Doctor Ralph Reveals All: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

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 Dogberry's comic "bonaprops" to Don John's motivations (or lack thereof), Dr. Cohen takes an in-depth look at Shakespeare's comic battle between the sexes. This lecture was recorded on 26 April 2006.
File Size: 19 MB. Running time: 40 minutes.

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: Much Ado about Nothing

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: RICHARD III

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. Join Dr. Cohen as he examines the history and inner workings of Shakespeare's first big box office success. This lecture was recorded on 19 April 2006.
File Size: 22 MB. Running time: 48 minutes.

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: Richard III

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

In this edition of Blackfriars Backstage Pass, Blackfriars Stage Company actors Chris Seiler (Dogberry, Antonio), Tyler Moss (Benedick), Tom Loughlin (Leonato), and Alyssa Wilmoth (Beatrice) join ASC Executive Director and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen in the ASC's podcast studio. From Shakespeare's comic use of Dogberry and the Watch, to a debate over the nature of Beatrice and Benedick's pre-play relationship, join members of the American Shakespeare Center's touring troupe for a spirited, informative backstage look at the Blackfrairs' current production of Much Ado about Nothing.
File Size: 20 MB. Running Time: 43 minutes.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: Much Ado about Nothing

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET

In this edition of Blackfriars Backstage Pass, Blackfriars Stage Company actors Gregory Jon Phelps (Captain Tempest), Tyler Moss (Ariel the Robot), Tom Loughlin (Dr. Prospero), and Daniel Carlton (Cookie) join ASC Executive Director and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen for an off-the-cuff, lighthearted exploration of the ASC's first musical production, Bob Carlton's Return to the Forbidden Planet. Join members of the American Shakespeare Center's touring troupe as they trace the evolution of this timeless tale from Shakespeare's The Tempest, to 1950's Hollywood, to "Shakespeare's Lost Rock and Roll Masterpiece," now appearing on the Blackfriars Stage.
File Size: 18 MB. Running Time: 40 minutes.

Blackfrairs Backstage Pass: Return to the Forbidden Planet

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: RICHARD III

In this edition of Blackfriars Backstage Pass, Blackfriars Stage Company actors Sarah Bowles (Lady Anne), Jessica Marcus (Margaret), Daniel Carlton (Buckingham), and Andrew Gorell (Richard III) join ASC Executive Director and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen in a fun and thoughtful examination of Richard III. From the complex story of Richard's rise to power to the use of stycomythia, members of the American Shakespeare Center's touring troupe offer their observations on Shakespeare's first major box office hit.
File Size: 18 MB. Running Time: 40 minutes.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: Richard III