The incredible Joey Gamble joins us to talk about the Queerest of all early modern plays, Galatea! The Rhetorical Device of the Week is periphrasis; we Meet the Contemporary, the real OG, John Lyly; Joey slays a round of Line Roulette; we gossip a little bit about some awesome upcoming projects and conference plans; and we reveal the FINAL #DickBracket matchup! All that, and surprise lesbians, too!
Arden of Faversham 101
In this “tedious and brief” 101 episode, we break down everything you need to know about Arden of Faversham (and that most elusive of playwrights, Anonymous); the Rhetorical Device of the week is antanaclasis; we do an (anonymous) round of Meet the (Anonymous) Contemporary; we gush about the ASC production of Arden we just saw; we briefly rabbit-hole about Sublime and other ‘90s nostalgia; we play an epic round of F*ck, Marry, Kill; and finally, we deliver the results of one of the #DickBracket semi-final match ups. In case you’re wondering, everyone wants to f*ck Black Will and kill Shakebag. Obvs.
The Witch 101
This week we have super-special-witchy guest, Courtney Parker on to talk us through Thomas Middleton’s The Witch! The Rhetorical Device of the Week is hyperbaton (aka Yoda-speak); we bring back our Meet the Contemporary feature and tell you all about our buddy T-Mids; Courtney breaks down why this play is so awesome and yet so under-performed; Jess invents a new game; we gossip about a new program at this year’s SAA conference; and Tambourlaine advances to the next round in the #DickBracket (of course he did, that DICK). Which Witch is the titular Witch? You’ll have to listen to find out!
Hamlet 301
Things get a little emotional in this 301 episode because we kick off Women’s History Month with a tribute to Aubrey’s mom, Dorrie, who passed away two years ago. Back in 1999 she wrote a term paper for a theatre class about “the tortured Dane” and argued that, legally, Hamlet could be considered insane. Aubrey reads the paper and we try to contextualize it for 2019. Then Jess gossips about a production of ‘The Changeling’ she recently saw and we unpack the ethical (ir)responsibility of portraying sexual violence on stage. We also reveal the first match up of our Final Four in the #DickBracket competition. It’s a journey, y’all, and we hope you go on it with us.
2 Henry IV 101
In an unforeseen turn of events, we’re talking about Henry IV part 2 this week! The Rhetorical Device of the Week is assonance; the Burbage Break is all about the wealth of knowledge in the Short Title Catalogue; Jess and Aubrey go back and forth (yet again) about Falstaff; we play a few rounds of F*ck, Marry, Kill featuring characters from the play (and yes, one of us would *definitely* marry Falstaff and the other would kill him). We drop a little ShakesBubble Gossip and advance yet another contender in our #DickBracket. Find out who’s next up, and more, in this 101 episode!