Dr. Ralph Presents: Henry VIII

Mary Baldwin College MFA Candidate Michael Wagoner delivers a pre-show lecture on William Shakespeare's Henry VIII before a live audience at the Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, VA, on February 7th, 2013.

Dr. Ralph Presents: Henry VIII
File Size: 28 MB, Runtime: 24:27 

Actor-Scholar Council: Julius Caesar

ASC actors Benjamin Curns, René Thornton Jr., Sarah Fallon, Abbi Hawk, and Gregory Jon Phelps join Director of Education Sarah Enloe, Academic Resources Manager Cass Morris, and MBC MLitt/MFA students for this conversation on William Shakespeares's Julius Caesar. Recorded before a live audience in the Blackfriars Playhouse on February 8th, 2013.

Actor-Scholar Council: Julius Caesar
File Size: 72.1 MB, Runtime: 1:02:59

Dr. Ralph Presents: The Custom of the Country

American Shakespeare Center Co-founder and Director of Mission, and Mary Baldwin College Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen delivers a pre-show lecture on John Fletcher and Philip Massinger's The Custom of the Country before a live audience at the Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, VA, on February 28th, 2013.

Dr. Ralph Presents: The Custom of the Country
File Size: 41.2 MB, Runtime: 35:57 minutes
This podcast carries a "naughty language" warning.

Actor-Scholar Council: Philaster, Or Love Lies A-Bleeding

ASC actors Aidan O'Reilly, Gregory Jon Phelps, Sarah Fallon, Daniel Kennedy, and Chris Jonston join Director of Mission Ralph Alan Cohen, visiting scholars, and MBC MLitt/MFA students for this conversation on Francis Beaumont & John Fletcher's Philaster, Or Love Lies-A-Bleeding. Recorded before a live audience in the Blackfriars Playhouse on March 9th, 2012.

Actor-Scholar Council: Philaster, Or Love Lies-A-Bleeding
File Size: 57.1 MB, Runtime: 1 hour, 2 minutes

Dr. Ralph Presents: Much Ado about Nothing

American Shakespeare Center Co-founder and Director of Mission, and Mary Baldwin College Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen delivers a pre-show lecture on William Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing before a live audience at the Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, VA, on March 21, 2012.

Dr. Ralph Presents: Much Ado about Nothing
File Size: 46.2 MB, Runtime: 40.2 minutes

To view the handouts provided in this lecture, please visit: americanshakespearecenter.indigofiles.com/education_research/handouts/BenedickMonologuesand4-1.pdf

Dr. Ralph Presents: Dido, Queen of Carthage

Dr. Paul Menzer, Director of the MLitt/MFA in Shakespeare and Performance program at Mary Baldwin College and President of the Marlowe Society of America, and ASC Director of Education Sarah Enloe deliver a pre-show lecture on Christopher Marlowe's Dido, Queen of Carthage. Recorded 14 March 2012 before a live audience at the Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, VA.

Dr. Ralph Presents: Dido, Queen of Carthage
File Size: 43.9MB, Run Time: 38:22

View the handouts provided at this lecture

Actor-Scholar Council: Richard III

Actors Benjamin Curns, Jeremy West, Allison Glenzer, Brandi Rhome, and Gregory Jon Phelps join MBC MLitt/MFA graduate Casey Caldwell for this conversation on Richard III. Recorded before a live audience in the Blackfriars Playhouse on March 2nd, 2012.

Actor-Scholar Council: Richard III

Dr. Ralph Presents: Richard III

American Shakespeare Center Co-founder and Director of Mission, and Mary Baldwin College Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen delivers a pre-show lecture on William Shakespeare's Richard III before a live audience at the Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, VA.

Dr. Ralph Presents: Richard III

Actor-Scholar Council: Much Ado About Nothing

Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare and Performance chair Dr. Paul Menzer mediates actors and scholars discussing Much Ado About Nothing in this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: Much Ado About Nothing.

Dr. Ralph Presents: Philaster

American Shakespeare Center Co-founder and Director of Mission, and Mary Baldwin College Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen delivers a pre-show lecture on Beaumont and Fletcher's Philaster before a live audience at the Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, VA.

Dr. Ralph Presents: Philaster