Last Will. & Testament (First Folio Pictures, Inc.; 2012) is a documentary film directed by Lisa Wilson and Laura Wilson Mathias, who were script consultants on the Oscar-nominated motion picture Anonymous (2011). Their documentary, produced by Roland Emmerich (the director of Anonymous) is a companion to the previously-released film.
Prior to the documentary's official U.S. premiere at the Austin Film Festival, Last Will. & Testament had two-week, pre-release university tour. Kansas City was lucky enough to be chosen as one of the few cities where an early screening would take place. Before the event, which was sponsored by UMKC Theatre and the English-Speaking Union, I was contacted by Lisa Wilson, who requested that I give a post-screening tribute speech to two Missouri authors who have questioned the authorship of Shakespeare's poems and plays: Mark Twain and Felicia Londré, Curators’ Professor of Theatre at UMKC
and Dean of the College of Fellows of the American Theatre.
I was extremely pleased to be involved in the event. After the screening and my speech, I introduced Felicia and Lisa and then moderated a question and answer session. Later that evening, we went out to dinner, where we got to discuss the question in more depth. Lisa also requested a copy of my speech to post on the film's website, and I was happy to comply with her request.
