This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 18 October 2009

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 October 2009.
File Size: 7.4 MB. Running Time: 5 minutes, 2 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 18 October 2009

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

American Shakespeare Center Director of Education Sarah Enloe sits in for Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen, ASC Director of Mission and Professor of English at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, VA. Ms. Enloe delivers a pre-show lecture regarding The Merry Wives of Windsor before a live audience at the American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse. This lecture was recorded on 30 September 2009.
Filesize: 13.7 MB, Running Time: 28 minutes, 11 seconds.

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 11 October 2009

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 October 2009.
File Size: 7.6 MB. Running Time: 5 minutes, 11 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 11 October 2009

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

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 lecture, Dr. Cohen discusses Much Ado about Nothing. This lecture was recorded on 23 September 2009.
Filesize: 19.8 MB, Running Time: 40 minutes, 53 seconds.

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 4 October 2009

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 October 2009.
File Size: 7.8 MB. Running Time: 5 minutes, 20 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 4 October 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 27 September 2009

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 September 2009.
File Size: 6.6 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 29 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 27 September 2009

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: HENRY IV, PART ONE

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 lecture, Dr. Cohen discusses Henry IV, Part One. This lecture was recorded on 16 September 2009.
Filesize: 18 MB, Running Time: 37 minutes, 12 seconds.

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: HENRY IV, PART ONE

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 20 September 2009

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 September 2009.
File Size: 6.7 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 32 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 20 September 2009

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: TITUS ANDRONICUS

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center Resident Troupe actors Victoria Reinsel (Lavinia), Chris Johnston (Demetrius), René Thornton, Jr. (Aaron), James Keegan (Titus Andronicus), and Sarah Fallon (Tamora) join ASC Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen for a considered, thoughtful look at the ASC's current 2009 Fall Season production of William Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus. Discussions center on Shakespeare's influences, violence and spectacle in the play, and, of course, language.
File Size: 21 MB. Running Time: 43 minutes, 29 seconds.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: TITUS ANDRONICUS

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center Resident Troupe actors Allison Glenzer (Mistress Quickly), James Keegan (Sir John Falstaff), Denise Burbach (Mistress Page), Sarah Fallon (Mistress Ford), and John Harrell (Master Ford) join ASC Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen for an fun, spirited look at the ASC's current 2009 Fall Season production of William Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor. Discussions center on status, language, and the construction of the play.
File Size: 18.5 MB. Running Time: 38 minutes, 07 seconds.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 13 September 2009

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 September 2009.
File Size: 5.9 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 59 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 13 September 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 6 September 2009

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 September 2009.
File Size: 7.7 MB. Running Time: 5 minutes, 13 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 6 September 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 30 August 2009

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 August 2009.
File Size: 7.5 MB. Running Time: 5 minutes, 07 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 30 August 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 23 August 2009

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 August 2009.
File Size: 5.6 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 58 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 23 August 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 16 August 2009

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 August 2009.
File Size: 5.1 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 36 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 16 August 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 9 August 2009

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 August 2009.
File Size: 5.2 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 39 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 9 August 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 2 August 2009

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 August 2009.
File Size: 7 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 58 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 2 August 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 26 July 2009

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 July 2009.
File Size: 5.7 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 3 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 26 July 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 19 July 2009

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 July 2009.
File Size: 5.7 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 4 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 19 July 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 12 July 2009

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 July 2009.
File Size: 5.3 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 44 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 12 July 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 5 July 2009

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 July 2009.
File Size: 5.2 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 42 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 5 July 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 28 June 2009

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 June 2009.
File Size: 4.1 MB. Running Time: 2 minutes, 52 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 28 June 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 21 June 2009

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 June 2009.
File Size: 4 MB. Running Time: 2 minutes, 50 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 21 June 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 14 June 2009

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 June 2009.
File Size: 4.2 MB. Running Time: 2 minutes, 59 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 14 June 2009

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE COMEDY OF ERRORS

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center on Tour actors Ginna Hoben (Adriana), Rick Blunt (Dromio of Syracuse), Josh Carpenter (Antipholus of Syracuse) and Dennis Henry (Dromio of Ephesus) join ASC Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen for an fun, spirited examination of the ASC's 2009 Spring Season production of The Comedy of Errors. Discussions center on the scholarly merit of The Comedy of Errors, the play's place in Shakespeare's canon, the comedy of the play, character doubling, and, of course, favorite lines.
File Size: 22.2 MB. Running Time: 48 minutes, 09 seconds.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE COMEDY OF ERRORS

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 7 June 2009

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 June 2009.
File Size: 5.3 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 44 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 7 June 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 31 May 2009

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 May 2009.
File Size: 5.1 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 35 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 31 May 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 24 May 2009

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 May 2009.
File Size: 5.4 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 48 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 24 May 2009

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: HAMLET

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 lecture, Dr. Cohen discusses Shakespeare's best known tragedy, Hamlet. This lecture was recorded on 13 May 2009.
Filesize: 13.4 MB, Running Time: 28 minutes, 51 seconds.

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: HAMLET

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center on Tour actors Ginna Hoben (Guildenstern), Rick Blunt (Rosencrantz), and Daniel Kennedy (The Player) join ASC Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen for an fun, reflective examination of the ASC's current 2009 Spring Season production of Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. Discussions center on cross-gender casting, comparing and contrasting the Rosencrantz and Guildenstern of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead to the Rosencrantz and Guildenstern of Hamlet, and Stoppard's possible intentions in creating The Player.
File Size: 23.9 MB. Running Time: 51 minutes, 56 seconds.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: HAMLET

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center on Tour actors Kelley McKinnon (Gertrude), Luke Eddy (Hamlet), Dennis Henry (Polonius), and Aidan O'Reilly (Horatio) join ASC Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen for an thoughtful, spirited examination of the ASC's current 2009 Spring Season production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet. Discussions center on the the play's structure and language, as well as character choices and the rehearsal process.
File Size: 26.5 MB. Running Time: 57 minutes, 30 seconds.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: HAMLET

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 17 May 2009

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 May 2009.
File Size: 5 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 34 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 17 May 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 10 May 2009

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 May 2009.
File Size: 4.5 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 9 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 10 May 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 3 May 2009

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 May 2009.
File Size: 4.9 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 29 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 3 May 2009

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD

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 lecture, Dr. Cohen discusses playwright Tom Stoppard's life and career, and engages the audience in a celebration of Stoppard's love for the English language – which Cohen says is a lot like Shakespeare's. This lecture was recorded on 15 April 2009.
Filesize: 18.6 mb, Running Time: 40 minutes, 23 seconds.

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 26 April 2009

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 April 2009.
File Size: 4.8 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 25 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 26 April 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 19 April 2009

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 April 2009.
File Size: 6.7 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 46 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 19 April 2009

Dr. Ralph Reveals All: THE COMEDY OF ERRORS

ASC On Tour actor Rick Blunt fills in for Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen, American Shakespeare Center Director of Mission and Professor of English at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, VA. In this lecture, delivered before a live audience at the American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse, Rick discusses the history of The Comedy of Errors, the unique construction of the play's first scene, abd the world of the play. This lecture was recorded on 8 April 2009.
File Size: 20 MB. Running Time: 43 minutes, 24 seconds.

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: THE COMEDY OF ERRORS

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 12 April 2009

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 April 2009.
File Size: 3.7 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 53 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 12 April 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 5 April 2009

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 April 2009.
File Size: 5.2 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 42 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 5 April 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 29 March 2009

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 March 2009.
File Size: 4.6 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 15 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 29 March 2009

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

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 lecture, Dr. Cohen discusses Shakespeare's career at the time A Midsummer Night's Dream was written, the Actor's Renaissance Season staging of the play, the "Pyramus and Thisbee" play-within-a-play, and Midsummer's sexual humor. WARNING: THIS LECTURE MAKES LIBERAL USE OF A SLANG TERM FOR THE MALE SEXUAL ORGAN. This lecture was recorded on 18 March 2009.
Filesize: 17.9 mb, Running Time: 38 minutes, 40 seconds.

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 22 March 2009

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 March 2009.
File Size: 7.1 MB. Running Time: 5 minutes, 04 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 22 March 2009

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE CHANGELING

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center resident troupe actors Sarah Fallon (Beatrice-Joanna), Benjamin Curns (De Flores), Gren Phelps (Alonzo), and René Thornton, Jr. (Alsemero) join ASC Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen for an fun, spirited examination of the ASC's current 2009 Actor's Renaissance Season production of Thomas Middleton and William Rowley's The Changeling. Discussions center on the the play's unique dual-plot structure, the Renaissance Season process, language, and character choices.
File Size: 20.7 MB. Running Time: 44 minutes, 55 seconds.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE CHANGELING

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: THE BLIND BEGGAR OF ALEXANDRIA

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 lecture, Dr. Cohen discusses the structure and langauge of The Blind Beggar of Alexandria, the life and career of George Chapman, and Chapman's likely relationship with William Shakespeare. This lecture was recorded on 11 March 2009.
Filesize: 16.3 mb, Running Time: 35 minutes, 21 seconds.

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: THE BLIND BEGGAR OF ALEXANDRIA

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 15 March 2009

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 March 2009.
File Size: 6.1 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 20 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 15 March 2009

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: HENRY VI, PART ONE

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center resident troupe actors Alyssa Wilmoth (Henry VI), Miriam Donald (Joan of Arc), Thomas Keegan (Bishop of Winchester), and Chris Seiler (Talbot) join ASC Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen for an fun, thoughtful examination of the ASC's current 2009 Actor's Renaissance Season production of William Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part One. Discussions center on the the play's position in the Henry VI trilogy, character choices, language, and the Renaissance Season process.
File Size: 21.4 MB. Running Time: 46 minutes, 20 seconds.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: Henry VI, Part One

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 8 March 2009

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 March 2009
File Size: 7 MB. Running Time: 5 minutes, 02 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 8 March 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 1 March 2009

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 March 2009
File Size: 6 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 16 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 1 March 2009

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE REVENGER'S TRAGEDY

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center resident troupe actors Sarah Fallon (The Duchess), Miriam Donald (Castiza), Greg Phelps (Spurio), and Ben Curns (Vindice) join ASC Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen for an insightful examination of the ASC's current 2009 Actor's Renaissance Season production of Thomas Middleton's The Revenger's Tragedy. Discussions center on the unique blend of violence and comedy in the play, the Renaissance Season process, characterization, and favorite lines.
File Size: 17.7 MB. Running Time: 37 minutes, 26 seconds.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE REVENGER'S TRAGEDY

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: THE CHANGELING

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, playful lecture, Dr. Cohen discusses The Changeling's place in Middleton's canon, contrasts the play with The Revenger's Tragedy (the other Middleton play being presented this Renaissance Season), and, of course, examines Middelton's use of language (with a little help from his friends). This lecture was recorded on 19 February 2009.
Filesize: 18.6 mb, Running Time: 40 minutes, 25 seconds.

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: THE CHANGELING

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 22 February 2009

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 February 2009
File Size: 5.3 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 47 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 22 February 2009

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: THE REVENGER'S TRAGEDY

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 lecture, Dr. Cohen discusses the genre of the revenge tragedy, the authorship of this particular play, and Middleton's use of language. This lecture was recorded on 12 February 2009.
Filesize: 16.1 mb, Running Time: 34 minutes, 50 seconds.

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: THE REVENGER'S TRAGEDY

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center resident troupe actors Aaron Hochhalter (Quince), René Thornton, Jr. (Oberon), Chris Johnston (Demetrius), and John Harrell (Bottom) 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 2009 Actor's Renaissance Season production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Discussions center on the Renaissance Season process, the unique experience of this year's Renaissance season troupe, characterization, and favorite lines.
File Size: 19.7 MB. Running Time: 42 minutes, 40 seconds.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 15 February 2009

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 February 2009
File Size: 6.1 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 21 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 15 February 2009

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: HENRY VI, PART ONE

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 frank, thoughtful lecture, Dr. Cohen takes a look at the origins of the HENRY VI plays, and how they fit into Shakespeare's canon. He also offers up his thoughts on Shakespeare's use of language in the play. This lecture was recorded on 5 February 2009.
Filesize: 18.7 mb, Running Time: 40 minutes, 33 seconds.

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: HENRY VI, PART ONE

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 8 February 2009

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 February 2009
File Size: 6.6 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 30 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 8 February 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 1 February 2009

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 February 2009
File Size: 6.3 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 28 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 1 February 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 25 January 2009

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 January 2009
File Size: 6.3 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 28 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 25 January 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 18 January 2009

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 January 2009
File Size: 5.2 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 40 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 18 January 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 11 January 2009

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 January 2009
File Size: 5.6 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 59 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 11 January 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 4 January 2009

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 January 2009
File Size: 5.4 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 50 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 4 January 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 28 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 28 December 2008.
File Size: 4.9 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 27 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 28 December 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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