Reduced Shakespeare Company Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 631. Joe Dempsey’s Mechanical
Chicago actor Joe Dempsey plays William Shakespeare’s most autobiographical character, Peter Quince, in the Chicago Shakespeare Theater production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Joe talks about playing this prototypical actor-manager,
Episode 630. The Sonnet Man
Devon Glover travels around the globe as The Sonnet Man, working with students of all ages and keeping the world safe from dry, boring, vomitless, beat-and-rhythm-less Shakespeare. This week Devon reveals his origin story and how he spreads the gospel ...
Episode 629. 2018’s Top Podcasts
Happy New Year! We kick off 2019 with excerpts of the Top Ten Most Downloaded Episodes of the RSC Podcast from 2018. Featuring novel excerpts from novelist Christopher Moore; testimonials regarding the efficacy of prison theatre programs; reviews of ou...
Episode 628. Very Reduced ‘Christmas’
In honor of the holiday, we present excerpts from a live performance of The Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged)! Featuring music and laughter, a traditional English panto, gay apparel, interrupted epiphanies, travel nightmares, decked halls,
Episode. 627. Doctor Of Reduction
Our friend Ronan Hatfull is now Doctor Ronan Hatfull, if you please, having successfully submitted and defended his dissertation, "The 'Other RSC': The History and Legacy of the Reduced Shakespeare Company,
Episode 626. Journalist Nellie Bly
Actor, director, and historical novelist David Blixt has written What Girls Are Good For: A Novel of Nellie Bly, an origin story of one of America's great heroes and badass women. Using skills honed by writing two previous series set in ancient Rome an...
Episode 625. Actor Turned Educator
Longtime RSC actor Mick Orfe talks about his new career path as a high school psychologist, and how he uses his arts training and background to give the next generation of kids better career options. Featuring long-time career aspirations,
Episode 624. Shakespearean Youth Theatre
Logan Verdoorn and Lukas Brasherfons, the artistic director and resident dramaturg of Shakespearean Youth Theatre talk about how SYT provides “a world class education in Shakespeare for Twin Cities Teens”, and reveal how the company formed,
Episode 623. Orsino And Othello
William Oliver Watkins plays Orsino (left, with Caitlin McWethy as Viola) in the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company production of Twelfth Night, after playing the title role in CSC’s production of Othello last season.
Episode 622. Viola And Olivia
Caitlin McWethy and Abby Lee play Viola and Olivia in the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company production of Twelfth Night directed by the RSC's own Austin Tichenor, and prior to the show's opening this week, sat down to talk about their characters and how t...