Protest Too Much: A Shakespeare Showdown

Lindsay Palinsky is on to cast As You Like It with the Queens from RuPaul's Drag Race!

She and Stephanie each line up a stellar list of Queens to cast their versions of AYLI, and get to chat about their favorite Drag Race contestants and moments through the show!

Auditions are hard! Shakespeare auditions are even harder, if you're unsure where to start.

Welcome to the series where I go through a play and chat through audition monologue options best suited for each type of character. Today we're talking about Romeo & Juliet.

Sections:

4:38-16:52 Character Summary

2 Monologues for each character grouping

16:31-20:44 Romeo, Paris (SADBOIS)

20:44-24:00 Juliet

24:00-28:07 Nurse

28:07-32:54 Friar Laurence, Prince, Chorus (BOSSBOIS)

32:54-36:44 Mercutio, Tybalt (SPICEBOIS)

36:44-39:15 Benvolio

39:15-43:55 Lord Capulet, Lord Montague, Lady Capulet, Lady Montague (PARENTS)

Dr. Mia Escott is on to talk about which Shakespeare characters would be teamed up to survive 21 days in the Ecuadorian Rainforest on Naked & Afraid!

Mia fights for Volumnia (Coriolanus) and has Stephanie argue for Othello!

When your theatre group decides to throw a Reality TV themed party after a performance of Twelfth Night, what else can you do besides shove a microphone in all their faces and make them decide what Shakespeare character they'd be???

Featuring:

Sophia Lynch (Stage Manager) as Tim Gunn

Shannon Gibson (Director) as Nicole Ritchie

Jimmie Bragdon (Sebastian) as a Chopped Contestant

Dawn Allee (FoH Manager) as Cat Deeley

Pablo Munoz Evers as the Jersey Shore

Rylee Ross (Fabian) as Kody Brown

Renee Osborn (Viola) as Michelle Visage

Lindsay M. Palinsky (Olivia) as Bread Daddy (Guiseppe)

Jacquelyn Lies (Feste) as Snooki

Michael Osborn (Malvolio) as Tiger King

Erin Priddy as a Real Housewife

Chris Casey (Sir Toby) as Paul Hollywood

Steph Crugnola (Olivia) as Boston Rob

Auditions are hard! Shakespeare auditions are even harder, if you're unsure where to start.

Welcome to the series where I go through a play and chat through audition monologue options best suited for each type of character.

Sections:

2:30-7:22 - Play Summary

7:22-9:52 Character Summary

9:52-11:10Character Groupings

1-3 Monologues for each character grouping

11:10-16:58 (The Lovers: Troilus, Paris, Patroclus)

16:58-20:46 (The Clever Lovers: Cressida, Helen, Andromache)

20:46-24:03 (Fun Uncle: Pandarus)

24:03-25:17 (Fool: Thersites)

25:17-26:29 (Seer: Cassandra)

26:29-30:10 (Talkers: Priam, Agamemnon, Ulysses, Nestor, Menelaus, Calchas)

30:10-30:43 (Fighty Braggy Boys: Achilles, Ajax, Hector, Aeneas, Diomedes, Helenus)

Emily Swan is on to talk about which Shakespeare play casts would make the best Real World season.

Swan argues for Much Ado and has Steph argue for Romeo and Juliet!

Melissa Barrett is on to talk through who each of the Friends characters would match up with as Shakespeare characters!

Georgia Andrews is on to chat about which Shakespeare character deserves the Queer Eye treatment!

Georgia argues for Falstaff (Henry IV.i, ii) and has Stephanie argue for Petruchio (Taming of the Shrew)

Marshall B. Garrett is on to kick off our Reality TV season with a chat about which Shakespeare character would win Survivor!

Last weekend was DragonCon, and Emily Swan and I were lucky enough again to get our very own panel on the Digital Media Track! It was a huge honor to get to perform at a convention of this magnitude, and we are just over the moon at how it went - thank you to everyone in the room for playing along so well!

We talk through the storm scene in Lear while Swan draws a comic page, and take breaks for the audience to shout P2M matchups at me, and ask Shakespeare and art questions!

Megan Skye Hale is on to chat about which Shakespeare character would make the best D&D player!

Megan argues for Helena (All's Well) and has Stephanie defend Benedick (Much Ado)!

Gabriel Perez joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to decide which of Shakespeare's characters would win the "Best Dressed" superlative!

Gabe argues for Macbeth and has Stephanie argue for King Lear!

Tyra Burton joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to decide which of Shakespeare's characters would win the "Teacher's Pet" superlative!

Tyra argues for Benedick and has Stephanie defend Beatrice!

Andrew Dunn joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to decide which of Shakespeare's characters would win the "least prepared for class" superlative!

Andrew argues for Nick Bottom (Midsummer) and has Stephanie argue for Sir Toby Belch (Twelfth Night)!

Happy third birthday Protest too Much!! To celebrate, I asked a few of my Shaxpals to send in a clip of which Shakespeare character they think fit their zodiac sign the best! Make sure to give them some love and follow their work!

Auditions are hard! Shakespeare auditions are even harder, if you're unsure where to start.

Rivka Levin joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to decide which of Shakespeare's characters would win the "Biggest Gossip" superlative!

Rivka argues for The Nurse (Romeo & Juliet) and has Steph argue for Cinna the Poet (Caesar).

Joe Weinberg joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to decide which of Shakespeare's plays would make the best High School production.

Joe argues for Henry IV.i and has Stephanie argue for Love's Labour's Lost!

Kate Pitt joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to decide which of Shakespeare's characters would win Prom King and Queen!

Kate argues for Rosalind and Orlando and has Stephanie argue for Hamlet!

Dr. Danielle Rosvally and Dr. Trevor Boffone join host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's special episode to decide which of Shakespeare's plays is the most queer (discounting the most obvious Twelfth Night)!

Danielle and Trevor argue for Romeo and Juliet, and have Stephanie argue for Midsummer!

*CONTENT NOTE: Teen Suicide is discussed from 21:35 to 22:16

Eleanor Wilkinson joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to decide which of Shakespeare's pairs would win the "Best Couple" Superlative!

Eleanor argues for Antony & Cleopatra and has Stephanie argue for Henry & Katherine (Henry V).

Andrew Yabroff joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to decide which of Shakespeare's pairs would win the "Best Friends" Superlative!

Andrew argues for Brutus and Cassius (Julius Caesar) and has Stephanie argue for Hal and Falstaff (Henry IV.1, 2)

Jacqueline Youm joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to decide which of Shakespeare's characters would win the "Most Likely to Succeed" superlative!

Jackie argues for Helena (All's Well) and has Stephanie argue for Iago (Othello)!

Dr Alexander Muñoz joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to kick off the High School Superlative Season with a discussion of which Shakespeare character would win "Most School Spirit"!

Alexander argues for Tybalt (Romeo & Juliet) and has Stephanie argue for Macduff (Macbeth)!

Emily C.A. Snyder joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to celebrate unlikely 'ships!

Emily argues for Orlando x Ophelia and has Stephanie argue for Escalus x Enobarbus!

Ian Doescher join host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode, and she makes him choose just one Shakespeare play to match with each film in the original Star Wars trilogy!

Ian proposes a full set of history, comedy, tragedy, and Steph goes wild with three comedies that she clumsily shoehorns some plot details into!

Rob Myles joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode with a bracket-style challenge to determine which Shakespeare character is the most innovative!

The Initial Match-Ups are:
Friar Lawrence (Romeo & Juliet) v Friar Francis (Much Ado)
Helena (All's Well) v Imogen (Cymbeline)
Paulina (Winter's Tale) v Lady Macbeth (Macbeth)
Lucentio (Shrew) v Mistress Ford and Page (Merry Wives)

Mike Crugnola joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to chat about which Shakespeare character would be the best improviser!

Surprise they're both terrible arguments, with Mike choosing to defend Romeo (????) and having Stephanie defend Nick Bottom (!!!!)

Crispy joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to chat about which Shakespeare play would make the best Reality TV show!

Crispy argues for Don Pedro, and has Stephanie argue for Beatrice!

In a special episode, hosts from five Shakespeare podcasts hop in to argue who in Shakespeare they think would make the best podcaster! They also each gave Stephanie a character to argue, so stick around to the end to hear that surprise! 

Emily Zentis and Nicole Shay join Stephanie to chat which of Shakespeare's characters would be the best Disney Content Creator/Influencer!

Emily argues for Viola (Twelfth Night), Nicole argues for Hero (Much Ado), and they have Stephanie argue for Malvolio (Twelfth Night). 

In a special episode, Stephanie breaks down her favorite Shakespeare podcasts, why she loves them, and what Shakespeare character she thinks would listen to each! Check out the shows covered below, and make sure to give them a little extra love this holiday season!

Al Lapajenko joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to chat about which Shakespeare play would make the best Reality TV show!

Al argues for Midsummer and has Stephanie argue for The Winter's Tale!

Mya Gosling joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to chat about which Shakespeare character would make the best comic artist!

Mya takes Rosalind (As You Like It) and has Stephanie (try to) argue for Coriolanus!

Alex Benarzi joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to chat which of Shakespeare's characters would be the best blogger!

Alex argues for Hal (Henry IV.1->Henry V) and has Stephanie argue for Kate (Taming of the Shrew)!

Syd Neben joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to kick off our new Content Creation season! We chat about which Shakespeare character would have the best TikTok channel.

Syd argues for Hamlet and has Stephanie argue for Mercutio (Romeo & Juliet)!

In the bonus finale of this season, Stephanie is joined by Shannon Dodson, Anneliese Friend, and Lindsay Palinsky to chat which of Shakespeare's Women is the greatest feminist icon!

Shannon argues for Rosalind (As You Like It), Anneliese for Beatrice (Much Ado), Lindsay for Margaret of Anjou (Henry VIs +Richard III), and Stephanie for the Three Witches (Macbeth).

Hailey Bachrach joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to chat which of Shakespeare's Women would be the Best Blind Date!

Hailey argues for Viola (Twelfth Night) and has Stephanie argue for Miranda (The Tempest)!

Mikey and Rey from "What Ho...A Rat!" join host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to chat who is the Best Person in Hamlet (if anyone!)

They team up to fight for Horatio, and give Steph the daunting task of having to prove that Hamlet isn't  *just* an asshole.

Annabelle Higgins joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to chat which of Shakespeare's teenage characters is the best!

Annabelle argues for Isabella (Measure for Measure) and has Stephanie argue for Marina (Pericles)!

Katie Crugnola (MY MOM!!!) joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to chat which of Shakespeare's characters we'd want to be our new moms!

Katie argues for the Nurse (Romeo & Juliet) and has Stephanie argue for Cleopatra (Antony & Her)

Dragon Con was a few weeks ago, and Emily Swan and I were lucky enough to get our very own panel again on the Digital Media Track! It was a huge honor to get to perform at a convention of this magnitude, and we are just over the moon at how it went - thank you to everyone in the room for playing along so well!

We talk through the Funeral scene in Caesar while Swan draws a comic strip of the scene, and take a bunch of P2M breaks for the audience to shout matchups at me!

Carson Brakke joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to chat which of Shakespeare's women would win The Bachelor!

Carson argues for Juliet (Romeo & Her) and has Stephanie argue for Miranda (The Tempest). 

Rachael Powles joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to chat which of Shakespeare's women belongs in a Fairy Tale!

Rachael argues for Miranda (The Tempest) and has Stephanie argue for the Queen (Cymbeline)!

Chi-Chi Onuah is on to chat the Marvel Shakespeare Universe! Matching Superheroes with Shakespeare characters, Steph and Chi-Chi build their Avengers and villains!

Stephanie's co-hosts on the InAddition Podcast join her to determine Shakespeare's best play - bracket style!

Steph gives 10 second pitches for each play, and Mike, Swan, and Tony have to work together to decide which play sounds better!

Elizabeth Sylvia joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to chat which of Shakespeare's characters would be the best Wing Woman!

Elizabeth argues for Paulina (The Winter's Tale) and has Stephanie argue for Celia (As You Like It)!