Friday, October 27, 2006

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 29 October 2006

A rundown of the upcoming week's events at the American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, VA. This edition covers the week of 29 October 2006.
File Size: 7 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 40 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 29 October 2006

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE TEMPEST

In this edition of Blackfriars Backstage Pass, ASC Resident Troupe actors David Loar (Prospero), John Harrell (Ariel), Susan Heyward (Miranda), and Matt Sincell (Ferdinand) join ASC Executive Director and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen in a fun, thoughtful examination of the ASC's current production of The Tempest. Discussions include The Tempest as Shakespeare's farewell to the stage, the nature of Prospero's magic, and the actors' experience in working with guest director Giles Block of Shakespeare's Globe in London.
File Size: 21 MB. Running Time: 45 minutes.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE TEMPEST

Sunday, October 22, 2006

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 22 October 2006

A rundown of the upcoming week's events at the American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, VA. This edition covers the week of 22 October 2006.
File Size: 6 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 22 October 2006

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: AS YOU LIKE IT

In this edition of Blackfriars Backstage Pass, ASC Resident Troupe actors Sarah Fallon (Rosalind), Susan Heyward (Celia), Álvaro Mendoza (Orlando), and Paul Fidalgo (Touchstone) join ASC Executive Director and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen in a fun, thoughtful examination of the ASC's current production of As You Like It. Discussions include gender bending, the nature of love, and Shakespeare's use of comedy.
Fize Size: 18 MB. Running Time: 38 minutes.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: AS YOU LIKE IT

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: OTHELLO

In this edition of Blackfriars Backstage Pass, ASC Resident Troupe actors René Thornton, Jr. (Othello), James Keegan (Iago), Sarah Fallon (Desdemona), and Jake Hart (Cassio) join ASC Executive Director and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen in a fun, thoughtful examination of the ASC's current production of Othello. Discussions include the use of comedy in Othello, the use of language in the play, and, of course, the issue of race.
File Size: 22 MB. Running Time: 46 minutes.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: OTHELLO

Sunday, October 15, 2006

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 15 October 2006

A rundown of the upcoming week's events at the American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, VA. This edition covers the week of 15 October 2006.
File Size: 5.4 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 27 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 15 October 2006

Saturday, October 07, 2006

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 8 October 2006

A rundown of the upcoming week's events at the American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, VA. This edition covers the week of 8 October 2006.
File Size: 5.5 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 32 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 8 October 2006

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: MACBETH

In this edition of Blackfriars Backstage Pass, ASC Resident Tropue Actors Álvaro Mendoza (Macbeth), Celia Madeoy (Lady Macbeth), and René Thornton, Jr. (Macduff) join ASC Executive Director and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen in a thought-provoking examination of the ASC's current production of Macbeth. Discussions include the actor's feelings about the play going into the rehearsal process, the significance of children in the script, and the uncredited character of fear in the story of Macbeth.
File Size: 21 MB. Running Time: 43 minutes, 20 seconds.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: Macbeth