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This week we return to the land of Illyria and the wonderful world of Twelfth Night! We begin our character analysis with the main cast, and... we don't get very far. This is going to take a while. Strap in! Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram, and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

This week we are joined by Jessie Austrian, co-artistic director of the fabulous and fearless Fiasco Theater! We talk twins, love, language, and get a sneak peak at Fiasco's new adaptation of The Comedy of Errors! Fiasco Theater is an ensemble theater company based in NYC that will be bringing their latest adaptation, in collaboration with The Saunders Collective, of "The Comedy of Errors" to Actors Theatre of Louisville. It will also be available for live streaming. To stay in the loop with this production, and all things Fiasco, click here: fiascotheater.com Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram, and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

You there! Podcast listener! What's today, my fine fellow? Why, today is the first day of our series on Twelfth Night, or What You Will. That's the name of our podcast! Join us for a lively discussion about one of Shakespeare's heaters as we finally nail down the definition of the twelve days of Christmas, and Charlotte almost gets the hook for talking about Coriolanus again. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram, and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

Get your tissues ready, because this week we watch the 2025 film HAMNET. Talking points include crying-induced headaches, the beauty of catharsis, and some very tasteful pitches for a Shakespearean Cinematic Universe. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram, and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

Last name: Bastard. First name: The. Move over, Jon Snow – it's time to talk about one of English lit's most underappreciated illegitimate sons. Plus, we take a detour to talk about the Aristocats, and reiterate that this is NOT an anti-Catholic podcast. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram, and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

Welcome back to the freshly Normanized England of King John! We go through the play's major characters and debate what type of animated Robin Hood animal they would be. (Except King John, who is OBVIOUSLY a pathetic little cuck lion without a mane and therefore needs no debate.) Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram, and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

Hang a calfskin on your recreant limbs, because it's time to discuss KING JOHN! Talking points include neptocide, the Magna Carta, and Disney's foxy Robin Hood. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram, and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

It's double, double podcast and trouble! In this year's Spooktacular, we discuss spooky Shakespearian Halloween costumes, rank the Bard's ghosts on a tier list, and build our ideal Shakespeare-themed haunted house. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram, and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

Journey with us to the halcyon days of ye olde 2021 as we watch Joel Coen's THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH! Talking points include German expressionism, Ross's snatched waist, and what inflation has done to the price of witches. TW: This episode contains discussions of suicide, pregnancy loss and child murder. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram, and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

If there's three things we know about movies, it's that Viggo actually breaks his toe when he kicks the helmet in The Two Towers, the rain in Singin' In the Rain is actually milk, and The Lion King is actually based on Hamlet. Well, kind of. Are you ready to learn all about it? Oh, c'mon, don't make us say it... BE PREPARED! Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram, and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

This week: the thrilling conclusion to our unprecedented FOUR-part series on A Midsummer Night’s Dream! We round out the cast of our dream high school play with the fairies. Plus: do YOU know what a changeling is? Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram, and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

We continue our grim work of casting a high school production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, this time with the best group of characters: the rude mechanicals! Plus, we play a new game. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram, and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

This week, we remain in Fairyland, and begin casting our dream production of A Midsummer Night's Dream according to high school stereotypes. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram, and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

Just in time for the actual middle of summer, it's time to start our deep dive into A Midsummer Night's Dream! Join us as we put a girdle round about the pod in 62 minutes. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram, and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

Get totally whelmed as we discuss everyone's favorite adaptation of everyone's least favorite Shakespeare play, 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU. Danielle and Charlotte talk 90s rom-coms, strong female protagonists, and do their very best to continue avoiding Cole Porter by any means necessary. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram, and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!