Simply Silly Shakespeare
An Interactive Play for All Ages
By Matthew Windham & AJ Maniglia
Simply Silly Shakespeare, is a quick-witted, music-filled, interactive introduction to the works of William Shakespeare, and a love-letter to books and language.
The play has toured to schools, libraries, community centers, county fairs, college stages and theatres in Northern Arizona and beyond. It has been co-produced by Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival & Arizona Broadway Theatre, and was a 2025 Viola Awards Finalist for Excellence in the Performing Arts.
The sequel, Shakespeare on Pluto, created by the same team, won the 2026 Viola for Excellence in the Performing Arts.






Recent Performances:
COCONINO COUNTY FAIR
Coconino County, Arizona 2026
FLAGSTAFF HIGH SCHOOL
Flagstaff, Arizona, 2026
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
Flagstaff, Arizona, 2025
COCONINO COUNTY FAIR
Coconino County, Arizona 2025
FLAGSTAFF SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
Flagstaff, Arizona, 2025
ARIZONA BROADWAY THEATRE
Phoenix, Arizona 2024
PEORIA MAIN LIBRARY
Peoria, Arizona 2024
CROMER ELEMENTARY
Doney Park, Arizona 2024
FLAGSTAFF MAIN LIBRARY
Flagstaff, Arizona, 2024
COCONINO COUNTY FAIR
Coconino County, Arizona 2024
+ many additional performances since 2023