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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 Brave Spirits Theatre, her directing credits include Antony and Cleopatra, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Coriolanus, The Two Noble Kinsmen, and the first modern professional production of The Bloody Banquet. She is one of the few women in the world to have directed a full cycle of Shakespeare’s Henriad. Brave Spirits Theatre’s project to become the first professional American company to stage the eight English histories in repertory was interrupted by the pandemic, but over the past two years, they have been reimagining this project into audio. The resulting twenty-four episodes will be released later this year. She has essays published in The Palgrave Handbook of Shakespeare’s Queens, Arden Shakespeare’s The Changeling: The State of Play, and the forthcoming The Theatrical Legacy of Thomas Middleton. Follow Charlene on all social media @charlenevsmith Visit her website at www.charlenevsmith.com Bowls with the Bard: Insta: @stonedshakespeare TikTok: @BowlswiththeBard Facebook: Bowls with the Bard Twitter: @stonedshakespea Art by Lizzy Colandene Music by Constantino Fernandez Sound by Jonathan Miot Podcast by Micaela Mannix

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 artists. This passion is what led her to team up with Prague Shakespeare Company's Guy Roberts and ShakeSphere's Adham Sayed to create Romeo & جولييت. You can find ArabicShakespeare on Instagram and Facebook. Bowls with the Bard: Insta: @stonedshakespeare TikTok: @BowlswiththeBard Facebook: Bowls with the Bard Twitter: @stonedshakespea Art by Lizzy Colandene Music by Constantino Fernandez Sound by Jonathan Miot Podcast by Micaela Mannix

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 the episode, Cakes references a past guest who mentioned that Imogen is the only woman in Shakespeare who cross dresses but does not come up with the idea to do so herself. This thought was originally from Will Shakespleens in season 1. Find out how to purchase tickets to Stoned Cymbeline here: https://bowlswiththebard.com/stoned-cymbeline Follow Bowls with the Bard on Social Media: Insta: @stonedshakespeare TikTok: @BowlswiththeBard Facebook: Bowls with the Bard Twitter: @stonedshakespea

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!

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 Coffee Joint here: https://thecoffeejointco.com/ Donate to our production of Midsummer: https://gofund.me/9bf72345

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, musician, songwriter and sound designer based out of Portland, Oregon. As a founding member of Speculative Drama, Myrrh has directed multiple immersive Shakespeare productions including A Midsummer Night's Dream (2017) featuring circus aerial performers, the "Lake House" Hamlet (2019) staged immersively in a private home, Macbeth (2020) as a hybrid live & digital show including text and video messages to audience members, an all-queer Comedy Of Errors (2022) and a Hellraiser-inspired Titus Andronicus (2023), as well as designing musical scores for the company's innovative wordless "movement plays" based on lesser-known fairytales.Myrrh’s work as a performer explores the intersection of music with other performance disciplines through a series of full productions that feature live rock music alongside collaborators such as dancers, circus performers, and movement actors. You can find examples of this work at pieceofmefairytale.com and ilikedeadthings.com. Follow Myrrh @attheendofeverything on TikTok @myrrhlarsen on Instagramhttps://myrrhmusic.com/https://patreon.com/myrrh Megan Skye Hale (she/her) is a classically trained actor (LAMDA), movement director, and teacher whose interests include movement and site-specific theatre, and how those intersect with classic stories. Megan is a graduate of the London Academy for Music and Dramatic Arts classical acting program where she studied classical acting, physical theatre, mask, and Lecoq style clowning. Follow Megan TikTok: @skyesidhe Insta: @speculativedrama Website: meganskyehale.com Bowls with the Bard: Insta: @stonedshakespeare TikTok: @BowlswiththeBard Facebook: Bowls with the Bard Twitter: @stonedshakespea Art by Lizzy Colandene Music by Constantino Fernandez Sound by Jonathan Miot Podcast by Micaela Mannix

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 The Catholic University of America, and has also studied at the Second City Chicago Conservatory and Sketch Programs, and at The London Dramatic Academy. When not writing or performing, she’s probably knitting matching sweaters for herself and her 9 year old rescue dog, Penny. Catch her performing every third Wednesday of the month with her house sketch team, Night Coffee, at the Pack Theatre in Hollywood. Connect with Karen on all platforms @karen_shantz Lunaris Podcast: @lunarispodcast on Instagram Jackie Madejski (she/her/hers) is an actor, singer, dancer, puppeteer, and all-around swell gal. A proud Western New Yorker (go Bills) currently living in the DC area, Jackie has performed in plays, musicals, immersive theater, puppet shows, and of course Shakespeare. You can find Jackie on TikTok (@jdayskee) performing with an ever-growing cast of puppets (most of which were gifts from Cakes.) When not running between in front of her laptop, in-person rehearsals, and her spare bedroom filled with puppets, Jackie enjoys tuning out the world by listening to music and podcasts with her noise canceling headphones (much to her partner’s chagrin). Follow Jackie on Social Media: @jdayskee (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube) website: www.jackiemadejski.com Bowls with the Bard: Insta: @stonedshakespeare TikTok: @BowlswiththeBard Facebook: Bowls with the Bard Twitter: @stonedshakespea Art by Lizzy Colandene Music by Constantino Fernandez Sound by Jonathan Miot Podcast by Micaela Mannix

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 decades. He has a Masters and a PhD from CU Boulder, and served as Dramaturg for (the now defunct) CityStage ["CityStage" is one word here] Ensemble in the 1990s. CSE produced his first play The Heretic's Wake in 1990. He is currently at work on another tentatively titled Bloodthirsty Savages. He has taught theatre at MSU Denver, UC Denver, CCD, CC Aurora, and Front Range CC. Favorite roles include Roy Cohn and Prelapsarianov in Angels in America, Cusins in Major Barbara, King Lear, Titus Andronicus, Leopold Bloom in Chapter 15, Eddie in Hurlyburly, Salieri in Amadeus, Joseph Surface in The School for Scandal, and Feste and Malvoloio in Twelfth Night. Stephen Reinstein (he/him) is a Boston-based actor, playwright, novelist, and theatre educator. He has performed with Amazing Mustache Productions and Here Comes Everybody Players (HCE), and traveled to Dublin with HCE in 2014 to perform during the Bloomsday Festival. Since 2011, Stephen has been a teaching artist at Wheelock Family Theatre, where he specializes in playwriting classes. From 2012-2015, he oversaw Wheelock's Emerging Playwrights Program for Boston teens, which he also co-founded. In 2019, Stephen took a brief hiatus from his theatre career to focus on parenthood (which also overlapped with surviving a global pandemic). Stephen's favorite Shakespeare play used to be Merchant of Venice but the antisemitism became a bit too hard to ignore, so now it's... let's say Hamlet? (Is that too cliché? I don't know, it's a classic, don't judge me.) Follow Stephen on Twitter @reinface Bowls with the Bard: Insta: @stonedshakespeare TikTok: @BowlswiththeBard Facebook: Bowls with the Bard Twitter: @stonedshakespea Art by Lizzy Colandene Music by Constantino Fernandez Sound by Jonathan Miot Podcast by Micaela Mannix

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 black girl from Kentucky, turned into a broadsword-wielding-elizabethan-dancing-classical-actor. She also twerks and uses Megan The Stallions music as a vocal warm up, so you can trust that she's a well rounded human. Renea's favorite play by Billy is Titus Andronicus (fight her), she's played 37 Shakespearean roles, and she's done Macbeth 5 times. If Renea is not on stage, she's watching re-runs of The Office, or she's creating Shakespeare themed gift boxes for her company called Box o’th Bard! Follow Renea on IG & TikTok: @Therealdarklady See Renea in the Legend of Georgia McBride in Arizona Theatre Company: https://atc.org/show/the-legend-of-georgia-mcbride/ Logan UhiwaiO’Alohamailani Rasmussen (she/her) is a Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) Chicago-based actor passionate about environmental conservation, community engagement and her indigenous culture. You can call her Aloha! She holds a BFA in Acting from Northern Illinois University, and is represented by Shirley Hamilton Talent, Inc. Recent Chicago credits include Babes with Blades Theatre Company (Richard III), and Theatre Evolve (Krugozor). Regionally she has worked with Great River Shakespeare Festival and Hawaii Shakespeare Festival. Coming up next, Aloha will be performing in Midsommer Flight’s production of Cymbeline, touring parks around Chicago. You can also catch her in an Animal Spotlight, or come along for a tour at Shedd Aquarium! Follow Aloha on IG: @aloha.rasmussen See Aloha in Cymbeline: https://midsommerflight.com/cymbeline-summer-2023/ Bowls with the Bard: Insta: @stonedshakespeare TikTok: @BowlswiththeBard Facebook: Bowls with the Bard Twitter: @stonedshakespea Art by Lizzy Colandene Music by Constantino Fernandez Sound by Jonathan Miot Podcast by Micaela Mannix

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 credentials, and her main podcast - Protest too Much, but there is so much more in the world of wholesome niche nerd chaos content that she loves! She has a D&D podcast - Adventure Incorporated, a soccer podcast - Swoontower Soccer, a chat stream - inADDition, and absolutely no time to start something else (just kidding, follow @crugglez to see what pops up next)! Her favorite Shakespeare play is Cymbeline because she thrive on chaos and being extra. Follow Steph & Protest Too MuchInsta, TikTok, Twitter: @p2mpod Walking Shadow Shakespeare: http://www.walkingshadowshakespeare.com/ B (he/him) is a director and teacher based in the Baltimore area. He’s directed about half the Shakespeare canon and is starting a new podcast called The Shakespeare Cannon. He’s the founder of the Susquehanna Shakespeare Ensemble. Follow @ShakesCannon on twitter for information on the upcoming work Bowls with the Bard: Insta: @stonedshakespeare TikTok: @BowlswiththeBard Facebook: Bowls with the Bard Twitter: @stonedshakespea Art by Lizzy Colandene Music by Constantino Fernandez Sound by Jonathan Miot Podcast by Micaela Mannix

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 degree in Vocal Performance and English from the University of Maryland College Park. He is a company member of Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. His voiceover work through Gumption Voiceovers can be heard on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/gumption-voiceovers. Find him on Instagram: @brendykendy and @gumptionvoiceovers. Visit his website at BEKennedy.net. REGINE VITAL (she/her) is a storyteller, theatre artist, administrator, and educator from Somerville, MA. As an actor, director, dramaturg, teaching artist, and coach, she has worked with several theatre companies, programs, and schools. She teaches performance studies, composition, literature, and public speaking at Boston area universities; text and performance to high school students; and has taught continuing adult education classes in literature. She is the outgoing Manager of Curriculum and Instruction at The Huntington, and the incoming Associate Producer at Actor's Shakespeare Project (this summer). Regional credits: The Huntington, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, American Repertory Theatre, Actor’s Shakespeare Project, ArtsEmerson, Company One, SpeakEasy Stage, Central Square Theatre. Fringe/Local: Fresh Ink Theatre, Boston University School of Theatre, Moonbox Productions, Plays In Place, Flat Earth Theatre, HUB Theatre of Boston, Open Theatre Project, Concord Players, Birch Tree Productions, Green Door Labs. NYC/Podcasts/Film: The Huntington, Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre, Broadway Podcast Network, The Penumbra Podcast, Revolutionary Spaces. Education: BA, Boston University; MA, University of Massachusetts, Boston; MA candidate, King’s College London/Shakespeare’s Globe. "Merde, folks! " Follow Regine online: Instagram: @reginzal Twitter: @Regine_Vital Facebook: Regine Vital Bowls with the Bard: Insta: @stonedshakespeare TikTok: @BowlswiththeBard Facebook: Bowls with the Bard Twitter: @stonedshakespea Art by Lizzy Colandene Music by Constantino Fernandez Sound by Jonathan Miot Podcast by Micaela Mannix

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 multidisciplinary theatre artist and educator. A Helen Hayes Award nominated intimacy director, they have had 30+ intimacy choreography and consultation credits in the regional DMV theatre scene, as well as several short films and extensive training from several programs. Also a performer, they are equally passionate about acting and their dream Shakespeare role would be a dual track of Cordelia and the Fool in “King Lear.” Follow Emily and their Saint Bernard nephew, Nemo on social media: Instagram: @emalaia & @st._nemo_bear Kai Tawil-Morsink (he/him) likes Shakespeare a lot. He is currently a geology grad student at the University of Victoria on the land of lək̓ʷəŋən peoples (Victoria, Canada). This summer, he will play Parolles in All’s Well That Ends Well with the Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival (www.vicshakespeare.com). You can find him on Twitter @kaiocene Bowls with the Bard: Insta: @stonedshakespeare TikTok: @BowlswiththeBard Facebook: Bowls with the Bard Twitter: @stonedshakespea Art by Lizzy Colandene Music by Constantino Fernandez Sound by Jonathan Miot Podcast by Micaela Mannix

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 little break from performance. While she hopes to return to the stage soon, she's happily nerding out over Shakespeare and early modern studies and plans to return to school in the fall for her masters degree. When she's not podcasting, she enjoys being outdoors hiking, biking or planting trees; reading books that aren't Shakespeare-related and visiting new and exciting places. Elyse Sharp (she/her) is an actor, producer, and amateur Shakespeare scholar based in Sacramento, CA. She has served as a private Shakespeare instructor and acting coach for the past seven years and has been a guest lecturer on Shakespeare at several high schools throughout California. She has a life-goal to perform in all plays of Shakespeare's canon at least once. So far, she's done 15 out of 39. When she's not thinking about Shakespeare, she can often be found working on new plays and theatre for young audiences. For more, visit elysesharp.com. Follow Shakespeare Anyone the podcast: Instagram: @shakespeareanyonepod shakespeareanyone.com Bowls with the Bard: Insta: @stonedshakespeare TikTok: @BowlswiththeBard Facebook: Bowls with the Bard Twitter: @stonedshakespea Art by Lizzy Colandene Music by Constantino Fernandez Sound by Jonathan Miot Podcast by Micaela Mannix

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 Abridged (CSC) Macbeth(Banquo, PG Shakespeare in the Park) Do You Feel Anger(Howie, Theatre Alliance) Mlima's Tale(1st Stage). Creator by nature, he's three rap albums deep, been on two local tours and a national romp across the country with the National Players, and is now a producing playwright with Sisters Freehold. His new play, The Codeswitch opens this July. He is part of the 4th generation of the Welders Playwright collective. There's more to do. Even more to prove. Never ever EVER let em think they know ya next move. Follow Shaq on Instagram @shakilljamal For tickets to Shaq's play, The Code Switch, keep checking Sister's Freehold website: https://www.sistersfreehold.org/ Navi (he/they) is a non-binary Sri Lankan manymedia artist, music producer, and Helen Hayes nominated sound designer. A self taught creative, they've released five albums, and performed & toured as the lead vocalist for multiple bands. As a theater artist, they starred in & wrote the music for Pointless Theatre’s d0t::, and have devised on stage with The Arcanists (The Tarot Reading), We Happy Few (Frankenstein), Dog and Pony (Romeo and Juliet for the deafblind), and more! They're an alumni company member with Pointless Theatre, where - in addition to Art Making™ as a lighting designer, composer, sound engineer, performer, puppeteer, production manager, graphic designer & marketing content creator, they wrote Forest Tréas - an absurdist reflection on the 2002 DC Sniper crisis. Currently, they're running the R&D wing of Flying V as an Artistic Lead, exploring the vast reaches of performance, technology, and nerd culture! Follow Navi on Instagram @yourlocalnavi Navi's Podcast with Flying V: https://www.flyingvtheatre.com/paperless-pulp-season-3/ Bowls with the Bard: Insta: @stonedshakespeare TikTok: @BowlswiththeBard Facebook: Bowls with the Bard Twitter: @stonedshakespea Art by Lizzy Colandene Music by Constantino Fernandez Sound by Jonathan Miot Podcast by Micaela Mannix

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 actress and content creator living in NYC. She is known for her Latina comedy, MARIAS: The Web Series, on Youtube which won at many film festivals all over the world. She also has her brand and blog, Behind The Scenes With Dillon, where she discusses fashion, lifestyle, beauty, and entertainment. Dillon studied at the London Dramatic Academy in London where she was trained in Shakespeare. Her favorite Shakespearean play is King Lear. During her free time, Dillon loves to be at the beach, thrift, and hang out with her cat, Lucy. Follow Dillon on Social Media: Insta: @behindthesceneswithdillon TikTok: @btswithdillon Joan Raube-Wilson (she/her/hers) is a stage actor, voice actor, singer, and standup comedian from Binghamton, NY. This fall, she will begin her first year of graduate school at Mary Baldwin University, pursuing two Master’s Degrees in Shakespeare and Performance. She is a Virgo Sun, Aquarius Moon, and Virgo Rising. When she's not onstage or in the recording booth, she loves to read, play guitar, participate in National Novel Writing Month, and watch romcoms. Joan’s favorite Shakespeare comedy is Much Ado About Nothing, and her favorite tragedy is Macbeth. Follow Joan on Social Media: Twitter: @joaniepbaloneyInsta: @joaniepbaloney TikTok: @joaniepbaloneyFollow Bowls with the Bard: Insta: @stonedshakespeare TikTok: @BowlswiththeBard Facebook: Bowls with the BardTwitter: @stonedshakespea Art by Lizzy Colandene Music by Constantino Fernandez Sound by Jonathan Miot Podcast by Micaela Mannix

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 artist, born in the cultural hubs of what was once the Cienega, now southern California; originally from the Piscataway Conoy & Susquehannock lands, colonially known as Baltimore/Washington, D.C.; and currently residing in Honolulu, O’ahu, Hawai’i. One of her Shakespearean dreams is to direct and perform in Timon of Athens through the lens of a woman of color. When they are not having an existential crisis over Asian diasporic identity in art, Liz can be found living vicariously through their friend’s pets, playing nostalgically curated RPG video games, and sleeping. Follow Liz on Social Media: IG: elizung FB: Elizabeth Ung TikTok: @liz_u_dynasty See Romeo and Juliet at the Strand: https://www.strand-theater.org/our-season.html Jeff Miller (he/they) is a theatre artist, teacher, administrator, table top gamer, cat dad, and professional wresting trainee in the Baltimore area. Favorite Shakespeare plays of theirs include Julius Caesar, the War of the Roses Cycle, all the comedies, and several of the "bad plays. Follow Jeff on Social Media: IG: @grandeloveyourself FB: Jeff Miller See Henry VIII at Baltimore Shakespeare Factory: https://www.baltimoreshakespearefactory.org/henry-viii Art by Lizzy Colandene Music by Constantino Fernandez Sound by Jonathan Miot Podcast by Micaela Mannix

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 over 50 shows. Some of their favorite moments of working in the field have been playing Janet Weiss in the Rocky Horror Show, learning puppetry from Bill Diamond for Little Shop of Horrors, and producing Workhouse Arts Center's first ever Helen Hayes Recommended production, Xanadu! When Liz isn't working for the theatre, they can be found drawing graphics for Bowls with the Bard, cuddling their two cats and stinky dog, and listening to podcasts about our broken criminal system and dreaming of ways to fix that system. Follow their art on Instagram @lizzypastaart Follow Cakes on Instagram and TikTok: @10kshakespeare Follow Bowls with the Bard: Insta: @stonedshakespeare TikTok: @BowlswiththeBard Facebook: Bowls with the Bard Music by Constantino Fernandez Art by Liz Colandene Podcast by Micaela Mannix

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. Follow Cakes on TikTok and Instagram @10kshakespeare Follow Bowls with the Bard: Insta: @stonedshakespeare TikTok: @BowlswiththeBard Twitter: @stonedshakespea Facebook: Bowls with the Bard Music by Constantino Fernandez Art by Lizzy Colandene Podcast by Micaela Mannix

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. Follow Cakes on TikTok and Instagram @10kshakespeare Follow Bowls with the Bard: Insta: @stonedshakespeare TikTok: @BowlswiththeBard Twitter: @stonedshakespea Facebook: Bowls with the Bard Music by Constantino Fernandez Art by Lizzy Colandene Podcast by Micaela Mannix

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, administrator, educator, scholar, and storyteller from Somerville, MA. As an actor, director, dramaturg, and coach, she has worked with several Boston area theatre companies, including The Huntington, Actor’s Shakespeare Project, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, ArtsEmerson, Company One, Central Square Theatre, Boston University School of Theatre, Moonbox Productions, HUB Theatre Company, Fresh Ink Theatre, and Flat Earth Theatre. She teaches performance studies, composition, literature, and public speaking at the college level; text and performance to high schoolers; and has taught continuing adult education classes in literature. She is a board member of Playable Theatre and TC2 Theatre Company; she is also a frequent collaborator with Green Door Labs on the interactive theatre-game production, Club Drosselmeyer. Currently, she is the Manager of Curriculum and Instruction in The Huntington’s Education department and a part-time instructor at Boston area universities. Regine holds degrees from Boston University, UMass Boston, and studied Shakespeare at King’s College, London and Shakespeare’s Globe. When she isn’t telling stories on stage or talking too much about Shakespeare, Regine loves a good book, a good show, a good dance, and a great chat with great friends. Merde, folks! ;) Follow Regine on Social Media: Instagram: @reginzal Twitter: @Regine_Vital Facebook: Regine Vital Purchase Tickets to Seven Guitars at Actors' Shakespeare Project: https://www.actorsshakespeareproject.org/plays-events/seven-guitars/ Follow Bowls with the Bard: Insta: @stonedshakespeare TikTok: @BowlswiththeBard Twitter: @stonedshakespea Facebook: Bowls with the Bard Music by Constantino Fernandez Art by Lizzy Colandene Podcast by Micaela Mannix