Sunday, December 23, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 23 December 2007

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 23 December 2007.
File Size: 6.3 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 30 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 23 December 2007

Sunday, December 16, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 16 December 2007

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 16 December 2007.
File Size: 5.4 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 50 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 16 December 2007

Sunday, December 09, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 9 December 2007

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 9 December 2007.
File Size: 5.5 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 51 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 9 December 2007

Sunday, December 02, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 2 December 2007

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 2 December 2007.
File Size: 6.4 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 35 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 2 December 2007

Sunday, November 25, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 25 November 2007

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 25 November 2007.
File Size: 5.8 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 09 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 25 November 2007

Sunday, November 18, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 18 November 2007

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 18 November 2007.
File Size: 6.4 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 32 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 18 November 2007

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center resident troupe actors Benjamin Curns (Enobarbus), John Harrell (Octavius Caesar), Elisabeth Rodgers (Cleopatra), and Tyler Moss (Maecenas) 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 Antony and Cleopatra. Discussions center on characterization, language, and Shakespeare's use of the unexpected.
File Size: 21.6 MB, Running Time: 46 minutes, 52 seconds

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA

Sunday, November 11, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 11 November 2007

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 11 November 2007.
File Size: 5.9 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 13 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 11 November 2007

Sunday, November 04, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 4 November 2007

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 4 November 2007.
File Size: 6.3 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 30 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 4 November 2007

Saturday, October 27, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 28 October 2007

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 28 October 2007.
File Size: 7 MB. Running Time: 5 minutes.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 28 October 2007

Saturday, October 20, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 21 October 2007

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 21 October 2007.
File Size: 6.6 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes 43 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 21 October 2007

Sunday, October 14, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 14 October 2007

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 14 October 2007.
File Size: 6 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes 13 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 14 October 2007

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST

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 manner with which Shakespeare challenges genre with Love's Labour's Lost to masterful wordplay and the significance of numbers, Dr. Cohen presents a fun, compelling look at the play he currently calls his "favorite comedy." This lecture was recorded on 3 October 2007.
File Size: 20.7 MB, Running Time: 44:55

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST

Monday, October 08, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 7 October 2007

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 7 October 2007.
File Size: 6.3 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes 29 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 7 October 2007

Sunday, September 30, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 30 September 2007

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 30 September 2007.
File Size: 7.8 MB. Running Time: 5 minutes 36 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 30 September 2007

Saturday, September 29, 2007

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 Shakespeare's use of sonnets in the play, to how Shakespeare portrays the timeless awkwardness of being a teenager in love, Dr. Cohen presents a fun, compelling look at the world's greatest love story. This lecture was recorded on 26 September 2007.
File Size: 21.4 MB. Running time: 46 minutes, 22 seconds.

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: ROMEO AND JULIET

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE WINTER'S TALE

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center resident troupe actors Benjamin Curns (Autolycus), Allison Glenzer (Paulina), Elisabeth Rodgers (Hermione), and René Thornton, Jr. (Leontes) 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 Winter's Tale. Discussions center on the portrayal of jealousy in the play, characterization, Shakespeare's language, and this production's handling of the sheep shearing scene.
File Size: 25 MB, Running Time: 54 minutes, 43 seconds

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE WINTER'S TALE

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA

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. Dr. Cohen leaves little doubt that Antony and Cleopatra is, indeed, his favorite play, as he takes his audience on a journey through one of Shakespeare's greatest achievements. This lecture was recorded on 19 September 2007.
File Size: 22.6 MB. Running time: 49 minutes, 10 seconds.

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA

Monday, September 24, 2007

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center resident troupe actors Susan Heyward (Jaquenetta), John Paul Scheidler (Don Armado), Doreen Bechtol (Moth) and Benjamin Curns (Costard) 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 Love's Labour's Lost. Discussions center Shakespeare's verbal wordplay, characterization, and how pregnancy impacted the performance of one of the actors.
File Size: 22 MB, Running Time: 47 minutes, 47 seconds

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST

Sunday, September 23, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 23 September 2007

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 23 September 2007.
File Size: 6.4 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes 33 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 23 September 2007

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: THE WINTER'S TALE

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 evolution of Shakespeare's stagecraft to language and meter – and, of course, the bear – Dr. Cohen takes an in-depth look at one of Shakespeare's final works as a solo playwright. This lecture was recorded on 12 September 2007.
File Size: 24.8 MB. Running time: 54 minutes.

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: THE WINTER'S TALE

Sunday, September 16, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 16 September 2007

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 16 September 2007.
File Size: 5.4 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes 48 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 16 September 2007

Saturday, September 15, 2007

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: ROMEO AND JULIET

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center resident troupe actors Greg Phelps (Romeo), Allison Glenzer (Nurse), and René Thornton, Jr. (Friar Lawrence) 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 Romeo and Juliet. Discussions center on the aspects of this production that set it apart from others, characterization, and, of course, Shakespeare's language.
File Size: 22 MB, Running Time: 47 minutes, 30 seconds

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: ROMEO AND JULIET

Sunday, September 09, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 9 September 2007

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 9 September 2007.
File Size: 5.7 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 9 September 2007

Sunday, September 02, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 2 September 2007

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 2 September 2007.
File Size: 4.9 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 29 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 2 September 2007

Sunday, August 26, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 26 August 2007

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 26 August 2007.
File Size: 4.8 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 28 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 26 August 2007

Sunday, August 19, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 19 August 2007

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 19 August 2007.
File Size: 5.2 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 43 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 19 August 2007

Sunday, August 12, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 12 August 2007

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 12 August 2007.
File Size: 4.5 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 12 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 12 August 2007

Sunday, August 05, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 5 August 2007

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 5 August 2007.
File Size: 4.8 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 23 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 5 August 2007


Sunday, July 29, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 29 July 2007

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 July 2007.
File Size: 5.9 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 10 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 29 July 2007

Sunday, July 22, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 22 July 2007

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 July 2007.
File Size: 5.4 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 48 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 22 July 2007

Monday, July 16, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 15 July 2007

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 July 2007.
File Size: 5.0 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 32 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 15 July 2007

Sunday, July 08, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 8 July 2007

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 July 2007.
File Size: 4.9 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 33 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 8 July 2007

Tuesday, July 03, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 1 July 2007

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 1 July 2007.
File Size: 5.7 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 01 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 1 July 2007

Sunday, June 24, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 24 June 2007

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 24 June 2007.
File Size: 4.4 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 02 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 24 June 2007

Monday, June 18, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 17 June 2007

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 17 June 2007.
File Size: 4.9 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 27 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 17 June 2007

Sunday, June 10, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 10 June 2007

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 10 June 2007.
File Size: 7.1 MB. Running Time: 5 minutes, 05 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 10 June 2007

Sunday, June 03, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 3 June 2007

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 3 June 2007.
File Size: 4.3 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 02 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 3 June 2007

Monday, May 28, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 27 May 2007

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 27 May 2007.
File Size: 4.6 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 16 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 27 May 2007

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: JULIUS CAESAR

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center on Tour actors Adam Segaller (Brutus), Henry Bazemore (Cassius), Sybille Bruun (Portia) and Jonathan Maccia (Antony) 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 Julius Caesar. Discussions center on gender and relationships, characterization, and the challenges inherent in the text.
File Size: 20.9 MB, Running Time: 45 minutes, 18 seconds

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: JULIUS CAESAR


Monday, May 21, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 20 May 2007

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 20 May 2007.
File Size: 4.9 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 28 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 20 May 2007

Sunday, May 13, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 13 May 2007

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 13 May 2007.
File Size: 4.9 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 28 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 13 May 2007

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: JULIUS CAESAR

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 significance of the play to the history of the American Shakespeare Center to a detailed examination of the character of Brutus, Dr. Cohen takes a thorough, thoughtful look at Shakespeare's timeless tale of political intrigue. This lecture was recorded on 2 May 2007.
File Size: 27.3 MB, Running Time: 59 minutes, 20 seconds

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: JULIUS CAESAR

Sunday, May 06, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 6 May 2007

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 6 May 2007.
File Size: 4.9 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 27 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 6 May 2007

Monday, April 30, 2007

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: CYRANO DE BERGERAC

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center on Tour actors Tyler Moss (Cyrano), Anna Marie Sell (Roxane), and Jonathan Maccia (Christian) 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 Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac. Discussions center on character choices, relationships, language, and, of course, love.
File Size: 19.8 MB, Running Time: 42 minutes, 53 seconds

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: CYRANO DE BERGERAC

Sunday, April 29, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 29 April 2007

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 29April 2007.
File Size: 4.9 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 27 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 29 April 2007

Saturday, April 28, 2007

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

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 what the circumstances of Shakespeare's life at the time the play was written, to the poetry of love, Dr. Cohen takes a fun, spirited look at Shakespeare's most popular comedy of all time.
File Size: 22.6 MB, Running Time: 49 minutes, 09 seconds

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

Sunday, April 22, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 22 April 2007

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 22April 2007.
File Size: 4.4 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 07 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 22 April 2007

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center on Tour actors Tyler Moss (Puck/Philostrate), Kevin Pierson (Bottom), Henry Bazemore (Oberon/Theseus), and Sybille Bruun (Helena/1st Fairy) 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 William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Discussions center on character choices, costuming, and language, while the actors recall some magical performance moments – both on the Blackfriars stage and on the road.
File Size: 21.4 MB, Running Time: 46 minutes, 27 seconds

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

Sunday, April 15, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 15 April 2007

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 April 2007.
File Size: 5.6 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 58 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 15 April 2007

Sunday, April 08, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 8 April 2007

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 April 2007.
File Size: 4.7 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 18 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 8 April 2007

Sunday, April 01, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 1 April 2007

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 1 April 2007.
File Size: 4.4 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 4 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 1 April 2007

Monday, March 26, 2007

Dr. Ralph Reveals All: THE DUCHESS OF MALFI

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 what little is known of John Webster's life to the poetry of Webster's language, Dr. Cohen takes an in-depth look at The Duchess of Malfi. This lecture was recorded on 21 March 2007.
File Size: 22.3 MB, Running Time: 48 minutes, 21 seconds

Dr. Ralph Reveals All: THE DUCHESS OF MALFI

Sunday, March 25, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 25 March 2007

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 25 March 2007.
File Size: 4.5 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 16 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 25 March 2007

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE DEVIL IS AN ASS

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, ASC Renaissance Season actors Susan Heyward (Pug), Chris Seiler (Fitzdottrel), Greg Phelps (Wittipol), and John Harrell (Meerecraft) 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 Ben Jonson's The Devil is an Ass. Discussions center on Jonson's life, comparisons with Shakespeare, costume selection, and the play's sheer bawdiness.
File Size: 19.7 MB, Running Time: 42 minutes, 39 seconds

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE DEVIL IS AN ASS

Sunday, March 18, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 18 March 2007

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 18 March 2007.
File Size: 7.9 MB. Running Time: 5 minutes, 39 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 18 March 2007

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE BRATS OF CLARENCE

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, ASC Renaissance Season actors John Harrell (Henry VII), Greg Phelps (Perkin Warbeck), Andrew Gorell (Ned Plantagenet), and Miriam Donald (Meg Plantagenet) 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 Brats of Clarence, a new play written specifically for the Blackfriars stage by Paul Menzer. Discussions center on the genesis of the play, the collaborative process, and the more bawdy aspects of the show.
File Size: 20.9 MB, Running Time: 45 minutes, 17 seconds

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE BRATS OF CLARENCE

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: THE DEVIL IS AN ASS

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 Ben Jonson's life to the play's plot (or lack thereof), Dr. Cohen takes an in-depth look at The Devil is an Ass. This lecture was recorded on 7 March 2007.
File Size: 19.2 MB. Running time: 41 minutes, 45 seconds.

Dr. Ralph Reveals All: THE DEVIL IS AN ASS

Sunday, March 11, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 11 March 2007

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 11 March 2007.
File Size: 6.3 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 30 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 11 March 2007

Sunday, March 04, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 4 March 2007

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 4 March 2007.
File Size: 6.1 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 20 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 4 March 2007

Monday, February 26, 2007

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: PERICLES

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, ASC Renaissance Season actors René Thornton, Jr. (Pericles), Greg Phelps (numerous roles), Miriam Donald (Bawd), and Susan Heyward (Marina) 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 Pericles. Discussions center on character choices, costuming, and comparisons with plot points in other Shakespeare plays.
File Size: 17.9 MB, Running Time: 38 minutes, 45 seconds.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: PERICLES

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 25 February 2007

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 25 February 2007.
File Size: 6.6 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 41 seconds

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 25 February 2007

Sunday, February 18, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 18 February 2007

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 18 February 2007.
File Size: 5.8 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 5 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 18 February 2007

Sunday, February 11, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 11 February 2007

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 11 February 2007.
File Size: 6.4 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 33 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 11 February 2007

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE DUCHESS OF MALFI

In this edition of Blackfriars Backstage Pass, ASC Resident Troupe actors James Keegan (Bosola), Ben Curns (Cardinal), Greg Phelps (Ferdinand), and Vanessa Morosco (the Duchess of Malfi) 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 John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi. Discussions revolve around characters in the play, and the process of putting the show together as part of the 2007 Actor's Renaissance Season.
File Size: 19 MB. Running Time: 42 minutes.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE DUCHESS OF MALFI

Saturday, February 10, 2007

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: First Quarto HAMLET

In this edition of Blackfriars Backstage Pass, ASC Resident Troupe actors Susan Heyward (Ophelia), James Keegan (Ghost/Claudius), Greg Phelps (Laertes), and Ben Curns (Hamlet) 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 First Quarto Hamlet. Discussions center on the differences between the First Quarto, the earliest version of the play to be committed to print, and the more commonly performed Second Quarto and Folio versions.
File Size: 21 MB. Running Time: 45 minutes.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: First Quarto HAMLET

Sunday, February 04, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 4 February 2007

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 4 February 2007.
File Size: 6.4 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 32 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 4 February 2007

Sunday, January 28, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 28 January 2007

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 28 January 2007.
File Size: 5.5 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 55 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 28 January 2007

Sunday, January 21, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 21 January 2007

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 21 January 2007.
File Size: 5.2 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 42 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 21 January 2007

Sunday, January 14, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 14 January 2007

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 14 January 2007.
File Size: 4.7 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 18 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 14 January 2007

Saturday, January 06, 2007

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 7 January 2007

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 7 January 2007.
File Size: 5.4 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 51 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 7 January 2007