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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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