Midsummer 301

It’s not enough to talk to one Bottom about being Nick Bottom, we needed at least 2: utter delights and all-around good humans (and actors) Topher Embry and Gregory Jon Phelps join us to talk about what they love (and hate) about A Midsummer Night’s Dream, playing Bottom and other characters, and so much more. It’s a shenanigan roller coaster for this 301-level episode, so buckle up!

Here’s what we featured in our ShakesBubble Gossip segments:

• Here are the anticipated early modern (and EM-adjacent) titles of North American theatres for 2022 (next time we’ll cover across the pond):

  1. Old Globe: Taming and Midsummer

  2. OSF: The Tempest, King John, and The Cymbeline Project

  3. Colorado Shakes: 2 Gents, All’s Well, Coriolanus, and The Alchemist

  4. Utah Shakes: All’s Well, Lear, Tempest

  5. STC in DC: Merchant and Much Ado

  6. Stratford Fest: Hamlet, All’s Well, Richard 3, Hamlet-911

• Jess’s latest publication is out now - check it out!