Stagefighting: the blood is fake but the sweat is real

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Think a stage fight is easy? Thing again. This clip from the Great River Shakespeare Festival documents just how much work goes into making swordplay look like child's play.
This isn't the first video attempt by GRSF to make Shakespeare more accessible to the masses. Click here for a charming retelling of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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