S2E8 - Love and Defiance

PA Shakespeare Festival continues its second season of As You Mic It with a compelling conversation about what love demands when it challenges tradition, authority, and expectation.In this episode, hosts Jason King Jones and Connie Behringer open with a roundtable exploring love as both obligation and choice across the 2026 season. Drawing connections between Romeo and Juliet, Coriolanus, and Million Dollar Quartet, they examine how love can bind, liberate, or defy the systems that shape our lives, and why those tensions still resonate today.Later in the episode, Jason sits down with Suzanne O’Donnell, who returns to Romeo and Juliet this summer as the Nurse after originating Juliet in PSF’s inaugural season. Their conversation reflects on artistic growth, shifting perspective, and what it means to revisit a story of love and defiance from a new vantage point.In A Peek Behind the Curtain, PSF’s new Director of Production, Kevin White, offers a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to bring this ambitious season to life, from repertory logistics to the unseen work that supports every performance.Hosted by: Jason King Jones, Connie BehringerFeaturing: Suzanne O’Donnell, Kevin WhiteAs You Mic It is produced by Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival.Mentioned in this episode:Become an Underwriter Today!Contact [email protected] for more information.Join us at the Bard and Beyond Book ClubFor more details, visit pashakespeare.org/bookclubCollaboration makes great theatre!Become a supporter, today! https://pashakespeare.org/support/Subscriptions for the 2026 Summer Theatre Seriespashakespeare.org/tickets/