{"id":9313,"date":"2026-04-02T17:44:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=9313"},"modified":"2026-04-02T17:44:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:44:34","slug":"drew-lichtenberg-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=9313","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Voigts"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3843\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9313-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/NancyVoigts.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/NancyVoigts.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/NancyVoigts.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/NancyVoigts.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?powerpress_pinw=9313-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/NancyVoigts.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"NancyVoigts.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=https%3A%2F%2Fstateofshakespeare.com%2F%3Fp%3D9313\" 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>The Merry Wives of Windsor;  Act 2 Scene 2 Mistress Quickly<br>April 2, 202<\/strong>6<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:59.86468%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Voigts-Nancy-663x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Voigts-Nancy-663x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Voigts-Nancy-663x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Voigts-Nancy-663x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Voigts-Nancy-663x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1658&#038;ssl=1 1658w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"2560\" data-id=\"9314\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?attachment_id=9314\" data-url=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Voigts-Nancy-663x1024.jpg\" data-width=\"1658\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Voigts-Nancy-663x1024.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:40.13532%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9317\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?attachment_id=9317\" data-url=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1_CST_MERRY-WIVES_Nancy-Voigts_Quickly_Photo-by-Jeff-Kurysz-1.png\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1_CST_MERRY-WIVES_Nancy-Voigts_Quickly_Photo-by-Jeff-Kurysz-1.png?w=695&#038;ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/958ca437532831.5747daab6ca03-1024x633.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/958ca437532831.5747daab6ca03-1024x633.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/958ca437532831.5747daab6ca03-1024x633.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/958ca437532831.5747daab6ca03-1024x633.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1400&#038;ssl=1 1400w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"865\" data-id=\"9316\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?attachment_id=9316\" data-url=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/958ca437532831.5747daab6ca03-1024x633.jpg\" data-width=\"1400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/958ca437532831.5747daab6ca03-1024x633.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2_CST_MERRY-WIVES_Photo-by-Jeff-Kurysz-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2_CST_MERRY-WIVES_Photo-by-Jeff-Kurysz-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2_CST_MERRY-WIVES_Photo-by-Jeff-Kurysz-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2_CST_MERRY-WIVES_Photo-by-Jeff-Kurysz-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2_CST_MERRY-WIVES_Photo-by-Jeff-Kurysz-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1800&#038;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2_CST_MERRY-WIVES_Photo-by-Jeff-Kurysz-1024x683.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=2000&#038;ssl=1 2000w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1708\" data-id=\"9315\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?attachment_id=9315\" data-url=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2_CST_MERRY-WIVES_Photo-by-Jeff-Kurysz-1024x683.jpg\" data-width=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2_CST_MERRY-WIVES_Photo-by-Jeff-Kurysz-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Which female character became such a fan favorite that\u00a0Shakespeare\u00a0featured her in four different plays? Award-winning actor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=9327\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Nancy Voigts<\/a>\u00a0brings this famously bawdy mischief-maker and mistress of misinformation to life in a vibrant new production of\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Merry Wives of Windsor<\/span>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagoshakes.com\/productions\/2526-the-merry-wives-of-windsor\/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23617898529&amp;gbraid=0AAAABCR-4StrzaysV4kANXhskuudJbans&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwyYPOBhBxEiwAgpT8P31aX5Wj2oSVidhytbGUHdUPPwQ2tmTn6e25C5zB-j6B1e5aPU_ASBoC2ZEQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Chicago Shakespeare Theatre<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click here for more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagoshakes.com\/productions\/2526-the-merry-wives-of-windsor\/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23617898529&amp;gbraid=0AAAABCR-4StrzaysV4kANXhskuudJbans&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwyYPOBhBxEiwAgpT8P31aX5Wj2oSVidhytbGUHdUPPwQ2tmTn6e25C5zB-j6B1e5aPU_ASBoC2ZEQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">information about the Chicago Shakespeare Theater<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click here to <a href=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=9323\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">follow along with the text<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click here for the <a href=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=9325\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">First Folio version of the text<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/NancyVoigts.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | Youtube Music | RSS The Merry Wives of Windsor; Act 2 Scene 2 Mistress QuicklyApril 2, 2026 Which female character became such a fan favorite that\u00a0Shakespeare\u00a0featured her in four different plays? 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