One Woman Shakespeare

Marni Penning

Full audio productions of Shakespeare's plays performed by award-winning audiobook narrator, Marni Penning. 

Episodes

  1. 3d ago

    Macbeth, Act Four

    Send OWS Fan Mail Marni Penning, creator of the Amazon bestseller The Penning Method for the Panicked Actor (TM) and fondly dubbed "The Maven of a Million Voices", is an award-winning actress known for a theatrical depth and range that has propelled her to a successful stage and film career spanning decades.  Marni was nominated for Best Fiction Audiobook Narrator up against Ethan Hawke and Meryl Streep at the prestigious Audie Awards (like the Oscars of audiobooks) in 2024, and won an Audie in 2025. With hundreds of titles she has narrated available on Audible, Marni wants to change the world by telling raw, emotional stories about complex, flawed, and strong women.  Marni is also a co-founder of Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (now in its 31st year), as well as a playwright, teacher, children's book illustrator, and acting coach, who lives with her husband, kiddo, dog, fish, snake, and chickens outside Washington, DC. Support the show Created and performed by Marni Penning. Engineering by John Detty of Detty Studios. Original music by SZG. Text adapted from Project Gutenberg. This podcast has been recorded as a gift to English Teachers everywhere, to give them a free, accessible audio version of Shakespeare's plays that their students can listen to anywhere, at any time.  Please pass this link along to any teachers you know. Enjoy!

  2. Jul 14

    Macbeth, Act Three

    Send OWS Fan Mail Marni Penning, creator of the Amazon bestseller The Penning Method for the Panicked Actor (TM) and fondly dubbed "The Maven of a Million Voices", is an award-winning actress known for a theatrical depth and range that has propelled her to a successful stage and film career spanning decades.  Marni was nominated for Best Fiction Audiobook Narrator up against Ethan Hawke and Meryl Streep at the prestigious Audie Awards (like the Oscars of audiobooks) in 2024, and won an Audie in 2025. With hundreds of titles she has narrated available on Audible, Marni wants to change the world by telling raw, emotional stories about complex, flawed, and strong women.  Marni is also a co-founder of Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (now in its 31st year), as well as a playwright, teacher, children's book illustrator, and acting coach, who lives with her husband, kiddo, dog, fish, snake, and chickens outside Washington, DC. Support the show Created and performed by Marni Penning. Engineering by John Detty of Detty Studios. Original music by SZG. Text adapted from Project Gutenberg. This podcast has been recorded as a gift to English Teachers everywhere, to give them a free, accessible audio version of Shakespeare's plays that their students can listen to anywhere, at any time.  Please pass this link along to any teachers you know. Enjoy!

  3. Jul 6

    Macbeth, Act Two

    Send OWS Fan Mail Marni Penning, creator of the Amazon bestseller The Penning Method for the Panicked Actor (TM) and fondly dubbed "The Maven of a Million Voices", is an award-winning actress known for a theatrical depth and range that has propelled her to a successful stage and film career spanning decades.  Marni was nominated for Best Fiction Audiobook Narrator up against Ethan Hawke and Meryl Streep at the prestigious Audie Awards (like the Oscars of audiobooks) in 2024, and won an Audie in 2025. With hundreds of titles she has narrated available on Audible, Marni wants to change the world by telling raw, emotional stories about complex, flawed, and strong women.  Marni is also a co-founder of Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (now in its 31st year), as well as a playwright, teacher, children's book illustrator, and acting coach, who lives with her husband, kiddo, dog, fish, snake, and chickens outside Washington, DC. Support the show Created and performed by Marni Penning. Engineering by John Detty of Detty Studios. Original music by SZG. Text adapted from Project Gutenberg. This podcast has been recorded as a gift to English Teachers everywhere, to give them a free, accessible audio version of Shakespeare's plays that their students can listen to anywhere, at any time.  Please pass this link along to any teachers you know. Enjoy!

  4. Jun 30

    Macbeth, Act One

    Send OWS Fan Mail Marni Penning, creator of the Amazon bestseller The Penning Method for the Panicked Actor (TM) and fondly dubbed "The Maven of a Million Voices", is an award-winning actress known for a theatrical depth and range that has propelled her to a successful stage and film career spanning decades.  Marni was nominated for Best Fiction Audiobook Narrator up against Ethan Hawke and Meryl Streep at the prestigious Audie Awards (like the Oscars of audiobooks) in 2024, and won an Audie in 2025. With hundreds of titles she has narrated available on Audible, Marni wants to change the world by telling raw, emotional stories about complex, flawed, and strong women.  Marni is also a co-founder of Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (now in its 32nd year), as well as a playwright, teacher, children's book illustrator, and acting coach, who lives with her husband, kiddo, dog, fish, snake, and chickens outside Washington, DC. Support the show Created and performed by Marni Penning. Engineering by John Detty of Detty Studios. Original music by SZG. Text adapted from Project Gutenberg. This podcast has been recorded as a gift to English Teachers everywhere, to give them a free, accessible audio version of Shakespeare's plays that their students can listen to anywhere, at any time.  Please pass this link along to any teachers you know. Enjoy!

  5. Jun 22

    A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act Five

    Send OWS Fan Mail Marni Penning, creator of the Amazon bestseller The Penning Method for the Panicked Actor (TM) and fondly dubbed "The Maven of a Million Voices", is an award-winning actress known for a theatrical depth and range that has propelled her to a successful stage and film career spanning decades. Marni was nominated for Best Fiction Audiobook Narrator up against Ethan Hawke and Meryl Streep at the prestigious Audie Awards (like the Oscars of audiobooks) in 2024, and won an Audie in 2025. With hundreds of titles she has narrated available on Audible, Marni wants to change the world by telling raw, emotional stories about complex, flawed, and strong women. Marni is also a co-founder of Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (now in its 32nd year), as well as a playwright, teacher, children's book illustrator, and acting coach, who lives with her husband, kiddo, dog, fish, snake, and chickens outside Washington, DC. Support the show Created and performed by Marni Penning. Engineering by John Detty of Detty Studios. Original music by SZG. Text adapted from Project Gutenberg. This podcast has been recorded as a gift to English Teachers everywhere, to give them a free, accessible audio version of Shakespeare's plays that their students can listen to anywhere, at any time.  Please pass this link along to any teachers you know. Enjoy!

  6. Jun 15

    A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act Four

    Send OWS Fan Mail Marni Penning, creator of the Amazon bestseller The Penning Method for the Panicked Actor (TM) and fondly dubbed "The Maven of a Million Voices", is an award-winning actress known for a theatrical depth and range that has propelled her to a successful stage and film career spanning decades.  Marni was nominated for Best Fiction Audiobook Narrator up against Ethan Hawke and Meryl Streep at the prestigious Audie Awards (like the Oscars of audiobooks) in 2024, and won an Audie in 2025. With hundreds of titles she has narrated available on Audible, Marni wants to change the world by telling raw, emotional stories about complex, flawed, and strong women.  Marni is also a co-founder of Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (now in its 31st year), as well as a playwright, teacher, children's book illustrator, and acting coach, who lives with her husband, kiddo, dog, fish, snake, and chickens outside Washington, DC. Support the show Created and performed by Marni Penning. Engineering by John Detty of Detty Studios. Original music by SZG. Text adapted from Project Gutenberg. This podcast has been recorded as a gift to English Teachers everywhere, to give them a free, accessible audio version of Shakespeare's plays that their students can listen to anywhere, at any time.  Please pass this link along to any teachers you know. Enjoy!

  7. Jun 9

    A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act Three

    Send OWS Fan Mail Award-winning actress and audiobook narrator Marni Penning, nicknamed "The Maven of a Million Voices" by actor and producer Steven Jay Cohen, brings her considerable talent to a full production of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, where she -- one woman -- plays all the characters. Marni is a co-founder of Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and has performed in 54 productions of 23 of Shakespeare's plays in her decades-long career, including leading roles at the Shakespeare Theatre and Folger Theatre in Washington, DC, as well as regional theatres across the United States and on stages in England and Scotland. She toured for three years with what is now The American Shakespeare Center, racking up thousands of performances to hundreds of thousands of people. Marni's favorite Shakespearean roles have been the title role in Hamlet (from which her moniker "The Lady Hamlet" was coined), and multiple turns at Beatrice, Lady Mac, and Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Act Four will be uploaded next week... stay tuned! Support the show Created and performed by Marni Penning. Engineering by John Detty of Detty Studios. Original music by SZG. Text adapted from Project Gutenberg. This podcast has been recorded as a gift to English Teachers everywhere, to give them a free, accessible audio version of Shakespeare's plays that their students can listen to anywhere, at any time.  Please pass this link along to any teachers you know. Enjoy!

  8. Jun 2

    A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act Two

    Send OWS Fan Mail Award-winning actress and audiobook narrator Marni Penning, nicknamed "The Maven of a Million Voices" by actor and producer Steven Jay Cohen, brings her considerable talent to a full production of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, where she -- one woman -- plays all the characters. Marni is a co-founder of Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and has performed in 54 productions of 23 of Shakespeare's plays in her decades-long career, including leading roles at the Shakespeare Theatre and Folger Theatre in Washington, DC, as well as regional theatres across the United States and on stages in England and Scotland. She toured for three years with what is now The American Shakespeare Center, racking up thousands of performances to hundreds of thousands of people. Marni's favorite Shakespearean roles have been the title role in Hamlet (from which her moniker "The Lady Hamlet" was coined), and multiple turns at Beatrice, Lady Mac, and Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Act Three will be uploaded next week... stay tuned! Support the show Created and performed by Marni Penning. Engineering by John Detty of Detty Studios. Original music by SZG. Text adapted from Project Gutenberg. This podcast has been recorded as a gift to English Teachers everywhere, to give them a free, accessible audio version of Shakespeare's plays that their students can listen to anywhere, at any time.  Please pass this link along to any teachers you know. Enjoy!

  9. May 26

    A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act One

    Send OWS Fan Mail Award-winning actress and audiobook narrator Marni Penning, nicknamed "The Maven of a Million Voices" by actor and producer Steven Jay Cohen, brings her considerable talent to a full production of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, where she -- one woman -- plays all the characters. Marni is a co-founder of Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and has performed in 54 productions of 23 of Shakespeare's plays in her decades-long career, including leading roles at the Shakespeare Theatre and Folger Theatre in Washington, DC, as well as regional theatres across the United States and on stages in England and Scotland. She toured for three years with what is now The American Shakespeare Center, racking up thousands of performances to hundreds of thousands of people. Marni's favorite Shakespearean roles have been the title role in Hamlet (from which her moniker "The Lady Hamlet" was coined), and multiple turns at Beatrice, Lady Mac, and Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Act Two will be uploaded next week... stay tuned! Support the show Created and performed by Marni Penning. Engineering by John Detty of Detty Studios. Original music by SZG. Text adapted from Project Gutenberg. This podcast has been recorded as a gift to English Teachers everywhere, to give them a free, accessible audio version of Shakespeare's plays that their students can listen to anywhere, at any time.  Please pass this link along to any teachers you know. Enjoy!

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Full audio productions of Shakespeare's plays performed by award-winning audiobook narrator, Marni Penning. 

Information

  • Creator
    Marni Penning
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 One Woman Shakespeare
  • Show Website
    One Woman Shakespeare