Doctor Ralph Presents: THE KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE

American Shakespeare Center Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen delivers a pre-show lecture on Francis Beaumont's The Knight of the Burning Pestle before a live audience at the American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse. This lecture was recorded on 28 April 2010.
Filesize: 37 MB, Running Time: 38:24.

Doctor Ralph Presents: THE KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE

Doctor Ralph Presents: ROMEO AND JULIET

American Shakespeare Center Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen delivers a pre-show lecture on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet before a live audience at the American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse. This lecture was recorded on 21 April 2010.
Filesize: 41.6 MB, Running Time: 43:10.

Doctor Ralph Presents: ROMEO AND JULIET

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 9 May 2010

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 May 2010.
File Size: 3.6 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 39 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 9 May 2010

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 2 May 2010

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 May 2010.
File Size: 3.4 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 25 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 2 May 2010

Doctor Ralph Presents: ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL

American Shakespeare Center Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen delivers a pre-show lecture on William Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well before a live audience at the American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse. This lecture was recorded on 14 April 2010.
Filesize: 31.5 MB, Running Time: 32:41.

Dr. Ralph Presents: ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 25 April 2010

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 April 2010.
File Size: 3.6 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 38 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 25 April 2010

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: ROMEO AND JULIET

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center on Tour actors Josh Carpenter (Romeo), Brandi Rhome (Juliet), Aidan O'Reilly (Paris), and Kelley McKinnon (Lady Caputlet) join ASC On Tour 2009/2010 Rough, Rude, and Boisterous Tour manager and Assistant Director Dennis Henry (Friar Lawrence) for a fun, spirited examination of the ASC's current Spring Season production of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Discussions center on bringing the show off the road into the Blackfriars, the nature of the characters, audience reactions, and favorite scenes and lines. Also, the actors answer questions sent in by Podcast listeners.
File Size: 35.7 MB. Running Time: 37 minutes.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: ROMEO AND JULIET

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 18 April 2010

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 April 2010.
File Size: 3.8 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 51 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 18 April 2010

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center on Tour actors Rick Blunt (Rafe), James Patrick Nelson (Venturewell), and Curt Foy (George) join The Knight of the Burning Pestle dramaturg Justin Schneider for a fun, spirited examination of the ASC's current Spring Season production of Francis Beaumont's The Knight of the Burning Pestle. Discussions center on the differences between performing Beaumont and Shakespeare, audience reactions to the play, and, of course, favorite lines.
File Size: 41.4 MB. Running Time: 42 minutes, 59 seconds.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 11 April 2010

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 April 2010.
File Size: 3.8 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 48 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 11 April 2010

Doctor Ralph Presents: THE ROMAN ACTOR

American Shakespeare Center Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen delivers a pre-show lecture on Phillip Massinger's The Roman Actor before a live audience at the American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse. The Roman Actor was the final production of the ASC's recently concluded 2010 Actor's Renaissance Season This lecture was recorded on 24 March 2010.
Filesize: 35.3 MB, Running Time: 36:38.

Doctor Ralph Presents: THE ROMAN ACTOR

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 4 April 2010

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 April 2010.
File Size: 3 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 02 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 4 April 2010

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE ROMAN ACTOR

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center Renaissance Season actors Denice Burbach (Domitia), Gregory Jon Phelps, (Paris), John Harrell (Domitianus Caesar), and Allison Glenzer (Latinus) join ASC Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen (for a little while, anyway) for a fun, spirited examination of the ASC's recently concluded 2010 Actor's Renaissance Season production of Phillip Massinger's The Roman Actor.
File Size: 24.5 MB. Running Time: 25 minutes, 23 seconds.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE ROMAN ACTOR

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 28 March 2010

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 March 2010.
File Size: 6 MB. Running Time: 6 minutes, 10 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 28 March 2010

Doctor Ralph Presents: TWELFTH NIGHT

American Shakespeare Center Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen is on sabbatical this semester. His 2010 Actor's Renaissance Season lectures are being delivered by a number of Dr. Cohen's distinguished colleagues. This week, Shakespeare and Company Artistic Director Tina Pakcer delivers delivers a pre-show lecture on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night before a live audience at the American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse. This lecture was recorded on 17 March 2010.
Filesize: 40.3 MB, Running Time: 41 minutes, 49 seconds.

Doctor Ralph Presents: TWELFTH NIGHT

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: 2010 Actor's Renaissance Season

In this very special edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, ASC Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen joins Coker College Professor of English Dr. Rhonda Knight and selected actors from the 2010 Actor's Renaissance Season troupe for a look at all five 2010 Renaissance Season productions. Actors John Harrell, Daniel Kennedy, Denice Burbach, Greg Phelps, Ben Curns, René Thornton, Jr., Tyler Moss, and Allison Glenzer discuss with Doctors Cohen and Knight the finer points of staging William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and Henry VI, Part Two; Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus; Ben Jonson's The Alchemist; and Phillip Massinger's The Roman Actor.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: 2010 Actor's Renaissance Season

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 21 March 2010

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 March 2010.
File Size: 5.5 MB. Running Time: 5 minutes, 38 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 21 March 2010

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 14 March 2010

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 March 2010.
File Size: 5.8 MB. Running Time: 5 minutes, 55 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 14 March 2010

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 7 March 2010

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 March 2010.
File Size: 6.6 MB. Running Time: 6 minutes, 43 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 7 March 2010

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: HENRY VI, PART TWO

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center Renaissance Season actors Sarah Fallon (Margaret), Daniel Kennedy, (Jack Cade), René Thornton, Jr. (York), and Denice Burbach (King Henry VI) join Henry VI, Part 2 Dramaturg Erin Baird for a thoughful, spirited examination of the ASC's current 2010 Actor's Renaissance Season production of William Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2. Discussions center on comparing and contrasting this show with last year's production of Henry VI, Part 1; Denice Burbach's experience as a woman playing King Henry; and, of course, favorite lines.
File Size: 38.6 MB. Running Time: 40 minutes, 07 seconds.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: HENRY VI, PART 2

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 28 February 2010

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 February 2010.
File Size: 4.7 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 44 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 28 February 2010

Doctor Ralph Presents: DOCTOR FAUSTUS

American Shakespeare Center Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen is on sabbatical this semester. His 2010 Actor's Renaissance Season lectures are being delivered by a number of Dr. Cohen's distinguished colleagues. This week, Washington and Lee University (Lexington, VA) Assistant Professor of English Dr. Holly Pickett delivers delivers a pre-show lecture on Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus before a live audience at the American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse. This lecture was recorded on 11 February 2010.
Filesize: 34.2 MB, Running Time: 35 minutes, 32 seconds.

Doctor Ralph Presents: DOCTOR FAUSTUS

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 21 February 2010

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 February 2010.
File Size: 4.9 MB. Running Time: 5 minutes.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 21 February 2010

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 14 February 2010

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 February 2010.
File Size: 5.2 MB. Running Time: 5 minutes, 19 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 14 February 2010

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: ASC Professional Training Program

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, ASC actors René Thornton, Jr. and Allison Glenzer join ASC Director of Training Colleen Kelly and ASC Director of Marketing and Sales Erik Curren for a backstage look at the upcoming ASC Professional Training Program, a three-week intensive Shakespeare training session for professional actors, directors, educators, and students with advanced training. Discussions center on the content of the training program, the unique training advantages offered by the Blackfriars Playhouse, and the training faculty.
Filesize: 15.7 MB. Running Time: 16 minutes, 14 seconds.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: ASC Professional Training Program

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE ALCHEMIST

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center Renaissance Season actors Ben Curns (Face), Allison Glenzer, (Dol Common), John Harrell (Subtle), and Tyler Moss (Kastril) join The Alchemist Dramaturg Erin Baird for a fun, spirited examination of the ASC's current 2010 Actor's Renaissance Season production of Ben Jonson's The Alchemist. Discussions center on the the differences between Shakespeare and Jonson, the fact that The Alchemist was written specifically for the original London Blackfriars, and the Renaissance Season process. Also, the the actors take questions sent in by podcast listeners.
File Size: 33.7 MB. Running Time: 34 minutes, 57 seconds.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE ALCHEMIST

Doctor Ralph Presents: THE ALCHEMIST

American Shakespeare Center Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen is on sabbatical this semester. His 2010 Actor's Renaissance Season lectures are being delivered by a number of Dr. Cohen's distinguished colleagues. This week, University of Virginia Renaissance Literature Professor and noted author Dr. Katharine E. Maus delivers delivers a pre-show lecture on Ben Jonson's The Alchemist before a live audience at the American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse. This lecture was recorded on 4 February 2010.
Filesize: 44.9 MB, Running Time: 46 minutes, 35 seconds.

Doctor Ralph Presents: THE ALCHEMIST

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: DOCTOR FAUSTUS

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center Renaissance Season actors Ben Curns (Mephistopheles), René Thornton, Jr. (Dr. Faustus), Gregory Jon Phelps (Robin), and Miriam Donald (Evil Angel/Horse Courser/Lechery) join Doctor Faustus Dramaturg Justin Schnieder for a thoughtful examination the ASC's current 2010 Actor's Renaissance Season production of Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus. Discussions center on the the differences between Shakespeare and Marlowe, along with production and character choices. Also, the the actors take questions sent in by podcast listeners.
File Size: 39 MB. Running Time: 40 minutes, 28 seconds.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: DOCTOR FAUSTUS

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 7 February 2010

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 February 2010.
File Size: 7.1 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 52 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 7 February 2010

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: TWELFTH NIGHT

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center Renaissance Season actors Sarah Fallon (Olivia), Chris Johnston (Sir Andrew), Daniel Kennedy (Malvolio), and Miriam Donald (Viola/Cesario) join Renaissance Season stage manager Aaron Hochhalter for a fun, spirited look at the ASC's current 2010 Actor's Renaissance Season production of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Discussions center on the the Renaissance Season process and character choices, and the the actors take questions sent in by podcast listeners.
File Size: 53.6 MB. Running Time: 55 minutes, 45 seconds.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: TWELFTH NIGHT

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 31 January 2010

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 January 2010.
File Size: 6.2 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 11 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 31 January 2010

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 24 January 2010

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 January 2010.
File Size: 5.8 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 58 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 24 January 2010

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 17 January 2010

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 January 2010.
File Size: 5.6 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 50 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 17 January 2010

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 10 January 2010

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 January 2010.
File Size: 4.9 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 20 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 10 January 2010

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 3 January 2010

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 January 2010.
File Size: 4.2 MB. Running Time: 2 minutes, 48 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 3 January 2010

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 27 December 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 December 2009.
File Size: 6.8 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 36 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 27 December 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 20 December 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 December 2009.
File Size: 7.1 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 49 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 20 December 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 13 December 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 December 2009.
File Size: 6.9 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 42 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 13 December 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 6 December 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 December 2009.
File Size: 5.8 MB. Running Time: 3 minutes, 53 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 6 December 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 29 November 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 November 2009.
File Size: 6.4 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 19 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 29 November 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 22 November 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 November 2009.
File Size: 7.8 MB. Running Time: 5 minutes, 19 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 22 November 2009

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE REHEARSAL

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center Resident Troupe actors Chris Seiler (Bayes), Daniel Rigney (Prince Volscius), Luke Eddy (Smith), and Allison Glenzer (Johnson) join ASC Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen for a fun, spirited look at the ASC's current 2009 Fall Season production of George Villiers' The Rehearsal. Discussions center on the play's unique background and structure, the rehearsal process, and the restoration tragedies parodied by this play.
File Size: 17.5 MB. Running Time: 36 minutes, 06 seconds.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: THE REHEARSAL

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: HENRY IV, PART ONE

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center Resident Troupe actors Toby Shaw (Hotspur), James Keegan (Falstaff), Luke Eddy (Prince Hal), and René Thornton, Jr. (Henry IV) join ASC Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen for a spirited, reflective look at the ASC's current 2009 Fall Season production of William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part One. Discussions center on characterization, relationships, language, and favorite lines.
File Size: 25.3 MB. Running Time: 52 minutes, 26 seconds.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: HENRY IV, PART ONE

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 15 November 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 November 2009.
File Size: 8 MB. Running Time: 5 minutes, 27 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 15 November 2009

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

In this edition of the Blackfriars Backstage Pass, American Shakespeare Center Resident Troupe actors Chris Seiler (Dogberry), Toby Shaw (Claudio), René Thornton, Jr. (Benedick), and Sarah Fallon (Beatrice) join ASC Director of Mission and Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare Professor Dr. Ralph Alan Cohen for a fun, thoughtful look at the ASC's current 2009 Fall Season production of William Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing. Discussions center on the evolution of the production since it first opened, the challenges of the "Kill Claudio" scene, prose versus verse, and — of course — favorite lines.
File Size: 18.7 MB. Running Time: 38 minutes, 37 seconds.

Blackfriars Backstage Pass: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 8 November 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 November 2009.
File Size: 7.1 MB. Running Time: 4 minutes, 50 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 8 November 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 1 November 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 November 2009.
File Size: 8.2 MB. Running Time: 5 minutes, 35 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 1 November 2009

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 25 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 25 October 2009.
File Size: 7.9 MB. Running Time: 5 minutes, 23 seconds.

This Week at the Blackfriars: Week of 25 October 2009

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: THE REHEARSAL

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 George Villiers' The Rehearsal. This lecture was recorded on 15 October 2009.
Filesize: 12.1 MB, Running Time: 24 minutes, 54 seconds.

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: THE REHEARSAL

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: TITUS ANDRONICUS

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 Titus Andronicus. This lecture was recorded on 14 October 2009.
Filesize: 17.6 MB, Running Time: 36 minutes, 15 seconds.

Doctor Ralph Reveals All: TITUS ANDRONICUS

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