A Shakespearean Midsummer Night's Podcast

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Natalie and Anna ramble about Shakespeare and how it pertains to the modern world!

Episodes

  1. 08/07/2020

    White Privilege and Handkerchiefs

    This week is Othello, including the characters, language, and how it is performed in the modern day. We want to thank you for your patience. After realizing that we weren’t saying enough about how Othello and racism are so interwoven, we decided to redo this episode. Some parts are from the original version, but a good chunk is new. We really want to thank Mr. Keith Hamilton Cobb for allowing us to talk about and use the sound from a portion of his play, American Moor. We will go more into this play in the next episode. Resources from this episode include: https://americanmoor.com/ https://afropunk.com/2016/11/stream-dear-mr-shakespeare-the-stunning-british-short-film-using-spoken-word-to-explore-racism-in-literature-and-othello/ https://www.pbs.org/wnet/shakespeare-uncovered/uncategorized/david-harewood-racial-prejudice-othello/ https://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-unlimited/othello-blackface https://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-unlimited/shakespeare-black-white https://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-unlimited/african-americans-shakespeare

  2. 07/17/2020

    Teenagers... *sigh*

    Welcome back! We're back (Ms. Peck too!!!) and better than ever! This week, we have a really fun episode. Most people know the story of Romeo and Juliet, but Natalie and Anna take it a step further and really dive down deep into the chaos that is teenagers. Here are some theatre organizations to support, if you are financially able: Black theaters: https://blacktheatrematters.org/black-theatre-companies/ LGBTQ Theaters: https://www.playbill.com/article/15-regional-companies-leading-the-charge-in-gay-theatre Native American theaters: https://www.americantheatre.org/2018/03/20/a-list-of-native-theatres-and-theatremakers/ Latine Theaters & articles: https://www.americantheatre.org/category/special-section/latinx-theatre-in-the-u-s/ Asian American theaters: naatco.org ; https://caata.net/resources/ Southwestern Asian Theatre: http://www.noortheatre.org/ If you have any other organizations to add, DM us on Instagram @midsummernightspodcast and we will add them to this list! Thank you for all your continued support, and for supporting these great organizations! "Finale" from West Side Story credited to Leonard Bernstein.

  3. 07/10/2020

    Kenny B's Close Up

    Welcome back! Thank you to anyone who is listening. Unfortunately, no Ms. Peck this week, but this is a good episode even without her! This week is Much Ado About Nothing! We had a blast recording this episode, and we hope you enjoy listening just as much!

  4. 07/03/2020

    Yellow Tights, Baby!

    Welcome back! Ms. Peck is back and better than ever! She gives her take on what it's like to act in and direct Twelfth Night, also known as Yellow Tights, Baby! We talk about our experience acting in it and how it relates to modern day issues. Happy listening! Stay funky, spunky, blessed, and beautiful! 3

  5. 06/26/2020

    Grandpa King

    Welcome back to A Shakespearean Midsummer Night's Podcast! This week is Grandpa King, aka King Lear. Unfortunately Ms. Peck is not on the episode this week, but we still thank her for everything she has done for us! Happy listening!

  6. 06/19/2020

    Micky B!

    Welcome to our first episode: Micky B, also known as Macbeth. Big thank you to Ms. Peck for her input on the play. You can go to the page with the podcast that we did of Macbeth, and donate to the Detroit chapter of the NAACP here: https://macbethgps.weebly.com/ Shakespeare's Globe performance of Macbeth: https://globeplayer.tv/videos/macbeth-english Michael Fassbender version of Macbeth: https://www.google.com/search?safe=strict&sxsrf=ALeKk02kathAbgwdMj9EJMSOch7oNmRyPQ%3A1592536754846&ei=si7sXteGM8KvtAaMz6PACw&q=macbeth+2015&oq=macbeth+20&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQARgAMgUIABCxAzICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADoECAAQRzoECCMQJzoHCAAQsQMQQzoICAAQFhAKEB46BggAEBYQHlC7IFiZLWCsNWgBcAF4AIABWIgBtQKSAQE0mAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpeg&sclient=psy-ab Thank you for listening! Be kind to each other! :)

    Micky B!
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