Podcasts about American Shakespeare Center

'Tis the Season of Giving and this episode of Big Blend Radio explores the myriad of ways to support our parks, the arts, military, kids and families, and more. Enjoy these inspiring conversations that offer practical ideas for giving back.  ON THIS EPISODE: - IVAN LEVIN gives an overview of the preservation and educational programs that the National Park Trust offers. Established in 1983, this non-profit dedicates 86% of its resources to park preservation and its youth, family, and military programs. Visit https://parktrust.org/   - CHRISTY WOOD, world champion horse trainer and author,  talks about her fundraising efforts to support the Independence Fund in purchasing all-terrain track chairs and funding caregiver programs for wounded veterans. Visit: https://independencefund.org/ and keep up with Christy at https://wdnhorse.com/  - VICTORIA CHICK, an artist based in Silver City, New Mexico, talks about raising funds to build the Southwest ​Regional ​Museum ​of ​Art ​and ​Art ​Center, ​which would be the first fine art museum in southwest New Mexico. Learn more at https://www.southwest-art-museum.org/ and visit Victoria's site at https://victoriachick.com/  - CLIFFORD GARSTANG, an author and writer based in Staunton, Virginia talks about some of his local non-profits including the Heifetz International Music Institute - https://heifetzinstitute.org/; the Staunton Music Festival - https://www.stauntonmusicfestival.org/, and the American Shakespeare Center - https://americanshakespearecenter.com/. Learn more about Cliff's writing at https://cliffordgarstang.com/  - LISA EVANS, travel writer and author, talks about the Operational Christmas Child program through Samaritan's Purse, see: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/. She also discusses ways to give back to areas in need, and how to be a "Good Samaritan" during the holiday travel season. Keep up with Lisa at: https://writerlisa.com/ 

The American Shakespeare Center July 30, 2024 Vanessa Morosco likes asking the big questions. As Executive Director of the American Shakespeare Center, she is perfectly positioned to do just that. Using Original Practices, Vanessa and ASC are re-centering the focus on Shakespeare for the 21st Century. Click here for more information on the American Shakespeare Center Click here for more information on Vanessa's 50/50 Shakespeare Project

Thinking Cap Theatre's Artistic Director Nicole Stodard talks with Jemma Alix Levy,  Theatre Director and Associate Professor of Acting and Directing at Washington and Lee University about Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. JEMMA'S BIO Jemma Alix Levy is an Associate Professor of Acting and Directing at Washington and Lee University and has directed professionally for over 25 years. She earned degrees from Amherst College, the University of Chicago, and Mary Baldwin University's program in association with the American Shakespeare Center, and she completed The Juilliard School's now-defunct graduate directing program.  Levy's directing work has won critical acclaim across the US and internationally, including for her own companies, Runamuck (Austin, TX), and Muse of Fire Theatre Company (Evanston, IL).  Before her arrival at Washington and Lee University, Jemma taught theatre and directed at Webster University's Conservatory of Theater Arts (MO), Wabash College (IN), Roosevelt University Chicago College for the Performing Arts (IL), Mary Baldwin University (VA), and The Brearley School (NY). Levy has also written adaptations based on the works of Shakespeare, Lope de Vega, and two-time National-Book-Award-nominee Howard Norman.  She is a certified Consent-Forward Artist.  www.jemmalevy.com Support for this program has been provided by the following Funds at the Community Foundation of Broward: John O. and Victoria C. Kirby Fund, Frederick W. Jaqua Fund, The Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation Broward Community Fund. Sponsored in part by the State of Florida through the Division of Arts and Culture and the National Endowment for the Arts, Broward County Cultural Division and a grant from The Our Fund Foundation, an LGBTQ community foundation. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-cap-theatre/support

My 16 year old daughter and I read all of Shakespeare's plays in one school year! Listen in as we share what we learned, what we'd do differently, what surprised us, and some of our best Shakespearean hot takes! Resources mentioned in this episode Free Quickstart Guide to Shakespeare: https://birdsend.page/forms/1063/9kAhJE4Rck Shakespeare in a Year spreadsheet is available to Humility and Doxology email subscribers:  https://birdsend.page/forms/1063/9kAhJE4Rck Complete Works of Shakespeare audio (please note- while almost all of this was excellent, a couple of the plays had some errors in the audio editing): https://www.amazon.com/shop/humilityanddoxology/list/G8WFSWDD04WK?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d Hamlet movie: https://www.amazon.com/shop/humilityanddoxology/list/G8WFSWDD04WK?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d Love's Labour's Lost movie: https://www.amazon.com/shop/humilityanddoxology/list/G8WFSWDD04WK?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d Shakespeare resources for Kids: https://www.humilityanddoxology.com/exploring-shakespeare-children/ American Shakespeare Center: https://americanshakespearecenter.com/ Kids Talk Church History podcast: http://kidstalkchurchhistory.org/ While you're here, would you take a minute to leave a rating and review in your podcast app? Send me a screenshot of your review and I'll send you my Abolition of Man webinar for FREE! Just email me your review screenshot at Amy@HumilityandDoxology.com Join Made2Homeschool for exclusive content and community: HumilityandDoxology.com/M2H ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.made2homeschool.com/a/2147529243/KNcPGL3t⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Homeschool Planning Guide: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.humilityanddoxology.com/homeschool-planning-guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shakespeare with Children: ⁠⁠https://www.humilityanddoxology.com/exploring-shakespeare-children/⁠⁠ Year of Memory Work: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.humilityanddoxology.com/year-of-memory-work/⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe, rate, and review ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Homeschool Conversations with Humility and Doxology⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Amy @HumilityandDoxology on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Humility and Doxology Online: Blog ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.humilityanddoxology.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HumilityAndDoxology⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://instagram.com/humilityanddoxology⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube.com/humilityanddoxology⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Amy's Favorites: ⁠⁠⁠https://humilityanddoxology.com/favorites⁠⁠⁠ This podcast and description contains affiliate links. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/humilityanddoxology/message

It's the movie of the book that we read. Email us at restrictedsectionpod@gmail.com to tell us what you thought of the Half-Blood Prince movie or even what you think of us! We'd love to read your email on the show. Be sure to subscribe to know right away about new episodes, and rate and review! SUPPORT US ON OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/therestrictedsection THANK YOU LOVE YOU BUY OUR MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/user/restricted-section-podcast THANK YOU LOVE YOU IG: https://www.instagram.com/restrictedsectionpod/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rspoddetentioncrew/   Check out our other amazing Deus Ex Media podcasts! www.deusexmedia.org   This episode featured: Christina Kann https://linktr.ee/christinakann Christina plugged When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill https://bookshop.org/a/97181/9780593466575 Brooke Matherly IG @passion_for_parks https://www.instagram.com/passion_for_parks/ Brooke plugged The Kings and Queens of Roam by Daniel Wallace https://bookshop.org/a/97181/9781476703985 Mary Clay Watt IG @mcturndownforwatt https://www.instagram.com/mcturndownforwatt/ Follow Skywalk Before You Run https://www.instagram.com/skywalkbeforeyourun/ Mary Clay plugged going to see a play with your friends! If you're in Virginia, check out the American Shakespeare Center. https://americanshakespearecenter.com/ Jason Hilton  IG @negativeselections https://www.instagram.com/negativeselections/ Jason plugged The Windsors https://www.netflix.com/title/80216651

Laughers, get ready to laugh, learn, and break any of your 'Shakesfear' as we delve into the enchanting world of the American Shakespeare Center! Experience the joy of Shakespearean theater in a whole new light and discover how they are breaking barriers making it accessible to all. As you journey through this episode with our guests Leah Wallace, the Education Programs Manager, and Aubrey Whitlock, the Associate Director of Education Programming, you will hear their passion and discover fascinating details about the history of the American Shakespeare Center's theater, including some surprising mistakes and misconceptions. Dive into the interactive nature of Shakespearean theater and its impact on the audience as our guests discuss the importance of creating an intimate and immersive experience that is hard to replicate in other mediums. Learn how the American Shakespeare Center strives to modernize the language without losing its essence, making it accessible and relatable to all with their stage productions and their educational programs. Get a behind the scenes look at their renowned theater camp for students aged 13-18. Discover how this camp fosters collaboration, creativity, and lifelong skills while producing incredible performances that you can enjoy on their YouTube channel. Plus, find out about their exciting leadership and adult programs, such as the adult version of the Drama Club and camp, weekend sessions for working professionals, and the highly anticipated conference that brings together academics and actors for a week of nerding out on all things Shakespeare. From debunking misconceptions about Shakespeare's language to exploring the legacy of the American Shakespeare Center, this episode is a treasure trove of insights and inspiration for theater enthusiasts of all ages. So, without further ado, be sure to join us as we break through our "Shakesfear" and embrace the transformative power of Shakespeare's plays and more! Cheers! American Shakespeare Center - Be sure to sign up for their mailing list! Website: https://americanshakespearecenter.com/ Theatre: Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market Street, Staunton, VA 24401 Offices: American Shakespeare Center, 20 S. New Street, Fourth Floor Staunton, VA 22401 Instagram: @americanshakespearecenter TikTok: @shakespearectr Facebook: American Shakespeare Center YouTube: American Shakespeare Center Keep up with the Campers & Their Educational Programs on Social! Instagram: @asctheatrecamp Facebook: American Shakespeare Center Theatre Camp Laughers, enjoy the award-winning delicious PrePOPsterous Gourmet Popcorn! Physical Location: 400 N Main St, Bridgewater, VA  Website: https://www.prepopsterous.com/  Discount promo code: LAUGH15  To learn more about X2 Comedy & Buy Tickets visit: https://www.x2comedy.com/ Facebook & Instagram: @x2comedy

Laughers, learn about all things Silk Moth Stage, a new unique outdoor theater experience from founder, professional director and dramaturg, Aili Huber! Aili earned her MFA from the American Shakespeare Center which brought her to the Shenandoah Valley in 2004 and she stayed. Listen to the stories and inspirations that are creating this place-based, artist-centered, and audience-connected theater through several Valley connections. Now in its second season, find out what plays they have and will be doing. Discover more about what your theatrical experience will be like here that includes a cozy campfire.. Find out about their picnic menu available to you. Learn how you can get a free ticket to a show for volunteering. If you are a theater artist, find out about auditions, playwright submissions and design openings. Get details on corporate sponsorships, group rates for a fun night out, their goodies in the merch shop and much more! Don't miss the fun story about where Aili learned to dye silk. Plus, find out about the area's lodging options nearby that include cabins, glamping options, tiny houses, basement apartments and some with gorgeous gardens and hot tubs!! It's a place where Laughers can have a shared story creation experience…Cheers!  Silk Moth Stage ~ Located in West Rockingham County near Dayton, VA *You get the exact address when you purchase a ticket to a show Website: https://silkmothstage.com/ Facebook & Instagram: Silk Moth Stage Laughers, get a discount & take PrePOPsterous Gourmet Popcorn with you! Located in Bridgewater, VA ~ Use code LAUGH15 To purchase to visit:  https://www.prepopsterous.com/ To learn more about X2 Comedy & Buy Tickets to a show: Visit: https://www.x2comedy.com/ Facebook & Instagram: @x2comedy

This week we return to the classic romantic comedy, Twelfth Night, to talk about the recent production at the American Shakespeare Center (directed by the amazing Jenny Bennett) and how it's a great example of how queering your casting and production concept can unlock new takes on a well-known, popular play. We also gossip about Jess's experience at the recent Early Modern Trans Conference, as well as some...um...highly questionable choices made by a certain theatre company for their ill-fated production of Romeo & Juliet. Bottom line, when in doubt: queer it up and say NO to Nazis.

Hi there, Today I am so happy to be arts calling Monica Cross! About Monica: Monica Cross studied English at New College of Florida (2006-2010), before going on to Mary Baldwin College (now Mary Baldwin University) where she earned her Master of Letters (2012) and M.F.A. (2013) in the Shakespeare and Performance graduate program.  She was a part of the first year of the MFA company model, and a founding member of Roving Shakespare.  She studied with Make Trouble in 2017, and has done choreography intensives with Intimacy Directors International and Neutral Chaos.    She has been the Playhouse Manager at the American Shakespeare Center, the Production Manager at Starlite Players, the Text Coach at the St. Petersburg Shakespeare Festival, and a Costume Designer for The Urbanite. From 2014-2019, she was the Production Manager and Technical Director of the Black Box Theater at New College of Florida, where she also taught courses in theatrical design. She has also taught at the University of South Florida St. Peterburg and Ringling College of Art and Design. Most recently, she has turned her attention towards playwriting. Her short plays have been produced in across the United States and online. Her one-act, Cyrano on the Moon, was produced at both the Tampa Fringe Festival and the Minnesota Fringe Festival. And her first full-length play, Wonder of Our Stage, was the winner of The Players New Play Festival in 2018 and produced as part of the Players Summer Sizzlers Series in 2019.  Her newest full-length play, The Aria of Julie d'Aubigny, the cross-dressing, sword-fighting, opera singer, wherein she seduces men and women alike, wins numerous duels, must be twice pardoned by the King, and eventually finds true love., was a semifinalist for both the O'Neill New Play Conference and the American Shakespeare Center's Shakespeare's New Contemporaries.    She was also the recipient of the 2019 John Ringling Towers Individual Artist Award for Performing Arts, and a Fellow at the Hermitage Artist Retreat 2019 Thanks for coming on the show, Monica! https://monicaatcross.wixsite.com/ https://twitter.com/theroaringgirl -- Arts Calling is produced by Jaime Alejandro at cruzfolio.com. If you like the show: consider reviewing the podcast and sharing it with those who love the arts, your support truly makes a difference! Check out cruzfolio.com for more podcasts about the arts and original content! Make art. Much love, j

Brandon Carter's passion is Shakespeare. His mission is to “Break the Legacy” of what Shakespeare roles look and sound like, especially at an epicenter of culture surrounding Shakespeare and his early modern contemporaries.He is the Artistic Director of the American Shakespeare Center. Located in the  Shenandoah Valley, Virginia's premiere classical theatre is at once intimate in scale and epic in imagination— creating vital, sophisticated, and accessible seasons built around a company of versatile actors performing in repertory all year round. The Center illuminates the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries, classic and new, refreshing the individual, fostering civil discourse, and creating community in the Blackfriars Playhouse and beyond.Brandon, who earned his MFA in acting from Penn State in 2014, joined The People of Penn State for an in-depth conversation on his career journey to the Shakespeare Center, using his role as an avenue for activism, and more. Visit Brandon's website and the website for the American Shakespeare Center. You can also follow Brandon on Instagram: @mistercart3r. Timestamps: 0:00 — Alma Mater Verse #10:16 — Intro 2:10 — Becoming a Penn Stater5:20 — Earning an MFA in acting from Penn State 8:45 — Career journey to the American Shakespeare Center 13:00 — Wanting to be an actor 15:35 — Ad Read #1 16:45 — Using his platform for activism 26:00 — 2020 interview on Social Justice movement 30:20 — Leading through the COVID-19 pandemic 36:15 — What draws people to Shakespeare 40:00 — Shakespeare's Sonnets41:47 — AD Read #2 43:35 — Lightning round questions45:30 — Outro46:35 — Alma Mater Verse #2 Learn more about the Penn State Alumni Association: alumni.psu.edu. Follow the Penn State Alumni Association on:FacebookTwitterInstagramLinkedIn 

We're back!! After a brief hiatus, we're returning with a bang to share our take on TROILUS AND CRESSIDA, featuring special guest Charlene V. Smith! Tune in for reminiscences about TROY (2004), bizarrely over-invested uncles, and objectively the weirdest ending in the canon. CONTENT NOTE: This play contains depictions of sexual assault and implied coercion, as well as wartime violence. Charlene V. Smith is an actor, director, and scholar, who has worked in the DC metropolitan area since 2006. She co-founded Brave Spirits Theatre in 2011 and became Artistic Director in 2014. Sadly, Brave Spirits was forced to close during the pandemic. But at that time, they were mid-way through a historic project to stage 8 of Shakespeare's history plays in rep. Shakespeare's Histories will now be released as audio recordings: https://t.co/T9BLg8YeUN Charlene completed her BA in English & Theatre at the College of William and Mary and studied at the London Dramatic Academy. She has an MLitt & an MFA in Shakespeare and Performance from Mary Baldwin College (now University) in partnership w/ the American Shakespeare Center. She has written and published in a variety of venues, both academic and public-facing — you can see them all here: https://t.co/MJ7aPJljtt And, important for our purposes, she recently taught Troilus and Cressida as part of a team-taught directing class at Mary Baldwin, so she is the perfect person to discuss this wacky play with us! If you love this episode, follow us on social media @NAShaxPodcast and subscribe to get notified about new episodes!

It might surprise you to learn that just about every production of a Shakespeare play that you've ever seen onstage has been cut, from student shows to Broadway revivals. Cutting Plays for Performance: A Practical and Accessible Guide, a new book by Aili Huber and Dr. Toby Malone, lays out some of the reasons that theater-makers cut Shakespeare's plays, and suggests some handy questions directors and dramaturgs should ask themselves as they take a pen to the plays. Barbara Bogaev interviews Huber about the argument that brought Huber and her co-author together, strategies for cutting plays, and how a good cut can reveal a new and exciting story. Aili Huber has been a theater director for over 20 years. She holds an MFA in directing from Mary Baldwin University and the American Shakespeare Center. Her new book, co-written with Dr. Toby Malone of SUNY-Oswego, is called Cutting Plays for Performance: A Practical and Accessible Guide. It was published by Routledge in December 2021. From the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast. Published January 18, 2022. © Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved. This podcast episode, “Your Way Is Shorter,” was produced by Richard Paul. Garland Scott is the associate producer. It was edited by Gail Kern Paster. Ben Lauer is the web producer. Leonor Fernandez edits a transcript of every episode, available at folger.edu. We had technical help from Andrew Feliciano and Evan Marquart at Voice Trax West in Studio City, California, and Mikael Glago at Midnight Spaghetti Productions in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Rory is the founder and CEO of VERB Technology. He began his career as an attorney at a major NYC law firm, representing world-renowned entrepreneurs. Since then, Rory changed the telecom industry landscape through a tech company start-up called Telx, he became a partner and 'Entrepreneur-in-Residence' in an NYC-based private equity fund, and he and his team created VERB and have re-invented what sales software applications should be in today's video-centric business and social environment. VERB is the market leader in interactive video-based sales enablement applications. The Company's Software-as-a-Service, or SaaS, platform is based on its proprietary interactive video technology. It is comprised of a suite of sales enablement business software products offered on a subscription basis. Its software applications are available in over 60 countries and more than 48 languages to both large enterprise and small business sales teams that need affordable, easy-to-use, and quick-to-get-results sales tools. Available in both mobile and desktop versions, VERB's applications are offered as a fully integrated suite and on a standalone basis. They include verbLIVE (Interactive Livestream eCommerce and Shoppable Video and Webinar applications), verbCRM (White-labelled Interactive Video-based Customer Relationship Management application), verbTEAMS (a Self Onboarding version of verbCRM with built-in verbLIVE and Salesforce synchronization for small businesses and solo entrepreneurs), verbLEARN (Interactive video and gamified Learning Management System application), and verbMAIL (an interactive video mail solution integrated seamlessly into Microsoft Outlook). With 200 employees, the Company maintains offices in Newport Beach, California, and American Fork, Utah. Rory has been actively involved in many charitable endeavors. He founded the US Chapter of Innocence in Danger, a global organization dedicated to protecting and rehabilitating children who have been victims of trafficking. He is also a former member of the Board of Trustees of The New York Institute of Technology and a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Shakespeare Center.

The American Shakespeare Center is closing for the Fall. Local governments are petitioning to hold virtual meetings permanently. The race for VA Govenor is tightening even more. The future of the VA rediscricting commision is in serious doubt.

Our twenty-second official episode of Meet Me At Mill Mountain: The Podcast features Tiffany Waters, Mill Mountain Theatre's newest Teaching Artist. Join Ginger Poole, the Producing Artistic Director of Mill Mountain Theatre, as she discusses Tiffany's journey throughout her career in the performing arts. Tiffany is joining the Mill Mountain team from Washington, D.C., where she works primarily as an actor and educator. She is a graduate of Mary Baldwin University's Shakespeare and Performance MLitt/MFA program in partnership with the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, V.A. Most recently, Tiffany has worked with Moonlit Wings Productions as a teaching artist educating and directing young performers ages 8-14 and is a troupe member of the Rude Mechanicals in D.C., where she made her directorial debut with a zoom production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and has appeared as Lady Capulet in Romeo and Juliet, the Duchess in Revenger's Tragedy, and the Jailor's Daughter in Two Noble Kinsmen. She is so grateful to once again have the opportunity to exist within the four walls of a theatre and is eager to welcome back our students and audiences!  

Lia Wallace joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to argue which of Shakespeare's villains thinks they're the hero of the story but is actually TheWorst(tm)! Lia brings Duke Vincentio (Measure for Measure) and has Stephanie argue for Henry V! CW: mention of sexual assault from 14:45-15:45 Vote for who you think should be the winner on Facebook (/p2mpod) or Twitter (@p2mpod)! Check out Lia through the American Shakespeare Center's education department website or twitter! Make sure to check out our Patreon for the bonus materials and extra content - including my picks for each of the months' episodes, and some new audition monologue content! Special thanks to our new network: Serious Business for bringing us on board and giving us the space to discuss such an important element of Shakespearean Theatre. Check out their other two shows Adventure Incorporated (an actual play DnD 5e podcast) and Ask The Pokedexpert (a highly academic question and answer podcast/stream about Pokemon)!

Sarah Enloe is the Director of Education at the American Shakespeare Center. We discuss the role an education director plays for a theater, the practical research efforts that infuse performances at the ASC, and how scholarship informs all aspects of the company. For a full transcript of today's episode go to beyondthelightspodcast.com.Mentioned in this Episode[00:01:36] American Shakespeare Center[00:01:58] Shakespeare Theater Association [00:03:56] #SHXCamp[00:04:20] Shakespeare and Leadership [00:09:44] Mary Baldwin University – Master of Letters/Master of Fine Arts[00:13:01] The Knight of the Burning Pestle[00:15:18] Actors’ Renaissance Season[00:18:00] Tiffany Stern [00:18:17] Shakespeare's Globe [00:18:19] Peter McCurdy[00:30:48] Stage of American Fight Directors[00:34:55] UIL One Act Play Festival[00:38:22] Anchuli Felicia King [00:38:37] Shakespeare's New Contemporaries[00:40:08] Ira Aldridge[00:44:49] Blackfriars Conference[00:47:33] Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay[00:47:34] Spanish Tragedy [00:48:03] Bonduca[00:48:09] Gallathea [00:57:41] Give Way To Night[00:57:44] From Unseen Fire[00:59:07] Blue Ridge Tunnel Trail[00:59:33] Basic City Beer[01:01:11] Baja Bean Co.Follow SarahFacebookTwitterInstagramASC Education DepartmentFollow Beyond the LightsWebsiteFacebookTwitterInstagram

Every wonder what it’s really like to be a working actor? Only 2% earn a living — and less than .04% achieve fame — yet few who follow that path would have it any other way. Award-winning actor, director, fight director and teacher Geoffrey Kent takes us backstage into the life of a working artist before, during, and (hopefully) after the pandemic and explains what it’s like to chase the horizon every day.Transcript is HERE.For more about Geoffrey visit: geoffreykent.com.

Do you have an idea of how you think your career is going to go? Most of us do, but the actual path is rarely what we envision. Charlie talks with actress Jessika Williams, who has been carving out a regional theater career for almost 15 years, traveling the country and living out of her van. She was featured in a NYTimes article discussing the tough career decision she made during this pandemic. Jessika relinquished her Equity card in order to play Othello at the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, VA. Jessika shares making that tough call, working in regional theater across the United States, living and traveling in her van, and the journey of taking on one of the most iconic roles in the English language. You can follow CBP on Instagram @creatingbehavior, and the Maggie Flanigan Studio @maggieflaniganstudio. Leave a message for Charlie at https://www.creatingbehaviorpodcast.com

Moll Cutpurse The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 72 A look at the life, legend, and literary figure of Mary Frith, aka Moll Cutpurse, 17th century English gender outlaw. In this episode we talk about: A brief biography and its sources Moll's criminal and theatrical careers Moll's gender performance and its reception The ambiguous evidence regarding Moll's sexuality This topic is discussed in one or more entries of the Lesbian Historic Motif Project here: Mary Frith/Moll Cutpurse Books mentioned The edited edition of Mary Frith's attributed diary is published as: Todd, Janet & Elizabeth Spearing ed.  1994.  Counterfeit Ladies: The Life and Death of Mary Frith Case of Mary Carleton.  William Pickering, London.  ISBN  1-85196-087-2 Ellen Galford's novel Moll Cutpurse depicts her as enjoying a long-term same-sex relationship. I reviewed the novel here . The Roaring Girl by Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker. The link is to a version of the text at archive.org, but the OCR version has not been cleaned up and is difficult to read. A full-cast audio production of The Roaring Girl is available from librivox.org. Based on a brief sample, the performance appears to be highly professional and easy to follow. title by author title by author I found two complete (although not necessarily unabridged) productions of The Roaring Girl on YouTube. Both are amateur productions and of highly variable quality.The Roaring Girl - Noah McBrayer Jones' MFA Candidacy Presentation Fall 2007 at American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse The Roaring Girl - performed by by the Students of West Suffolk College (sound volume is variable) A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog RSS: http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/ Twitter: @LesbianMotif Discord: Contact Heather for an invitation to the Alpennia/LHMP Discord server The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon Links to Heather Online Website: http://alpennia.com Email: Heather Rose Jones Twitter: @heatherosejones Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)

What do Stephen King, Clive Barker, Bram Stoker, and Edgar Allen Poe all have in common?? They WISH they could throw the gore the way Shakespeare did!! Take a trip with us back to the days before chainsaws and automatic weapons, when men were men and bears were bears and murder was up close and personal. To support our show on Patreon, go here:  https://www.patreon.com/user?u=35662364&fan_landing=trueTo visit our website go here:https://www.thebardcastyoudick.comTo donate to an awesome charity, go here:https://actorsfund.org/help-our-entertainment-communiity-covid-19-emergency-reliefLike us? Leave us a five-star rating and a review wherever you get your podcasts!!Episode Sources:Harkup, Katherine: Death by Shakespeare: Snakebites, Stabbings and Broken Hearts – Bloomsbury SigmaMeier, Allison: The Poisons, Potions and Charms of Shakespeare's Plays, hyperallergic.comMabillard, Amanda. Violence in Shakespeare's Plays. www.shakespeare-online.com Slingsby, Dr. Tim: Would Shakespeare's Potions Really Work? www.britishcouncil.orgHuxtable, Ryan J.: On the Nature of Shakespeare's Cursed Hebona Top Ten Most Interesting Shakespeare Deaths: SmashingLists.comHammond, Claudia: Would Shakespeare's poisons and drugs work in reality? BBC.comMaltby, Kate: What Shakespeare cam- and can't - teach us about Covid-19RSC.comAubrey Whitlock, The American Shakespeare Center

The number of new jobless claims in Virginia is down again for last week, but still way above average, as the state’s unemployment rate continues to climb… As Virginia begins to relax virus-related restrictions on businesses, public health experts at UVa warn the state risks a rise in infections… Even as Court Square Theater in Harrisonburg says it is closing down, the American Shakespeare Center has found new life online….

The number of new jobless claims in Virginia is down again for last week, but still way above average, as the state’s unemployment rate continues to climb… As Virginia begins to relax virus-related restrictions on businesses, public health experts at UVa warn the state risks a rise in infections… Even as Court Square Theater in Harrisonburg says it is closing down, the American Shakespeare Center has found new life online….

Many organizations have had to get creative during these times to continue to serve the community, including American Shakespeare Center in Staunton.

At 26, playwright Anchuli Felicia King has already seen her work performed on mainstages in London, Melbourne and Sydney, with US productions on the way.Also, Australian musical theatre performers unite for an online concert, and we take a closer look at the operas of the remarkably prolific Italian composer Rossini.

At 26, playwright Anchuli Felicia King has already seen her work performed on mainstages in London, Melbourne and Sydney, with US productions on the way. Also, Australian musical theatre performers unite for an online concert, and we take a closer look at the operas of the remarkably prolific Italian composer Rossini.

At 26, playwright Anchuli Felicia King has already seen her work performed on mainstages in London, Melbourne and Sydney, with US productions on the way. Also, Australian musical theatre performers unite for an online concert, and we take a closer look at the operas of the remarkably prolific Italian composer Rossini.

In the Versailles Ballroom at The Westgate Hotel, Theatre Corner sits down with Shakespearean Actor Rene Thornton Jr. He recently performed as Antonio in The Old Globe's productions of "The Tempest" and "Much Ado About Nothing." From 2004 to 2017, he was a resident company member at American Shakespeare Center in Virginia, where he appeared in more than 137 roles and 118 productions, performing in every play in Shakespeare's Folio. Mr. Thornton has an M.F.A. in Theatre, Professional Theatre Training Program at University of Delaware, and a B.F.A. in Theatre, University of Utah. New episodes every Thursday! #TheatreCornerThursday

In this episode of This is Centenary, we drop in on the monthly Colloquium sponsored by the Department of English. In November 2019, the department invited Jim Warren, founding artistic director of the American Shakespeare Center and guest director for the Marjorie Lyons Playhouse production of The Tempest, to lead a conversation about the play.

American Shakespeare Center's artistic director, Ethan McSweeny sat with Eric Tucker in the new Masters of the Stage series, Careers in the Classics.

On July 6th, 2019, American Shakespeare Center's artistic director, Ethan McSweeny sat with Sharon Ott, the director of ASC's production of Antony and Cleopatra, for the inaugural episode of the brand new Masters of the Stage series, Careers in the Classics.

cw: adult language, religious trauma, eating disorder Bridget McCarthy (she/her,@SomethingWittyPlease) is an actor, playwright, teaching artist, and community theatre maker.  In 2013, she stepped into a men’s prison for the first time and witnessed a theatre making circle. She fell in love with theatre as a tool of amplification, empowerment, and connection. Since then, she’s worked with the American Shakespeare Center, Elm Shakespeare, Pigeon Creek Shakespeare, Cincinnati Shakeapeare, and is now in residence at the Atlanta Shakespeare Company.  Bridget’s greatest bliss is using theatre as a tool of amplification for unexpected voices. She has devised new theatre pieces with her neighbors experiencing incarceration, homelessness, folks who are reintegrating into life after sexual slavery, with those battling addiction, and with brave new Americans who came to us as refugees.  In addition to community work, she is an advocate for eating disorder awareness and mental health destigmatization. Her one woman show is called Fat Juliet: One Woman’s Unsolicited Thoughts About Eating Disorders, Christian Extremism, Shakespeare, and AC/DC. It premiers this summer in Atlanta and is available for booking starting this fall.    Host: Emily Stamets (she/her), @theemilystamets Original music: Jaclyn S. O'Connor Graphics: Tiffany Spence

When we talk about Shakespeare’s theaters, most often we mean The Globe, with it’s iconic “O’ shape, we sometimes forget that Shakespeare’s plays were actually performed in a variety of venues, and that William was involved in starting the first indoor theater anywhere in the world when he, and his longtime business partner Richard Burbage, established the then-risky venue, The Blackfriars. With the only accurate replica of The Blackfriars in the world, no one knows the history of this theater better than The American Shakespeare Center, which is why we’ve asked Sarah Enloe, the Director of Education at The ASC to visit with us today and take us behind the curtain to look at the history of Shakespeare’s lesser known, but equally as innovative, indoor theater, The Blackfriars.

PRE-ORDER the new issue of Treading the Boards which will be available next week. Some theatres have announced seasons (thank goodness it keeps me in business when they do that). There's an artistic director leaving and another coming in and some really good interviews to tell you about. Oh, and I saw the Terrence McNally documentary. JOIN THE MAILING LIST SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS Cape May Stage, NJ Barter Theatre, VA Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre, NC WHO'S IN & WHO'S OUT Joanie Schultz is leaving WaterTower Theatre, TX Ethan Paulini is joining Weathervane Theatre as the AD ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS Ethan McSweeny talks about why he gave American Shakespeare Center a chance and what he sees for the theater's future Actor Jefferson Mays talks about his work in the new adaptation he and his wife wrote for A Christmas Carol. Desdemona Chiang talks about directing her latest production of King of Yees at Baltimore's Center Stage. DON'T FORGET TO PRE-ORDER THE LATEST ISSUE OF TREADING THE BOARDS WHICH WILL SHIP NEXT WEEK. THANKS FOR LISTENING AND HAVE A CREATIVE DAY!

Moll Cutpurse The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 26d A look at the life, legend, and literary figure of Mary Frith, aka Moll Cutpurse, 17th century English gender outlaw. In this episode we talk about A brief biography and its sources Moll’s criminal and theatrical careers Moll’s gender performance and its reception The ambiguous evidence regarding Moll’s sexuality Links Blog entries that mention Mary Frith/Moll Cutpurse are tagged here. The edited edition of Mary Frith's attributed diary is published as: Todd, Janet & Elizabeth Spearing ed.  1994.  Counterfeit Ladies: The Life and Death of Mary Frith Case of Mary Carleton.  William Pickering, London.  ISBN  1-85196-087-2 Ellen Galford's novel Moll Cutpurse depicts her as enjoying a long-term same-sex relationship. I reviewed the novel here. The Roaring Girl by Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker There is a version of the text of The Roaring Girl at archive.org, but the OCR version has not been cleaned up and is difficult to read. A full-cast audio production of The Roaring Girl is available from librivox.org here. Based on a brief sample, the performance appears to be highly professional and easy to follow. I found two complete (although not necessarily unabridged) productions of The Roaring Girl on YouTube. Both are amateur productions and of highly variable quality. The Roaring Girl - Noah McBrayer Jones' MFA Candidacy Presentation Fall 2007 at American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse The Roaring Girl - performed by by the Students of West Suffolk College (sound volume is variable) More info The Lesbian Historic Motif Project lives at: http://alpennia.com/lhmp You can follow the blog on my website (http://alpennia.com/blog) or subscribe to the RSS feed (http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/) If you have questions or comments about the LHMP or these podcasts, send them to: contact@alpennia.com A transcript of this podcast is available here. If you enjoy this podcast and others at The Lesbian Talk Show, please consider supporting the show through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLesbianTalkShow

In our first "mini-sode" of the summer, we revisit a chunk of our conversation with Patrick Aaron Harris that didn't make it into the Merchant 101 episode...because it was about Hamlet - the American Shakespeare Center's Hamlet, to be precise - and we bird-walked deep into our FEELINGS about it.

You can subscribe to ShakenBakeCast on iTunes at tinyurl.com/y9543wku Follow me on Twitter at @ShakenBakeMHS. --------------- Sarah Enloe Director of Education at the American Shakespeare Center discusses its educational programs and adherence to staging conditions. https://americanshakespearecenter.com/

Macbeth; Act 3, Scene 1MacbethJanuary 25, 2018 Benjamin Curns has been with the American Shakespeare Center for 16 years.  In this interview with a recent black belt, Ben describes the magic of ASC, the perspective he has gained over the years and dives deep into an oft overlooked speech from Macbeth. Click here to follow along with the text. Click here for a First Folio version of the text. Click here for a scanned version of the text.

Anne Morgan is the literary manager of the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, VA, which has created the “Shakespeare's New Contemporaries” project, a ground-breaking undertaking to discover, develop, and produce a new canon of 38 plays inspired by and in conversation with Shakespeare's originals. Anne sat down at this year's Shakespeare Theatre Association conference, hosted by Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, to discuss the origins of this very exciting project, its ultimate scope, and what's involved with administrating this wide-ranging, blind-reading, open-application process. Featuring outstanding opportunities for emerging or unrepresented playwrights, the power of embracing Shakespeare's original staging practices, the importance and value of learning from your actors and learning from your audience, the removal of unconscious bias, and the important difference between dramaturgs and dramaturds. Recorded LIVE at the 2018 Shakespeare Theatre Association Conference. (Length 17:45)

American Shakespeare Center Co-Founder, Ralph Alan Cohen, and Director of Education, Sarah Enloe, discuss why we still perform Shakespeare, what are the original practices of Shakespeare, and how the American Shakespeare Center utilizes those techniques.

Amy Wratchford, the managing director of the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton,…  Read More→ The post Partnering with PBS - a conversation with Amy Wratchford of American Shakespeare Center first appeared on Audience Development Specialists.

As a singer, RACHELLE FERRELL is a quintuple threat: Besides having success as a jazz singer, she is also well respected in the R&B, pop, gospel, and classical music genres as well. Known for her six octave range, Ferrell is also an accomplished pianist who has worked with Lou Rawls, Patti LaBelle, Vanessa Williams, and George Duke. For tickets call (800) 380-3095 or www.TheRrazzRoom.com David Mamet's RACE at ACT-SF through Nov. 13, 2011 features SUSAN HEYWARD as "Susan," whose credits include: in New York: Ruined (Manhattan Theatre Club), Nathan the Wise and The Oedipus Cycle (The Pearl Theatre Company), I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady from Rwanda (The Phoenix Ensemble), and The Snow Queen (Urban Stages), as well as readings at The Public Theater and Red Bull Theater. Regional credits include Sabrina Fair (Ford's Theatre), The Master Builder (Yale Repertory Theatre), You Can't Take It with You (Peterborough Players), and numerous plays with the American Shakespeare Center, including, Romeo and Juliet, Antony and Cleopatra, The Winter's Tale, The Tempest, Othello, Hamlet, Pericles, and As You Like It. Film and television credits include Ma'George, The Big Date, Oedipus, Revelations, 30 Rock, Law & Order, and Michael and Michael Have Issues. She received her training at Carnegie Mellon University and the Moscow Art Theatre School of Acting.