Blackfriars Backstage Pass: EASTWARD HO!

In this edition of Blackfriars Backstage Pass, ASC Actor's Renaissance Season Actors Jessica Dunton (Gertrude), David Loar (Touchstone), Paul Fidalgo (Quicksilver), and Rene Thornton, Jr. (Sir Petronel Flash) join ASC Executive Director and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen in a fun-filled examination of the ASC's production of Eastward Ho! by Ben Jonson, John Marston, and George Chapman. Discussions include the actor's favorite lines and moments in the play, the challenges and opportunities provided by the collaborative nature of the script, and the enthusiastic response of the play's audiences.
File Size: 21 MB. Running Time: 45 minutes.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: Eastward Ho!

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: 'TIS PITY SHE'S A WHORE

Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen, Executive Director of the American Shakespeare Center and Professor of Shakespeare at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, VA, delivers a pre-show lecture before a live audience at the American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse. From the bold use of language to thought-provoking comparisons with Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Dr. Cohen takes an in-depth look at John Ford's best known play. This lecture was recorded on 23 March 2006.
File Size: 19 MB. Running time: 42 minutes.

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: 'Tis Pity She's A Whore

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: EASTWARD HO!

Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen, Executive Director of the American Shakespeare Center and Professor of Shakespeare at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, VA, delivers a pre-show lecture before a live audience at the American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse. From the use of London as a character in Eastward Ho!, to the significance of both America (and Virginia, in particular), Dr. Cohen takes an in-depth look at one of the most famous collaborations of Renaissance theatre. This lecture was recorded on 16 March 2006. Please note that the map Dr. Cohen references in this lecture can be downloaded in a .pdf format at http://www.americanshakespearecenter.com/education/londonmap.pdf
(NOTE: This post fixes the problem where subscribers received the map instead of the podcast. We offer our humble apologies for the glitch).
File Size: 22 MB. Running time: 49 minutes.

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: Eastward Ho!

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: 'TIS PITY SHE'S A WHORE

In this edition of Blackfriars Backstage Pass, ASC Actor's Renaissance Season Actors Matt Sincell (Giovanni), Miriam Donald (Annabella), Paul Fidalgo (Bergetto), and Vanessa Mandeville Morosco (Poggio) join ASC Executive Director and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen on an emotionally charged journey through the ASC's current production of John Ford's 'Tis Pity She's A Whore. Discussions include comparing and contrasting the language of Ford and Shakespeare, similarities to (and differences from) Romeo and Juliet, audience reaction, and the ASC's use of musical interludes.
File Size: 20 MB. Running Time: 45 minutes.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: 'Tis Pity She's A Whore

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: ROMEO AND JULIET

Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen, Executive Director of the American Shakespeare Center and Professor of Shakespeare at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, VA, delivers a pre-show lecture before a live audience at the American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse. From the use of the sonnet and rhyme to the use (and overuse) of language in Romeo and Juliet, Dr. Cohen takes an in-depth look at one of Shakespeare's most famous works. This lecture was recorded on 9 March 2006.
File Size: 20 MB. Running time: 43 minutes.

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: Romeo and Juliet