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Play On Podcasts

Play On Podcasts

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 Play On Podcasts are epic audio adventures reimagining timeless tales, featuring original music composition and the voices of extraordinarily gifted artists. This is where Theatre meets Podcast, combining the modern-day audio phenomenon with the power of live performance.Next Chapter Podcasts LLC Art Entertainment & Performing Arts
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  • Much Ado About Nothing - Episode 6 - Don't Forget I'm An Ass

    Much Ado About Nothing - Episode 6 - Don't Forget I'm An Ass
    Jan 12 2026
    ***This show is brought to you by Quince. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://quince.com/playonpod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.*** The Sexton enters the interrogation room of the Battleship Richelieu to record the accusation against Borachio and Conrade. When Borachio confesses everything, the Sexton tells him that Hero has died and Don John has fled. Meanwhile, Leonato and Antonia confront Don Pedro and Claudio on their way out the door of the villa. The men stand by their story but are shaken by the confrontation. Their spirits are lifted when Benedick arrives but it doesn’t take long for Claudio to realize that Benedick isn’t joking about challenging him to a duel. Finally, Dogberry and Verges bring Borachio and Conrade into the room to confess the truth of what happened in the orchard. Leonato and Antonia enter with a vengeance to punish the wrongdoers. When the devastated Claudio crumbles in remorse, Leonato tells him to clear his daughter’s name at her memorial and to sing an epitaph in her remembrance. The PLAY ON PODCAST SERIES, “MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING”, was written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and translated into modern English verse by RANJIT BOLT. All episodes were directed by BRENDON FOX. Radio play by CATHERINE EATON. Executive Producer: MICHAEL GOODFRIEND This podcast was recorded under a SAG-AFTRA AGREEMENT. The cast is as follows: TRACIE LANE as BEATRICE REG ROGERS as BENEDICK TÉA GUARINO as HERO ZION JANG as CLAUDIO CARMAN MATTHEW LACIVITA as DON PEDRO ALEJANDRA ESCALANTE as MARGARET and CONRADE DEMOSTHENES CHRYSAN as LEONATO DEE NELSON as ANTONIA BRIAN OWEN as DOGBERRY STEPHEN MICHAEL SPENCER as BORACHIO EVAN ZES as NAVAL CADET, OATCAKE and SEACOAL LUIS MORENO as DON JOHN and THE SEXTON MARY BACON as DEACON FRANCIS and VERGES Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE: KARYN CASL, CSA. Voice and Text Coach: JULIE FOH Original music composition, Mix and Sound Design by LINDSAY JONES. Vocal arrangement and music direction by STEPHEN MICHAEL SPENCER. Sound engineering and mixing by SADAHARU YAGI. Mix Engineer and Dialogue Editor: LARRY WALSH. Podcast Mastering by GREG CORTEZ at New Monkey Studio. Coordinating Producer: TRANSCEND STREAMING (KYRA BOWIE and LEANNA KEYES). The Play On Podcast Series “MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING” is produced by NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS and is made possible by the generous support of THE HITZ FOUNDATION. Visit ⁠⁠⁠NEXTCHAPTERPODCASTS.COM⁠⁠⁠ for more about the Play On Podcast Series. Visit ⁠⁠⁠PLAYONSHAKESPEARE.ORG⁠⁠⁠ for more about Play On Shakespeare. Subscribe to Play On Premium for ad-free episodes and join our Patreon for exclusive merchandise and early commercial-free releases. Go to nextchapterpodcasts.com for our Bonus Content, where you’ll find interviews with the artists, producers and engineers who brought it all to life. And remember: “The world must be peopled!” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • Much Ado About Nothing - Episode 5 - If I Were A Man

    Much Ado About Nothing - Episode 5 - If I Were A Man
    Jan 5 2026
    ***This show is brought to you by Quince. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://quince.com/playonpod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.*** Claudio shames Hero at the altar as Don Pedro and Don John back him up. Hero collapses and the guests are cleared out of the chapel. Leonato rages at his daughter until the Deacon intervenes, vouching for Hero’s honor. She makes a plan to keep Hero in hiding and spread word that she is dead in order to stir guilt and remorse in the conspirators that framed her. Leonato agrees and departs with the Deacon and Hero, leaving Benedick and Beatrice alone in the sanctuary. As Beatrice mourns her cousin’s misfortune, Benedick swears his love to her and she swears hers to him. But when she asks Benedick to prove his love by killing Claudio, he refuses. Beatrice, enraged, accuses him of being false. Benedick finally agrees to do as she says. The PLAY ON PODCAST SERIES, “MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING”, was written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and translated into modern English verse by RANJIT BOLT. All episodes were directed by BRENDON FOX. Radio play by CATHERINE EATON. Executive Producer: MICHAEL GOODFRIEND This podcast was recorded under a SAG-AFTRA AGREEMENT. The cast is as follows: TRACIE LANE as BEATRICE REG ROGERS as BENEDICK TÉA GUARINO as HERO ZION JANG as CLAUDIO CARMAN MATTHEW LACIVITA as DON PEDRO ALEJANDRA ESCALANTE as MARGARET and CONRADE DEMOSTHENES CHRYSAN as LEONATO DEE NELSON as ANTONIA BRIAN OWEN as DOGBERRY STEPHEN MICHAEL SPENCER as BORACHIO EVAN ZES as NAVAL CADET, OATCAKE and SEACOAL LUIS MORENO as DON JOHN and THE SEXTON MARY BACON as DEACON FRANCIS and VERGES Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE: KARYN CASL, CSA. Voice and Text Coach: JULIE FOH Original music composition, Mix and Sound Design by LINDSAY JONES. Vocal arrangement and music direction by STEPHEN MICHAEL SPENCER. Sound engineering and mixing by SADAHARU YAGI. Mix Engineer and Dialogue Editor: LARRY WALSH. Podcast Mastering by GREG CORTEZ at New Monkey Studio. Coordinating Producer: TRANSCEND STREAMING (KYRA BOWIE and LEANNA KEYES). The Play On Podcast Series “MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING” is produced by NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS and is made possible by the generous support of THE HITZ FOUNDATION. Visit ⁠⁠NEXTCHAPTERPODCASTS.COM⁠⁠ for more about the Play On Podcast Series. Visit ⁠⁠PLAYONSHAKESPEARE.ORG⁠⁠ for more about Play On Shakespeare. Subscribe to Play On Premium for ad-free episodes and join our Patreon for exclusive merchandise and early commercial-free releases. Go to nextchapterpodcasts.com for our Bonus Content, where you’ll find interviews with the artists, producers and engineers who brought it all to life. And remember: “The world must be peopled!” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 mins
  • Much Ado About Nothing - Episode 4 - We've Caught Our Fish

    Much Ado About Nothing - Episode 4 - We've Caught Our Fish
    Dec 29 2025
    ***This show is brought to you by Quince. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://quince.com/playonpod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.*** Benedick and Beatrice are teased mercilessly by their friends for the sudden changes they notice in their behavior. Don John plants the seed of Hero’s disloyalty in the ears of Don Pedro and Claudio, who vows to shame her at the altar if it’s proven true. Chief Constable Dogberry preps his Deputy Verges and officers Oatcake and Seacoal for the watch that night, telling them to pay close attention to Leonato’s villa in advance of the wedding that’s going to be there. The officers fall asleep on their watch but are awakened by rain just in time to overhear Borachio boast to Conrade that he made a bunch of money by getting Margaret to pretend she was Hero as he made love to her, within earshot of Claudio. The inept officers manage to arrest them both. The next morning, Margaret reassures an uneasy Hero as she prepares for her wedding. Dogberry and Verges bumble their way into delivering news of Borachio’s arrest to a distracted Leonato, who tells them to handle it themselves. The wedding begins… The PLAY ON PODCAST SERIES, “MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING”, was written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and translated into modern English verse by RANJIT BOLT. All episodes were directed by BRENDON FOX. Radio play by CATHERINE EATON. Executive Producer: MICHAEL GOODFRIEND This podcast was recorded under a SAG-AFTRA AGREEMENT. The cast is as follows: TRACIE LANE as BEATRICE REG ROGERS as BENEDICK TÉA GUARINO as HERO ZION JANG as CLAUDIO CARMAN MATTHEW LACIVITA as DON PEDRO ALEJANDRA ESCALANTE as MARGARET and CONRADE DEMOSTHENES CHRYSAN as LEONATO DEE NELSON as ANTONIA BRIAN OWEN as DOGBERRY STEPHEN MICHAEL SPENCER as BORACHIO EVAN ZES as NAVAL CADET, OATCAKE and SEACOAL LUIS MORENO as DON JOHN and THE SEXTON MARY BACON as DEACON FRANCIS and VERGES Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE: KARYN CASL, CSA. Voice and Text Coach: JULIE FOH Original music composition, Mix and Sound Design by LINDSAY JONES. Vocal arrangement and music direction by STEPHEN MICHAEL SPENCER. Sound engineering and mixing by SADAHARU YAGI. Mix Engineer and Dialogue Editor: LARRY WALSH. Podcast Mastering by GREG CORTEZ at New Monkey Studio. Coordinating Producer: TRANSCEND STREAMING (KYRA BOWIE and LEANNA KEYES). The Play On Podcast Series “MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING” is produced by NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS and is made possible by the generous support of THE HITZ FOUNDATION. Visit ⁠NEXTCHAPTERPODCASTS.COM⁠ for more about the Play On Podcast Series. Visit ⁠PLAYONSHAKESPEARE.ORG⁠ for more about Play On Shakespeare. Subscribe to Play On Premium for ad-free episodes and join our Patreon for exclusive merchandise and early commercial-free releases. Go to nextchapterpodcasts.com for our Bonus Content, where you’ll find interviews with the artists, producers and engineers who brought it all to life. And remember: “The world must be peopled!” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 mins
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