Shakespeers

Because there's SO much to cover in Hamlet, we've returned to the play for episode 14 to chat with Susan Hart about Queen Gertrude!

[Original air date: November 27, 2020]

Hell is empty, and all the devils are here! Mary and Brendan talk frights, sprites, and merry wanderers of the night in the Shakespeers Halloween Special

[Original air date: October 31, 2020]

Oh hating love, oh loving hate! Mary and Victoria are discussing mixed feelings towards Shakepeare and the amount of space his works occupy in our cultural education and experiences.

https://howlround.com/interrogating-shakespeare-system

[Original air date: September 26, 2020]

Mary and Matt are talking all things Tempest-- a play that hit different in quarantine.

[Original air date: August 28, 2020]

Mary and Lavina are chatting about how to handle the parts of Shakespeare that have not aged well-- language that is anti-black, racist, misogynistic, antisemitic, etc. Lavina has written a wonderful guide on how to approach some of the potentially harmful language in Shakespeare. Follow the link below!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kpq3nTAUVKwTrY_XLiH6aCr3agUMu-pSCe87fg8DYQM/edit?fbclid=IwAR237VdnxDmXnh9u1i2g7EjDeRhEndPCEtoeJ7_2KR2ChRb13JCCNtHUB5E

[Original air date: July 30 2020]

You know it, and you may or may not love it: Mary and James are talking Hamlet, but specifically, Hamlet from Hamlet, and they attempt to answer the questions:

Why Hamlet?

and Why, Hamlet?

Mary and Raquel discuss the thirst traps within Shakespeare

Join Bree and Mary for a discussion of a Midsummer Night's Dream -- a "starter play" for many a young actor, and a blissful escape.

Mary and Melanie are talking about sex, flirting, and plenty of innuendo with the help of Love's Labors Lost! (some other plays creep in too, because Shakespeare was one bawdy dude).

[ Original release date: March 21, 2020]

Mary and Kara dive deep into The Winter's Tale -- a bear of a play!

[Original release date: February 22, 2020]