Synopsis
The show dedicated to revealing the plays of William Shakespeare as tasty entertainment for todays hungry audience. Be you actor or observer, this show offers a fresh look at some very old goods.
Episodes
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156 Wheel of Fire
31/05/2016 Duration: 49minKing Lear – Act IV scene 7, Act V scenes 1 & 2 – Father and daughter are reunited, even as Edmund plots to revoke their happy ending. Featuring: Emily C. A. Snyder, and G.Robin Smith.
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155 Great Stage of Fools
13/05/2016 Duration: 01h12minKing Lear – Act IV scene 6 – Nothing is as it seems... Edgar and Gloucester stand upon the verge, encounter the mad King, and run into a serviceable villain. Hollow Crown 2 Trailer BBC Amazon, The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses Heuristic Shakespeare App
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154 Simples Operative
16/04/2016 Duration: 39minKing Lear – Act IV scene 3, 4, & 5 – Lear has made it to Dover, Cordelia returns to the play, and Regan's got an eye for Edmund. Featuring: Emily C. A. Snyder
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153 The Difference of Man
02/04/2016 Duration: 46minKing Lear – Act IV scene 1 & 2 – Edgar encounters his blind father, as passion ignites in the north. Bardfilm
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151 To Bed at Noon
24/02/2016 Duration: 53minKing Lear – Act III scene 5 & 6 – Edmund betrays his father, while the broken Lear conducts an imaginary trial.
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150 Fie, Foh, and Fum
27/01/2016 Duration: 01h08minKing Lear – Act III scene 3 & 4 – Seeking shelter from the storm, Lear & company encounter Edgar (disguised as Poor Tom), while Gloucester makes a desperate decision. GUINNESS WORLD RECORD: Largest Shakespeare Battle Reenactment, Benefiting UW Drama Department Washington Shakespeare Festival Endowed Fund in Drama
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149 I've Seen Fire and I've Seen Rain
01/01/2016 Duration: 49minKing Lear – Act III scene 1 & 2 – Blow winds and crack your cheeks! Lear and his fool find themselves in the middle of nowhere, caught in a storm storm, and without so much as a hat.
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148 Children of Spleen
08/12/2015 Duration: 01h17minKing Lear – Act II scene 4 – It's a two on one grudge match: Old man Lear verses his thankless daughters!
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147 Thou Unnecessary Letter
18/11/2015 Duration: 01h01minKing Lear – Act II scene 2 & 3 – Kent bumps into a rival-messenger at Gloucester's house, while Edgar disappears. Jon Scholes
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146 A Queasy Question
27/10/2015 Duration: 56minKing Lear – Act II scene 1 – Gloucester receives a surprise visit, just as Edmund’s deceptions pay off, and whispered rumors hint of war. The Year of Lear OSF Play on! mentalfloss.com americantheatre.org npr.org newyorker.com
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145 Old Man Shadow
30/09/2015 Duration: 40minKing Lear – Act I scene 5 – Stuck waiting to leave, not even the fool's jokes can keep doubt and fear from creeping into Lear's thoughts. Featuring: G.Robin Smith Richard II (directed by Emily C. A. Snyder) National Theatre Live: Hamlet
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144 Serpent's Tooth
10/09/2015 Duration: 01h31minKing Lear – Act I scenes 3 & 4 – Goneril takes steps to remedy the burden of her father. A disguised Kent returns, and Lear's fool finally makes an appearance. Featuring: Kate Miller Kate Miller, IMDB I Know That Voice
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143 You Bastard!
19/08/2015 Duration: 01h03minKing Lear – Act I scene 2 – Edmund exposes his true nature, and eclipses his father Gloucester's trust in absent son Edgar, who eventually shows up.
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142 Something From Nothing
29/07/2015 Duration: 01h25minKing Lear – Act I scene 1 – The King has decided to retire and demands to know which of his daughters loves him the most, as he breaks apart the kingdom. It does not go well. Featuring: Rebecca Gross Ran
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141 Don't Fear the Lear
08/07/2015 Duration: 01h12minKing Lear – We begin series number ten with an introduction to Shakespeare's hardcore tragedy about a King and his three daughters. We talk history, Quarto vs.Folio, and breakdown an impossible persona. Peter Brook, Lear Ian Holm, Lear Olivier, Lear PBS RSC 2009, Ian McKellen, Lear 2014 Stratford Festival Lear Globe Lear 2014 First Encounter: RSC King Lear Shakespeare Uncovered: King Lear with Christopher Plummer Sling & Arrows Season 3 Talking Lear: Simon Russell Beale on King Lear King Lear – Nothing will come from nothing Fool, by Christopher Moore PlayShakespeare.com
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140 Twelfth Night
20/05/2015 Duration: 02h22minTwelfth Night – The complete audio, uninterrupted by commentary Featuring: Matt Gordon, as Orsino – www.mattbgordon.com Eve Marie Mugar, as Viola – www.evemariemugar.com Heather Ordover, as Maria – craftlit.com Emily C. A. Snyder, as Olivia – www.emilycasnyder.com
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139 The Wind and the Rain
14/05/2015 Duration: 01h27minTwelfth Night – Act 5 scene 1 – It's the end, as all our characters come together in one frantic collision. O,time, make it fadge! Featuring: Matt Gordon, Eve Marie Mugar, and Emily C. A. Snyder Tavern Wind & the Rain, by Trilsean, courtesy G.Robin Smith Dramatis personae Tracey Stewart Hollow Crown Season 2 Our cast: Matt Gordon, as Orsino – www.mattbgordon.com Eve Marie Mugar, as Viola – www.evemariemugar.com Heather Ordover, as Maria – craftlit.com Emily C. A. Snyder, as Olivia – www.emilycasnyder.com
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138 Check Please
01/05/2015 Duration: 56minTwelfth Night – Act 4 scene 1-3 – Sebastian is assaulted by Toby and Andrew. Malvolio endures torment by Sir Topas. Olivia finally gets her man... sort of. Featuring: Heather Ordover, and Emily C. A. Snyder. Down in A Hole, by Audrey Auld, courtesy of music.mevio.com The Time Traveler’s Guide to Elizabethan England Stewarty
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137 Hold Thy Spleen
15/04/2015 Duration: 01h05minTwelfth Night – Act 3 scene 4 – Olivia encounters a new suitor, as Malvolio shows us his cross-garters, and paths begin to cross. Featuring: Eve Marie Mugar, Heather Ordover, and Emily C. A. Snyder Okemah Moon, by Lee Alexander, courtesy of music.mevio.com Chicago Shakespeare Theater The Bill Shakespeare project The Shakespeare Standard “The False Issue of the “Illegality” of Female Performance”