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.

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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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John Osburn

Apr 142014
 

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Shakespeare in Film
February 6, 2014

  

Is a film set just another “venue” in which to perform Shakespeare?   John Osburn has spent over twenty years studying the medium that didn’t exist when Shakespeare was writing.  Filmmakers and actors from Laurence Olivier to Orson Welles to Joss Whedon have tackled the tricky business of putting the Bard on film.   Can the magic of the silver screen enhance the experience of a Shakespeare play, or is something lost in translation?   

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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.

 

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Shakespeare & Co. – Origin Story.

Mar 242014
 

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Actor James Newcomb tells the story of how he became a founding member of Shakespeare & Co.  A peek into the inception of one of our most beloved Shakespeare companies.

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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.

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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.

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 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.

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

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Chris Clavelli

Nov 072013
 

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The Winter’s Tale: Act 1, Scene 2
Leontes
August 16, 2013

Use yourself!  In a very frank and candid interview, Chris Clavelli reveals how his experiences inform his roles.  From forgetting your lines to losing a child, Chris takes us on a journey of artistic development.   He does so with eloquence and a tart sense of humor.

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

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Gabra Zackman

Oct 242013
 

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The Taming of the Shrew; Act 5, Scene 2
Katherine
June 12, 2013

Wake and Shake!  In this spirited interview with multi-talented Gabra Zackman, we explore performing outdoors, good Petruchios and we hold a “prism of light” up to Kate’s last speech in Taming of the Shrew.  There is subtext here, or is it nuance?

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

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