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The State of Shakespeare

The State of Shakespeare

Great Interviews with Great Artists. We’re talking Shakespeare.

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Aditi Kapil and Liz Engelman

The State of Shakespeare ·

2017/10/06

Oregon Shakespeare Festival Play On! ProjectMeasure for MeasureOctober 6, 2017 Just in time for Halloween… How do you make a 400-year-old laugh? (Tickle his funny bone.) Aditi Kapil and Liz Engelman are digging up ways to breathe life into some of Shakespeare’s (ahem) “mustier” laugh lines for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s “Play On! 36 playwrights translate Shakespeare” project. Aditi and Liz talk about teaming up on Measure for Measure, and the problem with Pompey's posthumous

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34:26

Elise Thoron & Julie Felise Dubiner

The State of Shakespeare ·

2017/08/28

Oregon Shakespeare Festival Play On! ProjectThe Merchant of VeniceAugust 28, 2017 Play On! Playwright Elise Thoron and Dramaturg Julie Dubiner have teamed up to take on the tricky business of "translating" The Merchant of Venice for The Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Play On Project. Find out how Thoron and Dubiner are tackling one of the most ambitious, talked-about, and controversial projects in the world of contemporary Shakespeare performance - and get a taste of what a modern

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20:11

Brian Vaughn

The State of Shakespeare ·

2017/07/27

Utah Shakespeare FestivalJuly 26, 2017 What is the future of Shakespeare? Brian Vaughn, the Artistic Director of the Utah Shakespeare Festival talks to us about the new developments at the USF, how current events might affect Shakespeare Festivals and what he looks for in an actor. With Mr. Vaughn at the helm, the future looks bright.

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19:46

Kevin Rich

The State of Shakespeare ·

2017/06/20

Illinois Shakespeare Festival I Heart JulietJune 20, 2017 Kevin Rich is on the move. As the Artistic Director of The Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Kevin's commitment to Applied Shakespeare has inspired him to seek out new and bold voices, including the Q Brothers Collective. The Q's will be premiering I Heart Juliet at the ISF this summer. What surprises are in store? Kevin has the answers.

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Curt L. Tofteland

The State of Shakespeare ·

2017/05/24

Richard II; Act 5, Scene 5 Richard II May 24, 2017 Is there a message of hope in the words that King Richard II speaks to us from his prison cell in the Tower of London? Our guest, Curt Tofteland, is the Founder of the internationally acclaimed Shakespeare Behind Bars program. In 22 years at the helm of SBB, Curt has discovered three noble truths: Humans need a Tribe, Humans need a Story and Humans need to Reflect. Using Shakespeare, Curt teaches the prisoners these truths

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19:26

Valerie Clayman Pye

The State of Shakespeare ·

2017/03/31

Unearthing ShakespeareMarch 31, 2017 Dig it. Valerie Clayman Pye discovered the Globe as a student in London. Years later, she has unearthed a way of playing Shakespeare that is fit for the ages. From the stage to the audience and back again in her elliptical training and direct address techniques. Valerie Clayman Pye will be holding a discussion and signing at the Drama Book Shop in New York City on Wednesday, May 17th at 5pm. Her book is available at Amazon.

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26:07

Vilma Silva

The State of Shakespeare ·

2017/02/09

Timon of Athens; Act 4, Scene 3 Apemantus February 8, 2017 Claim it. It's yours. If Timon of Athens is a perfect play for these frighteningly uncertain times, who would you cast to play Apemantus? In a world where cynics and flatterers seem to rule the day, Vilma Silva sends a message of hope. Click here to follow along with the text. Click here for a First Folio version of the text. Click here for a scanned version of the text. Contributing Editor: Andres

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27:01

James Shapiro

The State of Shakespeare ·

2016/12/23

Macbeth; Act 5, Scene 5 Macbeth December 23, 2016 James Shapiro had no interest in Shakespeare in high school and never took a Shakespeare course at college. Today, the author of 1606: William Shakespeare in the Year of Lear, has a legitimate claim to be recognized as one of world’s foremost Shakespeare scholars. Shakespeare's heroes almost always get a last great speech. Not so with Macbeth. When Equivocation rules the land, nothing is as it seems. In our interview, Professor

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22:45

Ty Jones

The State of Shakespeare ·

2016/11/29

Macbeth: Act 1, Scene 7MacbethNovember 11, 2016 "Unsexy" and "middle-class" are not words you would naturally associate with Ty Jones, the actor and Producing Artistic Director of the Classical Theatre of Harlem. But when it comes to his vision for the future of the American Theatre, Mr. Jones makes no bones about what it will take for both actors and theatre companies to survive and thrive. We get a taste of his critically-acclaimed turn as the lead in CTH's record-breaking production

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22:49

Jacopo Della Quercia

The State of Shakespeare ·

2016/10/08

License to QuillNovelOctober 6, 2016 Shaken, not Stirred. Was Shakespeare involved in a treasonous conspiracy to bring down the British monarch? Our guest, author and historian Jacopo Della Quercia, spins a fantastical yarn that places Shakespeare at the center of the real-life Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Della Quercia’s latest novel, License to Quill, is a James Bond-esque Spy thriller set in a Elizabethan England where the truth may indeed be stranger than fiction. Click here to see more

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14:10

Hamilton Clancy

The State of Shakespeare ·

2016/08/15

Henry VI, Part III: Act 3, Scene 2Richard of GloucesterAugust 15, 2016 The pursuit of.... Hamilton Clancy, Artistic Director of The Drilling Company and Shakespeare in the Parking Lot relates Richard of Gloucester's pursuit of the crown with, among other things, the current election and a petulant teenager. Hear the speech and his fascinating take on the character everyone loves to hate. Click here to follow along with the speech. Click here for the First Folio Version. Click here

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23:59

Maria-Christina Oliveras and Nance Williamson

The State of Shakespeare ·

2016/07/20

Macbeth; Act 1, Scene 7 MacbethJuly 20, 2016 Photograph © T Charles Erickson tcepix@comcast.net Something wicked this way comes! Maria-Christina Oliveras and Nance Williamson are two-thirds of a three woman Macbeth playing at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. They explore how Macbeth's "vaulting ambition" resonates today, the challenges of doing a three woman play and how the weather changes everything! Click here to follow along with the speech. Click here for

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21:30

Valorie Curry and Sam Underwood

The State of Shakespeare ·

2016/06/09

Titus Andronicus; Act 3, Scene 1TitusInitiative / 26June 9, 2016 What if you threw a party and sh!t got a little crazy and then you decided to read Shakespeare's entire canon? You might be Valorie Curry and Sam Underwood, two hot young actor/producers with a healthy appetite for wine, wordplay and Bardolatry. Listen as they finish each others sentences, reveal discoveries they have made and bring Titus Andronicus to a whole new place. Click here to follow along with the text. Click

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20:15

Nick Newlin

The State of Shakespeare ·

2016/05/17

As You Like It; Act 2, Scene 1 Duke Senior May 13, 2016 To Cut or not to Cut... What would you have if the "two hours traffic of our stage?" were trimmed down to the length of your average sit-com? A lot of hard choices. Author, Teacher and Performer Nick Newlin presents The 30-Minute Shakespeare Anthology. Click here to follow along with the text. Click here for the First Folio Version. Click here for the scanned version of the text.

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9:52

Shakespeare in the Parking Lot

The State of Shakespeare ·

2016/04/21

Happy Birthday Shakespeare! Hamilton Clancy / Shakespeare in the Parking Lot April 21, 2016 Hamilton Clancy feels that Shakespeare in THE Parking Lot is the perfect place to do Shakespeare. It is a metaphorical melting pot that highlights Shakespeare's diversity of characters. He has some big plans for The Bard's Birthday Celebration! And a fantastic season ahead... Information on the celebration: Shakespeare in the Parking Lot or Bryant Park

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18:50

David Carl

The State of Shakespeare ·

2016/03/30

Hamlet: Act 4, Scene 4HamletMarch 30, 2016 Actor and comedian David Carl breaks some rules with his one man show, "Gary Busey's One-Man Hamlet, as Performed by David Carl" to New York and Chicago this summer. We promise you, the Dane will never be the same. Click here to follow along with the text. Click here to see a scanned version of the text. Click here for the Second Quarto Version. Visit his websites: David Carl and Busey Hamlet The Reviews are

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18:10

Kevin Asselin

The State of Shakespeare ·

2016/02/24

Montana Shakespeare in the ParksFebruary 25, 2016 You might call them "the Shakespeare gypsies of the Mountain West." Serving over 60 communities in 5 states, Kevin Asselin and the Montana Shakespeare in the Parks continue the long, rich tradition of Shakespeare in the Rockies. An undeniable resource in the land of natural resources, Asselin and Montana Shakes are a thing of wonder. Listen to our interview with the "Two Pauls" as they talk Shakespeare on the Road! Contributing

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20:32

Xavier Pacheco

The State of Shakespeare ·

2016/01/28

Hamlet; Act 1, Scene 2 HamletJanuary 28, 2016 Just out of High School, Xavier Pacheco represents the future of Shakespeare. Bright, insightful and articulate, Pacheco holds forth on what Shakespeare offers high school students, how to approach the English Speaking Union Shakespeare competition and why Shakespeare is still important in the modern age. Video of Xavier performing at the English Speaking Union NYC Finals. Click here for a modern version of the text. Click

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4:53

Shakespeare in Education

The State of Shakespeare ·

2015/12/15

with Xavier Pacheco December 15, 2015 x More than fun and games? Valedictorian Xavier Pacheco challenges your assumptions about STEM and the value of Arts in education. Hear how Shakespeare and the Epic Theatre Ensemble changed one student’s life.

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24:11

Debra Ann Byrd

The State of Shakespeare ·

2015/11/30

Othello: Act 5, Scene 2OthelloNovember 30, 2015 From Henrietta Vinton Davis to Paul Robeson to The Harlem Shakespeare Festival, African American Shakespeare has a long rich history. Debra Ann Byrd, the delightful HSF Founding Artistic Director, continues the tradition with an all-female production of Othello that hit the stage this November. She shares with us her inspiration for taking on this most racially and sexually charged of Shakespeare's plays, and giving it such a radical

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