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As skeptical citizens discuss whether or not to vote for Coriolanus, Menenius tries to persuade him to speak kindly to them. Instead, he mockingly begs for their votes, but still wins enough to be approved by the Tribunes. Brutus and Sicinius, in turn, stoke resentment among the people, urging them to storm the Capitol to block Coriolanus’s confirmation before he takes away their freedoms. Enraged, Coriolanus rails against democracy, spurring Brutus and Sicinius to have him arrested for treason and brought to Traitors Rock before an angry mob.

Welcome to the third episode of the Play On Podcasts' Series Coriolanus.

Synopsis:

Disdaining democracy, Coriolanus mockingly begs the people for their votes, stirring up so much resentment that the mob turns against him and the Tribunes charge him with treason.

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The Cast:

ANDRUS NICHOLS as Brutus, Various

CHANNIE WAITES as Lartius, Various

CHING VALDES-ARAN as Volumnia, Various

DANAYA ESPERANZA as Coriolanus

JAMIE ANN ROMERO as Valeria, Various

KIM WUAN as Aufidus, Virgilia, Various

LENNE KLINGAMEN as Citizen 1, Various

NANCY RODRIGUEZ as Sicinius, Various

NEMUNA CEESAY as Citizen 3, Various

PATRENA MURRAY as Menenius

VANESSA KAI as Cominius

ZO TIPP as Young Martius, Various

Creative Team:

SEAN SAN JOSÉ, Playwright

KATE WISNIEWSKI, Director

AMRITA RAMANAN, Dramaturg

CATHERINE EATON, Script Adaptor

DANIEL BEN-SHIMON, Engineer, Sound Designer

PALMER HEFFEREN, Composer

LARRY WALSH C.A.S, Re-Recording Mixer

SADAHARU YAGI, Re-Recording Mixer

EDGAR CAMEY, Engineer

TOMMY FREED, Equipment Manage

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Cominius names Martius “Coriolanus” and the Senate rewards his bravery by making him a Roman Consul, but suspicions linger that Coriolanus cares nothing for the people and is only serving himself.

Welcome to the second episode of the Play On Podcasts' Series Coriolanus.

Synopsis:

Cominius heaps praise on Martius for his bravery and officially names him “Coriolanus” as their soldiers applaud; Aufidius and Adrian lament their defeat but bide their time for a turn of fortune. Later, in the bathhouse, Menenius berates Brutus and Sicinius for criticizing Martius’s pride, then goes to meet Volumnia and Virgilia to await Caius Martius Coriolanus’s return to Rome. Receiving a hero’s welcome, Coriolanus is urged by his mother, Volumnia, to run for the office of Consul. Brutus and Sicinius vow to undermine his current popularity by reminding the people of Coriolanus’s disdain for them. Inside the Capitol, Menenius and Cominius lobby the Senate to reward Coriolanus’s triumph by making him Consul. The Senate agrees and Coriolanus accepts the honor, but refuses to address the people, asking the Tribunes to go to the public on his behalf. Brutus and Sicinius leave the Capitol to tell the people what happened in the Capitol.

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The Cast:

ANDRUS NICHOLS as Brutus, Various

CHANNIE WAITES as Lartius, Various

CHING VALDES-ARAN as Volumnia, Various

DANAYA ESPERANZA as Coriolanus

JAMIE ANN ROMERO as Valeria, Various

KIM WUAN as Aufidus, Virgilia, Various

LENNE KLINGAMEN as Citizen 1, Various

NANCY RODRIGUEZ as Sicinius, Various

NEMUNA CEESAY as Citizen 3, Various

PATRENA MURRAY as Menenius

VANESSA KAI as Cominius

ZO TIPP as Young Martius, Various

Creative Team:

SEAN SAN JOSÉ, Playwright

KATE WISNIEWSKI, Director

AMRITA RAMANAN, Dramaturg

CATHERINE EATON, Script Adaptor

DANIEL BEN-SHIMON, Engineer, Sound Designer

PALMER HEFFEREN, Composer

LARRY WALSH C.A.S, Re-Recording Mixer

SADAHARU YAGI, Re-Recording Mixer

EDGAR CAMEY, Engineer

TOMMY FREED, Equipment Manage

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Calling for an end to democracy, the brilliant Roman General and war hero Caius Martius (Coriolanus) shames the starving and rioting citizens of Rome for their lack of military service. Meanwhile, the Volcian army, led by Martius’s blood enemy Tullus Aufidius, marches towards Rome.

Welcome to the premiere episode of the Play On Podcasts' Series Coriolanus.

Synopsis:

The citizens of Rome, starving for grain during a post-war food shortage, riot against the aristocracy and blame the brilliant Roman General and war hero Caius Martius (Coriolanus) for their troubles. Menenius Agrippa, a Roman patrician, defends Caius Martius until Martius arrives and begins to mock and shame the people for their lack of military service, calling for an end to democracy. As he’s speaking, word arrives that a Volcian army is in the field. Martius leaves to fight them. In response to his speech, two Roman tribunes, Brutus and Sicinius, secretly denounce Martius and vow to keep an eye on him. Meanwhile, the Roman army, including their general Cominius, meets the Volcian forces and their commander, Tullus Aufidius, at the Volcian city of Coriolis. Martius’s wife, Virgilia, and his mother, Volumnia, await his return as Martius leads a rally against Coriolis, where he is locked within the city walls. He survives and single-handedly conquers Coriolis, then joins Cominius in fighting other Volcian forces elsewhere in the field, where he ends up in single combat with Aufidius, who is dragged away from the battle by his own soldiers.

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The Cast:

ANDRUS NICHOLS as Brutus, Various

CHANNIE WAITES as Lartius, Various

CHING VALDES-ARAN as Volumnia, Various

DANAYA ESPERANZA as Coriolanus

JAMIE ANN ROMERO as Valeria, Various

KIM WUAN as Aufidus, Virgilia, Various

LENNE KLINGAMEN as Citizen 1, Various

NANCY RODRIGUEZ as Sicinius, Various

NEMUNA CEESAY as Citizen 3, Various

PATRENA MURRAY as Menenius

VANESSA KAI as Cominius

ZO TIPP as Young Martius, Various

Creative Team:

SEAN SAN JOSÉ, Playwright

KATE WISNIEWSKI, Director

AMRITA RAMANAN, Dramaturg

CATHERINE EATON, Script Adaptor

DANIEL BEN-SHIMON, Engineer, Sound Designer

PALMER HEFFEREN, Composer

LARRY WALSH C.A.S, Re-Recording Mixer

SADAHARU YAGI, Re-Recording Mixer

EDGAR CAMEY, Engineer

TOMMY FREED, Equipment Manage

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Play On Podcasts’ Senior Producer Miriam Laube sits down with Director and Episode Script Adapter Catherine Eaton to discuss A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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Guest:

Catherine Eaton

Host:

Miriam Laube

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Play On Podcasts’ Senior Producer Miriam Laube sits down with Tony Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated Playwright, Actor and Screenwriter Jeff Whitty to discuss his life, his career, and his journey into A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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Guest:

Jeff Whitty

Host:

Miriam Laube

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Welcome to the sixth episode of the Play On Podcasts Series A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Synopsis:

The players delight Theseus, Hippolyta, the lovers and the Court with their rendition of “Pyramus and Thisbe”; as Titania, Oberon and all the fairy kingdom bless the realm with their celebration of unity.

Play On Podcasts Series A Midsummer Night's Dream is produced by Next Chapter Podcasts and is made possible by the generous support of The Hitz Foundation.

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The Cast:

ALEXANDRA HENRIKSON as Helena

AMARI CHEATOM as Oberon

ARMANDO MCCLAIN as Egeus and Snug

CEDRIC LAMAR as Flute

CHRISTOPHER LIVINGSTON as Demetrius

DAISUKE TSUJI as Puck

DAVID FURR as Theseus

GOPAL DIVAN as Lysander

JAMIE ANN ROMERO as Hermia

JEENA YI as Quince

JENN HARRIS as Bottom

MANILA LUZON as Hippolyta

MICHELLE BECK as Titania

Creative Team:

JEFFREY WHITTY, Playwright

CATHERINE EATON, Director and Script Adaptor

GEORGE WHITTY, Composer

ARJUN G. SHETH and PATRICK BURGESS, Sound Design and Mix

SADAHARU YAGI, Engineer

LARRY WALSH, Dialog Editor

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Welcome to the fifth episode of the Play On Podcasts Series A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Synopsis:

Oberon takes pity on Titania and orders Puck to wake her from her reverie. The Fairy King and Queen are united in rekindled love, and balance is restored at last. The next morning, Theseus and Hippolyta, now happily united and embarking on a hunt, stumble upon the sleeping lovers in the forest. In their embarrassment, they realize they are each with their rightful partner. Theseus refuses to enforce the punishment Egeus demands for his daughter Hermia, and all three happy couples go to Theseus’s court to celebrate their nuptials. Meanwhile, Bottom wakes from her spell and marvels at her dream, vowing to turn it into a play written by Peter Quince, who she finds with all the other players back in town. Celebrating Bottom’s return, the players learn that their play has made it to the final round of selection for performance at Theseus’s palace.

Play On Podcasts Series A Midsummer Night's Dream is produced by Next Chapter Podcasts and is made possible by the generous support of The Hitz Foundation.

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The Cast:

ALEXANDRA HENRIKSON as Helena

AMARI CHEATOM as Oberon

ARMANDO MCCLAIN as Egeus and Snug

CEDRIC LAMAR as Flute

CHRISTOPHER LIVINGSTON as Demetrius

DAISUKE TSUJI as Puck

DAVID FURR as Theseus

GOPAL DIVAN as Lysander

JAMIE ANN ROMERO as Hermia

JEENA YI as Quince

JENN HARRIS as Bottom

MANILA LUZON as Hippolyta

MICHELLE BECK as Titania

Creative Team:

JEFFREY WHITTY, Playwright

CATHERINE EATON, Director and Script Adaptor

GEORGE WHITTY, Composer

ARJUN G. SHETH and PATRICK BURGESS, Sound Design and Mix

SADAHARU YAGI, Engineer

LARRY WALSH, Dialog Editor

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Welcome to the fourth episode of the Play On Podcasts Series A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Synopsis:

All four lovers end up in a fray of broken hearts and wounding words, much to Puck’s delight and Obreron’s disgust. Meanwhile, Titania dotes on her ass-headed lover, Bottom.

Play On Podcasts Series A Midsummer Night's Dream is produced by Next Chapter Podcasts and is made possible by the generous support of The Hitz Foundation.

New episodes go live every Friday. Please subscribe, rate & review on your app of choice.

Visit ncpodcasts.com/playonpodcast for bonus content including interviews, images and bios of the full cast & creative team.

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The Cast:

ALEXANDRA HENRIKSON as Helena

AMARI CHEATOM as Oberon

ARMANDO MCCLAIN as Egeus and Snug

CEDRIC LAMAR as Flute

CHRISTOPHER LIVINGSTON as Demetrius

DAISUKE TSUJI as Puck

DAVID FURR as Theseus

GOPAL DIVAN as Lysander

JAMIE ANN ROMERO as Hermia

JEENA YI as Quince

JENN HARRIS as Bottom

MANILA LUZON as Hippolyta

MICHELLE BECK as Titania

Creative Team:

JEFFREY WHITTY, Playwright

CATHERINE EATON, Director and Script Adaptor

GEORGE WHITTY, Composer

ARJUN G. SHETH and PATRICK BURGESS, Sound Design and Mix

SADAHARU YAGI, Engineer

LARRY WALSH, Dialog Editor

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Welcome to the third episode of the Play On Podcasts Series A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Synopsis:

In the forest, Puck stumbles upon the city workers, who have unwittingly set up their rehearsal right next to the sleeping fairy queen. He uses his magic to transform Bottom’s head into the head of an ass, and the players all run scared out of their wits through the forest, waking Titania, who instantly falls madly in love with Bottom. Puck delivers this news to Oberon, who applauds his work until he discovers that Puck put the love potion in the wrong Athenian’s eyes. Oberon half-corrects the mistake by putting the love juice into Demetrius’s eyes, causing both Demetrius and Lysander to fall madly in love with Helena, who can’t believe it and thinks they’re mocking her. 

Play On Podcasts Series A Midsummer Night's Dream is produced by Next Chapter Podcasts and is made possible by the generous support of The Hitz Foundation.

New episodes go live every Friday. Please subscribe, rate & review on your app of choice.

Visit ncpodcasts.com/playonpodcast for bonus content including interviews, images and bios of the full cast & creative team.

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The Cast:

ALEXANDRA HENRIKSON as Helena AMARI CHEATOM as Oberon ARMANDO MCCLAIN as Egeus and Snug CEDRIC LAMAR as Flute CHRISTOPHER LIVINGSTON as Demetrius DAISUKE TSUJI as Puck DAVID FURR as Theseus

GOPAL DIVAN as Lysander JAMIE ANN ROMERO as Hermia JEENA YI as Quince JENN HARRIS as Bottom

MANILA LUZON as Hippolyta MICHELLE BECK as Titania

Creative Team:

JEFFREY WHITTY, Playwright

CATHERINE EATON, Director and Script Adaptor

GEORGE WHITTY, Composer

ARJUN G. SHETH, Sound Designer and Mixer

SADAHARU YAGI, Engineer

LARRY WALSH, Dialog Editor

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