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