{"id":9106,"date":"2026-04-29T12:35:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T16:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=9106"},"modified":"2026-05-20T17:03:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T21:03:43","slug":"drew-lichtenberg-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=9106","title":{"rendered":"Jesse Berger and McKinley Belcher III"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_129\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9106-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/RedBull.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/RedBull.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/RedBull.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p 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class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Director&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=9373\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jesse Berger&nbsp;<\/a>and actor&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=9374\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">McKinley Belcher III&nbsp;<\/a>dish up their critically acclaimed&nbsp;<em>Titus Andronicus<\/em>, now in an extended run with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.redbulltheater.com\/?gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=21645293754&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADJMYohO8exLL1C3gam9G3aUYpQLW&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwtcHPBhADEiwAWo3sJg5LDWIpu9ExathEzN0Cn-NKUC8pKQ9fmvc1I1xnhNas4SzoMX4xLhoCi6IQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Red Bull Theater<\/a>&nbsp;in&nbsp;New York City. Together, we carve into why Shakespeare&#8217;s notoriously blood-soaked tragedy serves the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click here for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redbulltheater.com\/?gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=21645293754&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADJMYohO8exLL1C3gam9G3aUYpQLW&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwtcHPBhADEiwAWo3sJg5LDWIpu9ExathEzN0Cn-NKUC8pKQ9fmvc1I1xnhNas4SzoMX4xLhoCi6IQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">information about Red Bull Theater<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click here to <a href=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=9384\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">follow along with the text<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click here for a <a href=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=9385\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Folio Version<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click here for a <a 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