{"id":4281,"date":"2015-01-14T10:21:35","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T15:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=4281"},"modified":"2022-09-19T08:01:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T12:01:58","slug":"eric-tucker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=4281","title":{"rendered":"Eric Tucker"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2215\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4281-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/EricTucker.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/EricTucker.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/EricTucker.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links 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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 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:27px\"><strong>Hamlet;  Act 4, Scene 4<strong> <\/strong><br>Hamlet <br><strong>January 14, 2015<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default 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target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bedlam<\/a>, lets us in past the velvet ropes&nbsp;for a look at&nbsp;a company that is being lauded as one of the best in New York City. &nbsp;Performing a piece from Act 4, Scene 4 of Hamlet, Mr. Tucker&nbsp;moves his audience with questions. &nbsp;What does Hamlet have to say about honor and would&nbsp;Shakespeare agree? &nbsp;To pause or not to pause? &nbsp;Is there a method to the madness, or is it just bedlam?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Click here to <a title=\"Hamlet:  Act IV, Scene iv\" href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=4267\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">follow along with the text<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Click here for <a title=\"Hamlet:  Act IV, Scene iv:  Second Quarto\" href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=4270\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Second Quarto&nbsp;version<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Click here for a <a title=\"Scansion:  Hamlet Act 4, Scene 4\" href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=4247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scanned version of the text<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Click here for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/the-best-theater-of-2014-broadway-musicals-are-going-going-1419481740\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wall Street Journal&#8217;s article<\/a> naming Eric Tucker the best director of 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/EricTucker.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | Youtube Music | RSS Hamlet; Act 4, Scene 4 Hamlet January 14, 2015 Choose the words! 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