Shakespeare on the Road

Sep 042014
 

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Dr. Paul Prescott
Dr. Paul Edmondson
September 5, 2014

It’s a British Invasion!  Dr. Paul Edmondson and Dr. Paul Prescott have realized a true Shakespeare Midsummer dream.

‘Shakespeare on the Road’ is the story of Shakespeare in contemporary North America told through an epic road trip in the summer of 2014.   In July and August, the team visited a range of Shakespeare festivals across the length and breadth of the US and Canada. Over 60 days, they traveled roughly 10,000 miles, saw dozens of Shakespeare productions and met hundreds of the people who – year in, year out – make Shakespeare happen across the continent.  Join us to hear the story of this fantastic journey of discovery and entertainment.

Click here to visit the official Shakespeare on the Road website.

 Artists, Interviews, Podcasts

Drew Cortese

Aug 212014
 

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Richard III Act 4, Scene 4
Richard III
August 21, 2014

What do Frank Underwood and Oscar Pistorius have in common?  The answer:  Richard III.  Recently returned from a turn as the famously crippled monarch, Actor Drew Cortese digs down to the bones of this rhetorical monster.   Drew descants on his process, the art of  laying the plot one word at a time, and how to avoid louring in the role after the curtain falls.  Come caper with us through the most unlikely seduction in Shakespeare’s cannon (hint: it isn’t the “Lady Anne” scene!)

Click here to follow along with the text.

Click here to follow along with the  Drew Cortese version of the text.

Click here for a First Folio version of the text.

Click here for a scanned version of the text.

 Artists, Interviews, Podcasts

Rebecca Watson

Jul 282014
 

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Much Ado About Nothing; Act 4, Scene 1
Beatrice
July 28, 2014

What means the word Honor in a world of lies and broken promises? Rebecca Watson straps on her armor and drops one of the deadliest ultimatums in the history of the war of the sexes.  It’s the delicious “Kill Claudio” zinger from Act 4, Scene 1 of Much Ado About Nothing.  Man up!

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Grant Goodman

Jul 012014
 

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Twelfth Night: Act 1, Scene 1
Duke Orsino
July 1, 2014

    

“High fantastical?”  What in Illyria is that supposed to mean?  We pack our gypsy trunk and catch up with Grant Goodman to find out.  Come along as we hop a mid stop, ride the text and listen as Jim schools Gerritt in a scansion smackdown.  Grant Goodman plays the lovesick Duke Orsino in Twelfth Night at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, opening July 2nd, 2014.

Click here to read Twelfth Night: Act 1, Scene i – First Folio.

Click here to read Twelfth Night: Act 1, Scene i  – modern text.

Click here to read Twelfth Night: Act 1, Scene i – scansion.

 Artists, Interviews, Podcasts

Jason O’Connell

Jun 112014
 

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All’s Well that Ends Well; Act 4, Scene 3
Parolles
June 12, 2014

  

“Holy Parolles!” How do you make an audience fall in love with Shakespeare’s most irreverent, blasphemous and despicable characters?  Fusing his modern sensibility with an innate feel for the text, mad comic genius Jason O’Connell reprises his unforgettable Parolles from All’s Well that Ends Well.  (Catch Jason and SoS favorites Katie Hartke and Gabra Zackman in The Liar, opening this week at The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival!)

Click here to see Act 4, Scene 3 – First Folio.

Click here to see Act 4, Scene 3 – modern.

Click here for a fully scanned version of Act 4, Scene 3.

 Artists, Interviews, Podcasts

Erin Partin

May 282014
 

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The Tempest; Act 3, Scene 3
Ariel
May 14, 2014

“Was’t well done?” Erin Partin, a familiar face at the Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey, forges into the fantastical world of Shakespeare’s The Tempest.    When magician and sprite tangle, whose humanity is at stake?  Fun ensues as we discover what makes this tricksy spirit tick.

Ms. Partin plays Ariel in The Tempest, playing at The Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey from May 28th to June 22nd. Click here for more info.

Click here to see the various speeches we cover.

Click here to see Act 3, Scene 3 – First Folio.

Click here to see Act 3, Scene 3 – modern.

Click here for a fully scanned version of Act 3, Scene 3.

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James Newcomb

Mar 312014
 

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Henry V
Fluellen
February 10, 2014

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How does an actor compel an audience to listen?  According to actor James Newcomb, the art of creating a role demands discipline, sweat… and sometimes a good long soak in a steaming bath.  Jamie reflects on his process and what Fluellen (Henry V)  might teach a young actor about the care that craftsmanship demands.  James Newcomb will be playing the Welsh Captain at the the Chicago Shakespeare Theater opening April 29th.

 

 Artists, Interviews, Podcasts

Kelley Curran

Feb 242014
 

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Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2; Act 2, Scene 3
Lady Percy
January 20, 2014

Lost the fresh blood in your cheeks?  As the better half of Shakespeare’s famously sexy couple from Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2, Kelley Curran‘s Lady Percy puts the “hot” in Hotspur.   Finding strength in questions, Kelley is precise and nice (nice?) in her approach to the text.  This is one interview that might make you drop an octave or two.  (Kelley Curran performs Lady Percy at the Shakespeare Theater of DC starting March 25th.)

Click here to see speech from Part I.  Click here to see speech from Part II.

Click here to see speech from Part I – First Folio.

Click here to see speech from Part II – First Folio.

Click here for a fully scanned version of Part I.

Click here for a fully scanned version of Part II.

 Artists, Interviews, Podcasts

Robert Richmond and Richard Sheridan Willis

Jan 272014
 

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The Tempest; Act 4, 1 & Act 2, 2
Prospero & Caliban
December 5, 2013

Dreams are being made at the Warehouse Theater in Greenville, SC.  Robert Richmond and Richard Sheridan Willis continue their 20 year collaboration with The Tempest. Combining the roles of Caliban and Prospero as well as Ariel and Miranda, the two artists explore the psychology of Prospero in an intriguing production with flashes of Jekyll-and-Hyde, and a dangerously dark undercurrent swirling between father and daughter. Their revels are definitely not ended.

Production Photos by: ©patrick cox photography

Click here to see Prospero’s text.  Click here to see Caliban’s text.

Click here for here for the First Folio Version of Prospero’s text.

Click here for here for the First Folio Version of Caliban’s text.

Click here for a fully scanned version of Prospero’s text.

Click here for a fully scanned version of Caliban’s text.

Video excerpts from the production:

 

 Artists, Interviews, Podcasts

Katie Hartke

Dec 062013
 

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Cymbeline: Act 3, Scene 2
Imogen
June 18, 2013

Oh for a horse with wings!  Katie Hartke gets Jim and Gerritt giddy with delight as they break down Imogen’s speech from Cymbeline.  Get the scoop on this “problem” play, complicated repetition and how to play high emotional moments from a master of text.  This interview is beyond beyond!

Click here to see the text.

Click here for here for the First Folio Version.

Click here to see a fully scanned version of the text.

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