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English
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16 episodes
since July 4, 2020
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Here we are at the end of Season 1! Wow! I'm so glad that you've been along for the ride.  I'm looking forward to taking a break and then getting into Season 2. When we return we'll be moving away from Shakespeare for a while, and looking at works from a range of 19th, 20th and 21st centu…

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A Midsummer Night's Dream Act 5, Scene 1, Lines 387-455.This is it! We're wrapping up A Midsummer Night's Dream! Today we'll break down the ending of the play, including Robin Goodfellow's famous closing soliloquy. We'll talk about the nature of creativity and how Shakespeare saw the role of imagin…
It's time for the famous "play within a play within a play within a play"... or something like that. Whatever you want to call it, it's a darn good time of tragic goofiness and bawdy fun. Every good joke has a punchline and this play is not exception. Join us for the party!
As we move past the climax toward the end of the play we find ourselves in the mood for love. All's well that ends well, and, plot holes aside, things are ending pretty well for our little crew of Athenians. All that's left is for knots to be tied and revelry to ensue... so let's do it!
The long night of chaos has been a source of torment for everyone... except Bottom. He may be an ass, but he's the happiest ass in Paradise. But all things must pass, spells must break, love's wrongs must be righted... and stuff like that. Join us as we see what's what when the music stops, th…
There's a rumble in the forest and you're invited. The fruits of Robin Goodfellow's meddling at Oberon's behest has led to everyone looking for love in all the wrong places. Now it's time for us to kick back and watch as our four lovers come out swinging, punning and ready to duel to death. Let the…
Moonlight magic leads to mischief as Midsummer's Night heats up. With all the absurdity set up, the only thing left to do is sit back and enjoy the chaos as it unfolds. Join us as we sharpen our schadenfreude and enjoy the fruits of Shakespeare's labor. 
Time to send in the clowns! The strange magic of Midsummer's Night continues, but now we up the comedy game with mischievous tricks and lucky breaks. Act 3 Scene 1 ups the ante and sets up the rest of the play. Get your ass in gear and join us as we hit Bottom with the Bard!
Fairy magic, mistaken identities, quarreling lovers, guys putting weak moves on girls. It's all happening in Act I Scene 2 of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Join us as that craziness gets just a bit crazier in this classic comedy by Big Bill Shakespeare, Gangsta Bard Extraordinaire. 
She's weird, she's funky, she's kinky, she's Helena! God bless her.Today we take a look at the second half of Act 1 Scene 2. Here the seeds of dramatic irony are planted and we see fairy magic getting ready to crash headlong into the lovelorn world of humans. It's Midsummer's Night, it's dark, and …
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