Iago’s treachery leads to its violent and tragic conclusion. The Play On Podcast series, “OTHELLO”, was written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and translated into modern English verse by MFONISO UDOFIA. Radio play by CATHERINE EATON. Directed by VICTOR MALANA MAOG. The cast is as follows: JEREMY TARDY as OTHELLO BARRET O’BRIEN as IAGO KAYLI CARTER as DESDEMONA PAUL JUHN as RODERIGO FRANCESCA FERNANDEZ as EMILIA TOMMY SHRIDER as CASSIO LAKISHA MAY as BIANCA CHRISTOPHER GURR as BRABANTIO AND LODOVICO RACH...
Oct 23, 2023•36 min•Season 12Ep. 7
Desdemona begs Iago to help her regain Othello’s love as Emilia curses whoever it was that turned Othello against her. That evening, during a state dinner in the Vaulted Hall of the Citadel, Roderigo confronts Iago in frustration. Iago manages to convince Roderigo to corner Cassio and lure him into another fight. After the dinner, Othello says goodnight to his guests, then tells Desdemona to go to bed. Alone with Emilia, Desdemona finds some comfort and remembers a song from her childhood. Later...
Oct 16, 2023•38 min•Season 12Ep. 6
“What happens if we talk?” Mfoniso Udofia digs into the tough questions raised by her brutal translation of OTHELLO, with discussions about dispossession, marginalization, malignancy, immigration, how to build within a home that wasn’t built for you, and what happens after Shakespeare's story ends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 13, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Iago manipulates reality, tricking Othello into believing that he’s seen proof of Desdemona’s unfaithfulness, when in truth Iago planted the fateful handkerchief in Cassio’s room and made it appear that Cassio’s delight in the prostitute Bianca’s love for him is really about Desdemona. Othello’s rage at Desdemona spills over in public as Lodovico arrives in Cypress. Later, Othello confronts his wife in their bedroom and refuses to believe that she is innocent despite her heartfelt pleas. The Pla...
Oct 09, 2023•35 min•Season 12Ep. 5
Small Victories follows the days of Marisol Montgomery, a recently recovered drug addict who is ready to start her new lease on life. Too bad life has it out for her. With the help of her girlfriend, best friend, and her emotional support audience (that's you) hopefully she'll be able to figure out how to make it in this wide and crazy world of ours. Seasons 1 and 2 are now available everywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 06, 2023•19 min
Iago works Othello into a frenzy of jealousy when he gets hold of a cherished handkerchief that Othello had given to Desdemona as a token of his love. The Play On Podcast series, “OTHELLO”, was written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and translated into modern English verse by MFONISO UDOFIA. Radio play by CATHERINE EATON. Directed by VICTOR MALANA MAOG. The cast is as follows: JEREMY TARDY as OTHELLO BARRET O’BRIEN as IAGO KAYLI CARTER as DESDEMONA PAUL JUHN as RODERIGO FRANCESCA FERNANDEZ as EMILIA TOM...
Oct 02, 2023•36 min•Season 12Ep. 4
In 2054 the only hope for escaping a life lived under thumb of the global corporatocracy dominated by U.R. Products Inc. is death…. or winning the Global Early Retirement Lottery. AKA G.E.R.L. AKA the weekly drawing sponsored by the Consortium of Productive Countries which transports its lucky winners from their soul crushing slog through life to the retirement of their dreams. So it's not surprising Elliot Pilgrim is deeply dismayed upon learning his misogynist, conspiracy-spewing, U.R. Product...
Sep 29, 2023•5 min
Iago’s trap works out just as he planned: Roderigo lures the drunken Cassio into a fight that escalates into a brawl, injuring Montano as he and Iago struggle to break it up. Othello arrives and restores order. Iago dutifully and diplomatically reports the sequence of events leading to the brawl to Othello, who immediately expels Cassio from his post. Cassio, distraught, privately expresses his remorse to Iago, who encourages him to seek to restore his position through Desdemona. Cassio is persu...
Sep 25, 2023•38 min•Season 12Ep. 3
Question reality through thought-provoking and captivating grounded sci-fi stories with QCODE’s Hidden Signal, a podcast anthology series. Visit https://listen.qcodemedia.com/hiddensignal to listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 22, 2023•6 min
The Duke leaves it to Othello to decide whether or not to take Desdemona with him to Cypress. Othello puts her in Iagos’ care for the journey, with Iago’s wife Emilia at her service. Alone with Iago, Roderigo laments his heartbreak, threatening to kill himself in despair. Iago convinces him that Desdemona will eventually get tired of Othello and will be open to Roderigo’s affections if he can be patient. Iago inwardly conspires to weave Cassio into his web in his plot to destroy Othello. Later, ...
Sep 18, 2023•42 min•Season 12Ep. 2
A rich young man named Roderigo rages in anger at Iago when he learns that the woman he’s been pining for (and paying Iago to help him win), Desdemona, has just married Othello, a General who Iago reluctantly serves. Iago tells Roderigo that he hates Othello for promoting Michael Cassio to the rank of Lieutenant over him. Together, they go to the house of Desdemona’s father, Brabantio, to tell him that his daughter has been stolen by Othello. Not wanting his hatred of Othello to be known, Iago s...
Sep 11, 2023•40 min•Season 12Ep. 1
Mfoniso Udofia’s unsparing translation of Shakespeare’s cruelest tragedy unmasks the ravages of prejudice and racism with unflinching honesty, revealing a world where bodies can be dispossessed by the meanest of minds. "Beware of jealousy." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 04, 2023•1 min
"Learn your craft and know your why" Howard University Department of Theater Arts Chair Nikkole Salter examines what makes Howard the cultural nexus of the African diaspora, the responsibility of training theater artists in a transition-era generation, why everything is up for re-negotiation and the secret solace of the Toni Morrison Bench. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 02, 2023•47 min
One lifetime is too short to visit everywhere and meet everyone. That‘s why hosts Melissa and Dave love books with a strong sense of place — they let us travel the world in our imagination. In each episode of their podcast, they explore one destination and talk about what makes that place different from everywhere else on earth. Then they recommend five books that took them to that place on the page. They are on a trip around the globe, one great read at a time. Join them by searching for ‘Stron...
Sep 01, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Discover Love and Noraebang... A Korean chaebol and a Mexican American entrepreneur fall in love in LA, but he must return to Korea for his military service. Will their love survive the distance? All episodes available on Apple Podcasts and on all other platforms. Jaesun, an heir to a Korean chaebol, and Ana, a Mexican American entrepreneur, fall in love in modern day LA. After months of innocent flirting and one passionate karaoke session later, Ana finds out that Jaesun must return to Korea fo...
Aug 23, 2023•4 min
In the first half, Korey will help us grapple with the seemingly inherent misogyny of the text (is the play misogynist just because the title character is? Or is there another possible reading?). Then, Elyse will lead us through what an Early Modern audience member would have understood about Ophelia's death and Gertrude's part in it. Specifically we will focus on a cultural knowledge that has largely been lost for the modern audience, and the agency granted to these characters through that unde...
Aug 16, 2023•1 hr 1 min
“If we hear it, we feel it.” Nelson T. Eusebio III describes the psychology of the space, why it’s important to take a chance, why repression is unhealthy and how Shakespeare belongs to all of us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 15, 2023•53 min
Gil visits a psychic after Lex asserts he has the worst luck of any person he’s ever met. Nadya, the beautiful psychic, isn’t exactly truthful about what she sees in Gil’s tarot spread. Later, after attending a college philosophy class, Gil has serious doubts about his standing in the universal order. “IN THE CARDS”, was written and directed by KEVIN HENDERSON. Cast: CONNOR RATLIFF as GIL STEVEN BOYER as LEX LAILA ROBINS as BELLA JAMIE ANN ROMERO as NADYA CHUKWUDI IWUJI as PROFESSOR PETER TOWERS...
Aug 09, 2023•40 min
Next Chapter Podcasts presents the complete Play On Podcast series, LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, in its entirety. The Play On Podcast series, “LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST”, was written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and translated into modern English verse by JOSH WILDER. Each episode was directed by NELSON T. EUSEBIO the THIRD. The cast is as follows: RUSSELL G. JONES as THE KING OF NAVARRE and THE FORESTER MATTHEW ELIJAH WEBB as BEROWNE ASHLEY BRYANT as THE PRINCESS and JAQUENETTA TIFFANY RACHELLE STEWART as ROSALI...
Aug 07, 2023•2 hr 36 min
The first two episode of "In The Cards," an existential romantic comedy about a born loser who takes on fate, go live on Wednesday, August 9! Connor Ratliff (“Dead Eyes”) stars as Gil, a low level ad man who is fated to lose at everything. When Nadya (Jamie Ann Romero), the beautiful niece of the psychic Bella (Laila Robins), reads his tarot cards and informs him that the universe is against him, he vows to change his fortune. Cheered on by his co-worker and best friend Lex (Steven Boyer), Gil s...
Aug 02, 2023•2 min
“The Nine Worthies” goes from bad to worse, much to the delight of the audience, who laugh uproariously until the unexpected entrance of Marcade, a messenger from France. The news he delivers brings everyone’s joy to an end, leaving the King and his friends to reconcile with the sudden departure of the Princess and her company. They vow to reunite in one year’s time, provided the men complete works of service prescribed by the Ladies. **** The Play On Podcast series, “LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST”, was ...
Jul 31, 2023•27 min•Season 11Ep. 7
All art is political” Playwright Josh Wilder delves into the meaning of fairness, identity, ancestry and what it takes to save yourself as an artist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 28, 2023•25 min
The four men, still in their Muscovite disguises, say goodbye to the Ladies, who laugh at their abysmal performances. Soon, the men return undisguised only to be berated by the women for their antics. Berowne blames Boyet for spoiling their fun when Costard arrives to invite them to their play, “The Nine Worthies”. The King resists but the Princess persuades him to see the show. That evening, the Royals attend the play at Howard University’s Ira Aldridge Theater and are delighted by the accident...
Jul 24, 2023•30 min•Season 11Ep. 6
All art is political” Playwright Josh Wilder delves into the meaning of fairness, identity, ancestry and what it takes to save yourself as an artist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 21, 2023•32 min
Holofernes and Nathaniel pontificate about linguistics over dinner until Armado arrives. Holofernes perks up when Armado describes his friendship with the King, who has asked Armado to present a “delightful performance” for them all to enjoy. Holofernes proposes that they present “The Nine Worthies” and assigns their parts, with Armado as Judas Maccabeus and Moth as Hercules. Back at the Princess’s tent, she and her girlfriends laugh in delight at the love letters and gifts the King and his pals...
Jul 17, 2023•32 min•Season 11Ep. 5
Nathaniel and Holofernes congratulate each other on their handling of Berowne’s letter and agree to use it as an example of bad writing. Back at Howard University’s Clark Hall, Berowne paces nervously, ruminating on his love for Rosaline. He hides when King Navarre enters, reading a love letter he wrote to the Princess out loud to himself. Navarre takes cover when Longaville enters and reads his own letter to Margaret, and Longaville hides when Dumaine enters to read the letter he’s writing to M...
Jul 10, 2023•28 min•Season 11Ep. 4
In a rehearsal room at the Howard Conservatory of Music, Don Armado debates the nature of love with Moth before releasing Costard from bondage to deliver a love letter he wrote to Jacquenetta. Costard celebrates his payment and is about to set off on his errand when Berowne hires him to deliver a love letter he wrote to Rosaline. Off campus, the Princess and her entourage admire the king performing dressage on his horse as they prepare to hunt. Costard arrives to deliver Berowne’s letter to Rosa...
Jul 03, 2023•31 min•Season 11Ep. 3
Introducing...Everyday Shakespeare. Hosts Caroline Bicks and Michelle Ephraim are Shakespeare professors and close friends who love to bond over the ways Shakespeare’s plays help them through their everyday dramas. Episode 3: "Let's Talk About Sex" Sex can be fun and exciting, but it also raises all kinds of issues about power, control, and freedom. In this episode, we’ll be looking at how people in Shakespeare’s day were understanding sexual anatomy, pleasure, and reproduction, and discuss how ...
Jun 30, 2023•47 min
Costard is put under the guard of Don Armado, who continues to dote on Jaquenetta. Meanwhile, the Princess, chauffeured by her Counsellor (Boyet) arrives on campus at Howard University in her Model T along with her Ladies-In-Waiting (Rosaline, Maria and Katharine). She sends Boyet to announce their arrival to the King of Navarre, who sends back word that he cannot house the Ladies under his roof but will provide shelter in a tent on campus, instead. The Princess is offended and demands that the ...
Jun 26, 2023•27 min•Season 11Ep. 2
“Don’t wait to learn this!”: Acclaimed actor Jay O. Sanders tells us what he’s learned about Prospero, about Shakespeare, about Forgiveness, and about himself by going to the places that scare him the most. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 23, 2023•1 hr 2 min
