Writ in the Margins

About Writ in the Margins

Have you ever wondered what might be hiding between the lines of a play? Writ in the Margins investigates dramaturgical mysteries from early modern (and early modern adjacent) plays. Season 1 focused on The Witch of Edmonton, FuenteOvejuna, Convent of Pleasure, and House of Desires. In Season 2, we turn to El muerto disimulado or Presumed Dead by Ângela de Azevedo, The Antipodes by Richard Brome, The Island Princess by John Fletcher, Loa to the Divine Narcissus by Sor Juana Inés de La Cruz, and Life is a Dream by Pedro Calderón de la Barca. As we embark on Season 3, we're tackling Iphigenia at Aulis by Lady Jane Lumly, Tragedy of Mariam by Elizabeth Cary, The Phantom Lady by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Tartuffe by Molière, and even Pericles by Shakespeare and George Wilkins. Using various modern theories as our lenses, we will explore these old texts and share the insights we find within-- all while drawing attention to the international canon of early modern theatre. From translations to interviews, with live music and script readings, join us to discover exactly what we have Writ in the Margins. This podcast was created by the graduate students enrolled in REN670: Dramaturgy in the Shakespeare and Performance program at Mary Baldwin University. Writ in the Margins is produced in collaboration with course convener Prof. Molly Seremet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Molly Seremet

Category

arts · arts · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Jul 2022

Latest episode

21 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

41 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Jul 2025

   Woman in the Moon: Jupiter? I Hardly Know Her

   In our final episode of Season 4, hosts Emily Bassett and Cole Graham zoom in on the figure of Jupiter inside of Lyly's Woman in the Moon specifically and in the context of early modern drama more generally. What does it mean when a major god like Jupiter shows up in your play? What kind of (mostly bad) behavior should the audience expect? And how do productions of these plays handle divine spectacle in practical terms? Join Emily and Cole for an excavation of performance choices and a close-reading of Woman in the Moon's concentrated production history. Featuring a scene from the plays as performed by guest actors Jake Raiter and Joan Raube-Wilson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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   21 Jul 2025

   Woman in the Moon: Written in the Stars

   In this episode, hosts Joan Raube-Wilson and Jake Raiter get astrological as they lead us on a far out journey through the stars to investigate the astronomical underpinnings of Lyly's Women in the Moon. They explore Lyly's use of sources in creating the universe of this astrological sex comedy, particularly Robert Greene's Planetomachia and the curious "Astronomer's Game" once used as a training tool for Renaissance physicians! Can understanding the cosmos and the nuances of planetary alignment like they early moderns help us go deeper into Pandora's world? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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   15 Jul 2025

   Courage to Right a Woman's Wrongs: Collaborative Translation and Continental Contexts

   In this episode, intrepid host Trent Stephens is joined by guest expert Dr. Barbara Fuchs. Dr. Fuchs is Distinguished Professor of Spanish and English at UCLA and director of the Working Group on the Comedia in Translation and Performance and the Diversifying the Classics project. Dr. Fuchs shares details on the process of collaborative translation used to create the first English translation of Caro's play. Together, Stephens and Fuchs then unpack connections between English Renaissance drama and Spanish Golden Age plays, with an emphasis on the role of actress on the Spanish stage and look at how Caro converses with her contemporaries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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• Charlene V Smith
• Molly Martinez-Collins
• Chris Johnston
• Christopher Niesner

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