Minisode 3: Sonnet 104
In today's Sonnet Minisode , host Lucy Connell brings you through Sonnet 104 (aka To Me Fair Friend You Never Can Be Old) while she ONCE AGAIN swoons over the idea of immortalizing love.
Episode 14: King Lear, Act 4 Scenes 1-4
In today's episode, host Lucy Connell brings you through the beginnings of Act 4 of King Lear! Tangents include Daniel Sloss, a bunch of actual Shakespearean text, and another round of Dream Casting!
Minisode 2: Sonnet 18
In today's Sonnet Minisode , host Lucy Connell brings you through Sonnet 18 (aka Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?) while she swoons over the idea of immortalizing love.
Episode 13: We Saw "Drunk Shakespeare!"
In this quasi-review episode , host Lucy Connell and guest Tony Lehman bring you through their experience seeing NYC Drunk Shakespeare! Tangets include TikTok thirst traps (?), how fast can Lucy chug a beer, and Diana: The Musical!
Introductions to Sonnets
In our first Sonnet Minisode , host Lucy Connell brings you through a quick and dirty history of the sonnet, its formatting, and the age old question: was Shakespeare gay?
Episode 11: King Lear, Act 3, Scenes 1-3
In today's episode, host Lucy Connell dives into the beginnings of Act 3 of King Lear! Tangents include Lucy forgetting words, a side by side translation, and the first game of 'WHOMST is Playing This?' in our coverage of Lear!
Episode 10: King Lear, Act 2, Scene 4
In today's episode, host Lucy Connell and guest Greg Pernicone (@gregoryangeloseldonperniconejr) explore the final scene of Act 2 of King Lear! Tangents include the theatre school adventures, is a podcast studio a theater, and the historical inaccuracy of D*sney's 'Pocahontas'.
Episode 09: King Lear, Act 2, Scenes 1-3
In today's episode, host Lucy Connell dives into the beginnings of Act 2 of King Lear! Tangents include the importance of spinal health AGAIN, Edmund vs Edgar on a naming scale, and Kent defending his boyfriend.
Episode 08: King Lear, Act 1, Scene 2-5
In today's episode, host Lucy Connell and guest Haley Mattes (@haley_mattes) explore the rest of Act 1 of King Lear! Tangents include the importance of spinal health, "But I'm a Cheerleader," Oswald the children tv show, and Haley being unable to take Goneril's name seriously.
Episode 07: King Lear, Act 1, Scene 1
Host Lucy Connell and guest Haley Mattes (@haley_mattes) bring you through the beginnings of King Lear, through wacky giggles and poking fun out of so much love for our boi Lear!
Episode 06: King Lear, Characters and Origin Stories
Host Lucy brings you through the origin story of King Lear (Leir?!?) and the a list of characters with minimal spoilers!! Next week we begin our journey into this big ol' bloody play.
Episode 05: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Acts 4 & 5
Host Lucy Connell brings you to the end of A Midsummer Night's Dream!! Onto the next adventure, team!
Episode 04: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 3
Host Lucy Connell dives deep into Act Three of A Midsummer Night's Dream, including describing her favorite scene of the whole play! Eep!!!
Episode 03: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 2
Host Lucy Connell takes you on a journey with fairies and shit, literally this time as we cover Act 2!! We also play the first ever game of "WHOMST is Playing This??"
Episode 02: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 1
Host Lucy Connell brings you through the first act of A Midsummer Night's Dream, as well as some background info on the show itself!
Episode 01: Simple Shakespeare Lesson
Host Lucy Connell gives ya some tips, tricks, and miscellaneous musings about good ol' Willy Shakes and his writing style before we jump into the deep end of Midsummer!