Shakespeare’s 37 plays are uniquely revised through comedy, rapping and modernization by three boisterous actors who blend their personalities into an hour-and-a-half of chaos.

Ames Community Theater, also known as ACTORS, is performing “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare” at 7:00 p.m. Feb. 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 and at 2:00 p.m. Feb. 15 at Ames Community Theater.

The play is fast paced and only three actors will be attempting to accomplish playing different roles in a comedic, revised version throughout each of Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets.

“I keep telling people it’s three people performing all of Shakespeare’s shows and failing,” said Lance Noe, actor and Ames resident.

This is Noe’s first show at ACTORS. Noe is a lecturer for the Intensive English and Orientation Program at Iowa State, which helps students who are non-native English speakers to learn the English language.

He worked for Disney for six years doing a tour for the Lion King and Beauty and the Beast, but he did not plan on teaching.

“I damaged my vocal chords and that’s how I got into teaching,” Noe said.

After working for Disney, he taught English in Korea for eight years, then went to Arkansas for two years and was hired at Iowa State when a former director heard him give a presentation.

“That’s actually a very accurate description [of Shakespeare Revised],” said Ben Lievens, junior in pre-business at Iowa State. “It’s three people with a really big idea pulled off really poorly.”

This is Lievens’ fourth show with ACTORS and his wife is the props lead for the production.

“For me, I actually didn’t fully intend to audition for this one but my wife had gotten a sample of the script and forced me too,” Lievens said. “She thought it was right up my alley.”

Noe and Lievens not only bounce off each other on stage, literally and figuratively, but finish each other’s thoughts. Being funny is not a difficult attribute for either actor to accomplish, since their personalities naturally give them a comedic outlook.

“It’s like ‘The Hangover’,” Noe said. “You [Ben] are Zach Galifianakis, I’m Ed Helms and Jen is Bradley Cooper.”

Lievens’ character is often the one doing idiotic actions or making obscene comments. Noe would be labeled as a stereotypical drama queen because he cannot put up with the stupidity of Lievens’ character, yet his motions throughout the entire production will make the audience bend over laughing. Jennifer Nielan tries to be the know-it-all with her feisty attitude.

“He [Lance] is well rehearsed in scripts and does Shakespeare. Jen really is serious about her craft. I actually am 12 years old,” Lievens said.

Noe’s bachelor degree is actually in Shakespeare, but Lievens does not know too much about Shakespeare.

“I would say you don’t need a well versed history of Shakespeare, as long as you know who Shakespeare was,” said director David Detlefs.

This is Detlef’s fifth season with ACTORS, spending time acting and directing. He performs at a venue in Des Moines, where he performs improvisational comedy, as well as plays a part of ACTORS. As an improv comedian for 20 years, he helped the actors learn how to fulfill their roles in the hectic play.

Together, the three actors separate from the formal Shakespearian roles into modernized, humorous roles to create an understanding of what Shakespeare was writing.

Tickets are available at Gallery 319, 310 Main Street, Ames, IA or at the door before the show. Tickets are $15.