Reduced Shakespeare Company Podcast

Reduced Shakespeare Company Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 339. Joss Whedon Shakespeare
June 03, 2013

Reed Diamond plays Don Pedro in Joss Whedon's film adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing and talks not only about the process of acting in and shooting one of Shakespeare's most beloved plays, but the specific pleasures Shakespeare affords. Featuring a red

Episode 338. An Actor’s Wife
May 27, 2013

Actor's wife (and former RSC stage manager) Rose Scarborough talks to other actor's wives (and husbands) for her ongoing archival project "An Actor's Wife For Me: The Changing Role of the Actor's Wife - 1950s to the Present Day" -- and now talks to us ab

Episode 337. Professor Peter Holland
May 20, 2013

Professor Peter Holland, the highly distinguished McNeel Family Professor of Shakespeare at Notre Dame University and the former director of the Shakespeare Institute at Stratford-upon-Avon, talks about the good, the Bard, and the silly. Featuring outra

Episode 336. History of ‘Federation’
May 13, 2013

Greetings from the future! Historian (and TV writer) David A. Goodman has written Federation: The First 150 Years, the history of the United Federation of Planets, which was assembled as a special exhibit on Memory Alpha (and is available from Amazon.com

Episode 335. Inside Titus Vandronicus
May 06, 2013

Not all touring vans are equal. Climb inside 'Titus Vandronicus' (dubbed by Twitter follower @BenedictTheMad) and discover why it's probably the best one we've ever had. Recorded on April Fools Day 2013 on our first trip in it, Davey Naylor, Matt Rippy, G

Episode 334. American Actors Abroad
April 29, 2013

A veteran of stage, film, television, radio (and us!), London-based American actor John Schwab talks about living, working, surviving, and thriving in Britain. Featuring gray areas; White House stints; the complicated nature of Hollywood financing; disc

Episode 333. My Willy Matters
April 23, 2013

Happy Death-And-Day-We've-All-Agreed-To-Accept-As-Your-Birthday, Willy! In honor of William Shakespeare turning the big 4-4-9, we gather a mighty quorum, fully eleven-thirds of the Reduced Shakespeare Company, to discuss the Bard's lasting influence, his

Episode 332. My Theatre Matters!
April 16, 2013

My Theatre Matters! is a UK campaign to get people talking about how important local theatres are to our communities. The goal is to raise awareness on both the local and national level about know how much we value theatre's role in our cultural and econo

Episode 331. Shakespeare Opening Weekend
April 08, 2013

Live! from the Dress Circle of the York Theatre Royal comes this celebration of the opening weekend of our 16-week 54-city tour of The Complete Works of William Shakespeaere (abridged) [revised]. Featuring not very relaxing nights off, impertinent artist

Episode 330. Our April Fools
April 01, 2013

The four gentlemen of the 2013 cast of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [reduced] -- Gary Fannin, Matt Pearson, Matt Rippy, and Benjamin Stratton -- share their backgrounds and expertise as they prepare for their twelve-week UK tour.