Auditions are hard! Shakespeare auditions are even harder, if you're unsure where to start.
Welcome to the series where I go through a play and chat through audition monologue options best suited for each type of character. Today we're talking about Antony & Cleopatra!
Today's Spotlight Episode features Micaela Mannix!
We talk about her journey into Shakespeare, highs and lows she has encountered along the way, and what she hopes is coming next in the industry.
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Protest too Much is a Walking Shadow Shakespeare Project production.
Auditions are hard! Shakespeare auditions are even harder, if you're unsure where to start.
Welcome to the series where I go through a play and chat through audition monologue options best suited for each type of character. Today we're talking about Julius Caesar!
See the monologue deck here
Brian Hensley is on to decide which Shakespeare character would be most likely to win a sports MVP title!
Brian's pick: Rosalind
HIs pick for Steph: Puck
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Protest too Much is a Walking Shadow Shakespeare Project production.
Today's Spotlight Episode features Korey Joseph!
We talk about his journey into Shakespeare, highs and lows he has encountered along the way, and what he hopes is coming next in the industry.
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Protest too Much is a Walking Shadow Shakespeare Project production.
Austin Chronicle's Arts Editor Cat McCarrey is on to decide which Shakespeare character would be most likely to win the Pulitzer Prize!
Cat's pick: Jaques
Her pick for Steph: Polonius
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Protest too Much is a Walking Shadow Shakespeare Project production.
Kicking off the Spotlight Series with the hosts of Shakespeare Anyone? Podcast: Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp!
We talk about their journey into Shakespeare, highs and lows they've encountered along the way, and what they hope is coming next in the industry.
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Protest too Much is a Walking Shadow Shakespeare Project production.
Mike Crugnola is on to talk about which pair of Shakespeare characters would win The Amazing Race!
Mike's pick: Hamlet and Horatio
His pick for Steph: Talbot and John Talbot
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Protest too Much is a Walking Shadow Shakespeare Project production.
Lindsay Palinsky is on to cast As You Like It with the Queens from RuPaul's Drag Race!
She and Stephanie each line up a stellar list of Queens to cast their versions of AYLI, and get to chat about their favorite Drag Race contestants and moments through the show!
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Auditions are hard! Shakespeare auditions are even harder, if you're unsure where to start.
Welcome to the series where I go through a play and chat through audition monologue options best suited for each type of character. Today we're talking about Romeo & Juliet.
Sections:
4:38-16:52 Character Summary
2 Monologues for each character grouping
16:31-20:44 Romeo, Paris (SADBOIS)
20:44-24:00 Juliet
24:00-28:07 Nurse
28:07-32:54 Friar Laurence, Prince, Chorus (BOSSBOIS)
32:54-36:44 Mercutio, Tybalt (SPICEBOIS)
36:44-39:15 Benvolio
39:15-43:55 Lord Capulet, Lord Montague, Lady Capulet, Lady Montague (PARENTS)
Still working on the best format for this so please get in touch @p2mpod on instagram, Twitter, and TikTok, and check out our patreon where you can get access to the slides referenced in this episode!
Dr. Mia Escott is on to talk about which Shakespeare characters would be teamed up to survive 21 days in the Ecuadorian Rainforest on Naked & Afraid!
Mia fights for Volumnia (Coriolanus) and has Stephanie argue for Othello!
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When your theatre group decides to throw a Reality TV themed party after a performance of Twelfth Night, what else can you do besides shove a microphone in all their faces and make them decide what Shakespeare character they'd be???
Featuring:
Sophia Lynch (Stage Manager) as Tim Gunn
Shannon Gibson (Director) as Nicole Ritchie
Jimmie Bragdon (Sebastian) as a Chopped Contestant
Dawn Allee (FoH Manager) as Cat Deeley
Pablo Munoz Evers as the Jersey Shore
Rylee Ross (Fabian) as Kody Brown
Renee Osborn (Viola) as Michelle Visage
Lindsay M. Palinsky (Olivia) as Bread Daddy (Guiseppe)
Jacquelyn Lies (Feste) as Snooki
Michael Osborn (Malvolio) as Tiger King
Erin Priddy as a Real Housewife
Chris Casey (Sir Toby) as Paul Hollywood
Steph Crugnola (Olivia) as Boston Rob
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Check out patreon.com/p2mpod to see pics of each costume!
Auditions are hard! Shakespeare auditions are even harder, if you're unsure where to start.
Welcome to the series where I go through a play and chat through audition monologue options best suited for each type of character.
Sections:
2:30-7:22 - Play Summary
7:22-9:52 Character Summary
9:52-11:10Character Groupings
1-3 Monologues for each character grouping
11:10-16:58 (The Lovers: Troilus, Paris, Patroclus)
16:58-20:46 (The Clever Lovers: Cressida, Helen, Andromache)
20:46-24:03 (Fun Uncle: Pandarus)
24:03-25:17 (Fool: Thersites)
25:17-26:29 (Seer: Cassandra)
26:29-30:10 (Talkers: Priam, Agamemnon, Ulysses, Nestor, Menelaus, Calchas)
30:10-30:43 (Fighty Braggy Boys: Achilles, Ajax, Hector, Aeneas, Diomedes, Helenus)
Still working on the best format for this so please get in touch @p2mpod on instagram, Twitter, and TikTok, and check out our patreon where you can get access to the slides referenced in this episode!
Emily Swan is on to talk about which Shakespeare play casts would make the best Real World season.
Swan argues for Much Ado and has Steph argue for Romeo and Juliet!
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Melissa Barrett is on to talk through who each of the Friends characters would match up with as Shakespeare characters!
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Georgia Andrews is on to chat about which Shakespeare character deserves the Queer Eye treatment!
Georgia argues for Falstaff (Henry IV.i, ii) and has Stephanie argue for Petruchio (Taming of the Shrew)
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Marshall B. Garrett is on to kick off our Reality TV season with a chat about which Shakespeare character would win Survivor!
Marshall argues for Marina (Pericles) and has Stephanie defend Iago (Othello)Vote: @p2mpod on instagram, Twitter, and TikTokFollow Marshall on his website, twitter, bluesky, and make sure to keep an eye on his new podcast!
Check out our patreon where you can get access to the unedited video recordings of each episode as well as Marshall's entire Winners At War breakdown for Shakespeare's Survivors!
Last weekend was DragonCon, and Emily Swan and I were lucky enough again to get our very own panel on the Digital Media Track! It was a huge honor to get to perform at a convention of this magnitude, and we are just over the moon at how it went - thank you to everyone in the room for playing along so well!
We talk through the storm scene in Lear while Swan draws a comic page, and take breaks for the audience to shout P2M matchups at me, and ask Shakespeare and art questions!
Check out the Digital Media Track twitch for the full video!
And be sure to follow Swan on twitter, instagram, and Etsy!
Megan Skye Hale is on to chat about which Shakespeare character would make the best D&D player!
Megan argues for Helena (All's Well) and has Stephanie defend Benedick (Much Ado)!
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Follow Megan on tiktok, with Speculative Drama, and at the Steep and Thorny Way to Heaven in Portland!
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