Star Trek: The Original Series’ First Play Ended In Tragic Murders

For years, Star Trek has featured references to Shakespeare and the world of theater. A prime example is Patrick Stewart, a renowned actor from the Royal Shakespeare Company, who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation. The show even included performances of classic plays like Shakespeare’s Henry V, Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, and Cyrano de Bergerac, often staged aboard the USS Enterprise-D using its holodeck technology.