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In the final episode of Season 1 of Party Bard, Molly and Jack celebrate one of the great Shakespeare adaptations: Julie Taymor’s 1999 movie version of Titus Andronicus. They marvel at Taymor’s ability to draw exceptional performances from her
In this performance episode, Jack and Molly watch the Shakespeare's Globe 2014 production of ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA. Molly can't deal with all of her feelings about Eve Best. They both appreciate a thoughtfully divided Antony, a scene-stealing Ch
In this Speech episode, Jack and Molly dig into Henry V's famous battle-rousing monologue. Both geek out over Mark Rylance's more somber and nuanced interpretation. They also discuss rhetorical devices, toxic masculinity, and somehow bring it a
We recorded this apology because yesterday you may have seen an episode on Shakespeare in Love drop in your podcast feed. That was a mistake. Back in the early fall of 2017, before accusations of rape and sexual assault against Harvey Weinstein
In this character episode, Molly and Jack take on one of the baddest mothers in Shakespeare. Come to think of it, she's one of the only mothers. It's Volumnia from Coriolanus, the mom so powerful she stopped an army of men in their tracks and b
In this Scene episode, Jack and Molly dig into act one, scene 5 of ROMEO AND JULIET – the infamous doomed meeting of the famous doomed lovers. This scene has it all: Fiery bitchcake Tybalt, perfect comic timing from the Nurse, Benvolio being re
In this 'adaptation' episode, Molly and Jack discuss Margaret Atwood's imaginative re-telling of the Tempest, "Hag-Seed." An entry in the Hogarth Shakespeare series, this book features an enthralling deep dive in to the main character's psyche,
Happy Valentine's Day! Shakespeare wrote some great love poetry. Sonnet 130 also known as "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun" is up there with the best, even if it might not seem like it at first. Molly and Jack discuss the sonnet as w
In this speech episode, Jack and Molly do a close reading of Lady Macbeth's soliloquy, "Come you spirits/That tend on mortal thoughts." They discuss a feminist (read: better, fair) interpretation of Lady Macbeth, and get into the multiple meani
In this character episode, Molly and Jack take time to examine the arc of everyone's favorite barge-appreciator, Enobarbus. Along the way they discover that Enobarbus' name is super fun for riffing, Jack manages to mention Bruce Springsteen, an
In this episode, Molly and Jack tackle two of the funniest scenes in all of Shakespeare. First, in 2.3, Benedick's friends do some bad improv to surreptitiously inform him that Beatrice likes him. Then, in 3.1, Beatrice's cousin does some great
Jack and Molly watch Loncraine and McKellen's 1995 adaptation of Richard III for the first time, and marvel at its various wonders: Fascinating directorial choices, devastating POV reveals, and RDJ in a perfect 1930s cream colored suit. Ian McK
Starring Stephen Fry as Malvolio, Mark Rylance as Olivia and Johnny Flynn as Viola, this all star (all male) cast takes Twelfth Night all the way back to its beginnings. Molly and Jack discuss the delightful music, comfortable blocking and hila
Jack and Molly close read Othello's recount of the wooing of Desdemona from act 1, scene 3. But who's really wooing who in this speech? Is storytelling a form of witchcraft? They also consult the OED for Shakespeare's definition of pity. Desdem
How do you make two crowns from an egg? Why are there no more than seven stars? Who can tell why a snail has a house? Who is the coolest fool of them all? These questions and more answered in this character episode of Party Bard on the archetyp
Crows, arrows, the creepiest Lady Macbeth ever put to film, and a fog drenched adaptation of one of the bard's most harrowing works: it's Throne of Blood! Even though Halloween doesn't fall on a Wednesday this year, the excuse to talk about thi
Jack and Molly hop into the courtroom with Portia, Antonio, and Shylock. They consult the OED for the definitions of Mercy, and Jack fixes the problem in Problem Plays. What is Mercy? What is Justice? Are Antonio and Bassanio in love? (yes.)
Should Malvolio be played by a tarantula or the Dark Lord? What are the similarities and differences between Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and the 2006 romantic comedy She's the Man? Molly and Jack, speaking as completely objective third party ob
Jack and Molly introduce a new, rotating category of PB episode: Performance! They're talking Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard's sweeping 2015 film version of MACBETH, and discuss some strong adaptation choices, many of which they love.
Molly and Jack do a close reading of Caliban's The Isle is Full of Noises speech from The Tempest. Along the way they find a number of possible candidates for the 2020 election and many reasons to remain very afeared.
In their first Character episode, Jack and Molly draw back the curtain on HAMLET's Polonius, terrible royal advisor, and even worse father. And one of the most-quoted characters in Shakespeare, and possibly the English language. We're doing som
Jack and Molly take a stab at their first Scene episode, with the famous assassination in act three of Shakespeare's possibly bro-iest play, Julius Caesar. Brutus and Cassius really messed this one up, folks. Related: Vote for Gretchen Wieners
Molly and Jack serve up a special episode of Party Bard -- henceforth known as a "surprise party" -- and in it they discuss a one-of-a-kind adaptation of Hamlet. The adaptation is 88 minutes long, was shot in 3 days, has condensed the play to t
In the first full episode of Party Bard, Molly and Jack dig into a brilliant adaptation of one of their least favorite Shakespeare plays, Taming of the Shrew. That adaptation is 10 Things I Hate About You, a teen rom com set in a California hig
Ain’t no party like a Shakespeare party, ‘cause a Shakespeare party usually ends in like 10 members of the royal family getting murdered. Molly Booth and Jack Rossiter-Munley like to talk about Shakespeare more than is strictly reasonable, and
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