Reduced Shakespeare Company Podcast

Reduced Shakespeare Company Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 193. Reduced Rehearsal Barn
August 16, 2010

The actors in the RSC's newest show The Complete World of Sports (abridged) - Matt Rippy, Reed Martin, and Austin Tichenor - take a break from rehearsing (in this magnificent structure) to discuss how the new show is shaping up so far. Featuring cautious

Episode 192. Baseball With Benefits
August 09, 2010

The meaningless Sport vs. Game debate continues! Sportswriter and fantasy sports expert AJ Mass interviews us for his new book The Thrill of Vicarious Victory and shares with us his four categories of athletic competition. Featuring insight into how fant

Episode 191. Folger Shakespeare Library
August 02, 2010

We touched a Folio...and we liked it! Join us for this rare behind-the-scenes glimpse of the largest collection of Shakespearean treasures in the world. Gail Paster, the Director of the Folger Shakespeare Library and Head of Reference Georgianna Ziegler

Episode 190. Worst Jobs Ever
July 28, 2010

Waiter. Temp. Circus Clown. Assistant Factotum. We've all had to take survival jobs to feed our theatre habit, and this week we discuss the worst ones we've endured. Featuring tales of long hours, professional incompetence, disgruntled customers, persona

Episode 189. Kennedy Center Tour
July 20, 2010

Our good friend Bill Matson, theatre manager of the Terrace Theatre, our home at the Kennedy Center whenever we perform there, gives us a behind-the-scenes backstage tour at this prestigious arts institution and national presidential memorial. Featuring t

Episode 188. Reading The Reviews
July 11, 2010

We review the reviews from our run of Completely Hollywood (abridged) at the Kennedy Center. Featuring uninformed opinions (ours), raves, pans, how to survive the critical fraternity, and a special appearance by DC institution Arch Campbell. (MP3. Length

Episode 187. Tony Tony Tony!
July 05, 2010

Actor and Fight Captain Tom Schall reminisces about his Broadway debut in the ill-fated (is there any other kind?) 1988 production of the Scottish play starring Christopher Plummer and Glenda Jackson. Featuring the perils of switching directors in mid-st

Episode 186. The Conti Beat
June 28, 2010

This week we dig that crazy Conti beat and go behind the scenes to deconstruct Dominic Conti's lengthy and show-stopping "dorkalogue" at the end of Completely Hollywood (abridged). Featuring the power and limitations of snorting as a character choice, the

Episode 185. The TCG Conference
June 22, 2010

We visit the Theatre Communications Group annual conference in Chicago and chat with Paul Nicholson, Executive Director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and Cynthia Rider, Managing Director of the Kansas City Repertory Theatre. Featuring a reduced over

Episode 184. Shakespeare Fun Facts
June 13, 2010

Facts both silly and true highlight our reduced knowledge of the immortal bard in this podcast inspired by a recent London Times article. Featuring audio footnotes; excerpts from our "Complete Guide to London (abridged)", the Reduced Shakespeare Radio Sh