Dr. Sara B.T. Thiel explores how the musical adaptation of Jane Austen’s EMMA makes us love the story’s heroine—despite ourselves. Today you’ll hear clips from the musical adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel, written by Paul Gordon and directed b

ASIDES 1.5: SIX, Queens of the Castle

May 26th, 2020 40m 44s

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 Ameri

ASIDES 1.5: Love's Labor's Lost, A Brace of Words

May 19th, 2020 36m 35s

Dr. Rebecca L. Fall helps make sense of the nonsense in Shakespeare’s complex and witty comedy, LOVE’S LABOR’S LOST, directed by Marti Maraden in 2017. Becky Fall is a nonprofit administrator, public humanities strategist, and award-winning

ASIDES 1.4: Emma, Make the Match

May 12th, 2020 32m 45s

ASIDES 1.3: Macbeth, The Bell Invites Me

May 5th, 2020 31m 27s

Katie Blankenau illuminates important sound cues in MACBETH to reveal how they reflect characters’ own struggles with good and evil. Katie dives into CST’s 2018 MACBETH, directed by Aaron Posner and Teller (of Penn & Teller). Throughout this

ASIDES 1.2: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Love in Idleness

Apr 28th, 2020 30m 37s

Dr. Stephen Bennett examines the complex relationships in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM—and tells us what the prairie vole has in common with Shakespeare's comedy. Today we’ll hear Steve introduce Joe Dowling’s DREAM, performed at CST during our 20

ASIDES 1.1: Henry V, Unto The Breach

Apr 22nd, 2020 35m 34s

Dr. Elizabeth Charlebois explores the "convergence of firsts" in Shakespeare's HENRY V and she'll dive deep into how Harry performs his role as King. You'll hear Beth introduce CST’s production of HENRY V, directed by Christopher Luscombe in 20

Trailer: Welcome to ASIDES

Apr 21st, 2020 2m 18s

Inspired by Shakespeare’s "asides"—moments when characters speak directly to the audience and pull them into the story—this podcast shares the world of theater making from our home on Chicago’s Navy Pier. ASIDES shares valuable insights from ou

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