Reduced Shakespeare Company Podcast

Reduced Shakespeare Company Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 220. Genuine Shakespeare Nerds
February 20, 2011

What happens when real Shakespeare actors have to perform the (abridged) and [revised] Complete Works? Tiger Reel and Jeff Marlow explain the difficulties as they prepare for our tour of Belgium and Holland, and reveal the connection between Shakespeare a

Episode 219. Long Distance Dedication
February 14, 2011

For Valentine's Day we send out long distance dedications to our listeners - and from our listeners. Featuring global statistics, favorite body parts, a special appearance from Lavinia Tan from Lush 99.5 in Singapore, emails from listeners, the smooth gro

Episode 218. City of Champions
February 08, 2011

Even though the Steelers didn't win Super Bowl XLV, Pittsburgh is still a city of champions. Specifically, Quidditch champions. We talk to a couple of their players, and answer questions about improv, play development, and why we have to do so much gosh-d

Episode 217. Keeping Austin Weird
January 31, 2011

What keeps Austin weird? (We're talking about the city in Texas, of course, not the RSC actor.) Our first trip to the Texas state capitol allowed us to sample this great college town and discover it's not only weird, its bats; make sweeping generalization

Episode 216. Pittsburgh Public Theatre
January 24, 2011

A backstage look at one of our favorite artistic homes! Featuring interviews with Artistic Director Ted Pappas, Education Director/Playwright Rob Zellers, a tribute to the theater's longevity, a diagnosis of what makes this great city tick, a focus on bui

Episode 215. Touring In January
January 17, 2011

It was a week right out of Planes, Trains, & Automobiles as we attempted to dodge winter storms. Reed Martin, Austin Tichenor, Matt Rippy, and stage manager Elaine Randolph regale us with tales of canceled flights and performances, lost luggage and person

Episode 214. Big Year Ahead
January 10, 2011

Join us for a quick preview of our upcoming 2011 tour dates. Featuring expert advice on how to get the RSC booked in a venue near you, some unacceptably teasing hints, a special appearance by Christopher Rawson, the chairman of the American Theatre Critic

Episode 213A. “Sports (abridged)” Promo
January 05, 2011

If you haven't been lucky enough to see our seventh stage show, get your first glimpse at our favorite moments from The Complete World of Sports (abridged) in this promotional video we just put together. This video will be handed out to presenters attendi

Episode 213. Epic Two-Parter
January 02, 2011

The interview so long it took two years to complete! This week: the conclusion to last week's conversation with Roy Conli, the producer of Tangled, Disney's 50th animated feature. Featuring wisdom from the Nine Old Men, the value of seeing the windows to

Episode 212. Disney’s ‘Tangled’ Rapunzel
December 27, 2010

Oh, what a tangled weave...Take a rare peak behind the scenes at the Walt Disney Studios as producer Roy Conli describes the creation of Disney's 50th animated feature Tangled. Featuring advice on the attributes of a great producer, the use of wine imager