Hamlet to Hamilton: Exploring Verse Drama

Hamlet to Hamilton: Exploring Verse Drama
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Why write like Shakespeare...when you could write like you? Exploring old verse and new, H2H seeks to provide free education to all those looking to write, perform, or teach verse drama, as we continue to make "new Shakespeare plays" for everybody Shakespeare *didn't* write for!

  1. INTERVIEW: Robert Eric Shoemaker

    26/02/2025 ·  Bonus

    INTERVIEW: Robert Eric Shoemaker

    EXTRA, EXTRA! EXTRA SPECIAL INTERVIEW! This time Colin and Emily sit down and talk form, drama, poetry — what it is, what it does, and *why* —with Chicago multi-hyphenate writer, translator, performer and (in our professional opinion) hidden gem, Robert Eric Shoemaker! NOTE: Recorded Nov. 2024. GUEST BIO:Robert Eric Shoemaker (he/him) is a poet, translator, and interdisciplinary artist. His book, Magical Poetics: The Magic of Language and Real-World Effect Poetry, is forthcoming from Bloomsbury. He is the author of Ca’Venezia (Partial Press, 2021), an artist’s book of hybrid writing and visual art; We Knew No Mortality (Acta Publications, 2018), poetry and memoir; and the poetry chapbook 30 Days Dry (Thought Collection Publishing 2015). CONTENT: Very brief and sensitive discussion of sexual trauma later on in discussing Eric’s ever-evolving Tiresias cycle. Approx. time stamp: 1h 30m. WEBSITE: reshoemaker.com NEW PLAY EXCHANGE: https://newplayexchange.org/users/95195/robert-shoemaker

    2 h 42 min
  2. INTERVIEW: Duncan Pflaster

    01/01/2025

    INTERVIEW: Duncan Pflaster

    Join us for a very special conversation with NYC verse dramatist and friend, Duncan Pflaster as we trace his journey from blank verse to experimental poetry, in service of heart and humor. More interviews to come as we kick off our fifth year of exploring verse drama. NOTE: This was recorded in late 2022. CONTENT: Frank discussion of sexuality throughout. Brief mention of sexual assault and the #MeToo movement as it pertains to one of Duncan's plays (~55 minutes in). Brief discussion of suicide as it pertains to Duncan's modernization of Romeo and Juliet. WEBSITE: https://www.duncanpflaster.com/ NEW PLAY EXCHANGE: https://newplayexchange.org/users/1657/duncan-pflaster

    3 h 48 min

  3. 30/07/2024

    S4 E10: From King Edward to Queen Elizabeth I

    It's our season finale, y'all!...Kinda. Today, we cover plays between Kind Edward to Queen Elizabeth I, as we wrap up the season on this feed, before finishing our season properly on the Beyond Shakespeare Company podcast. Big thanks to Rob Crighton of Beyond Shakes for guiding us through this season. We're excited to share the remainder of the season (including the introduction of blank verse, iambic pentameter, and prose!) on the Beyond Shakes Podcast feed. http://www.hamlettohamilton.com http://www.beyondshakespeare.org

    1 h 37 min

  4. 15/07/2024

    S4 E9: What if Muppets?...and a Flurry of Fragments

    Welcome to our penultimate episode of Season Four, as we continue our journey through Anglophone verse drama. Today, our H2H hosts Emily and Colin, joined by Rob Crighton of the Beyond Shakespeare Company, get a little silly and imagine muppets performing the flurry of fragments from the 1550's. Make sure you're subscribed to the Beyond Shakespeare Company Podcast feed to continue the second half of our season, as we look at the first iambic pentameter and blank verse plays, as well as the first "prose" plays in English. (Episodes on the BSC Podcast starting August 2024) http://www.hamlettohamilton.com http://www.beyondshakespeare.org

    56 min

  5. 23/05/2024

    S4 E8: The Most Theatrical Play Ever Written

    It's time for what Rob Crighton is calling the "most theatrical play ever written!" Get ready for a second look at John Heywood's play...and let us know what you think. ⁠Hamlet to Hamilton⁠ ⁠Beyond Shakespeare Company

    33 min

  6. 30/04/2024

    S4 E7: Emerging Print Culture with John Rastell and John Heywood

    We're continuing through the beginnings of print culture with John Rastell and John Heywood. Season Four we're examining the origins of Anglophone drama, in crossover with the Beyond Shakespeare Company Podcast! Hamlet to Hamilton Beyond Shakespeare Company

    40 min

  7. 15/04/2024

    S4 E6: Short and Shouty Skeltonics

    Today we're excited to bring you the Tudor master of rhyme, John Skelton and his short and shouty Skeltonics! Thanks to Rob of the Beyond Shakespeare Company for guiding us this season through the history of English verse drama! Beyond Shakespeare Company Hamlet to Hamilton Patreon

    55 min

  8. 19/03/2024

    S4 E5: The Beginning of the Tudor Play Period and the Introduction of Rhyme Royal

    We're back with the Beyond Shakespeare Podcast to (finally!) look at early Tudor drama. Specifically, we're looking at Rhyme Royal, which you can learn more about here! Hamlet to Hamilton Beyond Shakespeare Company

    40 min
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Why write like Shakespeare...when you could write like you? Exploring old verse and new, H2H seeks to provide free education to all those looking to write, perform, or teach verse drama, as we continue to make "new Shakespeare plays" for everybody Shakespeare *didn't* write for!

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  • Création
    Hamlet to Hamilton: Exploring Verse Drama
  • Années d’activité
    2020 - 2025
  • Épisodes
    72
  • Classification
    Contenu explicite
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    Hamlet to Hamilton: Exploring Verse Drama