Dr. Regina Buccola takes a closer look at the true stories of Henry VIII’s six wives, the subjects of the pop-musical sensation SIX by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss. In this final episode of ASIDES season one, you’ll hear clips from the North American premiere of SIX at Chicago Shakespeare Theater in 2019.

This talk was recorded on May 21, 2019 as the Theater’s annual Scholar Luncheon.

Gina Buccola is Chicago Shakespeare’s Scholar-in-Residence and Professor of English and Chair of Humanities at Roosevelt University in Chicago, where she specializes in Shakespeare, non-Shakespearean early modern drama, and Women's and Gender Studies. She is a published poet and a scholar who has written several works on early modern English drama and culture, most recently Haunting History on Stage: Shakespeare in the USA and Canada.

To see photos and video from CST’s production of SIX, or to learn more about the cast, crew, and creative team visit www.chicagoshakes.com/six.

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This episode was produced by Sara B.T. Thiel, Margaret McCall, Forrest Williams, and Aaron Roberts, with editing by Joe Disbrow and additional support from Krissi McEachern. You can find our episode transcriptions at www.chicagoshakes.com/asides.

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