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Analyzing Shakespearean Biofiction

April 5, 2021

Dr Edel Semple (bottom right, above) from University College in Cork, Ireland, and Dr. Ronan Hatfull (bottom left) from the University of Warwick convened a seminar entitled “Shakespearean Biofiction on the Stage and Screen” for this year’s annual conference of the Shakespeare Association of America, where we discussed the how and why of, among other things, we made William Shakespeare a character in William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play (abridged). Edel and Ronan discuss how the seminar went and talk about the similarities between academic seminars and RSC performances; how incredible planning goes into making things casual and relaxed; what red leather pants really signifies (in both their American or British meaning); how adaptation is also a form of biofiction; shout-outs to all the contributors; layers of irony; what our version of Shakespeare might look like as played by teenagers; how the Shakespeare in Ben Elton’s Upstart Crow is and isn’t like Homer Simpson; climbing up on high horses; and, as always — the importance of the craic! (Length 28:57)

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Hamlet’s Prequel Adventure!

March 29, 2021

Dramaturg Kate Pitt joins us for a deep dive into the creation of the script for Hamlet’s Big Adventure! (a prequel), on which she cast her dramaturgical magic (and which we’ll finally get to tour once this stupid pandemic is over). Kate discusses HBA’s intertextual conversation with Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, and its biofictional elements, and reveals the identity of the most confusing Hamlet ever; how a prequel can (and should) reveal insights into Shakespeare’s play; how old Hamlet is; the importance of double confirmation; how both Ophelia and Hamlet have All. The. Feels; the value of deploying random skills; the question of how old Hamlet is, anyway; how the gravedigger is an unreliable narrator; the struggle of theater as a career and what to say about it to your kids about it; and finally, possible spoilers (especially if you know anything at all about the career of UK comedian Tommy Cooper). Plus: jokes for everyone! Poster Art by Lar DeSouza. (Length 32:01)

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Supporting Independent Bookstores

March 23, 2021

Robert McDonald is the director of special events at The Book Stall in Winnetka, IL, and tell us exactly why supporting independent bookstores — and all small businesses, including theater companies! — is not only a good but an important idea. Featuring changing landscapes; romantic notions of bookstores, and the ways in which those notions are true (and not); ways to pivot; the importance of learning new skills and finding individuality; parental warnings and regrets; who the true essential workers are (aside from the obvious ones); important social niceties; who Bookshop.org is genuinely helping; and finally, how to measure convenience, and how Amazon is really not convenient and is probably doing more harm than good. (Length 21:39)

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March 15, 2021
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March 8, 2021
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March 1, 2021
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February 15, 2021
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February 8, 2021
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February 6, 2021
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Alli’s Great(x30)Grandpa Duncan

February 1, 2021
ANOTHER DAY'S BEGUN

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January 26, 2021
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January 18, 2021
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January 4, 2021
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December 29, 2020
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December 21, 2020
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December 7, 2020
PLAGUE DOCTOR

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November 30, 2020
RACHEL DRATCH

Rachel Dratch Thanksgiving

November 23, 2020
LOUDER THAN A MOM

Loud Storytelling Moms

November 16, 2020
MIRANDA IN MILAN

Miranda In Milan

November 9, 2020
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Ed And Larry

November 2, 2020
SO POTENT ART

So Potent Art

October 26, 2020
DANIEL MOLINA JOINED

Becoming Henry V

October 20, 2020
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Shakespeare’s Sonnets (Unabridged)

October 12, 2020
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Madhuri Shekar, Storyteller

October 7, 2020

Juliet To Hotspur

September 29, 2020
FRANGELA

Here Are Frangela

September 22, 2020
CYNTHIA MELIA HARTFORD

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September 14, 2020
HARK

The Hark Journal

September 8, 2020

Gary’s ‘Finding Joy’

August 31, 2020
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Play On Shakespeare

August 24, 2020
SAMUEL TAYLOR JASMINE BRACEY BRSP

That Shakespeare Voice

August 18, 2020
Shakespeare And Trump

Shakespeare And Trump

August 11, 2020
SHREW RSC

Gender-Flipping The Shrew

August 4, 2020
COSHAKES

Using Shakespeare’s Violence

July 27, 2020
WEST SIDE STORY

West Side Story

July 20, 2020
HER MAJESTYS WILL

Her Majesty’s Will

July 13, 2020
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More Lawrence O’Donnell

July 6, 2020
MISTER STERLING

Lawrence O’Donnell’s ‘Sterling’

June 29, 2020
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Joining The Cirkestra

June 22, 2020
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Crafting Colbert’s Comedy

June 15, 2020
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Lockdown Shakespeare Pioneer

June 8, 2020
GLOBETROTTING SHAKESPEARE

Globetrotting Shakespeare’s Tempest

June 1, 2020
FRANK CAETI

Directing Sketch Shows

May 25, 2020
AMY ACKER

Amy Acker’s Beatrice

May 18, 2020
CHRISTOPHER MOORE & AUSTIN

Chris Interviews Austin

May 11, 2020
SHAKESPEARE FOR SQUIRRELS

Shakespeare For Squirrels

May 4, 2020
THOR JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

Marvel Musical Movies

April 27, 2020
ELIZABETH BRIAN DENNEHY SWING

Remembering Brian Dennehy

April 20, 2020
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Once Again: Mr. Brian Dennehy

April 16, 2020
BRIAN STACK

Brian Stack’s Music

April 13, 2020
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90 Sondheim Songs

April 6, 2020
PLAGUE

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March 30, 2020
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693. Phone Porn Voices

March 23, 2020
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692. J. Nicole Brooks

March 16, 2020
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691. Michael Morrow’s ‘Passage’

March 9, 2020
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690. Alchemy Of Gender

March 2, 2020
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689. Seven Stages Shakespeare

February 24, 2020
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688. Sonnet Man Returns

February 17, 2020
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687. Gary Andrews’ #DoodleaDay

February 10, 2020
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Livermore Shakespeare Festival

February 3, 2020
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John Sutton’s Will

January 28, 2020
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Appreciating Viola Spolin

January 20, 2020
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Personifying The Muse

January 13, 2020
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January 6, 2020
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December 23, 2019
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December 16, 2019
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December 2, 2019
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November 25, 2019
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November 18, 2019
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November 11, 2019
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November 4, 2019
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October 28, 2019
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October 22, 2019
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October 14, 2019
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October 7, 2019
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September 30, 2019
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September 25, 2019
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September 16, 2019
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September 9, 2019
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September 3, 2019
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August 27, 2019
IMPOSTORS

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August 19, 2019
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August 12, 2019
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August 5, 2019
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Mary Magdalene Revelations

July 29, 2019
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July 22, 2019
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We Debate ‘Shipoopi’

July 15, 2019
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July 9, 2019
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July 1, 2019
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Dueling Chicago Hamlets

June 25, 2019
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Fighting Writers Block

June 17, 2019
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June 10, 2019
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June 3, 2019
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May 27, 2019
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May 21, 2019
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May 13, 2019
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May 6, 2019
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April 30, 2019
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April 22, 2019
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April 15, 2019
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April 9, 2019
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April 1, 2019
VIOLA PROJECT

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March 25, 2019
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Jasper’s ‘Early Riser’

March 18, 2019
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‘Ma Rainey’s’ Band

March 8, 2019
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Remembering Stanley Donen

March 4, 2019
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Episode 637. History Of Blackface

February 25, 2019
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Episode 636. All Is True?

February 18, 2019
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Episode 635. Department Of Curiosity

February 12, 2019
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Episode 634. Marya’s New ‘Tempest’

February 4, 2019
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Episode 633. ‘Nerdy’ Brian Posehn

January 28, 2019
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Episode 632. Preparing And Doing

January 21, 2019
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January 14, 2019
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January 7, 2019
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Episode 629. 2018’s Top Podcasts

January 1, 2019
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Episode 628. Very Reduced ‘Christmas’

December 24, 2018
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Episode. 627. Doctor Of Reduction

December 17, 2018
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Episode 626. Journalist Nellie Bly

December 10, 2018
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Episode 625. Actor Turned Educator

December 3, 2018
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Episode 624. Shakespearean Youth Theatre

November 27, 2018
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Episode 623. Orsino And Othello

November 18, 2018
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Episode 622. Viola And Olivia

November 13, 2018
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Episode 621. Processing The Process

November 5, 2018
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Episode 620. Tom Hanks’ Falstaff

October 29, 2018
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Episode 619. Critic Chris Jones

October 22, 2018
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Episode 618. Directing ‘Twelfth Night’

October 15, 2018
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Episode 617. Remy Bumppo’s ‘Frankenstein’

October 8, 2018
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Episode 616. Directing ‘Nell Gwynn’

October 1, 2018
OSF REVOLUTION

Episode 615. American Revolutions Onstage

September 24, 2018
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Episode 614. Taming Shakespeare’s “Shrew”

September 18, 2018
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Episode 613. ‘Complete Works’ Returns!

September 10, 2018
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Episode 612. NewVic Usher Corps

September 4, 2018
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Episode 611. Burbage to Burbage

August 27, 2018
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Episode 610. ‘Western Civ’ Lives!

August 20, 2018
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Episode 609. Well-Intentioned Director’s Guide

August 11, 2018
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Episode 608. Colonel Tom Parker

August 6, 2018
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Episode 607. Getting To Edinburgh

July 30, 2018
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Episode 606. Composer Michael Roth

July 23, 2018
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Episode 605. The Actors Gymnasium

July 16, 2018
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Episode 604. Cartoonist John Kovalic

July 9, 2018
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Episode 603. Value Of Limitations

July 2, 2018
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Episode 602. Broadway’s Fight Guy

June 25, 2018
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Episode 601. More Lauren Gunderson

June 18, 2018
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Episode 600! American Theatre Magazine

June 11, 2018
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Episode 599. Coming And Going

June 4, 2018
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Episode 598. Returning to Pittsburgh

May 28, 2018
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Episode 597. Lady Macbeth Herself

May 21, 2018
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Episode 596. Nicole Galland’s D.O.D.O.

May 14, 2018
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Episode 595. Alli & Davey

May 7, 2018
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Episode 594. ‘Caged’ World Premiere

April 30, 2018
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Episode 593. Best Shakespeare Play

April 22, 2018
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Episode 592. Christopher Moore’s ‘Noir’

April 16, 2018
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Episode 591. I Was Cleopatra

April 9, 2018
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Episode 590. Serious Actor Clown

April 4, 2018
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Episode 589. Chicago’s Northlight Theatre

April 2, 2018
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Episode 588. Resurrecting The Bible

March 26, 2018
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Episode 587. Slings & Arrows

March 19, 2018
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Episode 586. Reduced Show Report

March 12, 2018
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Episode 585. Chicago Theatre Standards

March 5, 2018
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Episode 584. The Comedy “Plantation!”

February 25, 2018
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Episode 583. Short Rehearsal Process

February 19, 2018
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Episode 582. Marco Antonio Vega

February 12, 2018
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Episode 581. Reagan And Gorbachev

February 6, 2018
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Episode 580. Redeeming Time Project

January 29, 2018
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Episode 579. Shakespeare’s New Contemporaries

January 22, 2018
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Episode 578. Shakespeare In Prague

January 15, 2018

Episode 577. Thanks, Robert Siegel

January 10, 2018
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Episode 576. Some Personal Time

January 8, 2018
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Episode 575. Northern California Fires

December 19, 2017
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Episode 574. The Stupidest Angel

December 11, 2017
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Episode 573. Heminges & Condell

December 4, 2017
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Episode 572. The Shakespeare Magazine

November 27, 2017
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Episode 571. The Scary Clown

November 24, 2017
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Episode 570. Book Of Will

November 20, 2017

Episode 569. Playwright Lauren Gunderson

November 13, 2017
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Episode 568. The Shakespeare Institute

November 6, 2017

Episode 567.5. The Podcast’s Back!

November 6, 2017

Episode 567. Sir Stanley Wells

October 23, 2017
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Episode 566. Captain Picard’s Autobiography

October 16, 2017

Episode 565. Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

October 9, 2017

Episode 564. Pop-Up Book Launch

October 3, 2017

Episode 563. Orville Family Guy

September 25, 2017

Episode 562. Reframing The Shrew

September 18, 2017

Episode 561. Fall Tour Preview

September 11, 2017

Episode 560. Water Will Come

September 5, 2017

Episode 559. Technical Theatre Textbook

August 29, 2017

Episode 558. Theatre In Chicago

August 21, 2017
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Episode 557. Potted Potter P’nomenon

August 15, 2017
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Episode 556. Abridged Too Far?

August 7, 2017
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Episode 555. The Improv Nerd

July 31, 2017

Episode 554. Curtain Call Online

July 24, 2017

Episode 553. We Review ‘Will’

July 17, 2017
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Episode 552. Director Christopher Edwards

July 10, 2017

Episode 551. Ringling Brothers Memories

July 3, 2017

Episode 550. Bay Area Actor

June 26, 2017

Episode 549. Remembering A.R. Gurney

June 19, 2017

Episode 548. What About Cellphones?

June 12, 2017

Episode 547. Playing The Festivals

June 5, 2017

Episode 546. UK Tour Report

May 28, 2017
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Episode 545. Prague Shakespeare Company

May 22, 2017

Episode 544. Touring With Alice

May 16, 2017

Episode 543. Editing Pop-Up Shakespeare

May 8, 2017

Episode 542. Writing Pop-Up Shakespeare

May 1, 2017

Episode 541. Pop-Up Shakespeare Book

April 22, 2017
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Episode 540. Stevens Scholar Program

April 17, 2017

Episode 539. Encouraging Young Writers

April 10, 2017

Episode 538. Falcon Theatre Fools

April 1, 2017

Episode 537. We Love London

March 27, 2017

Episode 536. Discussing ‘Much Ado’

March 20, 2017

Episode 535. What’s A Play?

March 14, 2017

Episode 534. Writing About ‘Veils’

March 6, 2017

Episode 533. Matt Croke’s Memoir

February 27, 2017
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Episode 532. Shakespeare & Trump

February 20, 2017

Episode 531. Thinking Shakespeare’s Text

February 13, 2017

Episode 530. British ‘LongLost’ Opening

February 6, 2017

Episode 529. Shakespeare’s Original Pronunciation

January 30, 2017

Episode 528. LongLost UK Cast

January 23, 2017

Episode 527. The Writers Theatre

January 16, 2017

Episode 526. Othello v. Othello

January 9, 2017

Episode 525. Ten Year Highlights

January 3, 2017

Episode 524. Podcasting Ten Years

December 26, 2016

Episode 523. More Sam Williams

December 19, 2016

Episode 522. Doing Chinese Laundry

December 12, 2016

Episode 521. Reviewing Shanghai Disney

December 5, 2016

Episode 520. The Three Eccentrics

November 28, 2016

Episode 519. Remembering Sam Williams

November 21, 2016

518. Actor Jo Bending

November 14, 2016

Episode 517. Flying Karamazov Brothers

November 7, 2016

Episode 516. The Q Brothers

October 31, 2016

Episode 515. Baby Wants Candy

October 24, 2016
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Episode 514. Streamlining ‘Julius Caesar’

October 16, 2016

Episode 513. Writing Crime Novels

October 10, 2016

Episode 512. Touring In/With America

October 3, 2016
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Episode 511. Improvising Jane Austen

September 26, 2016

Episode 510. Theatre-Trained Journalist

September 19, 2016

Episode 509. ‘The Bugle’ Podcast

September 11, 2016

Episode 508. Tim’s Shakespearean Ancestors

September 5, 2016

Episode 507. Our Edinburgh Favorites

August 29, 2016

Episode 506. Shakespeare In China

August 22, 2016

Episode 505. Retracing Shakespeare’s Steps

August 15, 2016

Episode 504. Our Edinburgh Plans

August 8, 2016

Episode 503. Too Much Parody?

August 2, 2016

Episode 502. Directing Richard III

July 25, 2016

Episode 501. Thaddeus And Slocum

July 18, 2016
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Episode 500! Playwright Ken Ludwig

July 11, 2016

Episode 499. On Political Correctness

July 5, 2016

Episode 498. Year Of Shakespeare

June 27, 2016

Episode 497. The Folger Theatre

June 20, 2016

Episode 496. Novelist Louis Bayard

June 13, 2016

Episode 495. Curator Of Manuscripts

June 7, 2016

Episode 494. Austin’s Too Busy

May 30, 2016

Episode 493. Good Tickle Brain

May 23, 2016

Episode 492. The Shakespeare Guardian

May 16, 2016

Episode 491. Reviewing The Reviews (LongLostShakes Edition)

May 9, 2016

Episode 490. Shakespeare And Burlesque

May 2, 2016

Episode 489. “Long Lost” Opening

April 26, 2016

Episode 488. Studying Reduced Shakespeare

April 18, 2016

Episode 487. The Actors’ Nightmares

April 11, 2016

Episode 486. Merchant Of Venice

April 5, 2016

Episode 485. The ‘Curtain Call’

March 28, 2016

Episode 484. Breaking In Kurt

March 21, 2016

Episode 483. Welcome Back, Qatar

March 14, 2016

Episode 482. Robinson Shakespeare Company

March 7, 2016

Episode 481. Shakespeare In Prisons

February 28, 2016

Episode 480. Designing Board Games

February 22, 2016

Episode 479. Designing Stage Sets

February 15, 2016

Episode 478. Reading Stage Directions

February 8, 2016

Episode 477. Directing Other Shows

February 1, 2016

Episode 476. Remembering Alan Rickman

January 25, 2016

Episode 475. Our Poster (L)Artist

January 18, 2016

Episode 474. The Bicycle Men

January 12, 2016

Episode 473. Meet Aaron Posner

January 4, 2016

Episode 472. Preserving Your Parents

December 29, 2015

Episode 471.5. Happy Merry Chrismakwanukkahhanzukkah!

December 24, 2015
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Episode 471. Doctor Who Creatures

December 21, 2015
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Episode 470. Theatre For Kids

December 14, 2015

Episode 469. Fantasy Theatre League

December 7, 2015

Episode 468. Shakespeare And Football

November 30, 2015

Episode 467. Holy Humor Sunday

November 23, 2015

Episode 466. Creating ‘Improv Zombies’

November 16, 2015

Episode 465. Captain Steve Davis

November 9, 2015
JOHN CARIANI

Episode 464. Writing “Almost, Maine”

November 2, 2015

Episode 463. Rewriting William Shakespeare

October 26, 2015

Episode 462. Certain Pet Peeves

October 19, 2015

Episode 461. Juggling For Jesus

October 12, 2015

Episode 460. Remembering Yogi Berra

October 5, 2015

Episode 459. George And Tim

September 28, 2015

Episode 458. Captain Kirk’s Autobiography

September 21, 2015
ROTTEN

Episode 457. Something’s More Rotten

September 14, 2015
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Episode 456. Broadway’s “Something Rotten!”

September 7, 2015
Namir Smallwood

Episode 455. BackRoom Shakespeare Backstage

August 24, 2015

Episode 454. Notre Dame Shakespeare

August 17, 2015

Episode 453. Indoors Vs. Outdoors

August 10, 2015
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Episode 452. Beyond The Stage

August 2, 2015

Episode 451. Our First Repeat

July 27, 2015

Episode 450. Oregon Shakespeare Festival

July 20, 2015

Episode 449. Workshopping ‘Long Lost’

July 13, 2015

Episode 448. Most Downloaded Podcasts (2014)

July 6, 2015

Episode 447. Our Favorite Shakespeares

June 29, 2015

Episode 446. Planning A Parade

June 22, 2015

Episode 445. Filming Live Theatre

June 15, 2015

Episode 444. The New Pages

June 8, 2015

Episode 443. Comedy Tour Recap

June 1, 2015

Episode 442. Shakespeare Napa Valley

May 26, 2015

Episode 441. Shakespeare’s Lost Play

May 18, 2015

Episode 440. On The Fly

May 12, 2015

Episode 439. May The Fourth

May 4, 2015
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Episode 438. Power Of Comedy

April 28, 2015

Episode 437. Back Room Shakespeare

April 20, 2015

Episode 436. We’re American, Dammit!

April 13, 2015

Episode 435. Nerd Noir Novelist

April 5, 2015

Episode 434. NPR After Dark

March 30, 2015

Episode 433. American Acting ‘Crisis’

March 23, 2015

Episode 432. Los Angeles Theatre

March 16, 2015

Episode 431. TJ And Dave

March 9, 2015

Episode 430. Remembering Leonard Nimoy

March 2, 2015

Episode 429. 2014’s Top Podcasts

February 23, 2015

Episode 428. The Artist Rolls

February 17, 2015

Episode 427. Designers Getting ‘Craftsy’

February 9, 2015

Episode 426. Marin Theatre Company

February 2, 2015

Episode 425. UK Comedy Openings

January 26, 2015

Episode 424. Comedy’s Seriously Funny

January 19, 2015

Episode 423. UK Comedy Fools

January 11, 2015

Episode 422. Dean Of Comedy

January 4, 2015

Episode 421. Returning To Theatre

December 29, 2014

Episode 420. Satan Sings Sondheim

December 22, 2014

Episode 419. Choice Table Comments

December 15, 2014

Episode 418. The Wuzhen Festival

December 8, 2014

Episode 417. Comedy Cast Notes

December 1, 2014

Episode 416: Bay Area Roots

November 24, 2014

Episode 415. Dudes Talkin’ Comedy

November 17, 2014

Episode 414. Bob Mondello Talkback

November 10, 2014

Episode 413. Acting On Camera

November 3, 2014

Episode 412. ‘Martian American’ Dude

October 26, 2014

Episode 411. Meet Shannon Cochran

October 20, 2014

Episode 410. Final Lost Works

October 13, 2014

Episode 409. More Lost Works

October 6, 2014

Episode 408. RSC’s Lost Works

September 29, 2014

Episode 407. Executing the Extravaganza

September 22, 2014

Episode 406. Reduced Touring Origins

September 15, 2014
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Episode 405. Reduced Radio Show

September 8, 2014

Episode 404. The Scottish Effect

September 1, 2014

Episode 403. The Reston Extravaganza

August 25, 2014

Episode 402. The Pleasance Courtyard

August 18, 2014

Episode 401. Yisrael’s Three Conversions

August 10, 2014

Episode 400. Edinburgh Fringe Festival

August 4, 2014

Episode 399. The Second City

July 27, 2014

Episode 398. ‘Salesman’ Behind Bars

July 20, 2014

Episode 397. Science Fiction Theatre

July 14, 2014

Episode 396. Singing ‘Shakespeare’s Fool’

July 7, 2014
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Episode 395. Being Child Actors

June 30, 2014

Episode 394. Characters Of Faith

June 23, 2014
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Episode 393. Multi-Tasking Actors

June 16, 2014

Episode 392. Podcast For Larissa

June 9, 2014

Episode 391. The Director’s Job

June 3, 2014

Episode 390. Bible Tour Memories

May 27, 2014

Episode 389. Jacques Lamarre’s Journey

May 19, 2014

Episode 388. Returning To Edinburgh

May 12, 2014

Episode 387. Lookingglass Theatre Company

May 5, 2014

Episode 386. Big Theatre Week

April 28, 2014

Episode 385. Unknown Dan Rice

April 21, 2014
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Episode 384. Arts and Ambassadors

April 16, 2014

Episode 383. Meet The Darwins

April 7, 2014

Episode 382. Bible Boys Update

March 31, 2014

Episode 381. Acting With Masks

March 24, 2014

Episode 380. Sacrificing RSC Virgins

March 17, 2014

Episode 379. The Fiasco Theatre

March 9, 2014

Episode 378. Evaluating The Best

March 3, 2014

Episode 377. By The Numbers

February 23, 2014
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Episode 376. Playing The Fool

February 17, 2014

Episode 375. The Bible Boys

February 10, 2014

Episode 374. Talkback in Newtownabbey

February 1, 2014

Episode 373. (NOT) Banned in Newtownabbey

January 26, 2014

Episode 372. There’s Always One

January 20, 2014

Episode 371. University Theatre Degrees

January 13, 2014
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Episode 370. Meeting Mike McShane

January 6, 2014

Episode 369. 2013’s Top Podcasts

December 30, 2013

Episode 368. The Cincinnati Playhouse

December 20, 2013

Episode 367. Books We Want

December 15, 2013

Episode 366. Serpent of Venice

December 9, 2013

Episode 365. The Park Theatre

December 2, 2013

Episode 364. Constructing The Narrative

November 25, 2013

Episode 363. ‘Comedy’ Opening Weekend

November 18, 2013

Episode 362. Design For ‘Comedy’

November 10, 2013

Episode 361. A Comedian’s Prayer

November 4, 2013
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Episode 360. Austin Tichenor’s ‘Frankenstein’

October 28, 2013

Episode 359. New (Old) Members

October 21, 2013

Episode 358. Podcast Commentary Track

October 14, 2013

Episode 357. Outtakes And Extras

October 7, 2013

Episode 356. Meeting The King

September 30, 2013

Episode 355. Classical Music Critic

September 23, 2013

Episode 354. Playwright Anthony Clarvoe

September 16, 2013
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Episode 353. Remembering Chris Stevens

September 9, 2013

Episode 352. Our Comic Inspirations

September 2, 2013

Episode 351. A.D.D Comedy Podcast

August 26, 2013

Episode 350. Workshopping The ‘Comedy’

August 19, 2013
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Episode 349. Rocking The Casbah

August 12, 2013

Episode 348. International Clown Week

August 5, 2013

Episode 347. High School Censorship

July 30, 2013

Episode 346. Theatre In Prison

July 22, 2013

Episode 345. To Kill Shakespeare

July 15, 2013

Episode 344. UK Tour Update

July 9, 2013

Episode 343.5. July 4th Greeting

July 4, 2013

Episode 343. Celebrities Getting Served

July 1, 2013

Episode 342. ‘Bible’ Down Under

June 24, 2013

Episode 341. Development Of Comedy

June 17, 2013

Episode 340. Directing A Comedy

June 10, 2013

Episode 339. Joss Whedon Shakespeare

June 3, 2013
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Episode 338. An Actor’s Wife

May 27, 2013
Peter Holland

Episode 337. Professor Peter Holland

May 20, 2013

Episode 336. History of ‘Federation’

May 13, 2013

Episode 335. Inside Titus Vandronicus

May 6, 2013

Episode 334. American Actors Abroad

April 29, 2013

Episode 333. My Willy Matters

April 23, 2013

Episode 332. My Theatre Matters!

April 15, 2013

Episode 331. Shakespeare Opening Weekend

April 8, 2013

Episode 330. Our April Fools

April 1, 2013

Episode 329. History of Comedy

March 24, 2013

Episode 328. Our Reduced Workshops

March 18, 2013

Episode 327. Social Media Marketing

March 11, 2013

Episode 326. Questions and Feedback

March 4, 2013

Episode 325. Sentiment and Manipulation

February 25, 2013

Episode 324. Appreciating Stephen King

February 18, 2013

Episode 323. Lovers and Scholars

February 11, 2013

Episode 322. Auditioning in London

February 4, 2013

Episode 321. Bermuda Fun Facts

January 27, 2013

Episode 320. Outlandish Bermuda Sports

January 21, 2013

Episode 319. Arranging Our Flights

January 14, 2013

Episode 318. Props For ‘Homeland’

January 7, 2013

Episode 317. Year-End Highlights

December 31, 2012

Episode 316. Favorite 12 ‘Days’

December 24, 2012
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Episode 315. Our New E-Book

December 17, 2012

Episode 314. Reduced Musical Abilities

December 10, 2012

Episode 313. Celebrating & Housecleaning

December 3, 2012
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Episode 312. Autobiography of Iago

November 25, 2012

Episode 311. In San Diego

November 19, 2012
KINGS & QUEENS

Episode 310. Kings And Queens

November 12, 2012

Episode 309. The UnReduced Hamlet

November 5, 2012

Episode 308. Thoughts For Publicists

October 29, 2012
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Episode 307. Ambassador Chris Stevens

October 21, 2012

Episode 306. Returning To ‘America’

October 14, 2012

Episode 305. Casting The Candidates

October 7, 2012

Episode 304. Welcome Back Dustin

October 1, 2012

Episode 303. The UnCollege Movement

September 24, 2012

Episode 302. Special Election Edition

September 16, 2012

Episode 301. Arts Theatre Talkback

September 10, 2012

Episode 300. Total Laughing Stock

September 3, 2012

Episode 299. Reviewing The Reviews

August 27, 2012

Episode 298. Weirdest Audience Ever

August 20, 2012

Episode 297. Adam Long Returns

August 13, 2012

Episode 296. Davey’s Thameside Walk

August 6, 2012

Episode 295. Star Trek Conventions

July 30, 2012

Episode 294. The Arts Theatre

July 26, 2012

Episode 293. Booking Our Tours

July 15, 2012

Episode 292. Our Favorite Travelodge

July 9, 2012

Episode 291. Our Lighting Designer

July 2, 2012

Episode 290. Changes For Britain

June 25, 2012
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Episode 289. Mr. Brian Dennehy

June 17, 2012

Episode 288. York Theatre Royal

June 11, 2012

Episode 287. Packing For Tour

June 4, 2012
WEST WING LOGO

Episode 286. The West Wing

May 28, 2012

Episode 285. Oklahoma City Rep

May 21, 2012

Episode 284. The Widow’s Voice

May 13, 2012

Episode 283. Freud’s Last Session

May 7, 2012

Episode 282. We Get Notes

April 30, 2012

Episode 281. Guilty Theatrical Confessions

April 23, 2012

Episode 280. Fantasy Sports Explained

April 15, 2012

Episode 279. The Sebastiani Theatre

April 9, 2012

Episode 278. Home Field Disadvantage

April 2, 2012

Episode 277. Thoughts On Branding

March 26, 2012

Episode 276. How We Write

March 19, 2012