Elise Thoron and Julie Felise Dubiner

Aug 282017
 

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Untitled   Oregon Shakespeare Festival 

Play On! Project

August 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 translation of The Merchant of Venice might sound like.

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Brian Vaughn

Jul 272017
 

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Untitled   Utah Shakespeare Festival 

July 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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Kevin Rich

Jun 202017
 

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Untitled   Illinois Shakespeare Festival 
I Heart Juliet 

June 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

May 242017
 

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Untitled   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 and the question arises: did Shakespeare do any time?

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Valerie Clayman Pye

Mar 312017
 

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   Unearthing ShakespeareUntitled
March 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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Vilma Silva

Feb 082017
 

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   Timon of Athens Act 4, Scene 3Untitled
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.

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James Shapiro

Dec 232016
 

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Ty Jones

Nov 292016
 

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Jacopo Della Quercia

Oct 072016
 

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Hamilton Clancy

Aug 152016
 

http://media.blubrry.com/stateofshakespeare/p/www.stateofshakespeare.com/TSS/Media/HamiltonClancy.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSHenry VI, Part 3  Act 3, Scene 2 Richard of Gloucester  August 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

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