What You Will

Charlotte is trapped in the wilds of Canada this week, but never fear — Danielle is joined by our first-ever guest, the incredible actor (and FRIEND) Đavid Lee Huỳnh! Đavid tells us about his experience in The Public Theater/NAATCO’s currently running production of Henry VI, as well as his personal journey with Shakespeare. We talk remounting a production post-Covid, getting beaten up onstage, dre...

This week we take a look at the first episode of a fascinating animated anthology of Shakespeare stories! Come for the analysis of adaptational choices, stay for the examination of ponytail lengths. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

It's time to polish off the cast of TROILUS AND CRESSIDA! This week we discuss the play's last remaining divas, get REALLY into insult comedy, and read a Goodreads review for the ages. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

This week we continue to discuss TROILUS AND CRESSIDA, and wrestle with the age-old question: is it still cheating if your dad makes you switch armies? Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

We're back with more TROILUS AND CRESSIDA. Come for the ahistorical post-modern anti-romance, stay for the syphilis! Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

This week we discuss Shakespeare's least romantic romance, TROILUS AND CRESSIDA. Join us for bizarro Iliad fanfiction featuring Troilus, Cressida, Ulysses, Achilles, and Achilles' very real girlfriend who goes to a different school. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

Danielle is sick this week, so producer Valerie comes off the bench for a rollicking discussion about the greatest literature ever performed by actors, and also some Shakespeare while we're at it. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

Bonjour, bitches! This week on Bag Charm, we continue our deep dive on Emily in Paris season 5! Featuring fake Fendis, the hottest Roman menswear, and a meditation on the demonic nature of Emily's putrid soul. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts! Our theme music is "Off to Osaka" Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ). Licensed under...

Welcome back to our continuing series on the groundbreaking 3D cinematic tour de force that rocked Hollywood: James Cameron's Avat- wait, sorry, we're being handed a note... It says "Kiss Me Kate Part 2" in Cole Porter's handwriting? Sorry, everyone. That's a pretty common mistake. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

Brush up your Shakespeare! No, really, we know we talk about it a lot on this show, but it's FINALLY time for Kiss Me Kate! What's your favorite tenuous rhyming couplet? Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

Oops oops oops! We accidentally talked about Malvolio twice! But that’s okay. He needed a win. Join us as we finish out discussing the cast of our namesake play! Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

This week, we continue our Twelfth Night character analysis with the drunks! We contend with the sadness underpinning the group's lighthearted comedy, unpack more gender shenanigans, and podcast on empty stomachs. Plus, Charlotte lists every Nintendo character she knows. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

This week we return to the land of Illyria and the wonderful world of Twelfth Night! We begin our character analysis with the main cast, and... we don't get very far. This is going to take a while. Strap in! Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

This week we are joined by Jessie Austrian, co-artistic director of the fabulous and fearless Fiasco Theater! We talk twins, love, language, and get a sneak peak at Fiasco's new adaptation of The Comedy of Errors! Fiasco Theater is an ensemble theater company based in NYC that will be bringing their latest adaptation, in collaboration with The Saunders Collective, of "The Comedy of Errors" to Acto...

You there! Podcast listener! What's today, my fine fellow? Why, today is the first day of our series on Twelfth Night, or What You Will. That's the name of our podcast! Join us for a lively discussion about one of Shakespeare's heaters as we finally nail down the definition of the twelve days of Christmas, and Charlotte almost gets the hook for talking about Coriolanus again. Support the show by t...

Get your tissues ready, because this week we watch the 2025 film HAMNET. Talking points include crying-induced headaches, the beauty of catharsis, and some very tasteful pitches for a Shakespearean Cinematic Universe. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

Last name: Bastard. First name: The. Move over, Jon Snow – it's time to talk about one of English lit's most underappreciated illegitimate sons. Plus, we take a detour to talk about the Aristocats, and reiterate that this is NOT an anti-Catholic podcast. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

Welcome back to the freshly Normanized England of King John! We go through the play's major characters and debate what type of animated Robin Hood animal they would be. (Except King John, who is OBVIOUSLY a pathetic little cuck lion without a mane and therefore needs no debate.) Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

Hang a calfskin on your recreant limbs, because it's time to discuss KING JOHN! Talking points include neptocide, the Magna Carta, and Disney's foxy Robin Hood. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

It's double, double podcast and trouble! In this year's Spooktacular, we discuss spooky Shakespearian Halloween costumes, rank the Bard's ghosts on a tier list, and build our ideal Shakespeare-themed haunted house. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

Journey with us to the halcyon days of ye olde 2021 as we watch Joel Coen's THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH! Talking points include German expressionism, Ross's snatched waist, and what inflation has done to the price of witches. TW: This episode contains discussions of suicide, pregnancy loss and child murder. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple...

If there's three things we know about movies, it's that Viggo actually breaks his toe when he kicks the helmet in The Two Towers, the rain in Singin' In the Rain is actually milk, and The Lion King is actually based on Hamlet. Well, kind of. Are you ready to learn all about it? Oh, c'mon, don't make us say it... BE PREPARED! Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rat...

This week: the thrilling conclusion to our unprecedented FOUR-part series on A Midsummer Night’s Dream! We round out the cast of our dream high school play with the fairies. Plus: do YOU know what a changeling is? Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

We continue our grim work of casting a high school production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, this time with the best group of characters: the rude mechanicals! Plus, we play a new game. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!

This week, we remain in Fairyland, and begin casting our dream production of A Midsummer Night's Dream according to high school stereotypes. Support the show by telling a friend, following us on Instagram , and rating us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!