Protest Too Much: A Shakespeare Showdown

Arden Fitzroy joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to chat which Shakespeare Villain belongs in a Bond film!

Arden argues for Edmund (King Lear) and has Stephanie argue for Claudius (Hamlet)!

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Also! Watch Arden in Macbeth by Worldwide Shakespeare! Follow their twitter, instagram, and grab your PWYC tickets!

Also, keep an eye on the twitter and instagram pages for the Serious Business Podcast Network while we spend August giving away rad prize packs-this week it's Pokemon!

Transcript for this episode is available here.

Make sure to check out our Patreon for bonus materials and extra content - including my picks for each of the months' episodes, and some new audition monologue content!

Special thanks to our new network: Serious Business for bringing us on board and giving us the space to discuss such an important element of Shakespearean Theatre. Check out their other two shows Adventure Incorporated (an actual play DnD 5e podcast) and Ask The Pokedexpert (a highly academic question and answer podcast/stream about Pokemon)!

Auditions are hard! Shakespeare auditions are even harder, if you're unsure where to start.

Welcome to the series where I go through a play and chat through audition monologue options best suited for each type of character. Today we're talking about Romeo & Juliet.

Sections:

4:38-16:52 Character Summary

2 Monologues for each character grouping

16:31-20:44 Romeo, Paris (SADBOIS)

20:44-24:00 Juliet

24:00-28:07 Nurse

28:07-32:54 Friar Laurence, Prince, Chorus (BOSSBOIS)

32:54-36:44 Mercutio, Tybalt (SPICEBOIS)

36:44-39:15 Benvolio

39:15-43:55 Lord Capulet, Lord Montague, Lady Capulet, Lady Montague (PARENTS)

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Melissa Barrett is on to talk through who each of the Friends characters would match up with as Shakespeare characters!

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This summer we are getting to hear from Shakespeare power couples on their love story and the moment they think shows the most pure love in the canon, and we play a Shakespeare-themed newlywed game.

Our first couple is Victoria Rae Sook (twitter, instagram, Food of Love website) and Michael Padgett (website, instagram, twitter)!

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Let us know your thoughts on instagram, Twitter, and TikTok!

Special thanks to our network: Serious Business! Check out their other two shows Adventure Incorporated (an actual play DnD 5e podcast) and Ask The Pokedexpert (a highly academic question and answer podcast/stream about Pokemon)!

Daniel Kemper joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to play a little Shakespeare-themed "Kiss/Marry/Kill", featuring Cleopatra, Lady Macbeth, and dealer's-choice of Kates!

Daniel and Steph both talk about who they chose for which and why, and y'all it's a heck of a good time!!

Let us know who you would pick, and follow us on instagram, Twitter, and TikTok!

Make sure to follow Daniel on his website, twitter and instagram, and make sure to keep an eye on his work with Rude Grooms and This Wooden O!

Please check out our Patreon for bonus materials and extra content - including my picks for each of the months' episodes, and some new audition monologue content!

Special thanks to our new network: Serious Business for bringing us on board and giving us the space to discuss such an important element of Shakespearean Theatre. Check out their other two shows Adventure Incorporated (an actual play DnD 5e podcast) and Ask The Pokedexpert (a highly academic question and answer podcast/stream about Pokemon)!