Episode 149. The Clown Show
“Reed Martin returns to his comedy roots with The Clown Show, which he’s written and directed for Napa Valley College. Featuring potential new bits for our upcoming Sports show, the glory of great...
View ArticleEpisode 152. We’re Going Blu!
“We’re going blu! The Blumenthal Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, that is! But it prompts a discussion about the phrase “Family Friendly” and how (or whether) it applies to us. Featuring a wildly...
View ArticleEpisode 167. Festus Is Back!
“The old codgers from Hollywood mark the return of a beloved – but cut – character from our America show. Featuring other recycled characters from previous shows, further improvements to the first act...
View ArticleEpisode 175. Playwrights Who Direct
“Austin Tichenor and Reed Martin are writing The Complete World of Sports (abridged), which the Reduced Shakespeare Company will premiere in September 2010. But they’re in rehearsals now, directing a...
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 ArticleEpisode 183. Game or Sport?
“Is poker a sport? We ask veteran broadcaster Paul Harris, host of The Final Table Poker Radio Show, to share his expertise and insight. Featuring benchmarks and measurements, the dangers of time zone...
View ArticleEpisode 192. Baseball With Benefits
“The meaningless Sport vs. Game debate continues! Sportswriter and fantasy sports expert AJ Mass interviews us for his new book The Thrill of Vicarious Victory and shares with us his four categories of...
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...
View Article‘World of Sports’“Hits It Out Of The Park”!
Every audience has given us a standing ovation, and now the Boston Globe, BroadwayWorld, and the Lowell Sun agree: our seventh stage show is a hit! The Boston Globe called The Complete World of Sports...
View ArticleEpisode 199. A Real Sportscaster
“After a recent performance, sportscaster and newsanchor Frank Mallicoat weighed in with reactions, tips, and professional opinion. Featuring revelations about what sportscasters are full of, the...
View ArticleTOUR QUIZ
Only for Fun. Please No Wagering. Question: What do Richmond VA, Burlington VT, Charlotte NC, Easton PA and Richardson TX all have common? Hint: Remember you are reading the the RSC newsletter. Answer:...
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 205. Castoffs & Misfits
“A good ensemble can make a theatre production great and a World Series champion. Reed Martin celebrates the victory of his beloved San Francisco Giants as we compare long-shots, underdogs, dynasties,...
View ArticleEpisode 213A. “Sports (abridged)” Promo
“If you haven’t been lucky enough to see our seventh stage show, get your first glimpse at our favorite moments from The Complete World of Sports (abridged) in this promotional video we just put...
View ArticleEpisode 218. City of Champions
“Even though the Steelers didn’t win Super Bowl XLV, Pittsburgh is still a city of champions. Specifically, Quidditch champions. We talk to a couple of their players, and answer questions about improv,...
View ArticleEpisode 225. Sophomoric, N’est-ce Pas?
“On our drive across America’s heartland, we pass the time debating the highs and lows of high and low comedy. Featuring definitions of the word sophomoric; celebrations of satire; a special appearance...
View ArticleEpisode 231. A Hearty Bookfest
“We made our second straight appearance at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, reading from Reduced Shakespeare: The Complete Guide for the Attention-Impaired (abridged), All The Great Books...
View ArticleRSC on MYFOXDC!
In case you have NOT been glued to your TV watching MyFox DC, never fear – the Reduced Shakespeare Company can be seen here! Or better yet, come down to the Kennedy Center and experience all the gags...
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 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 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 ArticleEpisode 253: RSC On NPR
“We performed excerpts from “The Complete World of Sports (abridged)” on NPR’s “Talk of the Nation” this summer, and in anticipation of our run at the New Victory Theatre in New York, herewith are...
View ArticleWe’re in AMERICAN THEATRE Magazine!
Check us out in the October 2011 Season Preview Issue. The post We’re in AMERICAN THEATRE Magazine! appeared first on Reduced Shakespeare Company.
View ArticleEpisode 255. Finding The Line
“Comedians walk the line of appropriateness all the time, but sometimes the line changes. We discuss the (surprisingly few) changes we made to make The Complete World of Sports (abridged) appropriate...
View ArticleEpisode 265. Feast Or Famine
“Reed and Austin talk about what a busy, hectic, and productive two years it’s been, and how weirdly similar 2012 will be. Featuring insight into the cyclical nature of theatre, tips on regeneration, a...
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 266. Returning To England
“It’s been too long! This summer we return to England for the European premiere of The Complete World of Sports (abridged) – just in time to coincide with some minor international sporting event that...
View ArticleRSC RETURNS TO THE UK SUMMER 2012!
The Reduced Shakespeare Company will return to the UK in the summer of 2012, performing a five week tour around the country and culminating in a limited (reduced!) six week season at London’s iconic...
View ArticleEpisode 280. Fantasy Sports Explained
“Sportswriter, columnist, and nerd’s nerd AJ Mass returns to talk about his book How Fantasy Sports Explains The World: What Pujols and Peyton Can Teach Us About Wookiees and Wall Street. Featuring...
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 ArticleEpisode 290. Changes For Britain
“At the end of our second week of playing The Complete World of Sports (abridged) in the UK, we talk about the many subtle and not-so-subtle changes we’re making to Anglicize the show for a British...
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 ArticleUSA Spring Tour Dates
We have temporarily hung up our cleats and are drying out our socks after a winning tour of The Complete World of Sports (abridged) across the US and UK. But we’ll be back! Due to popular demand the...
View ArticleNOW ON TOUR: Sports (abridged)
View 2013 Tour Dates > The post NOW ON TOUR: Sports (abridged) appeared first on Reduced Shakespeare Company.
View ArticleEpisode 320. Outlandish Bermuda Sports
“We head back to the Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts this week for the first time in over a decade and we’re very excited. Join us in our Yakima, WA hotel lobby as we sample the snacks and wine...
View ArticleMarch Madness! April Absurdity!
After a brief time-out, the Reduced Shakespeare Company take to the field once again with The Complete World of Sports (abridged). Whoop and holler and hurl your hotdog as we attempt to reduce every...
View ArticleEpisode 380. Sacrificing RSC Virgins
“Veteran Bay Area actors Dodds Delzell and John Tichenor made their RSC debuts last week (performing Sports in Wisconsin) and talk about what it’s like to get called up to the Show. Featuring the...
View ArticleEpisode 397. Science Fiction Theatre
“Science fiction as a genre isn’t particularly well-represented in the theatre, but playwright Michael Bernard is hoping to change all that. His play Alien The Family was recently presented at...
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...
View ArticleEpisode 468. Shakespeare And Football
“Peter Eramo is not only the Publicity and Marketing Manager for the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC, he’s also the commissioner of the Folger Fantasy Football League, which each year pits...
View ArticleEpisode 525. Ten Year Highlights
“We highlight ten signature moments, one from each of the ten years of the first decade of the RSC Podcast, that best represent the scope of what we’ve attempted to do week after week. Featuring behind...
View ArticleEpisode 595. Alli & Davey
Our long-time friends and colleagues Alli Bostedt and Davey Naylor were married last Friday, May the 4th (Be With You), 2018, in the Sebastiani Theatre in Sonoma, CA (where we filmed The Complete...
View ArticleEpisode 800! Hail, ‘King James’!
For our landmark 800th episode, we're joined by Rajiv Joseph, the Obie-winning playwright and screenwriter whose Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo was a finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, talking...
View ArticleStaging “Athena”‘s Fencing
David Blixt is the co-fight choreographer of the Writers Theatre production of Gracie Gardner's Athena, directed by Jessica Fisch and featuring two stand-out performances by Aja Singletary (right) and...
View ArticleMichael Chiklis’s Red
Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor Michael Chiklis (The Shield) plays legendary Hall of Fame coach, president, and general manager of the Boston Celtics Red Auerbach in Winning Time: The Rise of the...
View ArticleShakespearean March Madness
Beware the Ides of March Madness! The question "What's the greatest Shakespeare play?" gets a definitive answer from director Nate Cohen, who's created a massive tournament bracket that pits Comedy v....
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