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Special Guests: Shawn Andrei Janine Burgener James Lucas Today we take a dive into the first published French version of Hamlet, written by Jean Francois Ducis. We hear a scene in the original French, we translate it and see how it compares to Shakespeare's scene.

Special Guests: Sara Kannen Dean--Artistic Director of the Pear Theater, and director of The Importance of Being Earnest. Alycia Adame--plays Cecily Cardew in The Importance of Being Earnest. Annalisa Tkacheff--plays Gwendolen Fairfax in The Importance of Being Earnest Drew Benjamin Jones--plays Algernon Montcrieff in The Importance of Being Earnest Kyle Dayrit--Plays Jack Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest

This episode is an interview with Kunal Prasad, director of this summer's South Asian inspired Much Ado About Nothing!!

This week we interview Tom Gough, the director of SVS' free Shakespeare in the Park play, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, done in a totally awesome 1980's time warp! Find out more about Tom, Two Gents, the 80s and find out the answer to the most important question of all---Joan Jett or Pat Benetar?

Guest performers: James Lucas Video Performers: Christian Pizziarani--Narrator Amanda Le Nguyen--Amanda Dan C.--Dan

Guest performers: James Lucas Tonya Mara Paul Pinza

Guest cast: Hero--Angie Higgins Claudio--Bryan Freeman Leonato/Benedick--James Lucas Don Pedro--Tom Shamrell Don John,/Friar Francis/Beatrice/Queen Elizabeth--Doll Piccotto

Let's take a look at SVS' upcoming season--Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Much Ado About Nothing through the lens of Reddit's AITA! Special Guest actor: James Lucas

Was Dickens a real life Ebenezer Scrooge? Well, listen in and find out. It's always a little disappointing when we discover that our literary heroes weren't as heroic as we hoped. So how do we process that with the King of Christmas himself? Actors: Charles Dickens--James Lucas "An Arbor Day Carol" cast: Voice 1: Doll Piccotto Voice 2: James Lucas Scrooge: James Lucas Bob Cratchit: Doll Piccotto Tree Boy: Doll Piccotto

Katelyn Miller--Mercutio from Romeo & Juliet Doll Piccotto--Marc Antony from Julius Caesar Sydney Harmon & Melissa Brown--Iachimo & Posthumus from Cymbeline Pat Tyler--Hamlet from Hamlet Bryan Freeman--The Gaeler's Daughter from Two Noble Kinsman James Lucas--Titania from A Midsummer Night's Dream

Tonight for your Halloween hauntings we present two stories--There Was A Man Dwelt Beside a Churchyard--a continuation of the story Mamilius begins to tell in A Winter's Tale, and the Ghost Story of Annie Walker. Narrator of the Ghost Story of Annie Walker: James Lucas

Stories of outdoor theater from SVS' actors, directors and crew.

Thank you to Erin Southard for a delightful interview regarding her direction of Silicon Valley Shakespeare's production of Emma. Additional acting by: Mr. James Lucas

A look at this summer's Richard III and a comparison between Shakespeare's Richard and History's Richard! Acting Credits: Richard III--James Lucas Lady Anne--Doll Piccotto Sir Thomas More--James Lucas Poem: "Richard" by Carol Anne Duffy Performed by James Lucas

Roll for initiative and prepare for a storm of epic proportions! In this episode of Shakespod we chat with Drew Jones, Director of The Tempest at Frank Bramhill Park in San Jose, June 6-22, 2025 and find out what inspired his Dungeons & Dragons take of this epic play!! Thank you to Drew Jones for his time and energy!