ShakesPod

By Silicon Valley Shakespeare

Silicon Valley Shakespeare is innovating, illuminating, and inspiring with a mix of exclusive performances, behind-the-scenes interviews, and an exploration into the weird and wonderful world of Willi... more

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How many episodes does ShakesPod have?

The podcast currently has 60 episodes available.

ShakesPod episodes:

April 02, 2026 Episode 53--The Two Totally Rad Verona Dudes
Guest performers:

James Lucas
Tonya Mara
Paul Pinza
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50min
March 31, 2026 Episode 53--The Two Totally Radical Verona Dudes!!
Taking a look at The Two Gentlemen of Verona through the lens of some of your favorite 80s movies! Be sure to see Two Gents this summer for FREE at Willow Street Park in San Jose, directed by Tom Gough. Go to www.svshakespeare.org for more information!

Guest voices:
James Lucas
Tonya Mara
Paul Pinza
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50min
February 28, 2026 Episode 52--Much Ado About a Little Something Something
Guest cast:

Hero--Angie Higgins
Claudio--Bryan Freeman
Leonato/Benedick--James Lucas
Don Pedro--Tom Shamrell
Don John,/Friar Francis/Beatrice/Queen Elizabeth--Doll Piccotto
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52min
February 01, 2026 Episode 51--AITA?
Let's take a look at SVS' upcoming season--Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Much Ado About Nothing through the lens of Reddit's AITA!

Special Guest actor: James Lucas
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48min
December 19, 2025 Episode 50--Dickens was a D***ens
Was Dickens a real life Ebenezer Scrooge? Well, listen in and find out. It's always a little disappointing when we discover that our literary heroes weren't as heroic as we hoped. So how do we process that with the King of Christmas himself?

Actors:
Charles Dickens--James Lucas

"An Arbor Day Carol" cast:
Voice 1: Doll Piccotto
Voice 2: James Lucas
Scrooge: James Lucas
Bob Cratchit: Doll Piccotto
Tree Boy: Doll Piccotto

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23min
December 01, 2025 Episode 49--Flip the Script 5
Katelyn Miller--Mercutio from Romeo & Juliet
Doll Piccotto--Marc Antony from Julius Caesar
Sydney Harmon & Melissa Brown--Iachimo & Posthumus from Cymbeline
Pat Tyler--Hamlet from Hamlet
Bryan Freeman--The Gaeler's Daughter from Two Noble Kinsman
James Lucas--Titania from A Midsummer Night's Dream
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26min
November 01, 2025 Episode 48: Shakespook 2025--Ghost Stories
Tonight for your Halloween hauntings we present two stories--There Was A Man Dwelt Beside a Churchyard--a continuation of the story Mamilius begins to tell in A Winter's Tale, and the Ghost Story of Annie Walker.

Narrator of the Ghost Story of Annie Walker: James Lucas
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34min
August 29, 2025 Episode 47: SVS Stories 2025
Stories of outdoor theater from SVS' actors, directors and crew.
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42min
August 01, 2025 Episode 46: Dear Miss Woodhouse, Please Stop--Directing the Chaos with Erin Southard
Thank you to Erin Southard for a delightful interview regarding her direction of Silicon Valley Shakespeare's production of Emma.
Additional acting by:
Mr. James Lucas
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27min
July 02, 2025 Episode 45: I've Got A Hunch He's Gonna Be King! The Two Faces of Richard III
A look at this summer's Richard III and a comparison between Shakespeare's Richard and History's Richard!

Acting Credits:
Richard III--James Lucas
Lady Anne--Doll Piccotto
Sir Thomas More--James Lucas

Poem: "Richard" by Carol Anne Duffy
Performed by James Lucas
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37min

FAQs about ShakesPod:

How many episodes does ShakesPod have?

The podcast currently has 60 episodes available.