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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!

A first scholarly look at our 2025 Summer Free Shakespeare in the Park production of The Tempest, directed by Drew Benjamin Jones. Actors: James Lucas--Oberon, Puck, Prospero Doll Piccotto--Titania, Ariel

This episode dives into the weird and wacky world of Christopher Marlowe---or does it? Actors: James Lucas--Sir Toby Belch, Dogberry, Lear's Fool Doll PIccotto--Maria, Verges, King Lear

Acting Credits: Caesar and Portia: Doll Piccotto Soothsayer: James Lucas

Did Shakespeare Trick or Treat? Tune in and find out!! Players: Vincent Shakesprice--James Lucas First Fairy/Juliet--Sydney Nurse--Melissa Mei Jones Puck--Tonya Mara Sources: Astonishing legends.com 'Did Shakespeare Go Trick or Treating'--Cassidy Cash: "All Saints Day"--Britannica 'Samhain"--History.com "Imbolc"--History.com "Beltane"--History.com "Lughnassa"--History.com "Origin of Halloween"--Hauntpay.com

Ever wonder what school was like in Shakespeare's Day? Well, tune in this week to find out! This week we dive into Shakespeare's school days, what kind of education he had, and why some people think that means he couldn't have written his plays. Merry Wives of Windsor Scene performed by: Sydney Harmon, Oliver Piccotto, Doll Piccotto, and James Lucas as Sir Hugh. Sources for this podcast: Elizabethan Education by Linda Alchin "A Double Spirit of Teaching--What Shakespeare's Teachers Teach Us" by Patricia Winson Why Some People Think Shakespeare Didn't Write Shakespeare, Explained--by Constance Grady Greene's Groats-Worth of Witte--Folger Shakespeare Library Children in Elizabethan England--Julia Bossonis Welcome to Grammar School Famous Shakespeare Authorship Skeptics--Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship Yes, Shakespeare Really Was Shakespeare--Shiladitya Sen The Rediscovery of Shakespeare's Greek--Earl Showerman Yes, Shakespeare Really Did Write Shakespeare--Alex Knapp A Note on a Phrase In Shakespeare's Play King Lear-"A Plague Upon your Epileptic Visage"--Tim and Hannah Betts