Bowls with the Bard
by Micaela Mannix
Shakespeare for the Stoners!Shakespeare is typically seen as being difficult to approach, but if people can talk about it while high, maybe it's not as intimidating as you think.Stoners are typically stereotyped as stupid, but maybe if they can approach Shakespeare after smoking weed, they aren't as dumb as you think.Join us as we challenge traditional norms in Shakespeare and society at large.
Episodes
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Broads and the Bard: The Colorado Weird Sisters
This week it gets weird. We welcome back Noelia Antweiler and Ilana DeAngelo from last week and introduce Devi Reisenfeld to talk about the weird sisters from Macbeth! Devi Reisenfeld (She/Her/Hers) is an Actor/Singer/Pisces based here in Denver! After earning her Master’s Degree in Acting from…
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Broads and the Bard: The Other Women of Windsor
This week we talk about the other women of Windsor, Mistress Quickly and Anne Page, with 2024 Colorado Shakespeare Festival actors, Noelia Antweiler and Ilana DeAngelo! Noelia Antweiler (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist born and raised in Denver! As an actor, she has worked extensively in…
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Broads and the Bard: Shake-Scene Shakespeare
This week we chat with Lizzie Conrad Hughes and Valentina Vinci about their cue based Shakespeare company, Shake-Scene Shakespeare. We dive into zoom theatre, working with actors from around the world, and what it's like to work at a female led Shakespeare company. LIZZIE CONRAD HUGHES (she/her)…
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Broads and the Bard: Charlene V. Smith on Margaret of Anjou
This week we chat with Charlene V. Smith about one of Shakespeare's most badass broads: Margaret of Anjou. Charlene V. Smith (she, her, hers) is a director, actor, and scholar with an MLitt and MFA in Shakespeare and Performance from Mary Baldwin University. Formerly the artistic director of…
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Broads and the Bard: Fawzia on Translating Romeo and Juliet
This week we chat with Fawzia Istrabadi about the challenges and rewards of translating Romeo and Juliet into Arabic. Fawzia Istrabadi (She/They) is a Shakespeare actor and the creator of Arabic Shakespeare. A half-Iraqi actor who has a passion for creating representation for Arab/SWANA theatre...
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Broads and the Bard: Imogen
Members of our company of Cymbeline give their thoughts on the leading lady who makes our play tick! In order of appearance, Cakes chats with Alison Talvacchio (she/they), Natalie Edwards (she/they), Steph House (she/they), Paige Flores-Medrano (they/them), and Linda Swanson-Brown (she/her). In…
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Announcing Broads and the Bard
A new season is here and it's for the girls! Broads and the Bard will span the entirety of 2024 and we can't wait to cover the incredible woman and non-binary folks who make Shakespeare possible. Tune in on 2/20 for our first conversation about Imogen!
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Announcing Stoned Shakespeare!
Bowls with the Bard is excited to announce the United State's first ever stoned Shakespeare experience! September 21=24 we will be producing A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Coffee Joint in Denver. Actors and audience alike will be allowed to indulge in marijuana during the show. Check out the...
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The Problem Plays: Titus Andronicus with Myrrh Larsen and Megan Skye Hale
How could we possibly talk about problem plays without mentioning Titus Andronicus? In this week’s bonus episode, Megan Skye Hale and Myrrh Larsen take a look at Shakespeare’s most violent play and talk about what it was like to produce it in 2023! Myrrh Larsen (they/them) is a stage director,...
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The Problem Plays: All's Well That Ends Well with Jackie Madejski and Karen Shantz
Is all’s well that ends well? This week Karen Shantz and Jackie Madejski try to untangle the tricky web that is All’s Well That Ends Well. Karen Shantz (she/her) is a writer and performer in Los Angeles. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre from The Benjamin T. Rome School of Music at...
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The Problem Plays: The Merchant of Venice with Terry Burnsed and Stephen Reinstein
The Merchant of Venice is officially categorized as a problem play… and boy does it present problems. This week we go down the habit hole that is the Merchant of Venice with Terry Burnsed and Stephen Reinstein. Terry Burnsed (He/Him/His) has been acting in Denver and environs for over four…
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The Problem Plays: The Tempest with Renea Brown and Logan UhiwaiO’Alohamailani Rasmussen
The Tempest is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays... It's also one of his most problematic. This week Renea Brown and Aloha Rasmussen explore what it means to safely and responsibly produce The Tempest in 2023. Renea Brown (she/her) used to hate Shakespeare, so it’s a bit ironic this little...
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The Problem Plays: Troilus and Cressida with Stephanie Crugnola & B
Never heard of Troilus and Cressida? You’re probably not alone! This week Stephanie Crugnola and B talk up this lesser known Shakespeare gem. Stephanie Crugnola (she/her) is a Jack of all trades and Master of Early Modern English Literature. Shakespeare is her passion, her boyfriend, her degree...
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The Problem Plays: The Winter's Tale with Regine Vital and Brendan Edward Kennedy
Sometimes the Winter's Tale can feel more like two tales... This week we explore all the weird and wild the Winter's Tale has to offer with Brendan Edward Kennedy and Regine Vital. Brendan Edward Kennedy (He/Him) is an actor, singer, and VO artist based out of Silver Spring, MD. He holds a double...
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The Problem Plays: Twelfth Night with Kai Tawil-Morsink and Emily Sucher
Twelfth Night isn't technically a problem play, but it is a melancholic comedy... and we think that's close enough.This week we untangle the more challenging aspects of producing Twelfth Night with new friends of the podcast Emily Sucher and Kai Tawil-Morsink! Emily Sucher (they/she) is a...
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Problem Plays: The Taming of the Shrew with Elyse Sharp and Kourtney Smith
Join Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp as we explore the many possibilities of producing the Taming of the Shrew and decide whether we still need to produce it at all. Kourtney Smith (she/her) is an actor, educator and amateur Shakespeare scholar living in Los Angeles. Due to covid-19, she's taken a...
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The Problem Plays: Othello with Shaq Stewart and Navi
Othello isn't technically a problem play, but it certainly fits the bill. Join Shaq Stewart and Navi as we grapple with whether we still need a play like Othello in 2023. Shaq Stewart (he/his) is a DMV local actor, musician, and playwright. Previous credits include Complete Works of Shakespeare...
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The Problem Plays: Measure for Measure with Joan Raube-Wilson and Dillon Greenberg
Measure for Measure is the textbook definition of a problem play: too sad to really be a comedy, but too many funny moments to be fully tragic. Join Dillon Greenberg and Joan Raube-Wilson as we explore how to tackle this play without giving an audience whiplash. Dillon Greenberg (she/her) is an...
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Problem Plays: Timon of Athens with Jeff Miller and Elizabeth Ung
What the heck is a Timon of Athens? Join friends of the podcast, Jeff Miller (He/They) and Elizabeth Ung (She/They) as they crack open this lesser known problem play and explain why we should produce it more! Elizabeth “Liz” Ung (she/they) is a mixed-race queer Chinese American actor and theatre...
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Cakes n' Shakes
Kick off season 2 with an introduction to your host and the problem plays! Your host for today is Liz Colandene: Liz Colandene or Lizzy Pasta (They/She) is a multidisciplinary artist in the DMV. They have worked as an actor, singer, director, producer, choreographer, set painter, and designer in...
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Around the Canon in 80 Days: Part 2
Cakes is taking you Around the Canon in 80 Days! What does that mean? Cakes has challenged herself to read all of Shakespeare's plays, poems, and sonnets in the first 80 days of 2023 and to share her thoughts daily. This is a collection of her thoughts over days 21 through 40 of the project.…
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Around the Canon in 80 Days: Part 1
Cakes is taking you Around the Canon in 80 Days! What does that mean? Cakes has challenged herself to read all of Shakespeare's plays, poems, and sonnets in the first 80 days of 2023 and to share her thoughts daily. This is a collection of her thoughts over the first 20 days of the project.…
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Shakespeare & Seven Guitars: Regine Vital
What does August Wilson's Seven Guitars have to do with Shakespeare? Find out as we chat with multi-hyphenate Shakespearean, Regine Vital about her experience working on the play with Actors' Shakespeare Project in Boston. Who is Regine? REGINE VITAL (she/her/hers) is a theatre artist,...
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A Plague: Ashley-Marie Chávez and Logan UhiwaiO’Alohamailani Rasmussen
"We know what we are but know not what we may be." -Hamlet Ashley Marie Chavez (she/they) and Logan UhiwaiO'Alohamailani Rasmussen (she/her) talk about what it was like to work toward their BFA in acting with a pandemic looming and discuss how the Shakespeare industry can do better by indigenous...
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A Plague: Riley Turner
"Piece out our imperfections with your thoughts." - Henry V Riley Turner (She/her) talks about creating a Shakespeare community on TikTok over the pandemic and shares how the Shakespeare industry can do better by women. Follow Riley on Social Media TikTok, Tumblr, Instagram, Twitter: @lungthief...
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A Plague: Jon Jon Johnson
"And many maiden gardens yet unset, with virtuous wish would bear you living flowers." -Sonnet 16 Jon Jon Johnson (They/He) teaches us how the Shakespeare and Theatre industries are falling short for AAPI communities and emphasizes the importance of cultivating local Asian talent. Follow Jon Jon…
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A Plague: Terrance Fleming
"My love is thine to teach: teach it but how, and thou shalt see how apt it is to learn." - Much Ado About Nothing Terrance Fleming joins us to talk about his love for sports, how they're not so far away from theatre in practice, and how the Shakespeare industry can do better by the Black...
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A Plague: Katie Rey Bogdan
"Dost thou love me?" -Romeo and Juliet Katie Rey Bogdan (she/her) talks about her experiences as a freelance dramaturg and discusses how the Shakespeare industry can improve in regards to body diversity. Follow Katie on Social Media Instagram: @katiereybogdan Twitter & TikTok: @theboggyden Follow...
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A Plague: Zack Walsh
"Be not denied access, stand at her doors, and tell them there thy fixed foot shall grow til thou have audience " -Twelfth Night Zack Walsh (He/Him) tells us all about how he became a bestselling author, introduces us to his podcast, The Brady Bros, and discusses how the Shakespeare industry can…
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A Plague: Joan Raube-Wilson
"I have thought some of Nature's journeymen had made men and not made them well, they imitated humanity so abominably." -Hamlet Joan Raube-Wilson (she/her) chats about her new journey with voice acting and educates us on how the Shakespeare industry can do better by fat people. Follow Joan on...
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A Plague: Bella Grace Harris
"He jests at scars that never felt a wound" -Romeo and Juliet Bella Grace Harris (she/they) joins us to discuss how the Shakespeare industry might do better by Jewish communities. Mentions of CSC reference the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company in Boston Follow Bella on Social Media Instagram:...
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A Plague: Will Shakespleens
"Unsex me here!" Will Shakespleens (They/them) discusses Shakespeare's women who dress as men and gives us other examples of great characters to play as trans and nonbinary! Follow Will on Social Media Instagram: @shakespleens Twitter: @shakespleens TikTok: @shakespleens Follow Bowls with the…
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A Plague: Smoke Break
We're taking a quick break! And we're seeking interviewees! If you represent the fat, disabled, or any indigenous communities and would like to speak to how the Shakespeare industry could do better by your community, please reach out to us at [email protected].
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A Plague: Gabby Wolfe
"The web of our life is of a mingled yarn" -All's Well That Ends Well Gabby Wolfe (She/her) talks about the upcoming production of her play, La Llorona and discussed how the Shakespeare industry might do better by the Latine community. Tickets to La Llorona are available:...
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A Plague: Peter Mikhail
"Good company, good wine, good welcome, can make good people." -Henry VIII Peter Mikhail (He/him) joins us to talk about DC's new chapter of Drunk Shakespeare and to educate us on how the Shakespeare industry can do better by Mixed Race individuals. Find Peter on social media Insta: @pjm_42 Buy...
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A Plague: Renea Brown
"Be truly welcome hither." - As You Like It Renea Brown (She/her) talks about how it's been to dive back into theatre in a world with COVID and discusses how the Shakespeare industry can do better by the Black community. Find Renea on social media Insta: @therealdarklady TikTok: @therealdarklady...
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A Plague: Liz Bellows
"This above all: to thine own self be true." -Hamlet Liz Bellows (They/them) chats about the Original Practice Shakespeare Festival in Portland, Oregon and how we can achieve gender equity in Shakespeare and beyond! See Liz as Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing at the Canon Shakespeare Company...
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A Plague: JC Payne
"There's magic in the web of it." -Othello JC Payne (He/him) talks about his time learning magic over the course of the pandemic and discusses how the Shakespeare theatre industry can do better by the Black community. Find JC on social media Insta: @blackboimagick TikTok: @blackboimagick Find…
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A Plague: Stephanie Crugnola
"Because that I am more than common tall" -As You Like It Stephanie Crugnola (She/her) talks about the Protest Too Much Podcast and Women of varying body types in Shakespeare. Find Stephanie and Protest Too Much Insta: @crugglez and @srsbiz_network TikTok: @p2mpod Find Bowls with the Bard Insta:...
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A Plague: Elizabeth Ung
"Now I am alone." -Hamlet Elizabeth (Liz) Ung (She/They) talks Zoom theatre and how we achieve AAPI equity in Shakespeare. Find Liz online: IG: elizung FB: Elizabeth Umg TikTok: @liz_u_dynasty Find Bowls with the Bard online: IG: @stonedshakespeare FB & TikTok: Bowls with the Bard. Twitter:...
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A Plague: Jeff Miller
"And oftentimes excusing of a fault doth make the fault the worse by the excuse." -King John Jeff Miller (He/They) talks about the Corporate Theatre Model and Neurodiversity in Shakespeare.
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A Plague: An Intro
We have had 2 1/2 years of plague times to work toward a more equitable world of Shakespeare and while some steps were taken, they weren't enough. This season Cakes will talk with members of underrepresented communities in Shakespeare and ask how we can serve them better.
About this show
Shakespeare for the Stoners!Shakespeare is typically seen as being difficult to approach, but if people can talk about it while high, maybe it's not as intimidating as you think.Stoners are typically stereotyped as stupid, but maybe if they can approach Shakespeare after smoking weed, they aren't as dumb as you think.Join us as we challenge traditional norms in Shakespeare and society at large.
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Micaela Mannix
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