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

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

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

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

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

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

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