{"id":153,"date":"2011-08-10T22:08:40","date_gmt":"2011-08-11T02:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=153"},"modified":"2022-09-01T18:54:36","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T22:54:36","slug":"john-douglas-thompson-hamlet-benedick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=153","title":{"rendered":"John Douglas Thompson"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8895\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-153-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/Interview5_JohnDouglasThompson.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/Interview5_JohnDouglasThompson.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/Interview5_JohnDouglasThompson.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/Interview5_JohnDouglasThompson.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?powerpress_pinw=153-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/Interview5_JohnDouglasThompson.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Interview5_JohnDouglasThompson.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/in\/podcast\/the-state-of-shakespeare\/id478609859?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=http%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.stateofshakespeare.com%2F%3Fp%3D153\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4sUrD1Xw2LZYxf8TUdXU7m\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Arts--Culture-Podcasts\/The-State-of-Shakespeare-p960444\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/music.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLWEywaKq6znUzOYmMa56pvQ5gozrgM6k5\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_youtube\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Youtube Music\" rel=\"nofollow\">Youtube Music<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:21% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"488\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/image.png?resize=488%2C680&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6891 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/image.png?w=488&amp;ssl=1 488w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/image.png?resize=50%2C70&amp;ssl=1 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\" style=\"font-size:27px\"><strong>Hamlet;  Act 3, Scene 2 &#8211; Hamlet<strong> <\/strong><br>Much Ado; Act 2, Scene 3 &#8211; Benedick <br><strong>August 10, 2011<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:19.89356%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/JDT-Interview.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=250&#038;ssl=1 250w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"316\" data-id=\"8290\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?attachment_id=8290\" data-url=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/JDT-Interview.jpg\" data-width=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/JDT-Interview.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:20.31494%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/images-4.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=202&#038;ssl=1 202w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"250\" data-id=\"8294\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?attachment_id=8294\" data-url=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/images-4.jpg\" data-width=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/images-4.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:33.18775%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/download-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=258&#038;ssl=1 258w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"195\" data-id=\"8291\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?attachment_id=8291\" data-url=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/download-1.jpg\" data-width=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/download-1.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:26.60376%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/images-1-2.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=231&#038;ssl=1 231w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"218\" data-id=\"8293\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?attachment_id=8293\" data-url=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/images-1-2.jpg\" data-width=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/images-1-2.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>How does an actor stay truthful to the character?\u00a0For <a href=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=8298\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Douglas Thompson<\/a>, an actor celebrated for his physical approach, the answer is surprising: follow his thoughts.\u00a0 Listen along as John takes on two cerebral but very different heroes &#8211; Hamlet and Benedick, in the latest interview from the State of Shakespeare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click here to view <a title=\"Hamlet: Act III, Scene ii\" href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=249\">Hamlet; Act III, Scene ii<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click here to view <a title=\"Much Ado About Nothing: Act II, Scene iii\" href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=376\">Much Ado About Nothing; Act II, Scene iii<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click here for a <a title=\"Scansion: Hamlet Act III, Scene ii\" href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=513\">fully-scanned version of the text<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/Interview5_JohnDouglasThompson.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | Youtube Music | RSS Hamlet; Act 3, Scene 2 &#8211; Hamlet Much Ado; Act 2, Scene 3 &#8211; Benedick August 10, 2011 How does an actor stay truthful to the character?\u00a0For John Douglas Thompson, an actor celebrated for his<\/p>\n <a href='https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=153' class='excerpt-more-append'>[...]<\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,5,254],"tags":[96,20,116,107,106,111,68,110,62,109,17,115,15,40,69,108,34,95,117,112,33,14,24,55,27,71,113,114,81,52],"class_list":["post-153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","category-interviews","category-podcasts","tag-acting","tag-actor","tag-antithesis","tag-beatrice","tag-benedick","tag-body","tag-breath","tag-friendship","tag-hamlet","tag-horatio","tag-iambic-pentameter","tag-memorizing","tag-meter","tag-metric-variation","tag-mid-stop","tag-much-ado-about-nothing","tag-poetry","tag-preparation","tag-prose","tag-public-theater","tag-punctuation","tag-shakespeare","tag-speaking-verse","tag-subtext","tag-textual-clues","tag-theater","tag-theater-for-a-new-audience","tag-thought","tag-verse","tag-warming-up","category-10-id","category-5-id","category-254-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-line-bottom","fix"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/JDT-origin-story.jpg?fit=579%2C696&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Frfq-2t","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=153"}],"version-history":[{"count":49,"href":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8304,"href":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153\/revisions\/8304"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}