Sid talks with Susan Cerasano, the Edgar W. B. Fairchild Professor of Literature at Colgate University. Now, when Susan “talks” about Shakespeare, or Marlowe--for that matter, the words flow from her like some joyous, fast-moving stream, eager to flood its banks. Wonderfully perceptive parallels are made, insights into the characters rooted in Susan's love of the script. Little wonder that she is so popular with students and her colleagues. This is only half the story. Susan is no less interested in the physical Renaissance theatre, its role in the social and political life of the community, as in a piece she contributed to my first collection of essays: "Theatre Inside and Out: Early Modern Playhouse Yards as Liminal Space." Susan’s next big project is the story of the business partnership of the actor Edward Alleyn and the theatre entrepreneur Philip Henslowe.