Reduced Shakespeare Company Podcast
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Episode 368. The Cincinnati Playhouse
Blake Robison talks about the wonderful Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and his ongoing journey as its new(ish) Artistic Director. Featuring the challenges of directing and administrating, the differences between directing and acting, the benefits (for u
Episode 367. Books We Want
Live! From their dressing room at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Reed Martin, Dominic Conti, and Austin Tichenor talk about the books they want this holiday season -- both to give and to get. Featuring puns both intended and unintended, books inspired
Episode 366. Serpent of Venice
Pocket of Dog Snogging returns! New York Times Best-Selling author Christopher Moore discusses his Shakespeare-inspired comic novels Fool (a retelling of King Lear from the jester's point of view) and his latest The Serpent of Venice, which combines Othel
Episode 365. The Park Theatre
Opened in May 2013, the Park Theatre has already become the artistic center of Finsbury Park in London, and this week it hosts the eight-performance conclusion of our autumn tour of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised]. Creative
Episode 364. Constructing The Narrative
Sometimes the hardest work goes completely unnoticed -- which is as it should be. Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor discuss the narrative conceit they created for The Complete History of Comedy (abridged), other company's failed attempts to create something
Episode 363. ‘Comedy’ Opening Weekend
Our ninth stage show The Complete History of Comedy (abridged) opened last Thursday night (November 14, 2013) at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, and we kept the microphone going before and after the performance. Featuring wild predictions, backstage int
Episode 362. Design For ‘Comedy’
A production manager's job is never done. Phil Rundle from Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park talks about the challenges of his job, which right now includes designing the set for the world premiere of The Complete History of Comedy (abridged), and shares
Episode 361. A Comedian’s Prayer
Reed Martin, Dominic Conti, and Austin Tichenor take a break from rehearsing the world premiere of The Complete History of Comedy (abridged)Â at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. The boys talk about how it's going and share typical rehearsal room antics,
Episode 360. Austin Tichenor’s ‘Frankenstein’
Austin Tichenor's adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is getting new life, with a new production and published acting edition. Austin talks to director Rob Richards about the current production and consider the ideal interpreters of 19th-century Rom
Episode 359. New (Old) Members
LIVE! from BBC Nottingham, it's the RSC UK: Matt Rippy, Davey Naylor, Gary Fannin, Simon Cole, and William Meredith, talking about outrageous idents, the return of old cast mates, surprising (but well-deserved) standing ovations, dramatic turns, the lengt