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Shaky UnderstandingEpisode 33: Timon of Athens with guest Timon (Feat. Phil Gould)Join Beverlee and Allison as they meet Timon from Timon of Athens and hear him rail against humanity and praise bunnies!
Find more Phil Gould on Twitter @phool and Instagram @phool20562017-12-2334 minShaky UnderstandingEpisode 32: Measure for Measure with guest Mistress Overdone (Feat. Ian Watson)Join Beverlee and Allison as they talk whores, role playing, and premarital sex in the oddly pious play Measure for Measure! Mistress Overdone, local brothel owner, gives us the inside scoop!
You can find more Ian Watson on Instagram @IanWats or Twitter @IanTWatson!2017-10-0641 minShaky UnderstandingEpisode 31: Two Gentlemen of Verona with guest Sylvia (Feat. Mariah Goolsby)Allison and Beverlee talk love, fickle dudes, and amazing female friendships in Two Gentlemen of Verona with Sylvia, the queen of shade!
Find more Mariah Goolsby on instagram @mariahgoolsby and twitter @mariahgools2017-07-3035 minShaky UnderstandingEpisode 30: Henry VIII with guest Epilogue (Feat. Miles Daniels)Allison and Beverlee read this play so you don't have to! Listen as they describe the slog through Henry VIII with a guest who knows just how you feel at the end of this play: Mr. Epilogue himself…
Miles Daniels is a hilarious human you can follow on twitter @MilesDaniels2017-07-0939 minShaky UnderstandingEpisode 29: Taming of the Shrew with guest Bianca (Feat. Shayna Spielman)Allison and Beverlee talk sibling life with the biggest shrew this side of the Thames with Bianca from Taming of the Shrew!
Find more Shayna Spielman on twitter @shayna_spielman2017-06-1142 minShaky UnderstandingEpisode 28: Henry V with guest Pistol (Feat. Francisco Rodriguez)Allison and Beverlee rub elbows (and Leeks) with a colorful rogue, who used to be best friends with the now KingHenryV, Pistol! He gives us the scoop on Hal’s turn as king and who the real war heroes are in #HenryV!
Find more Francisco Rodriguez at www.CastFrank.com2017-05-2855 minShaky UnderstandingEpisode 27: Merry Wives of Windsor with guest Mistress Quickly (Feat. Teresa Lee)Join Allison and Beverlee as they get the inside scoop on the townspeople’s kinks in the Merry Wives of Windsor from the matchmaker and secret-keeper of Windsor, Mistress Quickly!
Find more of the hilarious Teresa Lee on Twitter @leresatee2017-04-0648 minShaky UnderstandingEpisode 26: Henry IV part 2 with guest Lady Percy (Feat. Caitlin Gallogly)This week Allison and Beverlee discuss filial love, broken vows, and Lady Percy who gives us the inside scoop on the losing side of the war.
You can find more Caitlin Gallogly @CaitlinGallogly and facebook.com/officialCaitlinGallogly2017-03-2656 minShaky UnderstandingEpisode 25: Henry IV part 1 with guest Hal (Feat. Jake Fallon)Allison and Beverlee meet, in the play and in real life, the charming Hal AKA Henry Prince of Wales who gives them the inside scoop on how the king parties in this episode about Henry IV part 1!
You can find more Jake Fallon on twitter @jaketfallon2017-03-1037 minShaky UnderstandingEpisode 24: Richard II with guest First Herald (Feat. Peter Byrnes)Allison and Beverlee discuss bad leadership, revolutions, and heraldry technique with the best herald in this play First Herald!
Peter Byrnes is a Los Angeles based actor and improviser you can find on twitter @mittenberries2017-02-2636 minShaky UnderstandingEpisode 23: Titus Andronicus with guest Aaron the Moor (feat. Todd Goble)This podcast gets a bit dicey (and slicey) as Allison and Beverlee dive into Titus Andronicus and learn some unusual things about Aaron the moor and his sense of humor.
Todd Goble is an actor in Los Angeles!2017-02-1233 minShaky UnderstandingEpisode 22: Cymbeline with guest Queen (Feat. Isabel Nelson)Allison and Beverlee host the Queen from Cymbeline, who has a different idea of who the protagonist of the play is and dishes the real dirt on the fellows.
Find more Isabel Nelson on Instagram @malhibou or on her podcasts Chat Your Pants and It's In the Cards
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/chat-your-pants/id1163976576?mt=2
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/its-in-the-cards/id1189672126?mt=22017-01-2941 minShaky UnderstandingEpisode 21: King John with guest King John (Feat. Neal Schoonmaker)Join Beverlee and Allison, joined by King John, as they ask the real questions to the monarchy in power in the play: why hot metal rods to the eyes???
Neal Schoonmaker is a Los Angeles based actor and improviser!2017-01-1542 minShaky UnderstandingEpisode 20: Love’s Labours Lost with guest Don Adriano de Armado (Feat. Hunter Steibel)Join Allison and Beverlee as they discuss love, labours, and losing with the Spanish Lothario Don Adriano de Armado!
You can find more Hunter Steibel on instagram @Hunterstagram and twitter @HunterSteibel2016-12-1842 minShaky UnderstandingEpisode 19: Henry VI part 3 with guest Richard of Gloucester (Feat. Chris Bramante)Join Beverlee and Allison as they discuss military General Queen Margaret, massive blizzard battles, and the beginning of Richard of Gloucester’s power grab with none other than Richard himself!
Find more Chris Bramante @Amontiock, on his Buffy the Vampire Slayer podcast @SSGpodcast, or doing musical improv with @RobotTeammate2016-12-0439 minShaky UnderstandingEpisode 18: Bonus Episode! Dream cast Twelfth Night with FireflyThis week Allison and Beverlee take a break from the plays and have a little fun imagining which character from Firefly would play which role in Twelfth Night!2016-11-2006 min
Shaky UnderstandingEpisode 17: Henry VI part 2 with guest King Henry VI (Feat. Chris White)Joined by royalty for the first time, Beverlee, Alliosn, and King Henry VI gives their thoughts on England, all Henry’s friends trying to kill him and his other friends, and how incredible Queen Margaret is in the exciting Henry VI part two!
Also for a great guide to the history of the war of the roses under the context of something maybe more familiar, check out this great video explaining it using game of thrones characters as reference for the real events:
https://youtu.be/cGuj-uOqiuc
Chris White is an actor in LA and wants you to check ou...2016-11-0639 minShaky UnderstandingEpisode 16: Henry VI part 1 with guest Richard of York (Feat. Adrian Carter)Join Beverlee and Allison as they begin the Henry VI Trilogy along with Richard of York, head of the Plantagenet house! Swords clash, flowers fight, and Joan of Arc burns in this exciting first part!
You can find more Adrian Carter at facebook.com/adrianc91 and vimeo.com/greeneplayer12016-10-2342 minShaky UnderstandingEpisode 15: Merchant of Venice with guest Bassanio (Feat. Kevin Anderson)Join Allison and Beverlee as they discuss true bromances and distrust of outsiders along with the lovable-scamp Bassanio in The Mercahnt of Venice!
Find more Kevin Anderson at kevinanderson.com2016-10-0942 minShaky UnderstandingEpisode 14: Anthony and Cleopatra with guest Anthony (Feat. Omar Najam)Join Allison and Beverlee as they delve into trans-Mediterranean love and war stories with the hot hunk of Roman man meat Mark Anthony!
Omar Najam can be found @2brokegeeks on instagram and @OmarNajam on Twitter
Tune in to his podcast on Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Sunnydale Study Group! @sunnydalestudygroup on instagram and @ssgpodcast on twitter2016-09-2534 minShaky UnderstandingEpisode 13: The Comedy of Errors with guest Dromio (Feat. Daniel Cordelione)Allison and Beverlee talk love, family, and naming twins with the same exact name with Dromio of Syracuse!
Daniel Cordelione can me found on Instagram @danielcordileone2016-09-1032 minShaky UnderstandingEpisode 12: Richard III with guest Christine BuchelliJoin Allison and Beverlee as they discuss back-stabbing, magic, and Game of Thrones references in Richard III along with shakespeare aficionado Christine Buchelli!2016-08-2852 minShaky UnderstandingEpisode 11: Winter's Tale with guest Hermione (Feat. Tarah Pollock)Join Beverlee and Allison as they talk to Hermione about Winter's Tale featuring Bears, betrayal, and Game of Thrones references!
Tarah Pollock can be found at http://www.tarahpollock.com and @tarah_pollock2016-08-1438 minShaky UnderstandingEpisode 10: Othello the Moor of Venice with guest Iago (Feat. Patrick Arter)Join Beverlee and Allison as they cautiously discuss the events of Othello with none other than Iago!2016-07-3144 minShaky UnderstandingEpisode 9: The Tempest with guest Prospero (Feat. Dan Velazquez)Beverlee and Allison, joined by Prospero, discuss betrayal, magic, and fish in The Tempest!
You can find more about Dan Velazquez at danvelazquez.com!2016-07-1736 minShaky UnderstandingEpisode 8: Much Ado About Nothing with guest Benedick (Feat. Tyler Alverson)Beverlee and Allison discuss love, betrayal, and breakfast with Benedick from Much Ado About Nothing!
You can find Tyler Alverson on Facebook and instagram @tyleralverson, on twitter @tyleralverson14, and on the internets at tyleralverson.com2016-07-0334 minShaky UnderstandingEpisode 7: King Lear with guest Edgar (Feat. Jesse Gavin)Beverlee and Allison talk dads and kingdoms in King Lear with Edgar. Take shelter from the storm and listen in!
You can find Jesse Gavin on instagram @jgavin10 and on youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheJesseGavinShow
Some more info on fools: http://www.britaininprint.net/study_tools/poor_fool_lear.html2016-06-1944 min
Shaky UnderstandingEpisode 6: Twelfth Night with guest Viola (Feat. Isabelle Nicole)Beverlee and Allison discuss men playing women playing men who fall in love with men who think they are men while they are really women. Luckily Viola is here to help clear up exactly what that means...
You can find Isabelle Nicole on instagram @isabellenicoles
More information on cross dressing roles in Shakespeare: www.academia.edu/331492/Sexuality…s_in_Shakespeare2016-06-1936 min
Shaky UnderstandingEpisode 5: Julius Caesar with guest Portia (Feat. Jessica Winward)Beverlee and Allison discuss betrayal, politics, and power with Portia from the play herself!
You can find Jessica Winward on instagram and twitter @jessicawinward
www.folger.edu/publishing-shakespeare
www.shakespeare-online.com/biography/s…nprint.html2016-06-1933 min
Shaky UnderstandingEpisode 4: The Scottish Play AKA Macbeth (Featuring Elise Dubois and Alexia Dox)Beverlee and Allison discuss the play most heavily steeped in superstition along with guests Elise Dubois and Alexia Dox of the Real Housewives of Shakespeare!
First episode of Real Housewives of Shakespeare: youtu.be/Pz11ZGEXOVo
FB page: www.facebook.com/realhousewivesofshakespeare
Macbeth (2015): www.imdb.com/title/tt2884018/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Hamilton/Hamlet tweet: twitter.com/Lin_Manuel/status/568243453206913024
Clip from Globe Production of Macbeth 2013: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuGTaHpozog2016-06-1940 min
Shaky UnderstandingEpisode 3: Midsummer Night's Dream (Feat. Paulette Zubata)Beverlee and Allison hang out with guest Paulette Zubata to discuss the play and the play within the play. So press play!
The Beatles do Midsummer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxXkdYr5JYg
Info on actors back in the day: www.shakespearesglobe.com/uploads/file…1/actors.pdf2016-06-1929 min
Shaky UnderstandingEpisode 2: HamletBeverlee and Allison discuss exactly what is rotten in the state of Denmark
Modern adaptations:
The Lion King: www.imdb.com/title/tt0110357/
Branagh Hamlet: www.imdb.com/title/tt0116477/
RSC Hamlet starring David Tennant: www.imdb.com/title/tt1449175/
True Romance: www.imdb.com/title/tt0108399/
To Be or Not To Be that is the Adventure: www.goodreads.com/book/show/179384…-be-or-not-to-be
Further analysis:
www.nybooks.com/articles/2004/10/…making-of-hamlet/
Camille Schüler's lecture: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx1fPKUoirE2016-06-1933 min
Shaky UnderstandingEpisode 1: Romeo and JulietJoin Beverlee Jean and Allison Powell as they discuss Shakespeare's funniest tragedy: Romeo and Juliet!2016-06-1931 min