{"id":9403,"date":"2026-05-19T14:58:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=9403"},"modified":"2026-05-19T14:58:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:58:28","slug":"drew-lichtenberg-4-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=9403","title":{"rendered":"Bedlam"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5009\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9403-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/Bedlam.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/Bedlam.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/Bedlam.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\" style=\"font-size:27px\"><strong>Othello<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\" style=\"font-size:27px\"><strong><br>May 19, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter 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