60 http://thebillshakespeareproject.com Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:30:17 GMT Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:30:17 GMT en 2009 The Bill / Shakespeare Project Bill Walthall (UCLA '85 English), a former high school English, Shakespeare, and Drama teacher, will read and blog about each of Shakespeare's plays, from The Comedy of Errors through The Tempest, one per month. Bill Walthall Bill Walthall (UCLA '85 English), a former high school English, Shakespeare, and Drama teacher, will read and blog about each of Shakespeare's plays, from The Comedy of Errors through The Tempest, one per month. Bill Walthall (UCLA '85 English), a former high school English, Shakespeare, and Drama teacher, will read and blog about each of Shakespeare's plays, from The Comedy of Errors through The Tempest, one per month. Bill Walthall bill@thebillshakespeareproject.com no Bill Walthall Podcast 35: The Two Gentlemen of Verona Intro This week's podcast is the launch of our month-long discussion of The Two Gentlemen of Verona, including some introductory remarks, a plot synopsis, and we'll do our usual recap of this week's blog entries. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod35.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:48:00 GMT 00:31:10 Shakespeare,The Two Gentlemen of Verona,The Bill/ Shakespeare Project,The Bill Shakespeare Project Bill Walthall Podcast 34: Love's Labor's Lost--A Mashed Up Wrap-Up This week's podcast is the conclusion of our month-long discussion of Love's Labor's Lost, including a little wrap-up, touch upon the writings of Harold Bloom about this play, and I'll play around with a mashed-up production concept. Then we'll do our usual recap of this week's blog entries. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod34.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:57:00 GMT 00:12:22 Shakespeare,Love's Labor's Lost,Love's Labour's Lost,The Bill/Shakespeare Project,The Bll Shakespeare Project,Bill Walthall,mashup Bill Walthall Podcast 33: Love's Labor's Lost--Bawdy Bawdy Bawdy (The RESTRICTED “greasy lipped” Episode) This week's podcast is a continuation of our month-long discussion of Love's Labor's Lost, focusing on the bawdy humor in the play. NOTE: This podcast contains mature subject matter and adult language (as well as adolescent humor and naughty bits, lots of naughty bits)... SO, if you're easily offended, you might want to skip this one and wait until next week's podcast, a return to safe-and-sane discussions. Then we'll finish up with our usual recap of this week's blog entries. yes no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod33.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:25:00 GMT 00:26:27 Shakespeare,Love's Labour's Lost,Love's Labor's Lost,The Bill/Shakespeare Project,The Bill Shakespeare Project,Bill Walthall Bill Walthall Podcast 32: Love's Labor's Lost--End of Plot and DVDs This week's podcast is the launch of our month-long discussion of Love's Labor's Lost, including a finish to our plot synopsis with the last scene of the play, a discussion about comedy, and reviews of the DVD productions, the 1985 BBC Colleced Works production and the year 2000 Kenneth Branagh musical version. Then we'll finish up with our usual recap of this week's blog entries. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod32.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:35:00 GMT 00:16:35 Shakespeare,The Bill/Shakespeare Project,The Bill Shakespeare Project,Love's Labor's Lost,Love's Labour's Lost,BBC,Collected Works,Branagh Bill Walthall Podcast 31: Love's Labor's Lost Intro This week's podcast is the launch of our month-long discussion of Love's Labor's Lost, including some introductory remarks, a plot synopsis of most of the play, and we'll do our usual recap of this week's blog entries. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod31.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:39:00 GMT 00:23:31 Shakespeare,Love's Labor's Lost,Love's Labour's Lost,The Bill/Shakespeare Project,The Bill Shakespeare Project,Bill Walthall Bill Walthall Podcast 30: Richard the Third Wrap-Up This week's podcast is a conclusion of our month-long discussion of Richard the Third, including some non-DVD reviews (including a discussion of the You-Tube'd presentation of the English Shakespeare Company production of 1990, as well as two books by actors who've performed the role, and one book of note for Richard fans), a production concept, and possible casts. We'll have some final opinions on the play, and we'll do our usual recap of this week's blog entries. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod30.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:07:00 GMT 00:16:04 Shakespeare,Richard III,Richard the Third,Antony Sher,Ian McKellen,Daughter of Time,Bill Walthall,The Bill Shakespeare Project,The Bill/Shakespeare Project Bill Walthall Podcast 29: Richard the Third DVD Reviews This week's podcast includes a continuation of our month-long discussion of Richard the Third, including DVD reviews of the BBC Collected Works and An Age of Kings productions, as well as both the Olivier and McKellen film versions. Also discussed is the Pacino documentary, Looking for Richard, plus a recap of this week's blog entries. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod29.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:57:00 GMT 00:19:26 Shakespeare,Richard the Third,Richard III,BBC,Ian McKellen,Laurence Olivier Bill Walthall Podcast 28: Richard the Third Plot Synopsis, Part Two This week's podcast includes a continuation of our month-long discussion of Richard the Third, including a plot synopsis of the second half of the play, and a recap of this week's blog entries. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod28.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:05:15 GMT 00:21:21 Shakespeare,Richard III,Richard the Third,The Bill Shakespeare Project,The Bill/Shakespeare Project Bill Walthall Podcast 27: Richard the Third Plot Synopsis, Part One This week's podcast includes a continuation of our month-long discussion of Richard the Third, including a plot synopsis of the first half of the play, and a recap of this week's blog entries. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod27.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:29:00 GMT 00:21:23 Shakespeare, Richard III, Richard the Third, The Bill Shakespeare Project Bill Walthall Podcast 26: Richard the Third Preview This week's podcast includes a preview of our month-long discussion of Richard the Third, including a sampling of different versions of the opening soliloquy (including Olivier, "An Age of Kings," BBC Collected Works, English Shakespeare Company, McKellen, Branagh, and Royal Shakespeare Company), a review of the film "Me and Orson Welles," and a recap of this week's blog entries. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod26.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:06:00 GMT 00:30:40 Shakespeare,Richard III,Richard the Third, Me and Orson Welles Bill Walthall Podcast 25: The Third Part of Henry the Sixth Wrap-Up and Overview This week's podcast includes a wrap up of our month-long discussion of The Third Part of Henry the Sixth, including an overview of the play, a discussion of possible casting, a production concept, and a recap of this week's blog entries. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod25.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:10:00 GMT 00:11:53 Shakespeare,Henry VI,Henry the Sixth,The Bill Shakespare Project,The Bill/Shakespare Project Bill Walthall Podcast 24: The Third Part of Henry the Sixth DVD Reviews This week's podcast includes a continuation of our discussion of The Third Part of Henry the Sixth, including DVD reviews of two different productions; plus, our usual recap of this week's blog entries. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod24.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:20:00 GMT 00:10:28 Shakespeare,Henry VI,Henry the Sixth,The Bill Shakespere Project,The Bill/Shakespeare Project,BBC Bill Walthall Podcast 23: The Third Part of Henry the Sixth Plot Synopsis, Part Two This week's podcast includes a continuation to our discussion of The Third Part of Henry the Sixth, including a plot overview of the second half of the play no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod23.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:53:00 GMT 00:14:52 Shakespeare,Henry the Sixth,Henry VI,The Bill Shakespeare Project,The Bill/Shakespeare Project Bill Walthall Podcast 22: The Third Part of Henry the Sixth Introduction This week's podcast includes a introduction to our discussion of The Third Part of Henry the Sixth, including a plot overview of the first half of the play no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod22.mp3?ref=rss Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:13:00 GMT 00:20:09 Shakespeare,The Bill / Shakespeare Project,Henry the Sixth,Henry VI Bill Walthall Podcast 21: The Second Part of Henry the Sixth Wrap-Up This week's podcast includes a conclusion to our discussion of The Second Part of Henry the Sixth, including some castings, an overview and a critique, as well as a stage review of the California Lutheran University's production of Pericles; plus, our usual recap of this week's blog entries. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod21.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:26:00 GMT 00:12:57 Shakespeare,Henry VI.Henry the Sixth, Pericles,CLU,The Bill/Shakespeare Project Bill Walthall Podcast 20: The Second Part of Henry the Sixth DVD Reviews This week's podcast includes a continuation of our discussion of The Second Part of Henry the Sixth, including DVD reviews of two different productions, as well as a stage review of the Shakespeare's Globe Theater touring production of Love's Labor's Lost; plus, our usual recap of this week's blog entries. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod20.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:46:00 GMT 00:14:27 Shakepseare,Henry the Sixth,Henry VI,Bill / Shakespeare Project,Love's Labor's Lost,Love's Labour's Lost Bill Walthall Podcast 19: The Second Part of Henry the Sixth (The second part of the plot) This week's podcast includes a continuation of our discussion of The Second Part of Henry the Sixth, including a plot synopsis of the second half of the play, and our usual recap of this week's blog entries. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod19.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:51:00 GMT 00:21:44 Shakespeare, Henry VI, Henry the Sixth Bill Walthall Podcast 18: The Second Part of Henry the Sixth (The first part of the plot) This week's podcast includes a introduction to our discussion of The Second Part of Henry the Sixth, including a plot synopsis of the first half of the play, and our usual recap of this week's blog entries. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod18.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:20:00 GMT 00:21:32 Shakespeare, Henry VI, Henry the Sixth Bill Walthall Podcast 17: The First Part of Henry the Sixth Wrap-Up This week's podcast includes a wrap-up of our discussion of The First Part of Henry the Sixth, including a note about production concepts, a few words about casting, and a not-so-critical (or maybe that's really critical) evaluation of the play. We'll also take a quick inventory of "the Project" thus far, and do our usual recap of this week's blog entries. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod17.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:40:00 GMT 00:10:45 Shakespeare, Henry VI, The First Part of Henry the Sixty Bill Walthall Podcast 16: The First Part of Henry the Sixth DVD Review, Part Two This week's podcast includes another DVD review for The First Part of Henry the Sixth, plus a recap of this week's blog entries. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod16.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:26:00 GMT 00:07:17 Shakespeare, Henry the Sixth, Henry VI, An Age of Kings Bill Walthall Podcast 15: The First Part of Henry the Sixth DVD Review This week's podcast includes a DVD review for The First Part of Henry the Sixth, plus a recap of this week's blog entries. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod15.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:35:00 GMT 00:08:42 Shakespeare,Henry VI,Henry the Sixth,history Bill Walthall Podcast 14: The First Part of Henry the Sixth Introduction This week's podcast includes an introduction to and a plot synopsis for The First Part of Henry the Sixth, plus a recap of this week's blog entries. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod14.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:28:00 GMT 00:29:51 Shakespeare, Henry VI, Henry the Sixth Bill Walthall Podcast 13: The Taming of the Shrew Production Concepts This week's podcast includes some possible casts and production concepts, a recap of this week's blog entries, and our monthly casting contest. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod13.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:12:00 GMT 00:11:50 Shakespeare,The Taming of the Shrew Bill Walthall Podcast 12: The Taming of the Shrew DVD Reviews This week's podcast includes reviews of four different The Taming of the Shrew DVDs, a review of this week's blog topics, and a reminder about our monthly casting contest. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod12.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:45:00 GMT 00:12:24 Shakespeare,The Taming of the Shrew Bill Walthall Podcast 11: The Taming of the Shrew Intro and Overview This week's podcast includes an introduction to The Taming of the Shrew, a not-so brief synopsis, a discussion of the Induction (and thereby the play's sources/versions), and a review of this week's blog topics. Also, our monthly casting contest. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod11.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:46:00 GMT 00:18:52 Shakespeare,The Taming of the Shrew, Bill Shakespeare Proect Bill Walthall Podcast 10: Titus Andronicus Production Concepts This week's podcast includes a proposed casting for a production of Titus Andronicus, as well as a couple of production concepts. Also, our monthly casting contest. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod10.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:26:00 GMT 00:09:40 Shakespeare,Titus Andronicus Bill Walthall Podcast 09: Titus in Pop Culture This week's podcast includes a review of the BBC Titus Andronicus and Julie Taymor Titus DVDs, plus a discussion of the rock band Titus Andronicus from Glen Rock, NJ. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod09.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:05:00 GMT 00:12:26 Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, Titus, Julie Taymor, BBC Bill Walthall Podcast 08: Titus and Tragedy This week's podcast includes a discussion tragedy and Titus, plus the launch of a new contest. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod08.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:41:00 GMT 00:18:06 Shakespeare,Titus Andronicus,tragedy Bill Walthall Podcast 07: Titus Andronicus Overview This week's podcast includes a synopsis of Titus Andronicus, as well as a review of the Playing Shakespeare DVD. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod07.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:06:00 GMT 00:09:45 Shakespeare,Titus Andronicus,Bill / Shakespeare Project Bill Walthall Podcast Episode 06: Julie vs. Julia This week's podcast includes the discussions of and film review for the upcoming Nora Ephron movie, Julie and Julia. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod06.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:45:00 GMT 00:08:07 Shakespeare, Julie, Julia, Nora Ephron Bill Walthall Podcast Episode 05: The Comedy of Errors Wrap-Up This week's podcast includes the discussions of production concepts and possible casts for The Comedy of Errors. Also, this week: DVD reviews of the BBC's production of The Comedy of Errors and the PBS documentary The Hobart Shakespeareans. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod05.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:24:00 GMT 00:08:16 Shakespeare,The Comedy of Errors Bill Walthall Podcast Episode 04: Women of The Comedy of Errors A discussion of the female characters from The Comedy of Errors no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod04.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:23:00 GMT 00:08:28 Shakespeare,The Comedy of Errors,Women,The Bill / Shakespeare Project Bill Walthall Podcast Episode 03: The Comedy of Errors Overview This week's podcast includes a plot synopsis of The Comedy of Errors, an announcement concerning the opening of a Bill / Shakespeare Project, a request for upcoming blog and podcast topics, and a review of the Shakespeare Behind Bars DVD. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/pod03.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:04:00 GMT 00:09:04 Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors Bill Walthall Podcast Episode 02: KSF Macbeth Review Review of Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival production of Macbeth (July 2009) no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/ep02.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:16:00 GMT 00:05:51 Shakespeare,Macbeth,Kingsmen Bill Walthall Podcast Episode 01: Introduction An introduction the Bill / Shakespeare Project... what we're doing and why. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/3/4/7/8/198155-187432/Media/ep01.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:35:00 GMT 00:05:31 Shakespeare