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I am a Shakespeare teacher and ed tech junkie. Apple Distinguished Educator '09 . Follow me at @ShakenBakeMHS

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14 Episodes

Desperately Seeking Cymbeline - A Chat with Sarah Pearcey thumbnail

Desperately Seeking Cymbeline - A Chat with Sarah Pearcey

06/10/2018 11 min 37 sec

I end the school year with one of my favorite interviews. Londoner Shara Pearcey discusses the joys and challenges of resolving to see all of Shakespeare’s plays staged within a ten year time frame. --------------- You can subscribe to ShakenBakeCast on iTunes at tinyurl.com/y9543wku Follow me on Twitter at @ShakenBakeMHS.

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Interview with Sarah Enloe of the American Shakespeare Center

06/02/2018 18 min 23 sec

You can subscribe to ShakenBakeCast on iTunes at tinyurl.com/y9543wku Follow me on Twitter at @ShakenBakeMHS. --------------- Sarah Enloe Director of Education at the American Shakespeare Center discusses its educational programs and adherence to staging conditions. https://americanshakespearecenter.com/

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Discussing Taming of the Shrew with Writer/Performer Sarah Z. Johnson

05/19/2018 10 min 19 sec

Sarah Z. Johnson has written an adaptation of “The Taming of the Shrew for the Madison Shakespeare Company and she has also been cast in the lead role of Katherine. She talks with ShakenBakeCast about her take on “the Shrew” and describes more generally the Madison Shakespeare Company. http://madisonshakespeare.org/ --------------- You can subscribe to ShakenBakeCast on iTunes at tinyurl.com/y9543wku Follow me on Twitter at @ShakenBakeMHS.

Heart of America Shakespeare Festival --  Sidonie Garrett, Executive Artistic Director thumbnail

Heart of America Shakespeare Festival -- Sidonie Garrett, Executive Artistic Director

05/05/2018 10 min 5 sec

Sidonie Garrett discusses the rich educational offerings of Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, Kansas City, MO. These include a wonderful “Shakespeare’s Heartbeat” program for autistic young people. Larry and Sidonie also discuss this year’s Festival production of “Much Ado about Nothing. https://kcshakes.org/ --------------- You can subscribe to ShakenBakeCast on iTunes at tinyurl.com/y9543wku Follow me on Twitter at @ShakenBakeMHS.

“I Was Cleopatra”-- an Interview with YA author Dennis Abrams thumbnail

“I Was Cleopatra”-- an Interview with YA author Dennis Abrams

04/27/2018 6 min 19 sec

Dennis Abrams discusses the inspiration for his newly released book, “I Was Cleopatra”-- a fictional memoir of the boy actor John Rice who likely played many leading women characters in Shakespeare’s acting company. Dennis also discusses his other works and his generous interest in Shakespeare. http://tinyurl.com/y8r9vjne --------------- You can subscribe to ShakenBakeCast on iTunes at tinyurl.com/y9543wku Follow me on Twitter at @ShakenBakeMHS.

Chatting about Stratford & Podcasting with Keith Tomasek thumbnail

Chatting about Stratford & Podcasting with Keith Tomasek

04/20/2018 16 min 14 sec

Keith writes Shakespeare Festival reviews and produces Canada's longest running podcast on the arts "The Inadequate Life." https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-inadequate-life/id655766903?mt=2 https://stratfordfestivalreviews.com/ --------------- You can subscribe to ShakenBakeCast on iTunes at tinyurl.com/y9543wku Follow me on Twitter at @labcbaker .

The Colorado Shakespeare Festival -- an Interview with Amanda Giguere thumbnail

The Colorado Shakespeare Festival -- an Interview with Amanda Giguere

04/13/2018 15 min 54 sec

Amanda previews the upcoming Colorado Festival season and describes the unique Shakespeare & Violence Prevention program as well as other fabulous educational initiatives https://cupresents.org/series/shakespeare-festival/ --------------- You can subscribe to ShakenBakeCast on iTunes at tinyurl.com/y9543wku Follow me on Twitter at @ShakenBakeMHS.

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Bard on the Beach Summer Productions and Programs

04/07/2018 10 min 34 sec

A discussion with Mary Hartman, Director of Education at Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival in Vancouver, CA. Larry talks with Mary about the coming summer season and the Festival’s education programs.

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Susan Brock Discusses Two Major Shakespeare Libraries

03/31/2018 11 min 13 sec

In her career, Susan looked after the libraries of the Shakespeare Institute and the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. She discusses these fantastic collections and describes some of her experiences. --------------- You can subscribe to ShakenBakeCast on iTunes at tinyurl.com/y9543wku Follow me on Twitter at @ShakenBakeMHS.

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Shakespeare in Prisons - an Interview with Frannie Shepherd-Bates

03/24/2018 15 min 33 sec

Frannie serves as Director of Programs for Detroit Public Theatre. She is the founder, director, and lead facilitator of Shakespeare in Prison (SIP), a program of DPF and describes the inspiring benefits of this program. http://www.detroitpublictheatre.org/shakespeareinprison/ --------------- You can subscribe to ShakenBakeCast on iTunes at tinyurl.com/y9543wku Follow me on Twitter at @ShakenBakeMHS.

Contemporary U.K. Performance of Shakespeare---- Dr. Abigail Rokison-Woodall thumbnail

Contemporary U.K. Performance of Shakespeare---- Dr. Abigail Rokison-Woodall

03/17/2018 15 min 43 sec

Dr. Rokison-Woodall describes trends in U.K. contemporary Shakespeare production, giving a number of interesting examples. She and ShakenBakeCast discuss gender-blindness in casting and other interesting new developments. --------------- You can subscribe to ShakenBakeCast on iTunes at tinyurl.com/y9543wku Follow me on Twitter at @ShakenBakeMHS.

Prof. Katherine Scheil on Anne Hathaway & Women’s Reading Books of Shakespeare thumbnail

Prof. Katherine Scheil on Anne Hathaway & Women’s Reading Books of Shakespeare

03/03/2018 13 min 54 sec

Prof Scheil (University of Minnesota) has authored books on Anne Hathaway (coming out in June) and women’s reading groups of Shakespeare (‘12). She discusses both topics in this interesting interview. --------------- You can subscribe to ShakenBakeCast on iTunes at tinyurl.com/y9543wku Follow me on Twitter at @ShakenBakeMHS.

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Music in Shakespeare-- A Conversation with Kathryn Roberts Parker

02/24/2018 9 min 14 sec

Kathryn is a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney researching the songs in Shakespeare's comedies. Most fascinating, she is a musician, educator and theatre-maker. As such she shares a special knowledge of and experience with the plays. Check out her web site at http://www.bardology.com.au/ --------------- You can subscribe to ShakenBakeCast on iTunes at tinyurl.com/y9543wku Follow me on Twitter at @ShakenBakeMHS.

Food and Banqueting in Shakespeare's Day-- Dr. Emily Gruber Keck thumbnail

Food and Banqueting in Shakespeare's Day-- Dr. Emily Gruber Keck

02/03/2018 13 min 20 sec

Dr. Keck provides a delightful interview about "fast food" and banquets in the Early Modern English period. She comments on food in several of Shakespeare's plays including Twelfth Night, Titus Andronicus, Macbeth, and The Tempest. -------------------------------------------- You can subscribe to ShakenBakeCast on iTunes at tinyurl.com/y9543wku Follow me on Twitter at @ShakenBakeMHS and engage with my students at the Shakespeare Fellowship www.shakespearefellowship.com/