Episode 174. Brushes With Greatness
Alash, poor Yorick! Alash, the Tuvan throat-singing ensemble, opened for us in Salina, Kansas, and it prompted memories of other greats we’ve brushed up against in the past. Featuring several varieties...
View ArticleEpisode 180. New Victory Tour
Join us on a backstage tour of the New Victory Theatre in New York City, and go behind, below, and above the scenes. Featuring a rundown of the theater’s glorious and checkered history, mysterious...
View ArticleTWO WEEKENDS ONLY! San Diego Here We Come!
Folks refer to San Diego as America’s Finest City. We plan to change all that. That’s right – despite popular demand, we’ll be performing The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) revised]...
View ArticleEpisode 184. Shakespeare Fun Facts
Facts both silly and true highlight our reduced knowledge of the immortal bard in this podcast inspired by a recent London Times article. Featuring audio footnotes; excerpts from our “Complete Guide to...
View ArticleEpisode 193. Reduced Rehearsal Barn
The actors in the RSC’s newest show The Complete World of Sports (abridged) – Matt Rippy, Reed Martin, and Austin Tichenor – take a break from rehearsing (in this magnificent structure) to discuss how...
View ArticleEpisode 194. Moments Of Glory
We take a break from rehearsing The Complete World of Sports (abridged) to recall our various moments of sporting glory…and some moments of humiliation as well. Featuring last-minute victories,...
View ArticleEpisode 196. At The Ballpark
It’s a beautiful day for a ballgame, so we finish rehearsal by heading off to watch the Lowell Spinners struggle against the Tri-City ValleyCats. Yes, it’s one minor league squad enjoying the other....
View ArticleEpisode 197. ‘Sports’ Opening Night
The Complete World of Sports (abridged) had its official RSC premiere this weekend at Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell, MA, so we kept the microphone on backstage, during our walk home, and at the...
View Article“SPORTS” TALK
There has been an amazing buzz surrounding Reduced Shakespeare Company debut of “The Complete World of Sports (abridged).” No, not Buzz Lightyear. Not even Buzz Aldrin. It’s been the buzz from the...
View Article‘SPORTS’ COMES to New York
Well, almost. Don’t miss Tri-State Premiere of “Complete World of Sports (abridged)” in Princeton! One night only – Saturday, October 9 at the McCarter Theater in Princeton, NJ. For tickets, click...
View ArticleEpisode 203. We Love Zombies
Matt Rippy is not only a fan and scholar of zombie movies, he starred in one! For this Halloween week special, we discuss our favorite zombie movies, what they represent, and why they’re different from...
View ArticleEpisode 214. Big Year Ahead
Join us for a quick preview of our upcoming 2011 tour dates. Featuring expert advice on how to get the RSC booked in a venue near you, some unacceptably teasing hints, a special appearance by...
View ArticleEpisode 215. Touring In January
It was a week right out of Planes, Trains, & Automobiles as we attempted to dodge winter storms. Reed Martin, Austin Tichenor, Matt Rippy, and stage manager Elaine Randolph regale us with tales of...
View ArticleEpisode 217. Keeping Austin Weird
What keeps Austin weird? (We’re talking about the city in Texas, of course, not the RSC actor.) Our first trip to the Texas state capitol allowed us to sample this great college town and discover it’s...
View ArticleEpisode 223. Live From Zaandam!
Davey Naylor, Matt Rippy, Jeff Marlow, Tiger Reel, and Jan Duyn take time out of their busy touring schedule to reveal their day-to-day adventures on the road in Belgium and Holland. Featuring tales of...
View ArticleEpisode 240. Final ‘Hollywood’ Thoughts
On the night of our final performance of Completely Hollywood (abridged) at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, we reflect on how it’s changed and matured, its uniquely high level of absurdity, its...
View ArticleWashington DC – We Have a Consensus!
Folks in Washington DC don’t agree on much this summer. But they are unanimous in their delirious enjoyment of the DC premiere of The Complete World of Sports (abridged) at the Kennedy Center Terrace...
View ArticleEpisode 242. We Have Consensus!
We review the reviews we’ve received for The Complete World of Sports (abridged) and delight in reading the raves and criticizing the critics. Featuring “childlike glee,” an obscure Andy Griffith/Don...
View ArticleThe Complete World of Sports (abridged) Video Highlights!
The Complete World of Sports (abridged) Promo Video, or rather, Video Highlights, is now available on the Reduced Shakespeare Company YouTube Channel. This teaser for our newest production was shot in...
View ArticleRSC on NPR
While performing The Complete World of Sports (abridged) at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC this summer the RSC boys spoke with Neil Conan on National Public Radio’s “Talk of the Nation.” Comic...
View ArticleRSC, RSC in NY, NY
New Yorkers love their sports and they love their theater. So look out Big Apple! The Reduced Shakespeare Company will combine NYC’s two favorites pastimes when they return to the New Victory Theatre...
View ArticleQuick Quiz!
Answer correctly and win a prize! Question: Name four states that end with an “A.” If you said (or thought… or have heard of…) Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and California – you win! And the prize is …...
View ArticleOMG! RSC in NYC, PDQ!
It Might Be the BIG Apple… but there’s a REDUCED price! (Available only for a SHORT time) The Reduced Shakespeare Company returns to The New Victory Theater (New York’s theater for kids and families…...
View ArticleManifest Destiny! 2012-13 Tour Dates
We are now booking our 2012-13 North American Tour! In Fall 2012 the RSC will tour the Special Election Edition of The Complete History of America (abridged) with daily updates from the presidential...
View ArticleEpisode 273. Audition Glory Stories
Audition glory this week, both the ones we won and the ones that got away. We share tales of auditions that went spectacularly well and gloriously bad, and talk about how to shake it off, survive in...
View ArticleEpisode 274. How We Tour
LIVE! from US Interstate Highway 91, en route from Stowe VT to Reston VA, we talk about how touring has changed over the years, sometimes for the better and sometimes not. Featuring unpaid...
View ArticleEpisode 278. Home Field Disadvantage
Most of our performances are Away games, but every couple of years we get to play a Home game. It’s almost always a mixed blessing and this most recent performance at the Sebastiani Theatre was more...
View ArticleEpisode 281. Guilty Theatrical Confessions
Ever have the feeling that the thing everyone says is so awesome you just don’t ‘get’? Join the club. This week, we share our blasphemous opinions about plays, musicals, lionized authors and composers...
View ArticleEpisode 282. We Get Notes
Every actor gets ’em; this week we get ours. After a recent performance of The Complete World of Sports (abridged), we met in a crowded noisy bar in Santa Rosa, California with Dodds Delzell, Chad...
View ArticleRSC Workshops: Book Now for UK Tour 2012!
Now Booking Workshops Hands-on workshops with members of the Reduced Shakespeare Co. Acting, improv, scene study, clowning and stage combat Fast, fun & physical! The Reduced Shakespeare Company,...
View ArticleLondon 2012
We won the Gold! The comic Gold, that is. The RSC took the UK by storm this summer – take a look. After a five-week tour of the regions, we settled in for an exciting six-week run of The Complete World...
View ArticleHappy Merry Chrismakwanukkahanzakah!
Ready for some holiday cheer? Don’t miss the first National Tourof The Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged) coming to Reston VA, Charlotte, Fort Worth, San Diego, St. Louis and Anchorage! Take a look....
View ArticleThe Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged)
“Critic’s Choice!” Boston Globe. “Brought down the house with gales of laughter.” Theatre Mirror. The fruitcakes of the Reduced Shakespeare Company take you on an irreverent yet heartwarming trip...
View ArticleEpisode 313. Celebrating & Housecleaning
We begin our 7th year of podcasting by doing a little late-fall cleaning, explaining some of the changes we’ve made to how our podcasts are posted, walking you through what’s changed over on iTunes,...
View ArticleEpisode 314. Reduced Musical Abilities
A jam session broke out recently when we got the band back together for Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged) brush up rehearsals. Matt Rippy, Michael Faulkner, and Mick Orfe play their music and talk...
View ArticleEpisode 324. Appreciating Stephen King
With all due respect to Annie Wilkes, reduced King scholar and film critic Katherine Naylor and I are big fans of Stephen King, so we sat down recently to discuss our favorite books, recurring themes,...
View ArticleReturning to London
Oh, yes – you read that right! But read it again just to be sure. See?! It’s really true! The show that launched a thousand reductions, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] is...
View ArticleMeet the Men in Tights…
The cast traipsing about the UK will consist of a couple of wily RSC veterans and two squirrelly newcomers. * Aging ingenue Matt Rippy leads the charge, having been a member of the RSC since 1995 and...
View ArticleEpisode 331. Shakespeare Opening Weekend
Live! from the Dress Circle of the York Theatre Royal comes this celebration of the opening weekend of our 16-week 54-city tour of The Complete Works of William Shakespeaere (abridged) [revised]....
View ArticleEpisode 332. My Theatre Matters!
My Theatre Matters! is a UK campaign to get people talking about how important local theatres are to our communities. The goal is to raise awareness on both the local and national level about know how...
View ArticleEpisode 333. My Willy Matters
Happy Death-And-Day-We’ve-All-Agreed-To-Accept-As-Your-Birthday, Willy! In honor of William Shakespeare turning the big 4-4-9, we gather a mighty quorum, fully eleven-thirds of the Reduced Shakespeare...
View ArticleEpisode 335. Inside Titus Vandronicus
Not all touring vans are equal. Climb inside ‘Titus Vandronicus’ (dubbed by Twitter follower @BenedictTheMad) and discover why it’s probably the best one we’ve ever had. Recorded on April Fools Day...
View ArticleEpisode 344. UK Tour Update
LIVE! From inside Titus Vandronicus: UK producer Davey Naylor, actors Gary Fannin, Matt Rippy, Matt Pearson, Ben Stratton, and DSM Penny Ayles share the highlights and lowlights of our twelve-week...
View ArticleEpisode 359. New (Old) Members
LIVE! from BBC Nottingham, it’s the RSC UK: Matt Rippy, Davey Naylor, Gary Fannin, Simon Cole, and William Meredith, talking about outrageous idents, the return of old cast mates, surprising (but...
View ArticleEpisode 365. The Park Theatre
Opened in May 2013, the Park Theatre has already become the artistic center of Finsbury Park in London, and this week it hosts the eight-performance conclusion of our autumn tour of The Complete Works...
View ArticleEpisode 369. 2013’s Top Podcasts
Are you dying to know what the ten most popular episodes of the Reduced Shakespeare Company Podcast were in 2013? Hope so! For this final podcast of the year, we hear excerpts from the ten...
View ArticleEpisode 375. The Bible Boys
LIVE! from the touring van comes — finally — our audio introduction to the cast of the current (2014) three-month sixty-city UK tour of The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged). Gary Fannin,...
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