Canadian author Crad Kilodney created the “Shakespeare For White Trash” series to make Shakespeare understandable and enjoyable to the many millions of people living now who have little or no knowledge of Shakespeare, and to prove to them that the stories contained in Shakespeare's plays are superb. The plots and characters are unchanged, but everything else has been radically restyled. Read Crad's versions and you will become a Shakespeare fan.  Enjoy!Kilodney originally posted his versions on Wordpress.com from 2010 to shortly before his death in 2014. It was the first time that all 38 of Shakespeare’s plays had been rewritten by one author and published in one place. They are re-packaged here to increase the likelyhood of people, like you, finding them.Mr. Kilodney hoped acting companies would be encouraged to stage these plays more often.Gist of the story:Valentine and Proteus are young gentlemen and best friends in Verona. Valentine issent to Milan by his father to get some worldly experience. He meets Sylvia, the daughter of the Dukeof Milan, is engaged as her servant, and falls in love with her. But the Duke wants Sylvia to marryThurio, whom she dislikes. Meanwhile, Proteus gets engaged to Julia in Verona. He leaves herreluctantly when his father insists that he should go to Milan, too, and gain some advancement andexperience. Lonely and impatient, Julia disguises herself as a man (Sebastian) and goes to Milan tolook for Proteus. Proteus has since forgotten all about her because he has also fallen in love withSylvia, for whom he has also been engaged as a gentleman servant. He plots to steal her fromValentine by telling the Duke of Valentine’s plan to elope with her. Valentine is banished, and Sylvia isput under house arrest. Proteus plots to undermine Thurio’s hopes to wed Sylvia but it does him nogood since she now hates him for what he’s done. Julia, disguised as Sebastian, is hired by Proteus as apage and witnesses first-hand his disloyalty. Sylvia escapes with the help of Eglamour. Valentine,meanwhile, has met some outlaws and has become their leader. The outlaws capture Sylvia. She isrescued by Proteus, but he attempts to win her love by force. Valentine stops him, and Proteus isovercome with remorse. Valentine forgives him and then offers to give up Sylvia to him. Julia, indisguise, faints. When she recovers, she reveals her identity. She and Proteus are reunited, and theDuke, who is there to see it all as a prisoner of the outlaws, gladly gives his blessing to Sylvia andValentine. Only Thurio does not enjoy a happy ending.(TGV has been one of Shakespeare’s most harshly criticized plays. It has some significant flaws, butit’s the last scene that has drawn the most fire. The reversals between Proteus and Valentine are simplynot credible. Yes, Shakespeare’s comedies often stretch our willingness to believe human behaviour,but nobody believes this ending. I’ve tried to help it a little, but I can’t change it. Despite itsweaknesses, the play has a good story line and many funny bits that I have made the most of. TGV hasalso attracted considerable attention from the “queer studies” faction of every English Department. Weare assured that there is a homoerotic theme to the play because the friendly love between Valentineand Proteus is weighed against their romantic love for Sylvia. It’s all b.s., but academics call it“research.” Trust me on this. There are no gay characters in this play. Plenty of pooftah professorswill insist otherwise, but you know where they’re coming from, don’t you?)