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“Don’t wait to learn this!”: Acclaimed actor Jay O. Sanders tells us what he’s learned about Prospero, about Shakespeare, about Forgiveness, and about himself by going to the places that scare him the most. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The King of Navarre gathers together with his best friends (Longaville, Dumaine and Berowne) in the library at Howard University where he gets them to agree that they will devote themselves entirely to their studies without dating or indulging in food, drink or sleep for three full years. Berowne protests and reminds the King that the Princess of France is going to arrive soon to plead a case on b...

“When someone says Shakespeare the next word should be yes.” Lawrence Shragge recalls his experiences on the way to becoming a successful composer of film scores—stealing from his mentors and blowing his trumpet into a laundry bag in the closet—before stirring up THE TEMPEST. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“When someone says Shakespeare the next word should be yes.” Lawrence Shragge recalls his experiences on the way to becoming a successful composer of film scores—stealing from his mentors and blowing his trumpet into a laundry bag in the closet—before stirring up THE TEMPEST. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Next Chapter Podcasts presents the complete Play On Podcast series, THE TEMPEST, in its entirety. The Play On Podcast series, “THE TEMPEST”, was written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and translated into modern English verse by KENNETH CAVANDER. Each episode was directed by ANDY WOLK. PROSPERO: JAY O. SANDERS MIRANDA: KIM WUAN ARIEL and JUNO: KUHOO VERMA CALIBAN: GREGG MOZGALA FERDINAND: GREG CUELLAR ALON...

As an actor and disability rights advocate, Gregg Mozgala (Caliban) believes in the transformative power of theater and Shakespeare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prospero releases Alonso, Sebastian, Antonia and Gonzala from their spell as he greets them, lovingly embracing Gonzala and chastising the others for their wicked deeds. Alonso begs forgiveness and is rewarded with the reunion of his son, who Prospero reveals with Miranda. As they all rejoice, the Boatswain returns and marvels at the restoration of Alonso’s ship and all their belongings. Prospero...

The Play On Podcast series, “THE TEMPEST”, was written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and translated into modern English verse by KENNETH CAVANDER. Each episode was directed by ANDY WOLK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

King Alonso grows increasingly despondent over the loss of his son, giving Antonia and Sebastian confidence that they will soon take power. They stumble upon a sumptuous feast presented by mysterious beings and waste no time gorging themselves before Ariel appears as a harpy and chastises Alonso, Sebastian and Antonia for their sinful acts, past and present. Elsewhere, Caliban encourages Stephano...

Antonia persuades Sebastian to kill Alonso and Gonzala in their sleep so that he may take the throne in Naples. Meanwhile, Caliban convinces Stephano to kill Prospero and rule the island with Miranda as his bride. Elsewhere, Ferdinand and Miranda celebrate their union in a celestial dance conjured by Prospero’s magical powers. It ends abruptly when Prospero realizes he must take swift action to th...

King Alonso trudges through the rain-soaked island searching for any sign of his lost son. Gonzala does her best to comfort him over the derision of Antonia and Sebastian, who blame the King for his misfortunes and ridicule Gonzala’s optimistic idealism. Ariel arrives to cast a spell over Gonzala and Alonso, putting them to sleep under the guard of Sebastian and Antonia. Meanwhile, Caliban bristle...

Prospero orchestrates a meeting between his daughter, Miranda, and King Alonso’s son, Ferdinand, who is wandering the island in mourning for his father, who he presumes is dead. He is mesmerized by Ariel’s music and falls in love with Miranda the moment he sees her. Prospero confronts Ferdinand and saddles him with chores while he and Miranda visit Caliban, Sycorax’s son, who Prospero enslaved aft...

Twelve years after having been deposed in a coup, Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, uses magical powers with the help of his spirit servant, Ariel, to shipwreck his enemies who are en route home from the wedding of the King of Naples’ (Alonso’s) daughter to the Prince of Tunis. Prospero’s daughter, Miranda, frets over the fate of the voyagers, but Prospero reassures her that they are unharmed...

Introducing...The Tempest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cloe is an AI researcher who discovers that her AI assistant, Eloc, has the power to analyze love in different objects, she decides to use Eloc's new skill to help her find love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Gloria took a waitressing job in a diner outside of Phoenix, she didn't realize she was now an employee of Midnight Burger, a time-traveling, dimension-spanning diner. Every day Midnight Burger appears somewhere new in the cosmos along with its staff: a galactic drifter, a rogue theoretical physicist, a sentient old-timey radio, and some guy named Caspar. No one knows who built Midnight Burge...

“Every breath opens your heart.” Visionary theater artist Lisa Wolpe has been leading the movement for gender parity and diversity in the arts since way before it was trendy. Hear her describe Shakespeare’s sacred geometry, why Antigonus has to be eaten by a bear, and how Charlotte Cushman shamed Edwin Booth!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Every breath opens your heart.” Visionary theater artist Lisa Wolpe has been leading the movement for gender parity and diversity in the arts since way before it was trendy. Hear her describe Shakespeare’s sacred geometry, why Antigonus has to be eaten by a bear, and how Charlotte Cushman shamed Edwin Booth!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BEEF is an original scripted non-fiction storytelling podcast where Business Wars meets pop culture history. Award-winning host Bridget Todd tells the stories of legends in their fields and how they tried to stomp out their competition only to find that their enemies become the driving force behind their success, ultimately changing the world as we know it. Subscribe, rate & review the podcast on...

“Shakespeare wrote for the butts in the seats!” Tracy Young traces her path from The Actors Gang to Cornerstone to OSF with the reminder that you can never stop unearthing new meaning, and that Brian Eno can lead an artist to unexpected outcomes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Amelia Project is a secret organization offering a very special service: Faking its clients' deaths! Its eccentric clientele includes cult leaders, criminals and politicians all desperate to disappear and start over... For how long can the secrecy last? With the help of his indispensable assistant Alvina, The Amelia Project's Interviewer needs only a 20 minute consultation to help any troubled...

The Translator & Director of The Winter's Tale sits down with Executive Producer Michael Goodfriend to discuss this adaption and her career.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Using archival material and interviews with surviving cast and crew members, Forward executive editor Adam Langer presents a story that's never been told: the backstory of "The Diary of Anne Frank," the Pulitzer Prize-winning play and Oscar-winning film, and how this iconic work shapes those involved in performing it — including high school students putting the show on today. The Diary of Anne Fra...

Next Chapter Podcasts presents “THE WINTER'S TALE” - Full Play CREDITS The Play On Podcast series, “THE WINTER’S TALE”, was translated into modern English verse and directed by TRACY YOUNG.  The Cast is as follows: ELIJAH ALEXANDER as LEONTES KAYLA CARTER as PERDITA and EMILIA GINA DANIELS as HERMIONE, MOPSA, SHEPERD’S SERVANT and PAULINA’S STEWARD RODNEY GARDINER as POLIXENES ELIJAH GOODFRIEND as...

Leontes welcomes Florizel and Perdita to Sicilia and promises to help when he learns that Polixenes is pursuing them. Autolycus, drinking in a pub, hears about the reunion of Leontes and Polixenes and the discovery that Perdita is Leontes’ daughter. The Old Shepherd and his son enter, reveling in their good fortune. Autolycus apologizes for his misdeeds. Back at the palace, Paulina leads Leontes,...