{"id":9451,"date":"2026-06-24T16:25:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=9451"},"modified":"2026-06-24T16:25:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:25:48","slug":"drew-lichtenberg-4-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=9451","title":{"rendered":"Jacob Ming-Trent"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9819\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9451-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/JacobMingTrent.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/JacobMingTrent.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/JacobMingTrent.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p 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rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Scanned version<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click here for a <a href=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=9461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">First Folio version<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/JacobMingTrent.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | Youtube Music | RSS Macbeth; Act 5, Scene 5 MacbethJune 24, 2026 For a poor player, strutting and fretting on the stage, sometimes words and verse can spell the difference between life and death.\u00a0 Jacob Ming-Trent stars in his<\/p>\n <a href='https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=9451' 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