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Avant-Bard

Avant-Bard is a biweekly discussion review podcast where Megan and Marquez, two fans of the works of William Shakespeare, dissect and recap media inspired by the Bard of Avon himself.

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00:37:07

2022 ShakespYeare in Review

Avant-Bard ·

2023/01/04

Episode NotesIt's 2023, so we're going back through the highs and lows of 2022. Let's talk best and worst films, MMVP, and future resolutions! CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez Support the show on Patreon Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music SFX: "Concert Scream Applause Short" on audioblocks.com Support Avant-Bard by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/avant-bard

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01:18:37

Much Ado About Christmas

Avant-Bard ·

2022/12/14

Episode Notes It's Christmas Time on Avant-Bard which means we "get to" watch a Christmas rom-com based on Shakespeare. Today we're tackling Much Ado about Nothing with Much Ado About Christmas! Are we filled with the Holiday Shakespirit? CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez Support the show on Patreon Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music SFX: "Short Canned Laughter", "35mm Film Projector Start", "Jingle Sleigh Bells Ringing", "Serene Stinger", "Comic Male

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00:58:34

The Hungry

Avant-Bard ·

2022/11/30

Episode Notes Getting our November tradition out at the last second! You know we had to cover a Titus Andronicus before the feasting month ended! So we're here this week with The Hungry. How will this Tamora-focused adaptation strike our collective fancy? CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez Support the show on Patreon Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music SFX: Divertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link:

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00:58:58

Rosaline (2022)

Avant-Bard ·

2022/11/16

Episode Notes We love covering new films that fit our shtick, so we're doing back-to-back Romeo and Juliet so we can cover Rosaline! What's this classic like through the eyes of the forgotten first love? Let's find out. CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez Support the show on Patreon Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music SFX: ""Minuet", "Cricket Chirp Single", "Harp Spell Classic", "Super Short Drum Roll with Cymbal Crash at the end", "Cat Call Whistle 2",

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01:19:17

Warm Bodies

Avant-Bard ·

2022/10/26

Episode Notes What's a Spooptober Month without a zombie love story? Any other Spooptober Month. But not this one! This one has Warm Bodies, a twee-zombie-love-tale inspired by Romeo & Juliet. Let's dig in. CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez Support the show on Patreon Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music SFX: "Cricket Chirp Single", "Aww Cute Reaction", "Record Stop", "Minuet", "Harp Spell Classic", "35mm Film Projector Start". "News Flash

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00:58:07

Throne of Blood

Avant-Bard ·

2022/10/05

We're back! It's Spooktober month, so how could we stay away? We're back with more Akira Kurosawa; this time, Throne of Blood (his take on Macbeth)! CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez Support the show on Patreon Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music SFX: "Creaking Door", "Hooded Crow", "Cackling Creepy Laughter", "Man Screams in Pain", "Stabbing Stab Knife" on freesound.org "Cartoonish Ghost Moaning", "Horror Style Impact 2", "Minuet", "35mm Film Projector

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King of Texas

Avant-Bard ·

2022/09/07

Episode Notes Episode Notes a play we love with ACTORS WE LOVE!? Yes! King of Texas! A pretty ambitious tv movie if we do say so ourselves. A western adaptation of King Lear that we couldn't wait another week to cover. But how do we feeeeeeel? CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez Support the show on Patreon Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music SFX: "Slide Winchester", "Record Stop", "Minuet", "Redneck Yeehaw", "35mm Film Projector Start", "Boxing Bell Ring

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00:50:37

Ambition's Debt

Avant-Bard ·

2022/08/17

A kickstarted Julius Caesar? Set in the post apocalypse? It's more likely than you think! Well, I mean, there's one. It's Ambition's Debt. CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez Support the show on Patreon Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music SFX: "Minuet", "35mm Film Projector Start" on audioblocks.com "Random Intruder- Ahhhh" on freesound.org Divertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link:

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00:48:28

Romeo and Juliet: Sealed With a Kiss

Avant-Bard ·

2022/08/03

Marquez promised it and we're covering it: Romeo and Juliet SEALED WITH A KISS. It's like Romeo and Juliet but they're seals. Just like Shakespeare.... never intended. CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez Support the show on Patreon Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music SFX: "Minuet", "35mm Film Projector Start", "Crowd Boos 2" on audioblocks.com "Tada2", "Sigh 2", "Gasp 3" on freesound.org Divertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link:

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01:07:14

Slings and Arrows Season 1 Part 2

Avant-Bard ·

2022/07/20

Episode Notes This month, we're focusing on something we've wanted to discuss ever since we started Avant-Bard: hit Canadian television program SLINGS AND ARROWS! In the last episode of July, we're going to discuss Season 1 Episodes 4-6 and how they relate to Hamlet and other works by William Shakespeare. Have we mentioned how much we love Kate today? CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez Support the show on Patreon Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music SFX:

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01:19:13

Slings and Arrows Season 1 Part 1

Avant-Bard ·

2022/07/06

Episode Notes This month, we're focusing on something we've wanted to discuss ever since we started Avant-Bard: hit Canadian television program SLINGS AND ARROWS! Wait... it's not a huge hit? Well, that's a mistake. Maybe after this, you'll join our campaign to make Slings and Arrows a hit Canadian television program. But for now, we're going to discuss Season 1 Episodes 1-3 and how they relate to Hamlet and other works by William Shakespeare. CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James

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Coriolanus (2011)

Avant-Bard ·

2022/05/25

Episode Notes On our quest to cover every play by Shakespeare, we're tackling Coriolanus today! Does this play work almost better in a modern setting? Is it gay? Yes. Yes, it's gay. CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez Support the show on Patreon Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music SFX: "Record Stop", "Cricket Chirp Single", "Tape Machine Fast Rewind", "Flight of the Bumblebees", "Minuet", "35 mm Film Projector Start", "Short Canned Laughter", "Small Young

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A Spray of Plum Blossoms

Avant-Bard ·

2022/05/04

Episode Notes It's time for us to cover the oldest film on the podcast so far! All with the goal of crossing Two Gentlemen of Verona off our list! How will this silent film hold up to the bard's words? CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez Support the show on Patreon Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music SFX: "Minuet", "35mm Film Projector Start", Gavel", "Cat Call Whistle 2", "Gasp 3", "Comic Male Laughter", "Short Canned Laughter" on audioblocks.com

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01:41:48

The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)

Avant-Bard ·

2022/04/20

Episode Notes A new Macbeth direct adaptation? A CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ADAPTATION? WITH OSCAR NOMINATIONS?! AND DENZEL WASHINGTON?!!!!!??? CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez Support the show on Patreon Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music SFX: "Incorrect Answer Decision", "Feedback Incorrect 25", "Wrong Incorrect Failure Answer 3", "Wrong Incorrect Failure Answer", "Male Nerd Laugh", "Minuet", "35mm Film Projector Start", "Crowd Clap Applause Slow to Fast",

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00:51:15

Winter's Tale (2014)

Avant-Bard ·

2022/03/30

Episode Notes Spring has sprung and we think we're adding a new Shakespeare play to the catalog with Winter's Tale! This is totally Shakespeare. It's an adaptation for sure. With Horse. CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez Support the show on Patreon Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music SFX: "Trumpet Cornet Flourish", "Sad Cinematic Piano", "Aww cute reaction", "Random Intruder Ahhh" , "Classic Rimshot" on Freesound.org "Cricket Chirp Single", "Minuet", "News

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02:06:24

West Side Story (2021)

Avant-Bard ·

2022/03/16

Episode Notes We're still on a musical kick! This week we're doing a deep dive into Steven Spielberg's West Side Story. A recent film? YOU KNOW IT! We have a LOT to say about this Romeo and Juliet adaptation. Don't you? Mambo Orchestra Link CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez Support the show on Patreon Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music SFX: "Cricket Chirp Single", "Horse Whinnying", "Minuet", "Cat Call Whistle", "Concert Scream Applause Short", "35mm

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01:10:30

Were the World Mine

Avant-Bard ·

2022/03/02

Episode Notes We might have missed Valentine's Day, but we're still in the mood for love! Kind of. At least it's queer? That's right, we're talking Were the World Mine! A gay musical! Midsummer Night's Dream! But... will we like it? CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez Support the show on Patreon Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music SFX: "Minuet", "35mm Film Projector Start", "Comic Male Laughter", "Tape Machine Fast Rewind Sound", "Crowd Boos 2", "Cheering

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01:17:19

As You Like It (2006)

Avant-Bard ·

2022/02/02

Episode Notes Keeping our promise to cover plays we haven't before, we're watching Kenneth Branagh's film version of As You Like It. Will we enjoy his setting or call him out for Orientalism? I'm sure you can guess. CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez Support the show on Patreon Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music SFX: "Gasp 3", "Minuet", "Crowd Boos", "35mm Film Projector Start", "Cat Call Whistle", "Funny Long Cartoon Kisses", "Lion Roar", "Trumpet Cornet

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00:35:55

Jimmy Neutron: Out, Darned Spotlight

Avant-Bard ·

2022/01/19

Episode Notes We're starting this year with some sweet nostalgia! These two theatre nerds grew up with the Boy Genius Jimmy Neutron and NEEDED to cover his school play MACBETH... IN SPACE! CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez Support the show on Patreon Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music SFX: "Cricket Chirp", "Comic Male Laughter", "Digital Phone Ring" on audioblocks.com "Cha Ching", "Aww cute reaction", "CD Player Turn on Turn Off 01 01" on

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00:27:34

2021 Year in Review

Avant-Bard ·

2022/01/05

Episode Notes CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez Support the show on Patreon Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music SFX: "Cheering 3", "Gasp 3", "Magic Turning Spells Casting", "Super Short Drum Roll with Cymbal Crash at End", "Scared Male No Scream" on audioblocks.com "Winner Bell Game Show" on Freesound.org Support Avant-Bard by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/avant-bard

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