{"id":3678,"date":"2014-06-11T23:54:14","date_gmt":"2014-06-12T03:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=3678"},"modified":"2022-08-16T15:14:44","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T19:14:44","slug":"jason-oconnell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=3678","title":{"rendered":"Jason O&#8217;Connell"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7956\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3678-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/JasonOConnell.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/JasonOConnell.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/JasonOConnell.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\/JasonOConnell.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?powerpress_pinw=3678-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/JasonOConnell.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"JasonOConnell.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%3D3678\" 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>All&#8217;s Well that Ends Well; Act 4, Scene 3<strong> <\/strong><br>Parolles<br><strong>June 12, 2014<\/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=\"695\" height=\"615\" data-id=\"7987\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/OConnell_Jason_2ret-FP-scaled-e1660677121622.jpg?resize=695%2C615&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/OConnell_Jason_2ret-FP-scaled-e1660677121622.jpg?w=1958&amp;ssl=1 1958w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/OConnell_Jason_2ret-FP-scaled-e1660677121622.jpg?resize=70%2C62&amp;ssl=1 70w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/OConnell_Jason_2ret-FP-scaled-e1660677121622.jpg?resize=1024%2C907&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/OConnell_Jason_2ret-FP-scaled-e1660677121622.jpg?resize=768%2C680&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/OConnell_Jason_2ret-FP-scaled-e1660677121622.jpg?resize=1536%2C1360&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/OConnell_Jason_2ret-FP-scaled-e1660677121622.jpg?w=1390&amp;ssl=1 1390w\" 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=\"695\" height=\"464\" data-id=\"7991\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/7410516496_ae1e152986_b.jpg?resize=695%2C464&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/7410516496_ae1e152986_b.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/7410516496_ae1e152986_b.jpg?resize=70%2C47&amp;ssl=1 70w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/7410516496_ae1e152986_b.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=\"189\" height=\"251\" data-id=\"7990\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/benedick_2.jpg?resize=189%2C251&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/benedick_2.jpg?w=189&amp;ssl=1 189w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/benedick_2.jpg?resize=53%2C70&amp;ssl=1 53w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">&#8220;Holy Parolles!&#8221; How do you make an audience fall in love with Shakespeare\u2019s most irreverent, blasphemous and despicable characters?&nbsp; <span style=\"color: #444444;\"> Fusing his modern sensibility with an innate&nbsp;feel for&nbsp;the text, m<\/span>ad comic genius <a title=\"Jason O\u2019Connell: About the Artist\" href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=3275\">Jason O\u2019Connell<\/a> reprises his unforgettable Parolles from <em>All&#8217;s Well that Ends Well<\/em>. &nbsp;(Catch Jason and SoS favorites <a title=\"Katie Hartke\" href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=3191\">Katie Hartke<\/a> and <a title=\"Gabra Zackman\" href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=2480\">Gabra Zackman<\/a> in <em>The Liar<\/em>, opening this week at <a href=\"http:\/\/hvshakespeare.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival<\/a>!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a title=\"All\u2019s Well that Ends Well; Act IV, Scene iii:  First Folio\" href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=3424\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here&nbsp;to&nbsp;see&nbsp;Act 4, Scene 3&nbsp;&#8211; First Folio<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a title=\"All\u2019s Well That Ends Well:  Act IV, Scene iii\" href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=3278\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here&nbsp;to&nbsp;see&nbsp;Act 4, Scene 3 &#8211; modern.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a title=\"Scansion: All\u2019s Well That Ends Well Act 4, Scene 3\" href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=3428\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for a&nbsp;fully&nbsp;scanned version of Act 4, Scene 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/JasonOConnell.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | Youtube Music | RSS All&#8217;s Well that Ends Well; Act 4, Scene 3 ParollesJune 12, 2014 &nbsp;&nbsp; &#8220;Holy Parolles!&#8221; How do you make an audience fall in love with Shakespeare\u2019s most irreverent, blasphemous and despicable characters?&nbsp; 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