Shaky Understanding
Join Beverlee Jean, a Shakespeare super-fan, and Allison Powell, a bard beginner, as they go through Shakespeare's works along with special guests from the plays themselves!
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 32
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2017
Episode 33: Timon of Athens with guest Timon (Feat. Phil Gould)
Join Beverlee and Allison as they meet Timon from Timon of Athens and hear him rail against humanity and praise bunnies!
Find more Phil Gould on Twitter @phool and Instagram @phool2056
00:34:06 |
Sat 23 Dec 2017
Episode 32: Measure for Measure with guest Mistress Overdone (Feat. Ian Watson)
Join Beverlee and Allison as they talk whores, role playing, and premarital sex in the oddly pious play Measure for Measure! Mistress Overdone, local brothel owner, gives us the inside scoop!
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00:41:30 |
Fri 06 Oct 2017
Episode 31: Two Gentlemen of Verona with guest Sylvia (Feat. Mariah Goolsby)
Allison and Beverlee talk love, fickle dudes, and amazing female friendships in Two Gentlemen of Verona with Sylvia, the queen of shade!
Find more Mariah Goolsby on instagram @mariahgoolsby and twit…
00:35:20 |
Sun 30 Jul 2017
Episode 30: Henry VIII with guest Epilogue (Feat. Miles Daniels)
Allison and Beverlee read this play so you don't have to! Listen as they describe the slog through Henry VIII with a guest who knows just how you feel at the end of this play: Mr. Epilogue himself…
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00:39:28 |
Sun 09 Jul 2017
Episode 29: Taming of the Shrew with guest Bianca (Feat. Shayna Spielman)
Allison and Beverlee talk sibling life with the biggest shrew this side of the Thames with Bianca from Taming of the Shrew!
Find more Shayna Spielman on twitter @shayna_spielman
00:42:27 |
Sun 11 Jun 2017
Episode 28: Henry V with guest Pistol (Feat. Francisco Rodriguez)
Allison and Beverlee rub elbows (and Leeks) with a colorful rogue, who used to be best friends with the now KingHenryV, Pistol! He gives us the scoop on Hal’s turn as king and who the real war heroes…
00:55:24 |
Sun 28 May 2017
Episode 27: Merry Wives of Windsor with guest Mistress Quickly (Feat. Teresa Lee)
Join Allison and Beverlee as they get the inside scoop on the townspeople’s kinks in the Merry Wives of Windsor from the matchmaker and secret-keeper of Windsor, Mistress Quickly!
Find more of the …
00:48:29 |
Thu 06 Apr 2017
Episode 26: Henry IV part 2 with guest Lady Percy (Feat. Caitlin Gallogly)
This week Allison and Beverlee discuss filial love, broken vows, and Lady Percy who gives us the inside scoop on the losing side of the war.
You can find more Caitlin Gallogly @CaitlinGallogly and …
01:01:27 |
Sun 26 Mar 2017
Episode 25: Henry IV part 1 with guest Hal (Feat. Jake Fallon)
Allison and Beverlee meet, in the play and in real life, the charming Hal AKA Henry Prince of Wales who gives them the inside scoop on how the king parties in this episode about Henry IV part 1!
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00:37:07 |
Fri 10 Mar 2017
Episode 24: Richard II with guest First Herald (Feat. Peter Byrnes)
Allison and Beverlee discuss bad leadership, revolutions, and heraldry technique with the best herald in this play First Herald!
Peter Byrnes is a Los Angeles based actor and improviser you can find…
00:36:39 |
Sun 26 Feb 2017
Episode 22: Cymbeline with guest Queen (Feat. Isabel Nelson)
Allison and Beverlee host the Queen from Cymbeline, who has a different idea of who the protagonist of the play is and dishes the real dirt on the fellows.
Find more Isabel Nelson on Instagram @mal…
00:41:24 |
Sun 29 Jan 2017
Episode 21: King John with guest King John (Feat. Neal Schoonmaker)
Join Beverlee and Allison, joined by King John, as they ask the real questions to the monarchy in power in the play: why hot metal rods to the eyes???
Neal Schoonmaker is a Los Angeles based actor a…
00:42:15 |
Sun 15 Jan 2017
Episode 20: Love’s Labours Lost with guest Don Adriano de Armado (Feat. Hunter Steibel)
Join Allison and Beverlee as they discuss love, labours, and losing with the Spanish Lothario Don Adriano de Armado!
You can find more Hunter Steibel on instagram @Hunterstagram and twitter @HunterS…
00:42:39 |
Sun 18 Dec 2016
Episode 19: Henry VI part 3 with guest Richard of Gloucester (Feat. Chris Bramante)
Join Beverlee and Allison as they discuss military General Queen Margaret, massive blizzard battles, and the beginning of Richard of Gloucester’s power grab with none other than Richard himself!
Fi…
00:39:48 |
Sun 04 Dec 2016
Episode 18: Bonus Episode! Dream cast Twelfth Night with Firefly
This week Allison and Beverlee take a break from the plays and have a little fun imagining which character from Firefly would play which role in Twelfth Night!
00:06:30 |
Sun 20 Nov 2016
Episode 17: Henry VI part 2 with guest King Henry VI (Feat. Chris White)
Joined by royalty for the first time, Beverlee, Alliosn, and King Henry VI gives their thoughts on England, all Henry’s friends trying to kill him and his other friends, and how incredible Queen Marg…
00:39:36 |
Sun 06 Nov 2016
Episode 16: Henry VI part 1 with guest Richard of York (Feat. Adrian Carter)
Join Beverlee and Allison as they begin the Henry VI Trilogy along with Richard of York, head of the Plantagenet house! Swords clash, flowers fight, and Joan of Arc burns in this exciting first part!…
00:42:10 |
Sun 23 Oct 2016
Episode 15: Merchant of Venice with guest Bassanio (Feat. Kevin Anderson)
Join Allison and Beverlee as they discuss true bromances and distrust of outsiders along with the lovable-scamp Bassanio in The Mercahnt of Venice!
Find more Kevin Anderson at kevinanderson.com
00:42:01 |
Sun 09 Oct 2016
Episode 14: Anthony and Cleopatra with guest Anthony (Feat. Omar Najam)
Join Allison and Beverlee as they delve into trans-Mediterranean love and war stories with the hot hunk of Roman man meat Mark Anthony!
Omar Najam can be found @2brokegeeks on instagram and @OmarNa…
00:34:42 |
Sun 25 Sep 2016
Episode 13: The Comedy of Errors with guest Dromio (Feat. Daniel Cordelione)
Allison and Beverlee talk love, family, and naming twins with the same exact name with Dromio of Syracuse!
Daniel Cordelione can me found on Instagram @danielcordileone
00:32:04 |
Sat 10 Sep 2016
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