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 December 2008.
File Size: 4.9 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 27 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 28 December 2008
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 21 December 2008
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 December 2008.
File Size: 6.9 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 54 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 21 December 2008
File Size: 6.9 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 54 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 21 December 2008
Sunday, December 14, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 14 December 2008
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 December 2008.
File Size: 5.3 MB. Running Time: 3:39 minutes.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 14 December 2008
File Size: 5.3 MB. Running Time: 3:39 minutes.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 14 December 2008
Sunday, December 07, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 7 December 2008
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 December 2008.
File Size: 5.7 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 7 December 2008
File Size: 5.7 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 7 December 2008
Sunday, November 30, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 30 November 2008
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 November 2008.
File Size: 6.2 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 26 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 30 November 2008
File Size: 6.2 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 26 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 30 November 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 23 November 2008
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 November 2008.
File Size:6.4 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 31 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 23 November 2008
File Size:6.4 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 31 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 23 November 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 16 November 2008
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 November 2008.
File Size:6 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 14 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 16 November 2008
File Size:6 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 14 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 16 November 2008
Sunday, November 09, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 9 November 2008
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 November 2008.
File Size: 5.1 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 37 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 9 November 2008
File Size: 5.1 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 37 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 9 November 2008
Sunday, November 02, 2008
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: RICHARD II
Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen, American Shakespeare Center Director of Mission and Professor of English at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, VA, delivers a pre-show lecture before a live audience at the American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse. In this personal lecture, Dr. Cohen - who directed this production - shares the impact Richard II has had on his own life as he delves into Shakespeare's chronicle of England's poet-king.
File Size: 17.5 MB, Running Time: 37:50.
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: RICHARD II
File Size: 17.5 MB, Running Time: 37:50.
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: RICHARD II
Monday, October 27, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 2 November 2008
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 November 2008.
File Size: 6.3 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 29 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 2 November 2008
File Size: 6.3 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 29 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 2 November 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 26 October 2008
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 October 2008.
File Size: 6.2 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 23 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 26 October 2008
File Size: 6.2 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 23 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 26 October 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: TWELFTH NIGHT
Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen, American Shakespeare Center Director of Mission and Professor of English at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, VA, delivers a pre-show lecture before a live audience at the American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse. In this fun, thoughtful lecture, Dr. Cohen details the atmosphere in England at the time Shakespeare wrote Twelfth Night – his last true comedy – and examines the relationships between the play's colorful cast of characters.
File Size: 18 MB, Running Time: 39:00.
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: TWELFTH NIGHT
File Size: 18 MB, Running Time: 39:00.
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: TWELFTH NIGHT
Sunday, October 19, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 19 October 2008
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 October 2008.
File Size: 5.6 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 19 October 2008
File Size: 5.6 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 19 October 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: RICHARD II
In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center resident troupe actors John Pasha (Bullingbrook), Chris Seiler (Ross/Exton), Allison Glenzer (Duchess of York), and John Harrell (Richard II) join ASC Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen in a frank, thoughtful examination of the ASC's current 2008 Summer/Fall Season production of Richard II. Discussions center on characterization, relationships, the use of verse, and favorite lines.
File Size: 21.9 MB. Running Time: 47 minutes, 26 seconds
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: RICHARD II
File Size: 21.9 MB. Running Time: 47 minutes, 26 seconds
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: RICHARD II
Sunday, October 05, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 12 October 2008
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 October 2008.
File Size: 5.9 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 10 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 12 October 2008
File Size: 5.9 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 10 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 12 October 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 5 October 2008
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 October 2008.
File Size: 4.7 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 19 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 5 October 2008
File Size: 4.7 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 19 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 5 October 2008
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: MEASURE FOR MEASURE
Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen, American Shakespeare Center Director of Mission and Professor of English at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, VA, delivers a pre-show lecture before a live audience at the American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse. In this thoughtful lecture, Dr. Cohen examines the origins of the script, and delves into Measure for Measure's status as one of Shakespeare's "problem plays". This lecture was recorded on 1 October 2008.
File Size: 18.9 MB, Running Time: 40:54.
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: MEASURE FOR MEASURE
File Size: 18.9 MB, Running Time: 40:54.
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: MEASURE FOR MEASURE
Monday, September 29, 2008
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: TWELFTH NIGHT
In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center resident troupe actors Thomas Keegan (Fabian), Sasha Olinick (Feste), John Harrell (Malvolio), Sarah Fallon (Olivia), and René Thornton, Jr. (Orsino) join ASC Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen in a fun, candid examination of the ASC's current 2008 Summer/Fall Season production of Twelfth Night. Discussions center on characterization, relationships, script edits, and favorite lines.
File Size: 15.2 MB, Running Time:32 minutes, 56 seconds.
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: TWELFTH NIGHT
File Size: 15.2 MB, Running Time:32 minutes, 56 seconds.
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: TWELFTH NIGHT
Sunday, September 28, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 28 September 2008
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 September 2008.
File Size: 6.0 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 17 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 28 September 2008
File Size: 6.0 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 17 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 28 September 2008
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: KING LEAR
In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center resident troupe actors James Keegan (King Lear), Gregory Jon Phelps (Edgar), Alyssa Wilmoth (Cordelia), and Stephen Lorne Williams (Gloucester) join ASC Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen in a reflective, critical examination of the ASC's current 2008 Summer/Fall Season production of King Lear. Discussions center on the extensive cutting of the script, character choices, and the play's position in Shakespeare's canon.
File Size: 25.7 MB, Running Time: 55 minutes, 48 seconds.
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: KING LEAR
File Size: 25.7 MB, Running Time: 55 minutes, 48 seconds.
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: KING LEAR
Saturday, September 20, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 21 September 2008
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 September 2008.
File Size: 5.1 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 42 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 21 September 2008
File Size: 5.1 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 42 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 21 September 2008
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: MEASURE FOR MEASURE
In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center resident troupe actors James Keegan (Pompey), Chaney Tullos (Provost), Sarah Fallon (Isabella), and René Thornton, Jr. (Angelo) join ASC Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen in a fun, thoughtful examination of the ASC's current 2008 Summer/Fall Season production of Measure for Measure. Discussions center on guest director Patrick Tucker's unique rehearsal process, the role of sex in the play, and characterization.
File Size: 20.1 MB, Running Time: 43 minutes, 28 seconds.
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: Measure for Measure
File Size: 20.1 MB, Running Time: 43 minutes, 28 seconds.
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: Measure for Measure
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 14 September 2008
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 September 2008.
File Size: 5.5 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 54 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 14 September 2008
File Size: 5.5 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 54 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 14 September 2008
Sunday, September 07, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 7 September 2008
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 September 2008.
File Size: 5.9 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 10 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 7 September 2008
File Size: 5.9 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 10 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 7 September 2008
Sunday, August 31, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 31 August 2008
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 31 August 2008.
File Size: 5.5 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 56 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 31 August 2008
File Size: 5.5 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 56 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 31 August 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 24 August 2008
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 August 2008.
File Size: 5 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 33 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 24 August 2008
File Size: 5 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 33 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 24 August 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 17 August 2008
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 August 2008.
File Size: 6 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 17 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 17 August 2008
File Size: 6 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 17 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 17 August 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 10 August 2008
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 August 2008.
File Size:6.8 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 23 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 10 August 2008
File Size:6.8 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 23 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 10 August 2008
Monday, August 04, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 3 August 2008
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 August 2008.
File Size:6.8 MB. Running Time: 4minutes, 48 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 3 August 2008
File Size:6.8 MB. Running Time: 4minutes, 48 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 3 August 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 27 July 2008
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 July 2008.
File Size: 5 MB. Running Time: 3minutes, 34 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 27 July 2008
File Size: 5 MB. Running Time: 3minutes, 34 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 27 July 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 20 July 2008
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 July 2008.
File Size: 4.8 MB. Running Time: 3minutes, 23 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 20 July 2008
File Size: 4.8 MB. Running Time: 3minutes, 23 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 20 July 2008
Sunday, July 13, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 13 July 2008
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 July 2008.
File Size: 5.1 MB. Running Time: 3minutes, 43 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 13 July 2008
File Size: 5.1 MB. Running Time: 3minutes, 43 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 13 July 2008
Monday, July 07, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 6 July 2008
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 July 2008.
File Size: 6.2 MB. Running Time: 4minutes, 25 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 6 July 2008
File Size: 6.2 MB. Running Time: 4minutes, 25 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 6 July 2008
Sunday, June 29, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 29 June 2008
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 June 2008.
File Size: 4.9 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 27 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 29 June 2008
File Size: 4.9 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 27 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 29 June 2008
Sunday, June 22, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 22 June 2008
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 June 2008.
File Size: 5.4 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 50 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 22 June 2008
File Size: 5.4 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 50 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 22 June 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 15 June 2008
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 June 2008.
File Size: 5.3 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 51 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 15 June 2008
File Size: 5.3 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 51 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 15 June 2008
Sunday, June 08, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 8 June 2008
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 June 2008.
File Size: 5.7 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 05 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 8 June 2008
File Size: 5.7 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 05 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 8 June 2008
Sunday, June 01, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 1 June 2008
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 June 2008.
File Size: 6.2 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 23 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 1 June 2008
File Size: 6.2 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 23 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 1 June 2008
Saturday, May 24, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 25 May 2008
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 May 2008.
File Size: 4.9 MB. Running Time: 5 minutes, 27 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 25 May 2008
File Size: 4.9 MB. Running Time: 5 minutes, 27 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 25 May 2008
Saturday, May 17, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 18 May 2008
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 May 2008.
File Size: 5.4 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 49 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 18 May 2008
File Size: 5.4 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 49 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 18 May 2008
Saturday, May 10, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 11 May 2008
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 May 2008.
File Size: 5.1 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 38 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 11 May 2008
File Size: 5.1 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 38 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 11 May 2008
Sunday, May 04, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 4 May 2008
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 May 2008.
File Size: 5.2 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 41 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 4 May 2008
File Size: 5.2 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 41 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 4 May 2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 27 April 2008
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 April 2008.
File Size: 5.5 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 54 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 27 April 2008
File Size: 5.5 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 54 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 27 April 2008
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Blackfrairs Backstage Pass: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center on Tour Piercing Eloquence Tour actors Chris Seiler (Shylock), Ellen Adair (Portia), Alisa Ledyard (Jessica), and Scot Carson (Antonio) join ASC Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen in a thoughtful, reflective examination of the ASC's current production of Henry V. Discussions center on the challenges of performing a play criticized by some as being antisemitic.
File Size: 21.4 MB, Running Time: 46 minutes, 26 seconds.
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
File Size: 21.4 MB, Running Time: 46 minutes, 26 seconds.
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: HENRY V
Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen, American Shakespeare Center Director of Mission and Professor of English at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, VA, delivers a pre-show lecture before a live audience at the American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse. In a thoughtful, personal look at Henry V, Dr. Cohen reminisces on the play's significant role in shaping not only his views on Shakespeare, but als the formation of the American Shakespeare Center, itself. Cohen further takes issues with scholars who dismiss the play at mere "pageant." This lecture was recorded on 17 April 2008.
File Size: 20.3 MB, Running Time: 43:58.
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: HENRY V
File Size: 20.3 MB, Running Time: 43:58.
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: HENRY V
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 20 April 2008
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 April 2008.
File Size: 5 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 33 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 20 April 2008
File Size: 5 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 33 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 20 April 2008
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Blackfrairs Backstage Pass: HENRY V
In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center on Tour Piercing Eloquence Tour actors Evan Hoffmann (Henry V), Ellen Adair (Katherine), Chris Johnston (Dauphin), and Daniel Kennedy (Pistol) join ASC Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen in a fun, reflective examination of the ASC's current production of Henry V. Discussions center on the the evolution of the play on the road, language, and characterization.
File Size: 18.7 MB, Running Time: 40 minutes, 35 seconds.
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: HENRY V
File Size: 18.7 MB, Running Time: 40 minutes, 35 seconds.
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: HENRY V
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 13 April 2008
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 April 2008.
File Size: 6.6 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 42 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 13 April 2008
File Size: 6.6 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 42 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 13 April 2008
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen, American Shakespeare Center Director of Mission and Professor of English 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 antisemitism, to comedy, to Shakespeare's real-life connections to the play, Dr. Cohen offers thoughtful, insightful look at The Merchant of Venice. This lecture was recorded on 10 April 2008.
File Size: 15.6 MB, Running Time: 33:50.
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
File Size: 15.6 MB, Running Time: 33:50.
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
Colleen Kelly, ASC Director of Education and Research, steps in for Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen to deliver a a pre-show lecture before a live audience at the American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, VA. From the use of violence as humor to dealing with the "problem" nature of the play's seemingly sexist themes, Colleen takes a passionate, spirited look at one of Shakespeare's most popular – and controversial – comedies, The Taming of the Shrew. This lecture was recorded on 3 April 2008.
File Size: 16.7 MB, Running Time: 36:07.
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: The Taming of the Shrew
File Size: 16.7 MB, Running Time: 36:07.
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: The Taming of the Shrew
Sunday, April 06, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 6 April 2008
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 April 2008.
File Size: 6.2 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 25 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 6 April 2008
File Size: 6.2 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 25 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 6 April 2008
Monday, March 31, 2008
Blackfrairs Backstage Pass: THE WITCH
In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center 2008 Renaissance Season actors Allison Glenzer (Hecate), Tyler Moss (Firestone), James Keegan (Duke/Abberzanes), and Rick Blount (Almachildes/Hermio) join ASC Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen in a fun, reflective examination of the ASC's recently-closed Renaissance Season production of Thomas Middleton's The Witch. Discussions center on the the thoughts behind the selection of the play, crossover with William Shakespeare's Macbeth, and the good and bad of producing a play that hasn't been staged professionally in four centuries.
File Size: 21 MB, Running Time: 45 minutes, 30 seconds.
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE WITCH
File Size: 21 MB, Running Time: 45 minutes, 30 seconds.
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE WITCH
Sunday, March 30, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 30 March 2008
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 March 2008.
File Size: 5.7 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 04 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 30 March 2008
File Size: 5.7 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 04 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 30 March 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: THE WITCH
Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen, American Shakespeare Center Director of Mission and Professor of English 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 Thomas Middleton's life, to comparisons with both William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson, Dr. Cohen offers thoughtful, insightful look at The Witch – portions of which made it into the final published version of Macbeth. This lecture was recorded on 20 March 2008.
File Size: 15.7 MB, Running Time: 34:03.
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: THE WITCH
File Size: 15.7 MB, Running Time: 34:03.
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: THE WITCH
Sunday, March 23, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 23 March 2008
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 March 2008.
File Size: 6.6 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 43 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 23 March 2008
File Size: 6.6 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 43 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 23 March 2008
Sunday, March 16, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 16 March 2008
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 March 2008.
File Size: 6.2 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 23 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 16 March 2008
File Size: 6.2 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 23 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 16 March 2008
Monday, March 10, 2008
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE JEW OF MALTA
In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center 2008 Renaissance Season actors James Keegan (Barabas), John Harrell (Ithamore), and Joann Sacco (Abigail) join ASC Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen in a personal, thought-provoking examination of the ASC's current Renaissance Season production of Christopher Marlowe's The Jew of Malta. Discussions center on the Renaissance Season process, Marlowe's "mighty line," and, of course, antisemitism.
File Size: 22 MB, Running Time: 47 minutes, 40 seconds.
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE JEW OF MALTA
File Size: 22 MB, Running Time: 47 minutes, 40 seconds.
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE JEW OF MALTA
Sunday, March 09, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 9 March 2008
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 March 2008.
File Size: 5.8 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 6 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 9 March 2008
File Size: 5.8 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 6 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 9 March 2008
Saturday, March 08, 2008
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: THE JEW OF MALTA
Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen, American Shakespeare Center Director of Mission and Professor of English 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 Marlowe's life (and death), to antisemitism and Marlowe's exploration of iambic pentameter, Dr. Cohen offers thoughtful, insightful look at The Jew of Malta. This lecture was recorded on 28 February 2008.
File Size: 17.7 MB, Running Time: 38:24.
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: THE JEW OF MALTA
File Size: 17.7 MB, Running Time: 38:24.
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: THE JEW OF MALTA
Sunday, March 02, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 2 March 2008
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 March 2008.
File Size: 5.9 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 10 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 2 March 2008
File Size: 5.9 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 10 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 2 March 2008
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: CYMBELINE
In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center 2008 Renaissance Season actors Benjamin Curns (Cloten), John Harrell (Iachomo), Alyssa Wilmoth (Imogen), and Greg Phelps (Posthumus Leonatus) join ASC Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen in a thoughtful, reflective examination of the ASC's current Renaissance Season production of Cymbeline. Discussions center on the Renaissance Season process and its impact on character choices, as well as plot, language, and tone.
File Size: 21.1 MB, Running Time: 45 minutes, 52 seconds.
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: CYMBELINE
File Size: 21.1 MB, Running Time: 45 minutes, 52 seconds.
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: CYMBELINE
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: A TT40 Interview with Ben Jonson
Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen, American Shakespeare Center Director of Mission and Professor of English at Mary Baldwin College, eschews his regular lecture format, and assumes the role of Ben Jonson for a "Time Travel 40" interview with program host Sarah Enloe. As informative as it is entertaining, this interview covers Jonson's life, works, and the relationships he had with his fellow early modern playwrights. This interview was recorded in front of a live audience at the American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, Virginia, on 14 February 2008.
File Size: 14.9 MB. Running Time: 32:16.
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: A TT40 Interview with Ben Jonson
File Size: 14.9 MB. Running Time: 32:16.
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: A TT40 Interview with Ben Jonson
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 24 February 2008
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 February 2008.
File Size: 6.2 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 24 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 24 February 2008
File Size: 6.2 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 24 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 24 February 2008
Sunday, February 17, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 17 February 2008
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 February 2008.
File Size: 6.3 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 30 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 17 February 2008
File Size: 6.3 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 30 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 17 February 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: CYMBELINE
Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen, American Shakespeare Center Director of Mission and Professor of English 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 changing face of theatre during Shakespeare's later years, to how Cymbeline both is and isn't recognizable as a Shakespeare play, Dr. Cohen presents a fun, thoughtful look at Cymbeline. This lecture was recorded on 7 February 2008.
File Size: 20.1 MB, Running Time: 43:42.
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: CYMBELINE
File Size: 20.1 MB, Running Time: 43:42.
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: CYMBELINE
Sunday, February 10, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 10 February 2008
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 February 2008.
File Size: 6.4 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 32 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 10 February 2008
File Size: 6.4 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 32 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 10 February 2008
Friday, February 08, 2008
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: VOLPONE
In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center resident troupe actors John Harrell (Volpone), Benjamin Curns (Mosca), Tyler Moss (Corvino), and Alyssa Wilmoth (Celia) join ASC Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen in a thoughtful, reflective examination of the ASC's current 2008 Renaissance Season production of Ben Jonson's Volpone. Discussions center on character choices, contrasting Volpone with previous Renaissance Season productions of Jonson plays, language, and the Renaissance Season process.
File Size: 20.8 MB, Running Time: 45 minutes, 03 seconds.
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: VOLPONE
File Size: 20.8 MB, Running Time: 45 minutes, 03 seconds.
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: VOLPONE
Saturday, February 02, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 3 February 2008
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 February 2008.
File Size: 6.1 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 22 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 3 February 2008
File Size: 6.1 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 22 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 3 February 2008
Friday, February 01, 2008
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: MACBETH
In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center resident troupe actors Benjamin Curns (Macbeth), Allison Glenzer (Lady Macbeth), Greg Phelps (Macduff), and David Loar (Banquo) join ASC Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen in a thoughtful, reflective examination of the ASC's current 2008 Renaissance Season production of Macbeth. Discussions center on the Renaissance Season process (staging the play in 6 days, without a director), the poetry of Macbeth, and the actor's favorite lines (and why).
File Size: 25.5 MB, Running Time: 55 minutes, 25 seconds
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: MACBETH
File Size: 25.5 MB, Running Time: 55 minutes, 25 seconds
Blackfriars Backstage Pass: MACBETH
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Doctor Ralph Reveals All: VOLPONE
Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen, American Shakespeare Center Director of Mission and Professor of English 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 the unique relationship Ben Jonson enjoyed with Shakespeare, to Jonson's strict adherence to literary form, Cohen presents a fun, compelling look at Volpone. This lecture was recorded on 24 January 2008.
File Size: 21.1 MB, Running Time: 45:52
Dr. Ralph Reveals All: VOLPONE
File Size: 21.1 MB, Running Time: 45:52
Dr. Ralph Reveals All: VOLPONE
Sunday, January 27, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 27 January 2008
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 January 2008.
File Size: 5.4 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 51 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 27 January 2008
File Size: 5.4 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 51 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 27 January 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 20 January 2008
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 January 2008.
File Size: 5.7 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 02 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 20 January 2008
File Size: 5.7 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 02 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 20 January 2008
Sunday, January 13, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 13 January 2008
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 January 2008.
File Size: 5.4 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 48 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 13 January 2008
File Size: 5.4 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 48 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 13 January 2008
Sunday, January 06, 2008
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 6 January 2008
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 January 2008.
File Size: 4.4 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 06 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 6 January 2008
File Size: 4.4 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 06 seconds.
This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 6 January 2008
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