This Homestead Hath a Pleasant Seat

We are back with Tyler Woods, the new Artistic and Executive Director of Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park (OSP) and talking about Cowboy Macbeth (you heard me!). The first production directed by the Emerging Artists Collective (EAC) is being brought to us live in the historic Paseo district by Bell Reeves (Lady Macbeth), Justin Marlow (Macbeth), and Dillon Rasberry (Man with a Plan). We will talk about the language of Shakespeare's stage, this layered history that Shakespeare creates: 11th century historical Macbeth, 17th century Gunpowder Plot, and even reveal Lady Macbeth's real name. And then there is the Land Run and the 19th century lens being brought to the stage by the EAC. Yes, *spoiler alert* "castle" becomes "homestead" and the banquet becomes a hoedown. We will open up the Macbeth(ian) gates of hell to talk witches, traitors, equivocators, and the greatest and most damned couple in Shakespeare's works. Please follow us on FB: Shakespearean Shrew  Instagram: @theshakespeareanshrew TikTok: @theshakespeareanshrew  Get your tickets for Macbeth: https://www.okshakes.org  $17 tickets for the preview on July 31st. Opening night is August 1st.  We will also be talking to directors Dillon Rasberry, Bell Reeves (Lady Macbeth), and Justin Marlow (Macbeth) in our upcoming episodes. So ask me your Macbeth(ian) questions, and I will find you some answers.  Thank you for listening! Host/Shakespearean Shrew: Dr. Karen Feiner  Co-Creator/Brew Shrew: Michelle Coffman  Cover Art Creator/Artistic Shrew: Katie Kimberling www.halfmaverick.com  Thank you to our guest TYLER WOODS ARTISTIC & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Tyler Woods is an Oklahoma Governor’s Arts Award-Winning Producer, Director, SAG/AFTRA, AEA Actor, and Fight Choreographer who has worked with Oklahoma Shakespeare since 1998, when he appeared in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Hafer Park in Edmond. Since that time, he has acted in, directed, choreographed, or produced nearly 60 titles by Shakespeare. He has worked regionally with The American Shakespeare Center, Virginia Stage Company, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, and The Pearl Theatre, and has played the roles of Henry V, Macbeth, Richard III, Duke Orsino, Tybalt, Richard Burbage, and Ben Jonson, among many others, at Oklahoma Shakespeare, and he has directed A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Revolutionists, The Tempest, Macbeth, Shakespeare in Love, and Hamlet for the company, as well. He holds a B.A. in English from The University of Oklahoma, a B.A. in Theatre from the University of Central Oklahoma and is a graduate of The Public Theater Shakespeare Lab, NYC. His studies include the Columbia University M.A. program in English Theatre Arts, Stella Adler Studios, and Barnard College. He is a former Education Director for OSP, and a former teaching Artist with The Town Hall Foundation, NYC, and has for several years served as an audition adjutant and prep coach for the Oklahoma Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain. He is honored to serve as only the second Artistic Director of Oklahoma Shakespeare in its 40-year history.