As You Like It – Act V, scene 1 and 2 Touchstone confronts a rival lover, and Rosalind promises a miracle.

As You Like It – Act V, scene 1 and 2 Touchstone confronts a rival lover, and Rosalind promises a miracle.

238 The Magician

As You Like It – Act IV, scene 2 and 3 Silvius delivers Phoebe’s letter, and Oliver finds Ganymede and Aliena.

As You Like It – Act IV, scene 2 and 3 Silvius delivers Phoebe’s letter, and Oliver finds Ganymede and Aliena.

237 The Lioness

As You Like It – Act IV, scene 1 Ganymede attempts to cure Orlando, which sinks Rosalind deeper in love.

As You Like It – Act IV, scene 1 Ganymede attempts to cure Orlando, which sinks Rosalind deeper in love.

236 Wicked Son of Venus

As You Like It – Act III, scene 5 Rosalind inserts herself into a pageant of disharmony, and only makes things worse.

As You Like It – Act III, scene 5 Rosalind inserts herself into a pageant of disharmony, and only makes things worse.

235 Know Yourself

As You Like It – Act III, scene 3 &amp; 4 – Even a goat knows that love can turn a person into a fool but won’t make a fool personable.

As You Like It – Act III, scene 3 &amp; 4 – Even a goat knows that love can turn a person into a fool but won’t make a fool personable.

234 Among the Goats

As You Like It – Act III scene 1 &amp; 2 Oliver is uprooted from his comfy life, as words abound in the forest.

As You Like It – Act III scene 1 &amp; 2 Oliver is uprooted from his comfy life, as words abound in the forest.

233 The Trees Say Rosalind

As You Like It – Act II, scene 6 &amp; 7 Unexpected encounters in the forest, as if life were a play.

As You Like It – Act II, scene 6 &amp; 7 Unexpected encounters in the forest, as if life were a play.

232 All the World’s a Stage

As You Like It – Act II, scene 4 &amp; 5 Rosalind, Celia, and Touchstone arrive in the forest. Jaques offers a dissenting note.

As You Like It – Act II, scene 4 &amp; 5 Rosalind, Celia, and Touchstone arrive in the forest. Jaques offers a dissenting note.

231 The Forest of Arden

As You Like It – Act II, scene 1, 2, 3 While Duke Senior and his followers thrive in exile, Orlando is introduced to the perils of excellence.

As You Like It – Act II, scene 1, 2, 3 While Duke Senior and his followers thrive in exile, Orlando is introduced to the perils of excellence.

230 The Uses of Adversity

As You Like It – Act I, scene 3 – Rosalind and Celia’s world undergoes a sudden transformation.

As You Like It – Act I, scene 3 – Rosalind and Celia’s world undergoes a sudden transformation.

229 Aliena and Ganymede

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Macbeth- Pre-show. Time to start our series on one of Shakespeare's darkest plays. It's all fun and games until you start slipping around in the gore. She's a witch, by Oland, courtesy of music.mevio.com  1971 Macbeth, directed by Roman Polanski   1979 A Performance of Macbeth, wit Ian McKellen, Judy Dench, and Ian McDiarmid     Throne of Blood, by Akira Kurosawa   2010 Macbeth, with Patrick Stewart Watch it on PBS   Men of Respect   Slings and Arrows   Shakespeare Retold   Macbett (The Caribbean Macbeth)  DOLTS  Death Time/Weather/Nature Order the need of order is ever present Love or close cousins: Jealousy &amp; Hatred Transformation high to low, low to high, hero to tragic figure, etc. Sovereignty Who owns me: my destiny, my body, my property, my virginity, etc. 

Macbeth- Pre-show. Time to start our series on one of Shakespeare's darkest plays. It's all fun and games until you start slipping around in the gore. She's a witch, by Oland, courtesy of <a href="http://music.mevio.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">music.mevio.com</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067372/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">1971 Macbeth, directed by Roman Polanski</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079499/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">1979 A Performance of Macbeth, wit Ian McKellen, Judy Dench, and Ian McDiarmid</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050613/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Throne of Blood, by Akira Kurosawa</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1570337/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">2010 Macbeth, with Patrick Stewart</a> <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/macbeth/watch-the-full-program/1030/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Watch it on PBS</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102432/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Men of Respect</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387779/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Slings and Arrows</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0453514/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Shakespeare Retold</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0770784/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Macbett (The Caribbean Macbeth)</a></li> </ul> DOLTS <ol> <li>Death Time/Weather/Nature</li> <li>Order the need of order is ever present</li> <li>Love or close cousins: Jealousy &amp; Hatred</li> <li>Transformation high to low, low to high, hero to tragic figure, etc.</li> <li>Sovereignty Who owns me: my destiny, my body, my property, my virginity, etc.</li> </ol>

56 Difficult to stage effectively

Henry VI part 2 – Act II Scene 1  King Henry and Queen Margaret, accompanied by quarreling nobles, are hawking in St. Albans when they encounter a miracle.

Henry VI part 2 – Act II Scene 1  King Henry and Queen Margaret, accompanied by quarreling nobles, are hawking in St. Albans when they encounter a miracle.

196 Report of Naughty Persons

Henry VI part 3 – Act I Scene 1  To avoid further bloodshed, King Henry makes a desperate proclamation. I’m not not sure the Queen will agree.   Chart of the Roses 

Henry VI part 3 – Act I Scene 1  To avoid further bloodshed, King Henry makes a desperate proclamation. I’m not not sure the Queen will agree. <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ehrenziegler.com/inyourearshakespeare/chop/HVI3RoseCHART.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Chart of the Roses</a></li> </ul>

202 The Crown Undone

It’s act III, and everything is about to change. Spoiler alert: not everyone will make it out alive. Some of the music provided in this show, comes from http://music.mevio.com

It’s act III, and everything is about to change. Spoiler alert: not everyone will make it out alive. Some of the music provided in this show, comes from <a href="http://music.mevio.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://music.mevio.com</a>

12 O, loving hate

We're into Act I scene 4, and it's all about Mercutio. Forget Romeo and Juliet, this is the man of the hour. He's a bit raunchy, but you got to love him. otherwise he might not go away...

05 It's the mercutio Show!

Hamlet 1.1 - we begin at midnight, in the cold… and already there is trouble in the air.

22 Cue the ghost

Macbeth 2.1-2.2 – Darkness, screeching owls, daggers of the mind, and unseen voices in the night can only mean one thing: So long Duncan, we hardly knew you. You Can Never Hold Back Spring, by Tom Waits, courtesy of music.mevio.com  Macbeth: A Novel Caliban’s Hour King Hereafter (Dorothy Dunnett) Lady Macbeth (Susan Fraser King) My Lady Glamis (Pamela Hill) 

Macbeth 2.1-2.2 – Darkness, screeching owls, daggers of the mind, and unseen voices in the night can only mean one thing: So long Duncan, we hardly knew you. You Can Never Hold Back Spring, by Tom Waits, courtesy of <a href="http://music.mevio.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">music.mevio.com</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.audible.com/pd/ref=wl_1?asin=B0057YH0SO" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Macbeth: A Novel</a></li> <li><a href="http://agoldoffish.wordpress.com/2011/06/30/calibans-hour-tad-williams/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Caliban’s Hour</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003XT60EU/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&amp;pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&amp;pf_rd_t=201&amp;pf_rd_i=0375704035&amp;pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_r=04S6BG02MQSREEA8BZW6" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">King Hereafter (Dorothy Dunnett)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lady-Macbeth-A-Novel/dp/B00169X1JQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1310843469&amp;sr=1-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Lady Macbeth (Susan Fraser King)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/My-Lady-Glamis-Pamela-Hill/dp/0312001622/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1310843495&amp;sr=1-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">My Lady Glamis (Pamela Hill)</a></li> </ul>

61 Sleep no more

Henry VI part 2 – Act V Scene 1, 2, 3  As York reaches for the crown, Yorkist and Lancastrian allies gather for the coming conflict.   The Comedy of Errors LIVE 

Henry VI part 2 – Act V Scene 1, 2, 3  As York reaches for the crown, Yorkist and Lancastrian allies gather for the coming conflict.  <ul> <li><a href="http://www.ehrenziegler.com/inyourearshakespeare/Z_comedyoferrors.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Comedy of Errors LIVE</a></li> </ul>

201 The White Rose Unveiled 

We begin our series on Hamlet by letting go of some of the baggage this poor play has had to carry around, while we shed some light on the myth of Hamlet’s mommy issues. Shakespeare Pie by The FuMP, courtesy of http://music.mevio.com

We begin our series on Hamlet by letting go of some of the baggage this poor play has had to carry around, while we shed some light on the myth of Hamlet’s mommy issues. Shakespeare Pie by The FuMP, courtesy of <a href="http://music.mevio.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://music.mevio.com</a>

21 Stick it Freud!

1 Henry IV – Pre show/ 1.1 – We prepare for our sixth series, and find good old King Henry IV off to a halting start. Sally Brown, by Dust Rhinos, courtesy of music.mevio.com DVD: Henry IV par 1, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre  Amazon Kultur.com 

1 Henry IV – Pre show/ 1.1 – We prepare for our sixth series, and find good old King Henry IV off to a halting start. Sally Brown, by Dust Rhinos, courtesy of <a href="http://music.mevio.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">music.mevio.com</a> DVD: Henry IV par 1, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre <ul> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Henry-IV-Part-Shakespeares-Theatre/dp/B007RP4CAA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1346716020&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Henry+IV+part+1+dvd" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.kultur.com/Henry-IV-Part-1-p/d4816.htm" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kultur.com</a></li> </ul>

88 Shaken Not Stirred 

Twelfth Night – Series number nine sheds the enormity of history, in favor of a comedy, where anything goes, as long as it's paid for. Brought to you by, Paul Ammann, Paul Jackson, Jason McDonald, Scott Maxwell, and Philip Hickman.   To Each Their Own The Letterpress Shakespeare Stewarty: Twelfth Night Hudson Valley Shakespeare – Twelfth Night, 2008 Twelfth Night (6 Jan. 1969 Twelfth Night (1988 TV movie) Twelfth Night (Russia, 1978) Twelfth Night (1996 movie) Twelfth Night (Globe, 2012) Twelfth Night (PBS’ Live from Lincoln Center, 1998) Twelfth Night (Stratford Festival: Canada, 2011) Stratford Festival 

Twelfth Night – Series number nine sheds the enormity of history, in favor of a comedy, where anything goes, as long as it's paid for. Brought to you by, Paul Ammann, Paul Jackson, Jason McDonald, Scott Maxwell, and Philip Hickman. <ul> <li><a href="http://www.audible.com/pd/Drama-Poetry/To-Each-Their-Own-An-Elizabethan-Style-Comedie-2nd-Edition-Audiobook/B00NLMH44E" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> To Each Their Own</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.foliosociety.com/pages/crafting-letterpress-shakespeare" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Letterpress Shakespeare</a></li> <li><a href="http://agoldoffish.wordpress.com/tag/twelfth-night/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stewarty: Twelfth Night</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.inyourearshakespeare.com/blog/Hudson%20Valley%20Shakespeare%20Festival%20-%20Twelfth%20Night%202008" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Hudson Valley Shakespeare – Twelfth Night, 2008</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuwgQ9Qof88" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twelfth Night (6 Jan. 1969</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i3J17Jp0ag" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twelfth Night (1988 TV movie)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APWrHT1qN7Q" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twelfth Night (Russia, 1978)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117991/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twelfth Night (1996 movie)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDPT2e26SgY" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twelfth Night (Globe, 2012)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpwaTBtlhA0" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twelfth Night (PBS’ Live from Lincoln Center, 1998)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GrEKlyy1Mo" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twelfth Night (Stratford Festival: Canada, 2011)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.stratfordfestival.ca/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stratford Festival</a></li> </ul>

127 The Balance of Excess

Macbeth 3.1-3.2 – Banquo has doubts as the Lord and Lady Macbeth settle into their new life of unease, suspicion, and bad dreams. Another Man's Vine, by Tom Waits, courtesy of music.mevio.com  Dedicated to Paul Hernandez 

Macbeth 3.1-3.2 – Banquo has doubts as the Lord and Lady Macbeth settle into their new life of unease, suspicion, and bad dreams. Another Man's Vine, by Tom Waits, courtesy of <a href="http://music.mevio.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">music.mevio.com</a> <ul> <li>Dedicated to <a href="http://www.babypaul.memory-of.com/about.aspx" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Paul Hernandez</a></li> </ul>

63 Downside of Regicide 

Hamlet 1.2 - Come meet the new King, his sometime sister-wife, and his chief-courtier-cousin-son, Hamlet.

23  Welcome to Elsinore!

Twelfth Night – Act 1 scene 1 &amp; 2 – There's heartbreak in Illyria as we meet Duke Orsino and the shipwrecked Viola. Featuring Matt Gordon and Eve Marie Mugar Lioness, by Kesang Marstrand, courtesy of music.mevio.com  Shakespeare Project of Chicago The Shakespeare Theatre of NJ 

Twelfth Night – Act 1 scene 1 &amp; 2 – There's heartbreak in Illyria as we meet Duke Orsino and the shipwrecked Viola. Featuring Matt Gordon and Eve Marie Mugar Lioness, by Kesang Marstrand, courtesy of <a href="http://music.mevio.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">music.mevio.com</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://shakespeareprojectofchicago.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Shakespeare Project of Chicago</a></li> <li><a href="http://shakespearenj.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Shakespeare Theatre of NJ</a></li> </ul>

128 Lost in Illyria

King 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 &amp; Arrows Season 3   Talking Lear: Simon Russell Beale on King Lear   King Lear – Nothing will come from nothing  Fool, by Christopher Moore PlayShakespeare.com 

King 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. <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwysi0MMX54" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Brook, Lear</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQUUQcvgSF0" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ian Holm, Lear</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aprnQoOqWwY" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Olivier, Lear</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/king-lear-watch-the-play/487/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">PBS RSC 2009, Ian McKellen, Lear</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC59TPpJCVI" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">2014 Stratford Festival Lear</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/whats-on/globe-theatre-on-tour/king-lear-2014" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Globe Lear 2014</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP_g-ODJ2SM" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">First Encounter: RSC King Lear</a> </li> <li><a href="http://video.pbs.org/video/2365408635/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Shakespeare Uncovered: King Lear with Christopher Plummer</a></li> <li> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Slings-Arrows-Season-Paul-Gross/dp/B000P2A2X8" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Sling &amp; Arrows Season 3</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/video/talking-lear-simon-russell-beale-on-king-lear" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Talking Lear: Simon Russell Beale on King Lear</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnYInEJ1-v0" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">King Lear – Nothing will come from nothing</a> </li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fool-A-Novel-Christopher-Moore/dp/0060590327" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Fool, by Christopher Moore</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.playshakespeare.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PlayShakespeare.com</a></li> </ul>

141 Don't Fear the Lear

King 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 

King 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 <ul> <li><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089881/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ran</a></li> </ul>

142 Something From Nothing

1 Henry IV 1.2 – A round of sack for everyone as we meet our wayward prince, Hal and his dissolute and debauched friend, Sir John Falstaff. Just Cant Drink Any More, by Dust Rhinos, courtesy of music.mevio.com  Looking for the remains of Richard III – BBC News and  The Telegraph 

1 Henry IV 1.2 – A round of sack for everyone as we meet our wayward prince, Hal and his dissolute and debauched friend, Sir John Falstaff. Just Cant Drink Any More, by Dust Rhinos, courtesy of <a href="http://music.mevio.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">music.mevio.com</a> <ul> <li>Looking for the remains of Richard III – <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-19575558" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">BBC News</a> and  <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/9537600/Strong-evidence-Richard-IIIs-body-has-been-found-with-a-curved-spine.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Telegraph</a></li> </ul>

89  Hal and the Fat Man

The Tempest 1.2b – Behind every great sorcerer, you'll find great servants- enter Ariel, and Caliban. Show me the magic! The Mermaid, by Great Big Sea, courtesy of music.mevio.com

The Tempest 1.2b – Behind every great sorcerer, you'll find great servants- enter Ariel, and Caliban. Show me the magic! The Mermaid, by Great Big Sea, courtesy of <a href="http://music.mevio.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">music.mevio.com</a>

43 Servants of air and earth

Richard II Act I scene 1-2 – Blood must answer for blood, as Richard tries in vain to tame two of his "leopards", and an old Duchess cries out for vengeance.  Dracula, on CraftLit Lions and Leopard (Heraldry) 

Richard II Act I scene 1-2 – Blood must answer for blood, as Richard tries in vain to tame two of his "leopards", and an old Duchess cries out for vengeance. <ul> <li><a href="http://crafting-a-life.com/craftlit/?p=4643" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Dracula, on CraftLit</a></li> <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_%28heraldry%29" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Lions and Leopard (Heraldry)</a></li> </ul>

75 The Lion Rampant

Macbeth 3.3-3.4 – A bloody murder is carried out while Macbeth's grand feast gets underway- hey, who invited the bloody ghost? Zombie Dance Party, by Beware The Dangers Of A Ghost Scorpion, courtesy of music.mevio.com

Macbeth 3.3-3.4 – A bloody murder is carried out while Macbeth's grand feast gets underway- hey, who invited the bloody ghost? Zombie Dance Party, by Beware The Dangers Of A Ghost Scorpion, courtesy of <a href="http://music.mevio.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">music.mevio.com</a>

64 Dead Man's Party

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Best Episodes: Interesting Stories & Things

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