King Lear – We begin series number ten with an introduction to Shakespeare's hardcore tragedy about a King and his three daughters. We talk history, Quarto vs.Folio, and breakdown an impossible persona. Peter Brook, Lear Ian Holm, Lear Olivier, Lear PBS RSC 2009, Ian McKellen, Lear 2014 Stratford Festival Lear Globe Lear 2014 First Encounter: RSC King Lear Shakespeare Uncovered: King Lear with Christopher Plummer Sling & Arrows Season 3 Talking Lear: Simon Russell Beale on King Lear King Lea...
Jul 08, 2015•1 hr 12 min
Twelfth Night – The complete audio, uninterrupted by commentary Featuring : Matt Gordon, as Orsino – www.mattbgordon.com Eve Marie Mugar, as Viola – www.evemariemugar.com Heather Ordover, as Maria – craftlit.com Emily C. A. Snyder, as Olivia – www.emilycasnyder.com
May 20, 2015•2 hr 23 min
Twelfth Night – Act 5 scene 1 – It's the end, as all our characters come together in one frantic collision. O,time, make it fadge! Featuring: Matt Gordon, Eve Marie Mugar, and Emily C. A. Snyder Tavern Wind & the Rain, by Trilsean, courtesy G.Robin Smith Dramatis personae Tracey Stewart Hollow Crown Season 2 Our cast: Matt Gordon, as Orsino – www.mattbgordon.com Eve Marie Mugar, as Viola – www.evemariemugar.com Heather Ordover, as Maria – craftlit.com Emily C. A. Snyder, as Olivia – www.emil...
May 14, 2015•1 hr 27 min
Twelfth Night – Act 4 scene 1-3 – Sebastian is assaulted by Toby and Andrew. Malvolio endures torment by Sir Topas. Olivia finally gets her man... sort of. Featuring: Heather Ordover, and Emily C. A. Snyder. Down in A Hole, by Audrey Auld, courtesy of music.mevio.com The Time Traveler’s Guide to Elizabethan England Stewarty...
May 01, 2015•56 min
Twelfth Night – Act 3 scene 4 – Olivia encounters a new suitor, as Malvolio shows us his cross-garters, and paths begin to cross. Featuring: Eve Marie Mugar, Heather Ordover, and Emily C. A. Snyder Okemah Moon, by Lee Alexander, courtesy of music.mevio.com Chicago Shakespeare Theater The Bill Shakespeare project The Shakespeare Standard “The False Issue of the “Illegality” of Female Performance”...
Apr 15, 2015•1 hr 6 min
Twelfth Night – Act 3 scene 2-3 – Andrew has had enough, and wants to go home, while Sebastian plays tourist.I have a bad feeling about this. Featuring: Heather Ordover Pirate Song, by Jonah Knight, courtesy of music.mevio.com Short about The National Theatre’s, King Lear
Mar 24, 2015•39 min
Twelfth Night – Act 3 scene 1 – Viola, as Cesario, returns to Olivia's garden, and is beset on all sides. Oh, the things we do for love and honor. Featuring: Eve Marie Mugar, and Emily C. A. Snyder Disguise, by Tess Henley, courtesy of music.mevio.com Stratford in HD
Mar 03, 2015•49 min
Twelfth Night – Act 2 scene 5 – Maria sets the trap that will ensnare Malvolio, as Sir Toby, Fabian, and Andrew play the part of peanut gallery. Featuring Heather Ordover The Little Things We Do, by Andrew Ferris , courtesy of music.mevio.com Shakespeare Uncovered Elizabethan Masques
Feb 17, 2015•58 min
Twelfth Night – Act 2 scene 4 – Orsino attempts to educate Cesario in the ways of women and relationships. Viola has something to say about that. Feste sings another song. Love is weird in Illyria. Featuring Matt Gordon, and Eve Marie Mugar. Something About You, by Ukulele Jim, courtesy of music.mevio.com
Feb 01, 2015•1 hr 11 min
Twelfth Night – Act 2 scene 3 – Crack open your favorite libalation, and come festefy yourself with the antilating antics of Sir Toby, Andrew, Feste, and Maria. Just don't tell Malvolio-lio. Featuring Heather Ordover Sailing with the Captain, by Dust Rhinos, courtesy of music.mevio.com When is Twelfth Night? The four Humors...
Jan 07, 2015•1 hr 9 min
Twelfth Night – Act 2 scene 1 & 2 – A twin is revealed, and Viola discovers that being a guy has only made matters worse. Featuring Eve Marie Mugar. Real Boy, by Kesang Marstrand, courtesy of music.mevio.com History Extra: Fresh views on the Wars of the Roses A Natural History of Ferns In Search of Fern Seed...
Dec 23, 2014•45 min
Twelfth Night – Act 1 scene 5 – The Lady Olivia finally makes her appearance, as paths cross, personalities clash, and the prodigal fool returns. Featuring Heather Ordover, Eve Marie Mugar, and Emily C. A. Snyder Company of Fools, by Great Big Sea Hollow Crown: War of The Roses Shakespeare’s Histories, in the age of Netflix...
Dec 10, 2014•1 hr 5 min
Twelfth Night – Act 1 scene 3 & 4 – Let misbehavior reign, as Sir Toby Belch, Maria, and Sir Andrew Aguecheek make their way into the play, while Viola makes her first appearance as a boy. Featuring Matt Gordon, Eve Marie Mugar, and Heather Ordover Bring the Noise - Unholy Trio, by Drunken Prayer, courtesy of music.mevio.com Globe Player
Nov 13, 2014•1 hr
Twelfth Night – Act 1 scene 1 & 2 – There's heartbreak in Illyria as we meet Duke Orsino and the shipwrecked Viola. Featuring Matt Gordon and Eve Marie Mugar Lioness, by Kesang Marstrand, courtesy of music.mevio.com Shakespeare Project of Chicago The Shakespeare Theatre of NJ
Oct 28, 2014•44 min
Twelfth Night – Series number nine sheds the enormity of history, in favor of a comedy, where anything goes, as long as it's paid for. Brought to you by, Paul Ammann, Paul Jackson, Jason McDonald, Scott Maxwell, and Philip Hickman. To Each Their Own The Letterpress Shakespeare Stewarty: Twelfth Night Hudson Valley Shakespeare – Twelfth Night, 2008 Twelfth Night (6 Jan. 1969 Twelfth Night (1988 TV movie) Twelfth Night (Russia, 1978) Twelfth Night (1996 movie) Twelfth Night (Globe, 2012) Twelfth N...
Oct 06, 2014•1 hr 6 min
A look at how to speak the speech, with a natural, balanced voice, and not bore the audience. F reeing the Natural Voice, by Kristin Linklater Speaking Shakespeare, by Patsy Rodenburg Shakespeare’s Wordcraft, by Scott Kaiser Mark Antony Act 3, Scene 1 of Julies Caesar O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, That I am meek and gentle with these butchers! Thou art the ruins of the noblest man That ever lived in the tide of times. Woe to the hand that shed this costly blood! Over thy wounds now...
Sep 08, 2014•1 hr 42 min
Henry V 5.0 - 5.2 – The battle of Agincourt may be over, but Henry has yet to face his greatest challenge: Winning the heart of Katherine of France. Alan Cumming, The Head That Wears A Crown
Aug 08, 2014•1 hr 33 min
Henry V 4.7 - 4.8 – Time to end the bloody battle, count the dead, and bring out the gloves. National Theatre Live: King Lear Complete Works
Jul 21, 2014•59 min
Henry V 4.2 - 4.6 – Sunrise on Saint Crispin's day. Time to start the bloody battle! Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: A Novel
Jul 08, 2014•1 hr 18 min
Henry V 4.1 – We take a late-night, early-morning stroll with Henry, to clear our heads. No sleep 'til Agincourt! Chesapeake Shakespeare Company National Theatre Live David Tennant, Richard II
Jun 14, 2014•1 hr 8 min
Henry V 3.7, 4.0 – In the long hours before battle, the French boast and play at wits, while the English contemplate their doom. NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage
May 23, 2014•1 hr 7 min
Henry V 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 – Katherine learns English, and the French vent their fury, while Henry and his army limp along toward Calais. What Makes a Great Shakespearean? Globe to Globe Hamlet Fool Serpent of Venice...
May 05, 2014•1 hr 6 min
This is the episode where we celebrate Shakespeare's 450th birthday. Music Divertissement by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Shakespeare, Lincoln, and Ambition BBC radio 3 Antony and Cleopatra To Each Their Own Whisper Music to my Weary Spirit www.WaShakespeare.org CraftLit...
Apr 23, 2014•29 min
Henry V 3.2, 3.3 – Some will shirk, while others fight, as the siege of Harfleur comes to an end. Richmond Shakespeare Festival
Apr 04, 2014•1 hr 6 min
Henry V 3.0, 3.1 – With speed of thought we fly from the port, to sea, to France, to battle... and once more unto the breach! Henry V DVD Speak the Speech Shakespeare Pro App
Mar 19, 2014•48 min
Henry V 2.3-2.4 – After one final visit to the old tavern in Eastcheap, we say farewell to England and bonjour to France, where King Charles VI prepares for the worst.
Mar 01, 2014•56 min
Henry V 2.2 – Unmasking betrayal proves easier than finding it's heart, as Henry deals with Cambridge, Scroop and Grey. Richard II encore The Third Witch Henry IV part 2
Feb 04, 2014•46 min
Henry V 2.0-2.1 – The youth of England may be hot for war, but before we follow the King to Southampton, we need to visit some old friends in Eastcheap.
Jan 10, 2014•52 min
Henry V 1.2 – The Salic law issue is laid to rest, and the ambassadors from France bring a very special gift from the Dauphin to King Henry. Made of Glass, by Jackie Reuter McGuffin
Dec 21, 2013•1 hr 8 min
Henry V 1.0-1.1 – Turns out, this play is full of actors only pretending to wage war. The Archbishop of Canterbury tries to save the church. Opening music: "Devastation and Revenge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The History of England Podcast The Princes who swallowed a Glass Piano...
Nov 27, 2013•48 min
