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Play On Podcasts are epic audio adventures reimagining timeless tales, featuring original music composition and the voices of extraordinarily gifted artists. This is where Theatre meets Podcast, combining the modern-day audio phenomenon with the power of live performance.

Play On Podcasts Next Chapter Podcasts

    • Arts
    • 4.7 • 85 Ratings

Play On Podcasts are epic audio adventures reimagining timeless tales, featuring original music composition and the voices of extraordinarily gifted artists. This is where Theatre meets Podcast, combining the modern-day audio phenomenon with the power of live performance.

    Introducing...HEXADEC

    Introducing...HEXADEC

    HEXADEC is an anthology podcast featuring standalone episodes of a variety of themes and styles. It's not just limited to fiction — we'll have nonfiction, too! But what makes them a part of the anthology? Every episode is inspired by a hexadecimal color code!

    For Podcast Movement 2020, Wil wanted to try something different: have four different sound designers work on the same scene. Here's four dramatically different takes on Act II, Scene II of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

    Credits:

    SOUND DESIGNERS:

    Fred Greenhalgh: https://finalrune.com/
    Cole Burkhardt: https://coleburkhardt.carrd.co/
    Jazmine T. Green: https://www.jtgreen.me/
    Wil Williams: https://hughouse.productions/

    ACTORS:

    Titania: Miracle Fonmanu, https://twitter.com/ThatFoxyVO
    Fairy 1: Sarah Rachel Evins, https://www.instagram.com/sarahrachelpoetry/, sarahevinsviola.com
    Fairy 2: Shade Oyemakinwa, https://twitter.com/LMOcreates, https://crownprincessproductions.wordpress.com/
    Lysander: Vyn Vox, https://twitter.com/VynVoxVa
    Oberon: Ivuoma Okoro, https://twitter.com/IvuomaOkoro
    Hermia: Giancarlo Herrera, https://twitter.com/Gianster98, gianherrera.com
    Puck: Elena Fernández Collins, https://twitter.com/ShoMarq, https://elenafernandezcollins.com/
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    • 34 min
    Introducting...The Taming of the Shrew

    Introducting...The Taming of the Shrew

    Directed by Art Manke and designed by Lindsay Jones, Amy Freed’s translation of “The Taming of the Shrew” pits the two smartest people in the room against each other in a match of wits to tame the society that surrounds them. Set in Renaissance Italy with a cast of seasoned pros including Allen Gilmore, Susannah Rogers, Danny Scheie, Annie Abrams, Mike McShane, Rob Nagle, Tessa Auberjonois, Kasey Mahaffy, Kyle Hester, Tom Patterson and J.Paul Boehmer.
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    • 56 sec
    Introducing...Arts Educators Save The World

    Introducing...Arts Educators Save The World

    Arts Educators Save The World is a weekly podcast that brings successful artists together in conversation with their mentors. Season One guests include Lin-Manuel Miranda, Robert Lopez, Josh Radnor, Annaleigh Ashford, and more. Subscribe today to be inspired by how these educators and mentors changed the lives of some of our favourite artists.
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    • 42 min
    Introducing...RE: Dracula

    Introducing...RE: Dracula

    Today we are sharing Re: Dracula, a bite-sized audio adaptation of the horror classic, featuring a full cast and immersive sound design. Every entry in this epistolary novel is turned into an episode and set to your podcatcher on the day it happens. Find out more about this award-winning audio drama at redracula.live.

    In this preview it's May 5: Jonathan Harker arrives at Castle Dracula. This episode references the racist pseudoscience of craniometry. Transcript here.
    This episode featured: Ben Galpin as Jonathan Harker; Sivan Raz as the Hungarian Man and additional voices; Mihai Matei as the driver and additional voices; Madi Opincaru as the German-speaking traveler and additional voices; Ioana Adăscăliței with additional voices; Graham Rowat as Peter Hawkins; and Karim Kronfli as Dracula. Directed by Stephen Indrisano. Dialogue editing by Stephen Indrisano. Sound design by Tal Minear. Featuring music by Travis Reaves. Produced by Ella Watts and Pacific S. Obadiah, with executive producers Stephen Indrisano, Tal Minear, and Hannah Wright. A Bloody FM Production.
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    • 40 min
    Introducing...BEEF with Bridget Todd: Sarah Jessica Parker vs. Kim Cattrall

    Introducing...BEEF with Bridget Todd: Sarah Jessica Parker vs. Kim Cattrall

    Next Chapter Podcasts' Ambie-nominated & Signal award-winning show BEEF with Bridget Todd highlights history's most petty feuds, exploring how they changed the world around us.
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    • 46 min
    Full Play - Romeo and Juliet

    Full Play - Romeo and Juliet

    ***This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/playon and get on your way to being your best self.***

    Next Chapter Podcasts presents the complete Play On Podcast series, ROMEO AND JULIET, in its entirety.

    Next Chapter Podcasts presents the NAATCO and Two River Theater production of “ROMEO AND JULIET”, written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and translated into modern English verse by HANSOL JUNG. The Play On Podcast series, ROMEO AND JULIET, is Directed by DUSTIN WILLS. Radio play by CATHERINE EATON with additional contributions by LEANNA KEYES.
     
    The cast is as follows:
     
    DORCAS LEUNG       as     JULIET
    CHRIS BANNOW      as     ROMEO
    MIA KATIGBAK        as     NURSE and PRINCE
    DANIEL LIU              as     LADY CAPULET, LADY MONTAGUE, PETER and GREGORY                     
    PURVA BEDI         as     FRIAR LAURENCE
    MITCHELL WINTER as     PARIS, TYBALT and APOTHECARY
    DAISUKE TSUJI         as     LORD CAPULET and LORD MONTAGUE
    JOSE GAMO             as     MERCUTIO and SAMPSON
    ZION JANG           as     BENVOLIO and BALTHASAR
     
    Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE: KARYN CASL, CSA.
     
    Mix and Sound Design by LINDSAY JONES. Original music composition by BRIAN QUIJADA. Additional music composition and music direction by NYGEL ROBINSON. Sound engineering by SADAHARU YAGI. Mix Engineer and Dialogue Editor: LARRY WALSH. Podcast Mastering by GREG CORTEZ at New Monkey Studio. Coordinating Producer: TRANSCEND STREAMING (KYRA BOWIE and LEANNA KEYES). Executive Producer: MICHAEL GOODFRIEND.
     
    The Managing Director of Business Operations and Partnerships at Next Chapter Podcasts is SALLYCADE HOLMES.
     
    The Play On Podcast Series “ROMEO AND JULIET” is produced by NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS and is made possible by the generous support of THE HITZ FOUNDATION. Visit NCPODCASTS.COM for more about the Play On Podcast Series. Visit PLAYONSHAKESPEARE.ORG for more about Play On Shakespeare.
     
    Subscribe to Play On Premium on Apollo Plus for ad-free episodes and join our Patreon for exclusive merchandise and early commercial-free releases. Go to playonpodcasts.com for our Bonus Content, where you’ll find interviews with the artists, producers and engineers who brought it all to life. And remember:  “Violent delights have violent ends”.
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    • 2 hr 55 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
85 Ratings

85 Ratings

aakshe ,

WOW, I wish this existed when I was in high school!!!

I actually had to study The Tempest in college and altho we had a really fun professor and it was a great time, we still had to read the whole book for class. I wish I had this then or back in high school, I think I would have appreciated Shakespeare way moreeee than I did!! I think this is entertaining BUT also a very useful study tool! Thank you for creating the showww!! <3

Andreea94 ,

Beautiful storytelling

This show is so well-made! The acting, the soundscape, the stories. I’m a big theater fan but don’t get the chance to go to plays as often as I wish. Play On is always there and really never disappoints!

mspassell ,

4675 stars!!!

Amazing sound, acting that will knock your socks off, Play On! is the best modern interpretation of Shakespeare I’ve come across. I cannot believe all I have to do is hit play on Play On! To have the theater brought to my ears! Should be taught in schools. With I had it when I was in high school.

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