Tabling: The Podcast

Henry IV, Part I: Act I Discussion

And so begins a brand new play! We continue the history tetralogy with Act I of Henry IV, Part I. We delve into the violent imagery of the body the opens the play, the through line of thievery from the tavern to the throne room, highly complex father-son dynamics and twisted clock metaphors. Our ensemble for Henry IV, Part I includes Brittany Chandler, Andrew Codispoti, Deborah Davis, Sam Gilroy, Lynn Goodwin, Mitchel Kawash, Nicholas Koy Santillo, Genevieve Simon, Kelly Strandemo, Alexandra Tat...

Hamlet: Act V Discussion

Director Emma Rosa Went takes us to finish line with our Act V discussion of Hamlet! Among many things, we discuss how the play moves from a philosophical interrogation of death to a visceral confrontation in the gravediggers scene, how class distinctions and politics crop up in Act V, the significance of the skull Hamlet encounters being a court jester, and … funyuns. Our company for Hamlet includes: Olivia Rose Barresi, William Cary, Harrison Densmore, Zoë Goslin, Patrick Harvey, Colin Holmes,...

Hamlet: Act IV Discussion

Director Emma Rosa Went leads us through Act IV of Hamlet! Join us as we discuss the palpable tension between Claudius and Hamlet, the strange absence of nature imagery and plethora of imagery about the human body in the play thus far, the high impact of Ophelia as a character and that focusing on what she is trying to communicate illuminates the play, and of course, deus ex pirates. Our company for Hamlet includes: Olivia Rose Barresi, William Cary, Harrison Densmore, Zoë Goslin, Patrick Harvey...

Hamlet: Act III Discussion

Pushing forward with director Emma Rosa Went thru the behemoth that is Act III of Hamlet! We examine truth and performance, the changing and deepening of character relationships, and the emotional violence committed against the two very isolated women in the play. Our company for Hamlet includes: Olivia Rose Barresi, William Cary, Harrison Densmore, Zoë Goslin, Patrick Harvey, Colin Holmes, Ariana Karp, Finn Kilgore, Julia Larsen, Andrea Lopez Alvarez, Joe McGurl, Erin Noll, Tim Palmer, Isabel S...

Hamlet: Act II Discussion

Director Emma Rosa Went forges on, leading our company of theatre makers through Act II of Hamlet. Among many things, we discuss how suddenly things are weird in the castle, the nature of spying and truth, Hamlet’s need to see his story reflected back to him through the medium of theatre, and the significance of the Priam-Pyrrhus-Hecuba speech! Our company for Hamlet includes: Olivia Rose Barresi, William Cary, Harrison Densmore, Zoë Goslin, Patrick Harvey, Colin Holmes, Ariana Karp, Finn Kilgor...

Hamlet: Act I Discussion

Tabling & ISC Santa Fe are delighted and honored to have director-extraordinaire Emma Rosa Went lead a company of theatre makers through the mammoth undertaking of working through Hamlet! Join us for a lively discussion of Act I where we discuss the jumpiness of the start of the play, ghosts being afraid of Latin, the subjectivity and distortion of time, and the differences between the two main families among many other things. Brilliant dramaturg Isabel Smith-Bernstein also takes us on an e...

Richard II: Act V Discussion

And so ends our most lyrical history of Richard II. Among many things, our group talked about the emotional importance of the relationship between Queen Isabel and Richard, fierce Shakespearean mothers, the family impact of civil strife, and Richard devastating and beautiful prison speech in Act V. Our cast of Nazlah Black, Zoe Burke, Mairi Chanel, Caryl Farkas, Zoë Goslin, Mike Marcou, Amy Meilander, & William Potter, facilitated by Ariana Karp, concludes their exploration of Richard II. Yo...

Richard II: Act IV Discussion

And now we arrive at the firestorm that is Act IV of Richard II! Among many things, our cast discussed the political potency of the abdication/deposition scene, the comedy gold of ‘the gloves’, ascending and descending imagery, and Richard playing on the edge of a knife with his powerful language and status-taking actions. Our cast of Nazlah Black, Zoe Burke, Mairi Chanel, Caryl Farkas, Zoë Goslin, Mike Marcou, Amy Meilander, & William Potter, facilitated by Ariana Karp, continues their expl...

Richard II: Act III Discussion

We move on to the pivotal Act III, steeping ourselves in class tensions, water and fire imagery, and marveling at how Richard gains linguistic power as he loses his political power. Our cast of Stephen Wagener Bennett, Nazlah Black, Zoe Burke, Mairi Chanel, Caryl Farkas, Zoë Goslin, Mike Marcou, Amy Meilander, & William Potter, facilitated by Ariana Karp, continues their exploration of Richard II. Here is a link with information on the Elizabethan philosophy of the four humors that we briefl...

Richard II: Act II Discussion

Join us as we continue our exploration of Richard with our Act II discussion. We note the foreshadowing of Richard’s end as both the symbol of the setting sun and the association with the music of the spheres. We look at John of Gaunt’s descriptive metaphors of England and how he makes the land ‘holy.’ We also talk about the mirroring of the different factions of noblemen and the Duke of York’s frustration and indecision. Listen to our cast: Stephen Bennet, Nazlah Black, Zoe Burke, Mairi Chanel,...

Richard II: Act I Discussion

And we begin our second play, the lyrical Richard II! Join us with a brand new group of actors as we work through Act I of Richard II. (A warning that there is a graphic description of the punishment for treason during Elizabethan times near the beginning of the podcast.) We familiarize ourselves with the complex circumstances that happen before the play starts, the dizzying number of titles of many of the characters, and the whims of King Richard. Our cast for this project includes: Stephen Ben...

King John: Act V Discussion

And so ends our first play! This week we looked at the curious Act V of King John and discussed the ‘student becoming the master’ phenomena with both the Bastard and Lewis, the surreal and feverish imagery of John in the last scene and Shakespeare’s fondness for shipwrecks as plot devices (this play has 4 ship wrecks!). The episode features Bronwyn Barnwell, Olivia Rose Barresi, Meg Hachmann, Julia Larsen, & Rafe Terrizzi facilitated by Ariana Karp. Unfortunately Patrick Harvey & Sam Gib...

King John: Act IV Discussion

For this episode, we delved into the climactic Act IV, or the Arthur Act, of King John. Among many things, we discussed the strange and brutal Oedipal resonances of Arthur’s planned execution, & how the violence of this act marks a drastic shift in the style and tone of the play. Olivia Rose Barresi, Sam Gibbs, Meg Hachmann, Julia Larsen, Liam Mitchell, & Rafe Terrizzi facilitated by Ariana Karp continue our exploration. Unfortunately Patrick Harvey was unable to join us for this episode...

King John: Act III Discussion

Bronwyn Barnwell, Olivia Rose Barresi, Sam Gibbs, Meg Hachmann, Julia Larsen, Liam Mitchell, Danielle Reddick, Rafe Terrizzi, & Jesse Van Buren facilitated by Ariana Karp continue our exploration of King John with a discussion of Act III. Unfortunately Patrick Harvey was unable to join us for this episode, so Ariana read in for King John, but don’t worry, he’ll be in the final recording! Among many things, we talked about the stark differences between the language of the women and the men, a...

King John: Act II Discussion

Our cast of Bronwyn Barnwell, Olivia Rose Barresi, Sam Gibbs, Meg Hachmann, Patrick Harvey, Julia Larsen, Liam Mitchell, Danielle Reddick, Rafe Terrizzi, & Jesse Van Buren facilitated by Ariana Karp continue our exploration of King John with a discussion of Act II. We note the mingling of the different meanings of blood; blood as a symbol of violence and blood as a symbol of family and kinship. We also note that war and marriage are both used as tactics of diplomacy. And what a remarkable an...

King John: Act I Discussion

We begin our journey through Shakespeare’s canon with the weird and wonderful King John. Get to know our cast in this first episode as we work through King John’s first act. Our cast includes: Bronwyn Barnwell, Olivia Rose Barresi, Sam Gibbs, Meg Hachmann, Patrick Harvey, Julia Larsen, Liam Mitchell, Danielle Reddick, Rafe Terrizzi, & Jesse Van Buren. Additional participants include Brittany Chandler. Marty Madden, Bill Potter, & Ariana Karp.

BONUS: James Shapiro Interview, Santa Fe, 2018

Our first episode of the Radio Shakespeare Lab airs on January 4th, but as a special treat, enjoy this interview that Ariana conducted from back in 2018 with James Shapiro about King Lear !

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