Speaking of Shakespeare
Conversations about things Shakespearean, including new developments in Shakespeare studies and Shakespearean performance and education across the globe. These talks are also available on YouTube under the search term, 'Speaking of Shakespeare'. This series is made possible by institutional support from Aoyama Gakuin University (AGU) in central Tokyo and is also supported by a generous grant from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
Speaking of Shakespeare
SoS #57 | Thomas Dabbs: With guest host, Stephen Wittek
Stephen Wittek sits in as co-host and speaks with Thomas Dabbs about his career, both as a Shakespearean and as a Bible teacher in Japan.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:00 - The Speaking of Shakespeare Series
00:06:40 - Aoyama Gakuin, Tokyo, and how Dabbs got to Japan
00:16:45 - “Genesis in Japan: the Bible beyond Christianity”
00:34:14 - St Paul’s, Paul’s Cross and Shakespearean drama
00:47:03 - Digital Humanities, AI, AGU Digital Project, Archives, Meisei
00:56:17 - “Waiting for Will,” avant-garde drama in Japan, prison
01:04:02 - “Playing with Shakespeare in Japan”
01:14:27 - “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” and the Office of the Revels
01:18:12 - Closing remarks