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

Errata:
16:30 — Text should be

"Her husband was killed fighting with the Lancastrian forces in the second Battle of Saint Albans.  What should be a simple matter of civil governance, we see ..."

instead of

"As her husband was killed fighting against the Lancastrian forces in the second Battle of Saint Albans, this should be a mere technicality.  But what should be a simple matter of civil governance, we see ..."

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

Errata:
1:06 — text should be “November” instead of “December”
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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.

Errata:
17:46 — Text should be “English retake the city” instead of “French retake the city”
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Podcast 13: The Taming of the Shrew Production Concepts

This week’s podcast includes some possible casts and production concepts for The Taming of the Shrew, a recap of this week’s blog entries, and  our monthly casting contest.

Notes:
The NY Shakespeare Production with Meryl Streep and Raul Julia–wooing scene

The “Great Performances” Production with Marc Singer and Fredi Olster–wooing scene
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