The text has been chosen and cut, the actors given their parts, the play is rehearsed, and there's only one element missing: the audience. Nova Myhill, KP Powell, and Lia Wallace join us to discuss why the audience is perhaps the most crucial i
What is it really like in a "ren" rehearsal room? How is that different from the way early modern plays portray "rehearsal"? Does rehearsal every really end? Scholar Richard Preiss and ASC favorites Sarah Fallon and Brandon Carter do a deep div
This week scholar Sarah Dustagheer, actor-scholar Bob Jones, and Sarah Enloe, ASC's former Director of Education, join us to discuss the multifaceted world of "original practices" and which of them ASC actor's embrace (and some we don't).Got c
Dr. Roslyn Knutson and actors Tyler Moss and Chris Johnston explore the limitations of what historical records can actually tell us about early modern playing companies, what scholars can only guess at, and what today's theatre professionals kn
What do director-less actors do with their scripts once parts are distributed? How did Shakespeare’s actors negotiate lines and staging? How do ASC actors - veterans and newcomers to our stage - work through that process now? Ben Blyth, John Ha
After the text comes the technology of how that text is distributed to actors. Scholar Jim Marino and actors Gregory Jon Phelps and John Harrell discuss what has changed (and what has not) in the 400 or so years from Shakespeare’s time to our c
This season we’re exploring the question, “What is a ‘Ren’ Season?”. Hear from past and present members of the American Shakespeare Center Company in discussions surrounding how the iconic ASC Actors' Renaissance Season works—Episode 1: Join
Our intrepid Fall 2020 SHXSpace students (ages 14-18) spent several weeks engaging with Shakespeare through text, speech, movement and more alongside ASC Education Artist Aubrey Whitlock. Now, they're turned what they know into amazing podcast-
Our intrepid Fall 2020 SHXSpace students (ages 14-18) spent several weeks engaging with Shakespeare through text, speech, movement and more alongside ASC Education Artist Aubrey Whitlock. Now, they're turned what they know into amazing podcast
Our intrepid Fall 2020 SHXSpace students (ages 14-18) spent several weeks engaging with Shakespeare through text, speech, movement and more alongside ASC Education Artist Aubrey Whitlock. Now, they're turned what they know into amazing podcast
Our intrepid Fall 2020 SHXSpace students (ages 14-18) spent several weeks engaging with Shakespeare through text, speech, movement and more alongside ASC Education Artist Aubrey Whitlock. Now, they're turned what they know into amazing podcast
Originally recorded live at the Blackfriars Playhouse on February 14, 2020.Gust host and ASC Artistic Director Ethan McSweeny speaks with nationally recognized director, playwright, author, and teacher Scott Kaiser about a variety of topics, i
Originally recorded live at the Blackfriars Playhouse on April 5, 2019.ASC's longest-running company member & text captain John Harrell discusses Falstaff - one of the most famous characters in Shakespeare's canon. Recorded in 2019 while Harre
Originally recorded live at the Blackfriars Playhouse on January 31, 2020.ASC College Prep Programs Manager and graduate of Mary Baldwin University’s Shakespeare & Performance graduate program presents an abridged version of her thesis on what
Originally recorded live at the Blackfriars Playhouse in 2015 - yep, it's #retro!Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen discusses Shakespeare's classic comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream - now available to stream on BlkFrs TV!Join renowned Shakespeare scholar an
Originally recorded live at the Blackfriars Playhouse on February 21, 2020Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen discusses A King and No King, with insights into the language, the performance, and the Shakespeare connections of this Francis & Beaumont masterpie
Originally recorded live at the Blackfriars Playhouse on February 7, 2020Wondering who Prince Hal in Henry IV is? What happened before the play? How did we get here? Dr. Ralph presents Dr. Mary Hill Cole, professor of history at Mary Baldwin U
Originally recorded live at the Blackfriars Playhouse on March 13, 2020Dr. Ralph (boomer) covers the family dynamics at play in Much Ado About Nothing and Henry IV - three plays a part of our 2020 Actors' Renaissance season!Join renowned Shak