
tweeted?" inquired the unconvinced writer. "Brevity's the soul
of wit, right?" was the Twitter response. "Ah," Gatty thought.
"What about 'Brevity is the Soul of (T)wit'? What if
we have Will tweeting that quote (and lots of others) on his
smartphone? We design cool graphics, put them on various products
and sell things on-line to clever folks with a sense of humor." And
so it began.
The principal creative team is far-flung and decidedly
international communicating over an ocean and across time zones.
Ms. Gatty and husband, Trevor (a world-traveled British diplomat),
live in Charlotte, NC.
Shakespeare Sez, Co-creator is Daniel
Rodriguez, a NYC graphic designer (Photographics NYC) whose
operations have moved "across the pond" to Dublin, Ireland, where he now resides.
Artist/Illustrator, Peggy Walz, has
a studio on NYC's Upper West Side.
And in the run-up to his birthday bash, he's proud to be
starring in his own Shakespeare Sez animated YouTube videos.
But, while Will eagerly awaits his historic and memorable
birthday, our newly-minted Twitter aficionado has a lot on his
mind. After the significant event of the Twitter IPO, he,
along with legions of Twitterati, continue to face a troubling
dilemma…"2 buy/nt 2 buy dat iz da ?"
Read more news from Shakespeare Sez.
Contact: Myrna Saturn Gatty
Shakespeare Sez
704-338-1372 Fax: 775-522-1317
Email
www.shakespearesez.com
twitter: @shakespearsez
facebook.com/shakespearesez.com
Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smfiz4Kp_sY
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SOURCE Shakespeare Sez