Translating Shakespeare: Seoul Edition

Join me in Seoul, South Korea with Executive Director, actor, and artist Joongwon Charles Jeong, and board member, director, and actor Jason Lane Cutler from Seoul Shakespeare Company. We’ll be talking reputations of the Bard, difficulties of translation, and funding. We’ll go into the beauty of community behind the scenes and in the audience but also the emerging boundaries between making the audience happy and challenging them. And you will find out who the 16th century literary torturer is for students in South Korea.  PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! www.theshakespeareanshrew.com  https://www.youtube.com/@ShakespeareanShrew  Please follow us on Instagram: @theshakespeareanshrew TikTok: @theshakespeareanshrew Please donate to OSP: https://www.okshakes.org/donate The Christmas Cracker is coming up at OSP running from December 5th to the 22nd. Put it on your calendars, buy your tickets, and come be part of a magical night of dancing, deserts, and delight. https://www.okshakes.org 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 guests Charles Jeong and Jason Lane Cutler.  Charles Jeong is the artistic director of Seoul Shakespeare Company. He is committed to the company’s goal of presenting Shakespeare’s works to audiences in Korea by producing shows, translating the plays, designing graphics, and making subtitles. His biggest passion for Shakespeare, however, lies in acting the characters. As an actor, he has performed in numerous productions in both English and Korean. His former roles include Chiron in Titus Andronicus (2014), Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing (2016), Autolycus in The Winter's Tale (2017), Lorenzo in The Merchant of Venice (2018), Edgar in King Lear (2019), and Lucio in Measure for Measure (2023). Jason Lane Cutler is an actor and tutor from the United States and the Managing Director of Seoul Shakespeare Company. For SSC: Angelo in Measure for Measure; Montresor in Demon in My View; Kent in King Lear; Lancelot/Tubal/Jailer in The Merchant of Venice; Brandon in Garage(also a co-writer); First Lord/Jailer/Shepherd in The Winter’s Tale; and Borachio/Friar in Much Ado About Nothing. For Haeboma Theatre Company: Young William/Reporter in Hello, My Friend!. For Probationary Theatre: Andrew in Becky Shaw; Doctor Rank in A Doll’s House; and Declan in Goucho. Korean film roles include Rutherford Alcock in Birth and First Sergeant Greg in Swing Kids. Voice acting jobs have run the gamut of games, advertisements, museum guides, narration, reality shows, AI tutors, test preparation, and education.