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Alone on stage and getting laughs, Michael Urie had a question. The answer is not what he expected.
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Hamlet; Act 2, Scene 2
Hamlet
February 27, 2018
Is Hamlet the Paragon of animals or a Quintessence of dust? For Michael Urie, appearing at the Shakespeare Theater of DC, Hamlet is mentally and emotionally ambidextrous and has more than a few tricks up his sleeve. Mr. Urie, who is directed by Michael Kahn, brings clarity to Hamlet’s journey by trusting the text and using himself to the fullest.
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Macbeth; Act 3, Scene 1
Macbeth
January 25, 2018
Benjamin Curns has been with the American Shakespeare Center for 16 years. In this interview with a recent black belt, Ben describes the magic of ASC, the perspective he has gained over the years and dives deep into an oft overlooked speech from Macbeth.
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The Winter’s Tale; Act 3, Scene 2
Paulina
December 15, 2017
Have Bard, Will Travel! The Public Theater’s Mobil Unit brings Shakespeare all over the 5 boroughs of NYC. Patrena Murray, playing Paulina in the Mobile Unit’s production of The Winter’s Tale, talks the audiences, the impact and of course what is going on in one of Shakespeare’s most beloved “problem” plays.
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Improvised Shakespeare Company
November 15, 2017
Shakespeare as Socrates? … The founder and AD of the Improvised Shakespeare Company, Blaine Swen cozies up to the mic to drop some knowledge. It’s anything but Greek philosophy as Blaine shares some tricks of the trade and recites a never before heard Shakespeare Prologue.
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Oregon Shakespeare Festival Play On! Project
Measure for Measure
October 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 punch-lines.
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Oregon Shakespeare Festival Play On! Project
The Merchant of Venice
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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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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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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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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original drawing by Michael Arthur
