{"id":2280,"date":"2013-04-16T10:06:11","date_gmt":"2013-04-16T14:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=2280"},"modified":"2022-08-29T19:05:14","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T23:05:14","slug":"the-epic-theater-ensemble-richard-iii-interview-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=2280","title":{"rendered":"The Epic Theatre Ensemble: Richard III (Interview Part I)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4525\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2280-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/EpicTheaterRichard3.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/EpicTheaterRichard3.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/EpicTheaterRichard3.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\/EpicTheaterRichard3.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2280-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/EpicTheaterRichard3.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"EpicTheaterRichard3.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%2Fstateofshakespeare.com%2F%3Fp%3D2280\" 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>Richard III;  Act 1, Scene 1<strong> <\/strong><br>Gloucester <br><strong>April 2, 2013<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"466\" data-id=\"8149\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ron-DC.jpg?resize=300%2C466&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ron-DC.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ron-DC.jpg?resize=45%2C70&amp;ssl=1 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"463\" data-id=\"8151\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Richard-Lady-Anne.Web_.jpg?resize=695%2C463&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Richard-Lady-Anne.Web_.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Richard-Lady-Anne.Web_.jpg?resize=70%2C47&amp;ssl=1 70w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Richard-Lady-Anne.Web_.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"8150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Jim-PeterJay_MG_9260_BluFade.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Jim-PeterJay_MG_9260_BluFade-scaled.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Jim-PeterJay_MG_9260_BluFade-scaled.jpg?resize=47%2C70&amp;ssl=1 47w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Jim-PeterJay_MG_9260_BluFade-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Jim-PeterJay_MG_9260_BluFade-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Jim-PeterJay_MG_9260_BluFade-scaled.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Jim-PeterJay_MG_9260_BluFade-scaled.jpg?w=1707&amp;ssl=1 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"540\" data-id=\"8152\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/headshot_logo.jpg?resize=450%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/headshot_logo.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/headshot_logo.jpg?resize=58%2C70&amp;ssl=1 58w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Born with Teeth! &nbsp; Can a company that rose from the ashes of 9\/11 make a difference?&nbsp; The answer is a resounding &#8220;Yes!&#8221;&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epictheatreensemble.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Epic Theater Ensemble<\/a> has created a fantastic model of socially responsible, education- oriented theater.&nbsp; Executive Director <a title=\"Ron Russell:  About the Artist\" href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=2260\">Ron Russell<\/a> and Associate Artistic Director <a title=\"James Wallert:  About the Artist\" href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=2256\">Jim Wallert<\/a> talk about the company&#8217;s mission of outreach, developing new audiences and the &#8220;why&#8221; of engagement.&nbsp; We discuss the dialogue they create with their audience, the use of emerging technology and, of course, the upcoming production of <a href=\"http:\/\/epictheatreensemble.org\/r3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richard III: Born With Teeth<\/a>.&nbsp; It&#8217;s not your grandmother&#8217;s musty dusty Shakespeare!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click here to see the <a title=\"Richard III; Act I, Scene i\" href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=2246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">text<\/a>.&nbsp; Click for here for the <a title=\"Richard III: Act I, Scene i  Epic Theater Ensemble\" href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=2286\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Epic Theater version<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click here to see a <a title=\"Scansion:  Richard III; Act I, Scene i\" href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=2253\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fully scanned version of the text<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/EpicTheaterRichard3.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | Youtube Music | RSS Richard III; Act 1, Scene 1 Gloucester April 2, 2013 Born with Teeth! &nbsp; Can a company that rose from the ashes of 9\/11 make a difference?&nbsp; The answer is a resounding &#8220;Yes!&#8221;&nbsp; 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