In this special podcast, Marketing Director Cathy Bagwell Marsh sits down with Artistic Director Jim Warren and Associate Artistic Director Jay McClure to discuss the history of the company and the shows coming up in the 2012-2013 artistic year, with a special focus on the shows of the Summer Season: William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice and The Two Gentlemen of Verona, and James Goldman's The Lion in Winter. This interview was recorded at the Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, VA on April 23, 2012. 2012-2013 Artistic Year Preview, Pt 1 File Size: 44.1 MB, Runtime: 38.5 minutes The interview continues with Part 2.

2012-2013 Artistic Year Preview, Pt 1

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Mary Baldwin College MFA Candidate Michael Wagoner delivers a pre-show lecture on William Shakespeare's Henry VIII before a live audience at the Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, VA, on February 7th, 2013. Dr. Ralph Presents: Henry VIII File Size: 28 MB, Runtime: 24:27 

Dr. Ralph Presents: Henry VIII

ASC actors Benjamin Curns, René Thornton Jr., Sarah Fallon, Abbi Hawk, and Gregory Jon Phelps join Director of Education Sarah Enloe, Academic Resources Manager Cass Morris, and MBC MLitt/MFA students for this conversation on William Shakespeares's Julius Caesar. Recorded before a live audience in the Blackfriars Playhouse on February 8th, 2013. Actor-Scholar Council: Julius Caesar File Size: 72.1 MB, Runtime: 1:02:59

Actor-Scholar Council: Julius Caesar

American Shakespeare Center Co-founder and Director of Mission, and Mary Baldwin College Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen delivers a pre-show lecture on John Fletcher and Philip Massinger's The Custom of the Country before a live audience at the Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, VA, on February 28th, 2013. Dr. Ralph Presents: The Custom of the Country File Size: 41.2 MB, Runtime: 35:57 minutes This podcast carries a "naughty language" warning.

Dr. Ralph Presents: The Custom of the Country

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, ASC actors Eugene Douglas, Stephanie Holladay Earl, Ronald Peet, Jake Mahler, and touring manage Glenn Schudel discuss their work on William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale with ASC Co-founder and Director of Mission, and Mary Baldwin College Professor Ralph Alan Cohen. This podcast was recorded on May 18, 2012. Blackfriars Backstage Pass: The Winter's Tale File Size: 50.1MB; Run Time: 43:20

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: The Winter's Tale

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, ASC actors Denice Mahler, Rick Blunt, Patrick Earl, and Kevin Hauver, and touring manage Glenn Schudel, discuss their work on John Ford's 'Tis Pity She's a Whore with ASC Co-founder and Director of Mission, and Mary Baldwin College Professor Ralph Alan Cohen. This podcast was recorded on May 18, 2012. Blackfriars Backstage Pass: 'Tis Pity She's a Whore File Size: 48.4MB; Run Time: 42:15

2012-2013 Artistic Year Preview, Pt 1

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