EXTRA, EXTRA! EXTRA SPECIAL INTERVIEW!This time Colin and Emily sit down and talk form, drama, poetry — what it is, what it does, and *why* —with Chicago multi-hyphenate writer, translator, performer and (in our professional opinion) hidden gem, Robert Eric Shoemaker!NOTE: Recorded Nov. 2024.GUEST BIO:Robert Eric Shoemaker (he/him) is a poet, translator, and interdisciplinary artist. His book, Magical Poetics: The Magic of Language and Real-World Effect Poetry, is forthcoming from Bloomsbury. He is the author of Ca’Venezia (Partial Press, 2021), an artist’s book of hybrid writing and visual art; We Knew No Mortality (Acta Publications, 2018), poetry and memoir; and the poetry chapbook 30 Days Dry (Thought Collection Publishing 2015).CONTENT: Very brief and sensitive discussion of sexual trauma later on in discussing Eric’s ever-evolving Tiresias cycle. Approx. time stamp: 1h 30m.WEBSITE: reshoemaker.comNEW PLAY EXCHANGE: https://newplayexchange.org/users/95195/robert-shoemaker
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INTERVIEW: Duncan Pflaster
Join us for a very special conversation with NYC verse dramatist and friend, Duncan Pflaster as we trace his journey from blank verse to experimental poetry, in service of heart and humor. More interviews to come as we kick off our fifth year of exploring verse drama.
NOTE: This was recorded in late 2022.
CONTENT: Frank discussion of sexuality throughout. Brief mention of sexual assault and the #MeToo movement as it pertains to one of Duncan's plays (~55 minutes in). Brief discussion of suicide as it pertains to Duncan's modernization of Romeo and Juliet.
WEBSITE: https://www.duncanpflaster.com/
NEW PLAY EXCHANGE: https://newplayexchange.org/users/1657/duncan-pflaster
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S4 E10: From King Edward to Queen Elizabeth I
It's our season finale, y'all!...Kinda. Today, we cover plays between Kind Edward to Queen Elizabeth I, as we wrap up the season on this feed, before finishing our season properly on the Beyond Shakespeare Company podcast.
Big thanks to Rob Crighton of Beyond Shakes for guiding us through this season. We're excited to share the remainder of the season (including the introduction of blank verse, iambic pentameter, and prose!) on the Beyond Shakes Podcast feed.
http://www.hamlettohamilton.com
http://www.beyondshakespeare.org
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S4 E9: What if Muppets?...and a Flurry of Fragments
Welcome to our penultimate episode of Season Four, as we continue our journey through Anglophone verse drama. Today, our H2H hosts Emily and Colin, joined by Rob Crighton of the Beyond Shakespeare Company, get a little silly and imagine muppets performing the flurry of fragments from the 1550's.
Make sure you're subscribed to the Beyond Shakespeare Company Podcast feed to continue the second half of our season, as we look at the first iambic pentameter and blank verse plays, as well as the first "prose" plays in English. (Episodes on the BSC Podcast starting August 2024)
http://www.hamlettohamilton.com
http://www.beyondshakespeare.org
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S4 E8: The Most Theatrical Play Ever Written
It's time for what Rob Crighton is calling the "most theatrical play ever written!" Get ready for a second look at John Heywood's play...and let us know what you think.
Hamlet to Hamilton
Beyond Shakespeare Company
Why write like Shakespeare...when you could write like you? Exploring old verse and new, H2H seeks to provide free education to all those looking to write, perform, or teach verse drama, as we continue to make "new Shakespeare plays" for everybody Shakespeare *didn't* write for!
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