[See SEGMENTS below] Thomas Dabbs speaks with David McInnis of the University of Melbourne. Along with Roslyn L. Knutson and Matthew Steggle, David is founder and co-editor of 'Lost Plays Database', and is the author of 'Shakespeare and Lost Plays' (Cambridge, 2021).

LINKS:
Lost Plays Database: https://lostplays.folger.edu/Main_Page
Shakespeare VR: https://cmu-lib.github.io/dhlg/project-videos/wittek/

SEGMENTS:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:07 - 'Shakespeare and Lost Plays' / 'Lost Plays Database' (LDP)
0:08:00 - LPD and the Folger Shakespeare Library
0:09:15 - History of LPD / Funding / Sustainability
0:11:05 - Future of LPD
0:13:30 - The need for academic credit for digital development
0:17:40 - Bibliographical work contrasted with theoretical work
0:21:05 - Lost plays before Shakespeare and their influence on Shakespeare
0:23:25 - The Curtain Theatre archeological find and its impact
0:24:30 - Speculation about what the Curtain meant for Shakespeare
0:28:00 - Absence of evidence as potential evidence
0:31:14 - Shakespeare and Virtual reality / Stephen Wittek / 3D Modelling
0:35:38 - Timon of Athens / Off Shakespeare  and on Shakespeare
0:40:23 - Tamburlaine the Great / Comments on Marlowe
0:46:20 - Lost and literary culture / Lost as a theme
0:50:00 - Responsible conjecture, honest scholarship
0:52:24 - Asserting ourselves as scholars / the advantages of remote access
0:55:20 - The Wild Goose Chase going viral
1:02:18 - David's background, turning points / Dympna Callaghan
1:07:10 - Who may we be influencing as teachers?
1:08:38 - More on David's academic background
1:09:55 - Closing remarks

TOPICS:
#shakespeare
#shakespeareantheatre
#shakespeareanperformance
#shakespearescontemporaries