Scurvy Companions is the NoSweatShakespeare Podcast, hosted by Emily Jackoway. Scurvy Companions will take a deep dive into Shakespeare from the perspective of diverse experts in fields of Shakespearean performance, literary study, education, social media, and more — all while keeping the Bard’s works entertaining and accessible. Follow us on social media for updates and visit us at our main hub, NoSweatShakespeare.com.
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"What revels are in hand?" Shakespeare and Theatre for the Court with Elyse Sharp and Korey Leigh Smith of the "Shakespeare Anyone?" Podcast
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Today we’ll be speaking with Korey Smith and Elyse Sharp of the "Shakespeare Anyone?" podcast. You may remember Korey and Elyse from when they joined us last season to discuss Macbeth and Demonology during King James’s reign. Both professional actors themselves, Korey and Elyse dive into Shakespeare scholarship, breaking down his plays into incredi…
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"We are such stuff as dreams are made on": Sioned Jones discusses Shakespeare in the Squares' "The Tempest"
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How can you keep Shakespeare’s plays relevant? “Play them.” That’s what Sioned Jones, director of Shakespeare in the Squares’ recent production of The Tempest, believes. Sioned is an actress and theatre maker with credits in the West End, at the National Theatre, on television and in film. She’s here today to discuss her version of "The Tempest," w…
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"What is the city but the people?" Katharine Maness and Beth Dinkova of Shakespeare in the Woods on "Coriolanus"
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Coriolanus: an under-studied, under-performed Shakespearean masterpiece in class struggle and war. Let's talk about it! Today we’ll be joined by Katharine Maness (she/they) and Beth Dinkova (she/her) of Shakespeare in the Woods, an unconventional outdoor classical theater festival in the heart of Southern Vermont. New York City actor Katharine star…
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"Lord, what fools these mortals be": Ailsa Joy from Iris Theatre's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
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Today we'll be joined by London actor Ailsa Joy (she/her), who speaks with us about her role as Puck in Iris Theatre Company’s production of "A Midsummer Night’s Dream." Ailsa is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and has previously appeared in "The Three Musketeers" with Iris Theatre. Her other notable credits include "Love and other…
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"Something wicked": Macbeth, King James, and Witchcraft with Korey Leigh Smith and Elyse Sharp
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When actors Korey Leigh Smith and Elyse Sharp started their own Shakespeare podcast, “Shakespeare Anyone?”, they wanted to do deep dives into the history, themes, and scholarly analysis of all the plays — without, as Korey says, going into the crippling debt of grad school. And they did just that — their series on Macbeth alone has ten episodes, wi…
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"What's past is prologue": Shakespeare's Lost Years with Ralph Goldswain
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Imagine if, for a total of 11 years of your life, you completely disappeared from record. No leases on any apartments, no phone records, no credit card transactions. Just totally as if you didn't exist. It seems impossible to imagine now, but hundreds of years ago, records were pretty thin -- even if you were a famous poet, playwright, and actor li…
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"These violent delights": Stage fight choreographer David Brimmer
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Shakespeare wrote some of the most beautiful poetry and sweetest love scenes in history. But, as we all know, he also thought up some of the grisliest fight scenes and murders. How do you stage Macbeth and Macduff's duel, or Lavinia's maiming, or Mercutio's death? Fight choreographer and master David Brimmer is here to shed some light on what those…
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"Speak the speech as I pronounced it to you": Director of New York University's Classical Studio, Daniel Spector
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New York University's Tisch School of the Arts houses multiple drama studios, each of which teach their own technique for acting. One of them, the Classical Studio, was developed more than 20 years ago to use Shakespeare as the basis for acting education. The studio is a training ground for both classical and contemporary work, and has produced alu…
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"All the world's a stage": Zoom Shakespeare with The Show Must Go Online
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Back in March of 2020, theaters shut down across the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rather than closing up shop, actor Rob Myles formed a Shakespeare reading group over Zoom — a group which quickly transformed into an online theater company, The Show Must Go Online. Since then, TSMGO has performed the entire Shakespeare canon, premiering a new…
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"The play's the thing": Actor and Director Jacqueline Thompson
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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought on change for everyone in the world, but for actors in particular. Jacqueline Thompson, an actor, director, producer, and professor based in St. Louis, Missouri, is one of the first actors taking to the stage as we enter our (hopefully) post-pandemic theatrical space. She will be playing Regan in St. Louis Shakespe…
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"Let old wrinkles come": Celebrating Shakespeare's Birthday
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April 23rd, 2021, marks William Shakespeare's 457th birthday, and, oddly enough, also the 405th anniversary of his death. To celebrate the life of the Bard, we'll be discussing his life in Stratford-upon-Avon with NoSweatShakespeare's founder and scholar, Ralph Goldswain. Ralph taught English Literature in England for four decades. During the 1980s…
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Today we'll be joined by literary professional Wesley Matlock. Wesley is the Project Manager for eNotes.com and an avid reader of whatever he can get his hands on. Before life in editing and publishing, he spent many years teaching English Language Arts from Moscow, Russia, to Seattle, Washington. Wesley works with a team of literature enthusiasts …
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"Brevity is the soul of wit": Shakespeare for the TikTok teens
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When you think of teenagers on TikTok, you probably think of complicated dance trends, new makeup looks, and "Okay, Boomer," but... what about Shakespeare? Today we are joined by Shakespearean TikTok creator Annalyse Lapajenko, known as Al on TikTok. Al is an actor and Shakespeare enthusiast with 6 years of teaching experience. Their TikTok account…
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