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John Stange

@stange.shakespeareinthe.pub
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Social Justice Artificer, raw-dogging the collapse of civilization. Occasional paid theatrical word-sayer and body-mover Token Straight on the producer team of shakespeareinthe.pub he/him/that MFer over there

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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 13/10/2026
Carissa Codel reading tweets about herself. In the background, one reads: "She's thicker than zoo glass"
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 11/10/2026
"Melissa Hortman"
Screencapped tweet from @ItsNotSeabass: "I forgor [skull emoji]"
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 28/09/2026
Spongebob, mockingly: "sOmE sAy"
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 28/09/2026
Spongebob, mockingly: "sOmE sAy"
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 05/08/2026
oh absolutely the fuck not do not fucking add meta messenger spam to the fucking repertoire insta-block
Unsolicited bulk fundraising spam from the Troy Jackson campaign via Facebook Messenger
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 31/07/2026
[Chis Parnell voice] feral siggi's
a carton of siggi's "simple ingredient skyr"
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 29/07/2026
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 24/07/2026
nice
screenshot from a Facebook event, reading "69 people responded"
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 22/07/2026
The dumbest show at District Fringe! One night only! Free! Friday 7/24 @7pm Firefly Amphitheatre Eleven actors, scripts in one hand and beers in the other. Gallons of stage blood and an infinite supply of dirty jokes. We'll be outdoors, so BYO Bugspray www.districtfringe.com/venues
Shakespeare in the Pub RUINS Macbeth

https://shakespeareinthe.pub/macbeth-0A map of the UDC Van Ness campus, just off Connecticut Avenue NW in Washington, DC. The three venues of the District Fringe Festival (Flicker Bar, Firefly Amphitheatre, and Phoenix Mainstage) )are highlighted.

https://www.districtfringe.com/
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 18/07/2026
Spongebob gesturing to a coffin held open by Patrick. The coffin is labeled "The Hague."
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 15/07/2026
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 13/07/2026
I half-assed these postcards for District Fringe and got whole-assed results. Love when that happens.
A play postcard reading:

"Shakespeare in the Pub Ruins Macbeth"
"FREE Show, Firefly Amphitheater, Friday 7/24 @ 7pm (rain date 7/25)"

part of the District Fringe Festival in Washington, DC: https://www.districtfringe.com/

The back of the card is a CDC handwashing public service graphic
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 11/07/2026
District Fringe is open! I'm gonna be down there all afternoon and evening seeing shows and volunteering. Right off the Van Ness Metro, follow the sidewalk stickers. www.districtfringe.com
A detailed calendar of plays and events happening at District Fringe for this weekend (7/10 - 7/12).

It is too much to transcribe, but their ticketing and show browser is here: https://districtfringe.ssboxoffice.com/performances/?
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 07/07/2026
*orange intensifies*
an orange cat, her lil' peets criss-crossed to cover her eyes while she naps
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 25/06/2026
Sorry I can't make the family function this weekend, have fun at the
A box labeled "cracker collection"
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 24/06/2026
"anti-Western"
the Nazi guy in Inglorious Basterds spotting the British spy's incorrect "three glasses" set of fingers, giving away his identity
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 18/06/2026
A genie saying "[REDACTED]" with a neutral expression
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 03/06/2026
The grim reaper operating an abacus
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 02/06/2026
Heartbreaking! Worst person you know just made a great point.
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 22/05/2026
a neon design which repeats the word "YIKES" seven times in various styles
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 14/05/2026
John Belushi in Animal House
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 12/05/2026
A genie saying "[REDACTED]" with a neutral expression
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 10/05/2026
The mom from the second Sony X-Men movie: "Have you tried *not* being a mutant?"
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 10/05/2026
The mom from the second Sony X-Men movie: "Have you tried *not* being a mutant?"
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 06/05/2026
Which twin play are we ruining tonight? Who can say? Barrel DC, Eatern Market, 7:30 go time
Two women dressed in nearly identical clothing
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 26/04/2026
people on here will tweet anything. "Charlie Brown had hoes." No he didn't. That isn't true.
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 13/04/2026
downing one for Orban
a bottle of vodka, branded "Fascist Tears"
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 12/04/2026
Batman, snapping a shotgun in half: "This is the weapon of the enemy. We do not need it. We will not use it."
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 09/04/2026
Happy They Should Have Hanged More Slavers Day. There is only one Confederate flag, and it's a white field with absolutely nothing rampant.
General William Tecumseh Sherman, surrounded by flames and laser-eyed
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 05/04/2026
Now is the time of year someone always suggests going for a walk in the National Arboretum
Beavis and Butthead, sitting on the couch. Beavis is holding a can of nuts, and is is grotesquely swollen and red from a violent allergic reaction.
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 02/04/2026
Look at that, yet more effusive praise! Sounds like a show you should see. our.show/htwinsatspooky We've only got 3 left. Get it, DC.
Two young girls smiling in front of a screen, in which the silhouette of an adult woman in an old-fashioned nurse outfit appears.

Captioned:

"A play to be seen... a brave and ambitious project that demands attention. -- MD Theatre Guide"

"The H Twins
a new play by Hope Campbell Gundlah
Directed by Karen Lange"
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 31/03/2026
'tis the season
Radioactive Man from The Simpsons, awash in a sea of green goo:

"MY EYES! The Claritin does nothing!"
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 30/03/2026
"Industry" just means it's cheap and on a Monday so other actors can come see it. Normies still welcome. our.show/htwinsatspooky At 80m with no intermission, we're a cheap date. Come get some or be wrong forever.
Two young women in pajamas, dancing in front of projections of cartoon characters. Poster reads:

INDUSTRY NIGHT
MARCH 30, 2026

THE H TWINS
a new play by Hope Campbell Gundlah
Directed by Karen Lange
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 26/03/2026
Daredevil is not a subtle show and I love it for that
A woman saying "Fucking Fascist"
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 25/03/2026
I got me a spicy week ahead. The bedrock of it is 6 performances of The H Twins. It's a good-ass show. www.onthestage.tickets/show/nu-sass... #dctheatre
Two young women dancing in pajamas; a female figure in an old-fashioned nurse's outfit is silhouetted behind.

"Remarkable work of theater and one of the most exciting new productions I have seen in some time." -- DMV TheaterA young blond woman gestures toward the sky.

"...timely, thought-provoking, and profound." -- DC Theater ArtsA list of performance dates and times

Thursday Mar 26 * 8:00 pm
Friday Mar 27 * 8:00 pm
Saturday Mar 28 * 2:00 pm
Saturday Mar 28 * 8:00 pm
Sunday Mar 29 * 2:00 pm
Monday Mar 30 * 8:00 pm
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 20/03/2026
Brad Pitt sitting in a tank, pointing and saying "Hey,"
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 17/03/2026
"I need you to be creepier" - a note I have literally never gotten in my life our.show/htwinsatspooky
Two figures in shadow, a man with a clipboard and a woman, view at an expressive young blond woman in the foreground with an air of casual cruelty
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 13/03/2026
Dumb shit in a bar, starting in 90
A sneering dork, wearing a nametag that says "Martius" and holdng a fez. His tank top says "SAOIRSE DON PHALAISTIN"
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 11/03/2026
A pleasant 80F fool's spring day here in DC, which I am about to spend undergrounding teching a play
A street view of 6th & S NW DC, the Scottish Rite Temple in the background
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 28/02/2026
This labeler never misses
Screenshot of the quoted tweet, where the @us-gov-funding.bsky.social labeler has applied labels such as "American Israel Public Affairs Cmte" and "Pro-Israel"
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 21/02/2026
Brad Pitt sitting in a tank, from some movie I haven't seen, pointing and saying "Hey"
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 20/02/2026
Rosanov, Rosanov, wherefore are thou Rosanov? [this is totally going to end well] R&J. Tonight, 2/20, in the basement at Barrel DC. 7:30pm. Free as Always. Tip your bartender!
a painting of the Romeo & Juliet balcony scene with text overlay

"Will you come to my cottage this summer? Don't go to Russia. Come to my house. We'll have so much fun. Isso private... we'll be completely alone. Together."(screenshot from Heated Rivalry with text overlay)

See, how she leans her cheek upon her hand.
O, that I were a glove upon that hand,
That I might touch that cheek!
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 16/02/2026
[angry goose meme]

Panel 1: "Hey! Were you born in 1988?"

Panel 2: "Were you born in 1988 motherfucker?"
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 13/02/2026
a Dr. Seuss creature with a cartoon guillotine

"UNLESS someone like you
brings out the chippity chop,
nothing is going to get better.
It's not."
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 13/02/2026
that reminds me, District Fringe is taking applications for this summer www.districtfringe.com/application-...
Poster reading: "District Fringe 2026 Applications are Live!

Application opens 1/31
Application closes 2/28
Festival in July 2026"
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 11/02/2026
Meanwhile, her sister
A tortoiseshell cat flopped out on a heating pad, her head torqued upside-down to look at the camera
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 11/02/2026
Father is starting a 3-5 week cut. Tilly has received a slightly smaller slice of fish than usual and would like to speak to a manager.
An orange cat peers into the camera with a solicitous expression.
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 11/02/2026
the Facebook comments on this are giving 1859
A series of rancid Facebook comments from a different stream of the quoted protest. Typos and grammatical errors faithfully reproduced:

Rick-Trena Causey: "You run around and call yourself Jewish. And you don't even know the bible.. Very sad"

Nick Bechard: "Not any of these fucking losers work?"

Sue House: "Evil Demons"

Keith Castleberry: "Mentally I'll convention no just typicall Democrats"
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 11/02/2026
A cartoon genie saying "[REDACTED]" with a carefully neutral expression
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John Stange @stange.shakespeareinthe.pub · 06/02/2026
Harry Truman holding up the Chicago Daily Tribune declaring, incorrectly, "Dewey Defeats Truman"
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