Tales Told by a HIDiot

The founders of New York City's 137th best Shakespeare-related Theatre Troupe bring you interviews and anecdotes with your favorite local artists, whether you knew they were your favorites or not!

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Episode 5 - WOW Cafe Theatre

Prepare to get your daily doses of Vitamins A, D, and Separatist Lesbian! WOW Café Theatre is a Women and Transgender Collective that needs your help! Purchased in the 1980s for the low, low price of $1 (!!!), WOW now faces considerable costs needed to keep the building up to code. Handicapped accessible balthrooms and air conditioners are just some of the changes that must be made to keep this historic theatre alive.Please listen, laugh, and learn on this call-to-arms episode of Tales Told by a...

Mar 19, 2014•35 min

Episode 4 - Queen's Players

"But, Hamlet Isn't Dead" <-- That's you. "I just don't have time to listen to the entirety of your fantastic podcast, Tales Told by a HIDiot." Well, this week, you sure do! Coming at you in a condensed half hour slot, it's The Queen's Players! David and Robin sit down with Alberto Bonilla (director) and Samantha Maurice (Murderer #1) to discuss their punk-rock verion of Shakespeare's Richard III at The Secret Theatre. You've only got one weekend left to catch this awesomely-interactive, music...

Mar 12, 2014•25 min

Episode 3 - Sanguine

It's taglines and laughs galore in the newest installment of Tales Told by a HIDiot, starring Sanguine Theatre Company!HID's David Andrew Laws sits down with Anna Fearheiley, Jillian Robertson, and Karly Fischer to talk about their upcoming production WILD, playing at IRT from March 13th - April 6th. There's laughter laughed, advice given, and David gets invited to a wedding! Don't miss out. For more information on Sanguine, visit http://sanguinenyc.com. And don't forget to Follow Hamlet Isn't D...

Mar 06, 2014•51 min

Episode 2 - StrangeDog

https://tix.smarttix.com/.../Sales/SalesMainTabsPage.aspx...Look at all those letters! There're even some numbers in there. Oh...just. Oh. Lucky you! This is the link to buy tickets to seeBASIC HELP by Ben Clawson, StrangeDog's Theatre's fantastic production in the Frigid New York Festival.We can, without a doubt, descibe this show as Hilarious, Touching, Engaging, and HILARIOUS.Starring the inestimable Megan Greener and the unestimmatabible Gavin Earl Johnson Dates & Times:Show #2 - 5:30 TH...

Feb 26, 2014•52 min

Hamlet Isn't Dead

Get to know the founders of Hamlet Isn't Dead and a few of their favorite HIDiots in this exposé on all these HIDiful. We talk about HID's origins, its season thus far, and its ambitious future endeavors. Featuring: David Andrew Laws, Robin Rightmyer, Travis Klemm, and Dayle Towarnicky

Feb 19, 2014•40 min

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