Acclaimed performer Kathleen Chalfant, who played the role of Gower for the podcast series of Pericles, discusses her career, her involvement in iconic productions like Angels in America and Wit, the work of Pericles and her hopes for the future of American Theatre.  The Play On Podcasts Series Pericles is produced by Next Chapter Podcasts and is made possible by the generous support of The Hitz Foundation. Listen to the full episode on Play On Premium for an ad-free audio experience featuring full plays and bonus content interviews with the artists, producers and engineers who brought it all to life. Go to NCPODCASTS.COM and sign up today! New episodes go live every Friday. Please subscribe, rate & review on your app of choice. Visit ncpodcasts.com/playonpodcast for bonus content including interviews, images and bios of the full cast & creative team.  Visit playonshakespeare.org for more about Play On Shakespeare. Guest: Kathleen Chalfant Host: Taylor Bailey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the premiere episode of the Play On Podcasts Series Pericles. Synopsis: Young Pericles, Prince of Tyre, travels from his home to the distant and dangerous realm of Antioch to solve a tricky riddle in order to win Antiochus’s beautiful daughter. Instead, he wins the wrath of Antiochus himself and flees home empty handed, fearing not only for his life but for the safety of his people. Following the counsel of his most trusted advisor, Helicanus, in whom he entrusts all affairs of State, Pericles boards a peace vessel bound for Tarsus, where he finds a desperate and starving people. Meanwhile, an assassin sent by Antiochus is foiled in his attempt to kill Pericles in Tyre. Play On Podcasts Series Pericles is produced by Next Chapter Podcasts and is made possible by the generous support of The Hitz Foundation. New episodes go live every Friday. Please subscribe, rate & review on your app of choice. Visit ncpodcasts.com/playonpodcast for bonus content including interviews, images and bios of the full cast & creative team.  Visit playonshakespeare.org for more about Play On Shakespeare. The Cast: KEITH DAVID as Pericles KATHLEEN CHALFANT as Gower JOHANNA DAY as Lychorida, Diana, and The Bawd JOHN KEATING as Helicanus and Philemon JENNIE GREENBERRY as Marina and Antiochus’s Daughter AMY WASCHKE as Dionyza and Thaisa JEFF KING as Antiochus, Simonides and Pandar BARZIN AKHAVAN as Cerimon and Thaliard TOMMY SCHRIDER as Lysimachus and Leonine BENJAMIN BONENFANT as Bolt, Messenger, Fisherman, Knight, Pirate, Sailor, Servant and Lord ORLANDO PABOTOY as Cleon, Messenger, Fisherman, Knight, Pirate, Sailor, Servant and Lord CHRISTIANA CLARK as Messenger, Fisherman, Knight, Pirate, Sailor, Ship’s Master, Servant and Lord Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hear where it all comes from as groundbreaking sound designer and composer of the Play On Podcasts series Macbeth, David Molina, takes us on a journey through his creative process and history. Listen to the full episode on Play On Premium for an ad-free audio experience featuring full plays and bonus content interviews with the artists, producers and engineers who brought it all to life. Go to NCPODCASTS.COM and sign up today! The Play On Podcasts Series Macbeth is produced by Next Chapter Podcasts and is made possible by the generous support of The Hitz Foundation. New episodes go live every Friday. Please subscribe, rate & review on your app of choice. Visit ncpodcasts.com/playonpodcast for bonus content including interviews, images and bios of the full cast & creative team.  Visit playonshakespeare.org for more about Play On Shakespeare. Guest: David Molina Host: Taylor Bailey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Macbeth Sound Engineer Daniel Benshimon shares the story of his path to becoming an Emmy Award-winning recording engineer and sound designer including anecdotes from his career and the unique challenge of capturing and refining sound for Macbeth and the forthcoming Play On Podcast Pericles. Listen to the full episode on Play On Premium for an ad-free audio experience featuring full plays and bonus content interviews with the artists, producers and engineers who brought it all to life. Go to NCPODCASTS.COM and sign up today! The Play On Podcasts Series Macbeth is produced by Next Chapter Podcasts and is made possible by the generous support of The Hitz Foundation. New episodes go live every Friday. Please subscribe, rate & review on your app of choice. Visit ncpodcasts.com/playonpodcast for bonus content including interviews, images and bios of the full cast & creative team.  Visit playonshakespeare.org for more about Play On Shakespeare. Guest: Daniel Benshimon  Host: Taylor Bailey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is the seventh & final episode of the Play On Podcasts Series Macbeth. Synopsis: Macbeth seeks Seyton’s counsel and vows to fight to the death after learning of his wife’s fate. Meanwhile, Malcolm, Ross and Lennox confer on their battle plans. With nothing left to lose, the usurping king takes to the battlefield to prove the Witches prophecies. Macbeth is produced by Next Chapter Podcasts and is made possible by the generous support of The Hitz Foundation. New episodes go live every Friday. Please subscribe, rate & review on your app of choice. Visit ncpodcasts.com/playonpodcast for bonus content including interviews, images and bios of the full cast & creative team.  Visit playonshakespeare.org for more about Play On Shakespeare. The Cast Macbeth - Armando Riesco Lady Macbeth - Zabryna Guevara Macduff - Chinaza Uche Lady Macduff - Flor de liz Perez Banquo - Jordan Barbour Duncan - Bernard White Ross & the Porter - Barzin Akhavan Malcolm - Daniel Jose Molina Lennox - Annie Henk Young Macduff - Elijah Goodfriend  The Witches - Miss Peppermint, Monét X-Change, Manila Luzon  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s time to Play On! Play On Shakespeare’s Executive Director Kamilah Long gets the lowdown on “Macbeth”, Shakespeare, Podcasts, and everything in between from Play On CEO and Creative Director, Dr. Lue Douthit. Listen to the full episode on Play On Premium for an ad-free audio experience featuring full plays and bonus content interviews with the artists, producers and engineers who brought it all to life. Go to NCPODCASTS.COM and sign up today! The Play On Podcasts Series Macbeth is produced by Next Chapter Podcasts and is made possible by the generous support of The Hitz Foundation. New episodes go live every Friday. Please subscribe, rate & review on your app of choice. Visit ncpodcasts.com/playonpodcast for bonus content including interviews, images and bios of the full cast & creative team.  Visit playonshakespeare.org for more about Play On Shakespeare. Guest: Dr. Lue Douthit Host: Kamilah Long Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is the sixth episode of the Play On Podcasts Series Macbeth. Synopsis: Meeting in England, Malcolm tests Macduff’s honesty and loyalty. Their plans to overthrow Macbeth are interrupted by Ross, who delivers shocking and tragic news to Macduff. In Scotland, Lady Macbeth sleepwalks through her palace, re-living the horror of Duncan’s murder under the watchful eye of a doctor and her attendant. Not far away, in Dunsinane, Lennox reports to Ross on the upcoming battle between England and Scotland. Meanwhile, the witches tell Banquo’s son Fleance about Macbeth’s fate, while thousands of soldiers from the English camp mobilize under Malcolm and Ross against the Scottish army. They’re joined by Lennox, Fleance and the Witches, while Macbeth cowers in his castle, unable to face the truth. The Play On Podcasts Series Macbeth is produced by Next Chapter Podcasts and is made possible by the generous support of The Hitz Foundation. New episodes go live every Friday. Please subscribe, rate & review on your app of choice. Visit ncpodcasts.com/playonpodcast for bonus content including interviews, images and bios of the full cast & creative team.  Visit playonshakespeare.org for more about Play On Shakespeare. The Cast Macbeth - Armando Riesco Lady Macbeth - Zabryna Guevara Macduff - Chinaza Uche Lady Macduff - Flor de liz Perez Banquo - Jordan Barbour Duncan - Bernard White Ross & the Porter - Barzin Akhavan Malcolm - Daniel Jose Molina Lennox - Annie Henk Young Macduff - Elijah Goodfriend  The Witches - Miss Peppermint, Monét X-Change, Manila Luzon  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Macbeth Casting Co-Directors Karyn Casl, CSA, and Ada Karamanyan explain what casting is, how it works, the challenges and rewards of the job and the pleasure of putting together the cast for Macbeth as the lead-in to the many Shakespeare translations forthcoming in the Play On Podcasts Series produced by Next Chapter Podcasts. Listen to the full episode on Play On Premium for an ad-free audio experience featuring full plays and bonus content interviews with the artists, producers and engineers who brought it all to life. Go to NCPODCASTS.COM and sign up today! The Play On Podcasts Series Macbeth is produced by Next Chapter Podcasts and is made possible by the generous support of The Hitz Foundation. New episodes go live every Friday. Please subscribe, rate & review on your app of choice. Visit ncpodcasts.com/playonpodcast for bonus content including interviews, images and bios of the full cast & creative team.  Visit playonshakespeare.org for more about Play On Shakespeare. Guests: Karyn Casl (of The Telsey Office) Ada Karamanyan  Host: Taylor Bailey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is the fifth episode of the Play On Podcasts Series Macbeth. Synopsis: The witches gather for a raucous ritual which is interrupted by Macbeth, who demands to know the future of his throne. Enraged by what he sees, Macbeth vows to kill Macduff, who has fled the country. Meanwhile, Ross visits Lady Macduff in an effort to comfort her in her husband’s absence. Bereft of her husband, Lady Macduff tries to lighten her mood by bantering with her young son, who plays on the bagpipes. They are interrupted by a messenger who urges Lady Macduff to flee before their castle is attacked. The Play On Podcasts Series Macbeth is produced by Next Chapter Podcasts and is made possible by the generous support of The Hitz Foundation. New episodes go live every Friday. Please subscribe, rate & review on your app of choice. Visit ncpodcasts.com/playonpodcast for bonus content including interviews, images and bios of the full cast & creative team.  Visit playonshakespeare.org for more about Play On Shakespeare. The Cast  Macbeth - Armando Riesco Lady Macbeth - Zabryna Guevara Macduff - Chinaza Uche Lady Macduff - Flor de liz Perez Banquo - Jordan Barbour Duncan - Bernard White Ross & the Porter - Barzin Akhavan Malcolm - Daniel Jose Molina Lennox - Annie Henk Young Macduff - Elijah Goodfriend  The Witches - Miss Peppermint, Monét X-Change, Manila Luzon  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Macbeth Director Edward Torres talks about how he fell in love with theatre in south Chicago, the evolution of his relationship with Shakespeare as these human stories are meant to be consumed and performed by BIPOC & LGBTQ community members, as well as his deep respect and appreciation for his friend, playright Migdalia Cruz's search for truth in the work. The Play On Podcasts Series Macbeth is produced by Next Chapter Podcasts and is made possible by the generous support of The Hitz Foundation. Listen to the full episode on Play On Premium for an ad-free audio experience featuring full plays and bonus content interviews with the artists, producers and engineers who brought it all to life. Go to NCPODCASTS.COM and sign up today! New episodes go live every Friday. Please subscribe, rate & review on your app of choice. Visit ncpodcasts.com/playonpodcast for bonus content including interviews, images and bios of the full cast & creative team.  Visit playonshakespeare.org for more about Play On Shakespeare. Guest: Edward Torres Host: Taylor Bailey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is the fourth episode of the Play On Podcasts Series Macbeth. Synopsis: Inside their private chamber, Macbeth confides in his wife. That evening, the murderers attack Banquo and his son, Fleance, on the Palace Woods Road. Later that night, in the King’s Banquet Stateroom, Macbeth greets his guests in public, and his hired killers in private. Macbeth struggles to overcome a ghostly sight. The banquet ends. Hecate chastises the witches for trifling with Macbeth. A new day: Lennox and Ross meet in a countryside pub to plan their next steps in secret. The witches meet again. The Play On Podcasts Series Macbeth is produced by Next Chapter Podcasts and is made possible by the generous support of The Hitz Foundation. New episodes go live every Friday. Please subscribe, rate & review on your app of choice. Visit ncpodcasts.com/playonpodcast for bonus content including interviews, images and bios of the full cast & creative team.  Visit playonshakespeare.org for more about Play On Shakespeare. The Cast  Macbeth - Armando Riesco Lady Macbeth - Zabryna Guevara Macduff - Chinaza Uche Lady Macduff - Flor de liz Perez Banquo - Jordan Barbour Duncan - Bernard White Ross & the Porter - Barzin Akhavan Malcolm - Daniel Jose Molina Lennox - Annie Henk Young Macduff - Elijah Goodfriend  The Witches - Miss Peppermint, Monét X-Change, Manila Luzon  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Migdalia Cruz and Ishia Bennison: Playwright Migdalia Cruz talks about her translation of “Macbeth” with actor and dramaturg Ishia Bennison. Hear how they found each other through the common thread of this classic tale, and all the layers of complexity they discovered along the way! The Play On Podcasts Series Macbeth is produced by Next Chapter Podcasts and is made possible by the generous support of The Hitz Foundation. Listen to the full episode on Play On Premium for an ad-free audio experience featuring full plays and bonus content interviews with the artists, producers and engineers who brought it all to life. Go to NCPODCASTS.COM and sign up today! New episodes go live every Friday. Please subscribe, rate & review on your app of choice. Visit ncpodcasts.com/playonpodcast for bonus content including interviews, images and bios of the full cast & creative team.  Visit playonshakespeare.org for more about Play On Shakespeare. Guests: Migdalia Cruz Ishia Bennison Host: Taylor Bailey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is the third episode of the Play On Podcasts Series Macbeth. Synopsis: A drunken porter greets Macduff and Lennox at the castle gate. Macduff discovers a gruesome scene within. Duncan’s son, Malcolm, flees for his safety. Ross, Lennox and Macduff hastily plan their next steps. Banquo harbors suspicions about the newly coronated King Macbeth. Fearing his position is not secure, Macbeth employs the services of three murderers to kill Banquo and his son, Fleance. The Play On Podcasts Series Macbeth is produced by Next Chapter Podcasts and is made possible by the generous support of The Hitz Foundation. New episodes go live every Friday. Please subscribe, rate & review on your app of choice. Visit ncpodcasts.com/playonpodcast for bonus content including interviews, images and bios of the full cast & creative team.  Visit playonshakespeare.org for more about Play On Shakespeare. The Cast  Macbeth - Armando Riesco Lady Macbeth - Zabryna Guevara Macduff - Chinaza Uche Lady Macduff - Flor de liz Perez Banquo - Jordan Barbour Duncan - Bernard White Ross & the Porter - Barzin Akhavan Malcolm - Daniel Jose Molina Lennox - Annie Henk Young Macduff - Elijah Goodfriend  The Witches - Miss Peppermint, Monét X-Change, Manila Luzon  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Armando Riesco and Zabryna Guevara discuss their careers, their artistic relationship, their journey into and out of the roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, and the challenges of navigating the personal and professional upside-down world of pandemic isolation. The Play On Podcasts Series Macbeth is produced by Next Chapter Podcasts and is made possible by the generous support of The Hitz Foundation. Listen to the full episode on Play On Premium for an ad-free audio experience featuring full plays and bonus content interviews with the artists, producers and engineers who brought it all to life. Go to NCPODCASTS.COM and sign up today! New episodes go live every Friday. Please subscribe, rate & review on your app of choice. Visit ncpodcasts.com/playonpodcast for bonus content including interviews, images and bios of the full cast & creative team.  Visit playonshakespeare.org for more about Play On Shakespeare. Guests: Armando Riesco Zabryna Guevara Host: Taylor Bailey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is the second episode of the Play On Podcasts Series Macbeth. Synopsis: Lady Macbeth welcomes her husband home after reading his letter about his encounter with The Witches. Together, they plot the murder of King Duncan. Duncan arrives at Macbeth’s castle. After supper, Banquo is unsettled and sends his son, Fleance, to bed. Macbeth bids them both goodnight before he follows a frightening vision that beckons him into the King’s chamber. Lady Macbeth helps her husband clean up the mess he made. The Play On Podcasts Series Macbeth is produced by Next Chapter Podcasts and is made possible by the generous support of The Hitz Foundation. New episodes go live every Friday. Please subscribe, rate & review on your app of choice. Visit ncpodcasts.com/playonpodcast for bonus content including interviews, images and bios of the full cast & creative team.  Visit playonshakespeare.org for more about Play On Shakespeare. The Cast  Macbeth - Armando Riesco Lady Macbeth - Zabryna Guevara Macduff - Chinaza Uche Lady Macduff - Flor de liz Perez Banquo - Jordan Barbour Duncan - Bernard White Ross & the Porter - Barzin Akhavan Malcolm - Daniel Jose Molina Lennox - Annie Henk Young Macduff - Elijah Goodfriend  The Witches - Miss Peppermint, Monét X-Change, Manila Luzon  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices