THE WILLING

THE WILLING

FULL-LENGTH STAGE MUSICAL

Book by Robert John Ford

Music & Lyrics by Amy Engelhardt

Commissioned by Dunbar Hofmann Productions

A new musical based on the book "The Boy Who Would Be Shakespeare" by Doug Stewart, THE WILLING tells the true story of William-Henry Ireland, a teenage boy who - in an attempt to win the respect of his Shakespeare-obsessed father - perpetrates an audacious forgery scheme resulting in a whirlwind of consequences, all set against the backdrop of the London theatre scene in 1795. 

A workshop production will be presented January 9-12, 2026 at the Depot Theater in Duluth, Minnesota.  For more information and tickets, click HERE.

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