Brush up your Shakespeare with co-hosts Charlotte Ahlin and Danielle Cohn as we read and review every single play the Bard ever wrote.
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Hold onto your sons, because this week we kick off our bloody summer blockbuster discussion of TITUS ANDRONICUS! Trigger warning for... everything. All of it. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!
To listen or not to listen… to this week’s episode! This pod is full of choices as we explore Ryan North’s Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Hamlet, TO BE OR NOT TO BE! Our choices lead us to discussing Pompeii, Aaron Sorkin’s girl-boss-ification of CAMELOT, and why choose your own adventure novels are the video games of books. (And also Hamlet.) Support the show by telling a friend, following us on…
This week we review another episode of Shakesp- JUST KIDDING IDIOT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ANCIENT ROME AGAIN. WE TRICKED YOU! IT'S TOO LATE! YOU'LL NEVER ESCAPE! Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!
Charlotte is trapped in the wilds of Canada this week, but never fear — Danielle is joined by our first-ever guest, the incredible actor (and FRIEND) Đavid Lee Huỳnh! Đavid tells us about his experience in The Public Theater/NAATCO’s currently running production of Henry VI, as well as his personal journey with Shakespeare. We talk remounting a production post-Covid, getting beaten up onstage,…
This week we take a look at the first episode of a fascinating animated anthology of Shakespeare stories! Come for the analysis of adaptational choices, stay for the examination of ponytail lengths. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!
It's time to polish off the cast of TROILUS AND CRESSIDA! This week we discuss the play's last remaining divas, get REALLY into insult comedy, and read a Goodreads review for the ages. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!
This week we continue to discuss TROILUS AND CRESSIDA, and wrestle with the age-old question: is it still cheating if your dad makes you switch armies? Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!
We're back with more TROILUS AND CRESSIDA. Come for the ahistorical post-modern anti-romance, stay for the syphilis! Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!
This week we discuss Shakespeare's least romantic romance, TROILUS AND CRESSIDA. Join us for bizarro Iliad fanfiction featuring Troilus, Cressida, Ulysses, Achilles, and Achilles' very real girlfriend who goes to a different school. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!
Danielle is sick this week, so producer Valerie comes off the bench for a rollicking discussion about the greatest literature ever performed by actors, and also some Shakespeare while we're at it. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!
