Episode 38. Memories of Edinburgh
“The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is in full swing, and we’re not there! If you’re not either, listen to our tales of Edinburgh discoveries, inventive sleeping arrangements, freak show skills, false...
View ArticleEpisode 54. Reaching Critical Mass
“Sometimes a small matinee audience fails to reach critical mass and they become afraid to laugh. The RSC banters backstage about what to do in such a sitch. Featuring tips on mixing and matching your...
View ArticleEpisode 63. Reduced Dating Service
“Happy Valentine’s Day! Tales of love and romance from RSC fans and – possibly – between RSC fans! Featuring listener email and voice messages, excerpts from the Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show and The...
View ArticleEpisode 87. Walking The Line
“The Long Run: How do actors keep it interesting? How do they walk the line of doing the show as rehearsed and keeping it fresh and alive night after night? That’s what we discussed one night in the...
View ArticleEpisode 129. Three Day Weekend
“Memorial Day Weekend in the U.S. prompts memories and tributes to fallen warriors of a (sometimes) non-military kind. Featuring suggestions for our new stage show, excerpts from The Complete...
View ArticleEpisode 131. In The News
“Sometimes we beat the news cycle, sometimes the news cycle beats us. This week we reduce the career of Prime Minister Gordon Brown (as heard on BBC Radio 5’s Gabby Logan Show), hear about Muslim...
View ArticleEpisode 134. Our Writing Process
“Be a fly on the wall (albeit one with a very bad online connection) as Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor discuss how the writing of The Complete World of Sports (abridged) is going. Featuring insights...
View ArticleEpisode 163A. Most Important Discovery
“Starting 2010 off right by keeping our New Year’s Resolution of more regularly-timed video podcasts! So this week: some old footage we found from the original production of The Complete Millennium...
View ArticleEpisode 211A. We Sing ‘Gay!’
“In honor of the repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”: Rare archival footage of Reed Martin, Dee Ryan, and Austin Tichenor singing ‘Gay!’ from the RSC’s original 1998 production of The Complete Millennium...
View ArticleEpisode 216. Pittsburgh Public Theatre
“A backstage look at one of our favorite artistic homes! Featuring interviews with Artistic Director Ted Pappas, Education Director/Playwright Rob Zellers, a tribute to the theater’s longevity, a...
View ArticleEpisode 310. Kings And Queens
No, not the Kevin James sitcom, nor the reality competition featuring RuPaul: Ginger UK production manager Davey Naylor recounts the reigns of the English monarchs from the ninth century to the present...
View ArticleEpisode 311. In San Diego
“The cast of The Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged) in San Diego — Michael Faulkner, Mick Orfe, and Dustin Sullivan — talk about returning to San Diego Repertory Theatre and how the Christmas show...
View ArticleEpisode 409. More Lost Works
“LIVE! From Reston, VA, comes Part Two of our excerpts from the evening of Lost Works from The Complete Works of the Reduced Shakespeare Company (abridged) Extravaganza. Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor...
View ArticleEpisode 460. Remembering Yogi Berra
“If Yogi Berra hadn’t existed, some writer would have had to create him. Arguably one of the greatest catchers, and certainly the greatest character to ever play the game, Yogi died recently at the age...
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