Chop Bard

Its drink and dagger time in Verona as we end the play with act 5 scene 3. Some shall be pardon'd, and some punished- hey, we get one more sword fight! Bring it on by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, courtesy of http://music.mevio.com

The wedding cheer becomes a sad burial feast, as we close out act 4, and jump into act 5-which is full of poison and wayward letters. Not even William Kempe (? - 1603) could turn this around.

We follow Juliet into Act 4, scene 1 though 3. If the Friar can't help her find a way out, at least she has a knife. Still no sword fights… but there is a potion.

The final scene in act III is chock full of sorrow and obstacles. The kids part ways, and Juliet is given an ultimatum... Take a bite anyway- it's good for you!

What has become of Romeo? We'll find out as we poke around in act III scene 3, and take a peek into III.4 to see what the Capulet's are up too. Is it me, or is there a lot of whining in here?

Happy halloween, from Chop bard!

Act III.2 gives us Juliet, as she impatiently awaits the arrival of her untried husband- is it just me or did it suddenly get a lot hotter in here? Quick, somebody call the nurse! Some of the music provided in this show comes from http://music.mevio.com

We take a brief intermission from the tragedy of Romeo & Juliet and talk about Orange-girls, the authorship question and... intermission. Some of the music provided in this show comes from http://music.mevio.com

It's act III, and everything is about to change. Spoiler alert: not everyone will make it out alive. Some of the music provided in this show, comes from http://music.mevio.com

We're wrapping up act II, with scenes 4, 5, and 6: We get a little more Mercutio, a dash of salty nurse, all topped off by a secret marriage!

Act II.3 introduces us to Friar Laurence - Romeo is in good hands now - and we'll hear his wise old advice. Also, have a look at www.publictheater.org for some free Shakespeare in the park.

Safely hidden by the night we sneak into Act II. 2… the long awaited balcony scene! Did I say safely? There be dangerous water ahead.

We stagger into Act 2 scene one, as Romeo tries to avoid his mischievous friends, setting Mercutio in rare form. And I review McCarter Theatre's production of Twelfth Night.

We finish off act I. Romeo and Juliet finally meet, and we have a new segment- Cover your tender ears, it's hot!

Caught up in the monumental event of the day, we take another brief break from Romeo & Juliet to address the Shakespearean quality this swearing in of the 44th president of the United States has taken on.

We're into Act I scene 4, and it's all about Mercutio. Forget Romeo and Juliet, this is the man of the hour. He's a bit raunchy, but you got to love him. otherwise he might not go away...

We break from our exploration of Romeo & Juliet, and take a look at two of the movies made from Shakespeare's play. Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann are up on the chopping block and one of them isn't getting off all in one piece!

This is act 1 scene 2 and 3; We've got fate cooking up a little party, and a nurse who likes talking about her dugs. Yummy.

This is Act 1, scene 1; we're easing into Romeo and Juliet. We linger awhile over the epilogue, point out some flaws, and offer up a little comedy in this tragedy.

We proclaim ourselves to be the cure for boring Shakespeare, toss around some knowledge to show we're not punks, and offer up some tools to help dissect the plays, all in the name of entertainment.