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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.

Play On Podcasts Next Chapter Podcasts

    • Arts
    • 4.7 • 85 Ratings

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.

    Introducing...BEEF with Bridget Todd: Sarah Jessica Parker vs. Kim Cattrall

    Introducing...BEEF with Bridget Todd: Sarah Jessica Parker vs. Kim Cattrall

    Next Chapter Podcasts' Ambie-nominated & Signal award-winning show BEEF with Bridget Todd highlights history's most petty feuds, exploring how they changed the world around us.
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    • 46 min
    Full Play - Romeo and Juliet

    Full Play - Romeo and Juliet

    ***This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/playon and get on your way to being your best self.***

    Next Chapter Podcasts presents the complete Play On Podcast series, ROMEO AND JULIET, in its entirety.

    Next Chapter Podcasts presents the NAATCO and Two River Theater production of “ROMEO AND JULIET”, written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and translated into modern English verse by HANSOL JUNG. The Play On Podcast series, ROMEO AND JULIET, is Directed by DUSTIN WILLS. Radio play by CATHERINE EATON with additional contributions by LEANNA KEYES.
     
    The cast is as follows:
     
    DORCAS LEUNG       as     JULIET
    CHRIS BANNOW      as     ROMEO
    MIA KATIGBAK        as     NURSE and PRINCE
    DANIEL LIU              as     LADY CAPULET, LADY MONTAGUE, PETER and GREGORY                     
    PURVA BEDI         as     FRIAR LAURENCE
    MITCHELL WINTER as     PARIS, TYBALT and APOTHECARY
    DAISUKE TSUJI         as     LORD CAPULET and LORD MONTAGUE
    JOSE GAMO             as     MERCUTIO and SAMPSON
    ZION JANG           as     BENVOLIO and BALTHASAR
     
    Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE: KARYN CASL, CSA.
     
    Mix and Sound Design by LINDSAY JONES. Original music composition by BRIAN QUIJADA. Additional music composition and music direction by NYGEL ROBINSON. Sound engineering 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). Executive Producer: MICHAEL GOODFRIEND.
     
    The Managing Director of Business Operations and Partnerships at Next Chapter Podcasts is SALLYCADE HOLMES.
     
    The Play On Podcast Series “ROMEO AND JULIET” is produced by NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS and is made possible by the generous support of THE HITZ FOUNDATION. Visit NCPODCASTS.COM for more about the Play On Podcast Series. Visit PLAYONSHAKESPEARE.ORG for more about Play On Shakespeare.
     
    Subscribe to Play On Premium on Apollo Plus for ad-free episodes and join our Patreon for exclusive merchandise and early commercial-free releases. Go to playonpodcasts.com for our Bonus Content, where you’ll find interviews with the artists, producers and engineers who brought it all to life. And remember:  “Violent delights have violent ends”.
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    • 2 hr 55 min
    Romeo and Juliet - A Glooming Peace

    Romeo and Juliet - A Glooming Peace

    ***This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/playon and get on your way to being your best self.***

    Juliet’s body is discovered by the Nurse, sending the household into frenzied mourning. Romeo hears news of her death before the Friar’s message arrives to tell him that it’s all a ruse. Grief stricken, Romeo goes to an apothecary for poison which he plans to drink next to Juliet’s body. Paris gets to Juliet’s tomb before Romeo and tries to stop him from breaking into the crypt. Romeo kills Paris, finds Juliet’s body and drinks the poison. Juliet wakes to see Romeo dead. She ends her life with a dagger. The Montagues and Capulets arrive with the Prince, and together they mourn the tragic consequences of their feud.

    Next Chapter Podcasts presents the NAATCO and Two River Theater production of “ROMEO AND JULIET”, written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and translated into modern English verse by HANSOL JUNG. The Play On Podcast series, ROMEO AND JULIET, is Directed by DUSTIN WILLS. Radio play by CATHERINE EATON with additional contributions by LEANNA KEYES.
     
    The cast is as follows:
     
    DORCAS LEUNG       as     JULIET
    CHRIS BANNOW      as     ROMEO
    MIA KATIGBAK        as     NURSE and PRINCE
    DANIEL LIU              as     LADY CAPULET, LADY MONTAGUE, PETER and GREGORY                     
    PURVA BEDI         as     FRIAR LAURENCE
    MITCHELL WINTER as     PARIS, TYBALT and APOTHECARY
    DAISUKE TSUJI         as     LORD CAPULET and LORD MONTAGUE
    JOSE GAMO             as     MERCUTIO and SAMPSON
    ZION JANG           as     BENVOLIO and BALTHASAR
     
    Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE: KARYN CASL, CSA.
     
    Mix and Sound Design by LINDSAY JONES. Original music composition by BRIAN QUIJADA. Additional music composition and music direction by NYGEL ROBINSON. Sound engineering 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). Executive Producer: MICHAEL GOODFRIEND.
     
    The Managing Director of Business Operations and Partnerships at Next Chapter Podcasts is SALLYCADE HOLMES.
     
    The Play On Podcast Series “ROMEO AND JULIET” is produced by NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS and is made possible by the generous support of THE HITZ FOUNDATION. Visit NCPODCASTS.COM for more about the Play On Podcast Series. Visit PLAYONSHAKESPEARE.ORG for more about Play On Shakespeare.
     
    Subscribe to Play On Premium on Apollo Plus for ad-free episodes and join our Patreon for exclusive merchandise and early commercial-free releases. Go to playonpodcasts.com for our Bonus Content, where you’ll find interviews with the artists, producers and engineers who brought it all to life. And remember:  “Violent delights have violent ends”.
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    • 34 min
    Composer Brian Quijada

    Composer Brian Quijada

    “Music makes you feel thoughts” Composer Brian Quijada describes his journey with Romeo and Juliet and beyond!
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    • 1 hr 7 min
    Romeo and Juliet - I'll Play The Housewife

    Romeo and Juliet - I'll Play The Housewife

    Romeo and Juliet reluctantly part ways at dawn before her mother enters to tell Juliet to prepare to marry Paris on Thursday. Juliet protests first to her mother and then to her father, who violently berates her for refusing to marry. Lady Capulet takes her husband’s side and shames Juliet before departing, leaving her to beg the Nurse to intervene. The Nurse, however, advises Juliet to take Paris’s hand and forget about Romeo. Juliet pretends to agree but secretly goes to Friar Laurence’s cell, where she runs into Paris, who is seeking the Friar’s services for their upcoming wedding. Juliet brushes off Paris’s affection and after he departs, laments her woes, threatening to kill herself with a dagger she snatches from the Friar’s chamber. The Friar consoles Juliet with a plan for her to drink a potion that will make it look like she is dead and that she will send word of the plan to Romeo. They will then free Juliet from the Montague tomb and together, Romeo and Juliet will escape to Mantua. Back at the Capulet home, the wedding preparations are well underway. Juliet returns and begs her father’s forgiveness, then retires to her chamber where she dismisses her mother and Nurse before drinking the potion.

    Next Chapter Podcasts presents the NAATCO and Two River Theater production of “ROMEO AND JULIET”, written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and translated into modern English verse by HANSOL JUNG. The Play On Podcast series, ROMEO AND JULIET, is Directed by DUSTIN WILLS. Radio play by CATHERINE EATON with additional contributions by LEANNA KEYES.
     
    The cast is as follows:
     
    DORCAS LEUNG       as     JULIET
    CHRIS BANNOW      as     ROMEO
    MIA KATIGBAK        as     NURSE and PRINCE
    DANIEL LIU              as     LADY CAPULET, LADY MONTAGUE, PETER and GREGORY                     
    PURVA BEDI         as     FRIAR LAURENCE
    MITCHELL WINTER as     PARIS, TYBALT and APOTHECARY
    DAISUKE TSUJI         as     LORD CAPULET and LORD MONTAGUE
    JOSE GAMO             as     MERCUTIO and SAMPSON
    ZION JANG           as     BENVOLIO and BALTHASAR
     
    Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE: KARYN CASL, CSA.
     
    Mix and Sound Design by LINDSAY JONES. Original music composition by BRIAN QUIJADA. Additional music composition and music direction by NYGEL ROBINSON. Sound engineering 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). Executive Producer: MICHAEL GOODFRIEND.
     
    The Managing Director of Business Operations and Partnerships at Next Chapter Podcasts is SALLYCADE HOLMES.
     
    The Play On Podcast Series “ROMEO AND JULIET” is produced by NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS and is made possible by the generous support of THE HITZ FOUNDATION. Visit NCPODCASTS.COM for more about the Play On Podcast Series. Visit PLAYONSHAKESPEARE.ORG for more about Play On Shakespeare.
     
    Subscribe to Play On Premium on Apollo Plus for ad-free episodes and join our Patreon for exclusive merchandise and early commercial-free releases. Go to playonpodcasts.com for our Bonus Content, where you’ll find interviews with the artists, producers and engineers who brought it all to life. And remember:  “Violent delights have violent ends”.
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    • 33 min
    Introducing...PlayME from CBC Podcasts

    Introducing...PlayME from CBC Podcasts

    PlayME from CBC Podcasts transforms the way people experience theatre by turning contemporary plays into bingeable audio dramas featuring exciting productions from some of the world’s most acclaimed creators for the stage.
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    • 1 hr 9 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
85 Ratings

85 Ratings

aakshe ,

WOW, I wish this existed when I was in high school!!!

I actually had to study The Tempest in college and altho we had a really fun professor and it was a great time, we still had to read the whole book for class. I wish I had this then or back in high school, I think I would have appreciated Shakespeare way moreeee than I did!! I think this is entertaining BUT also a very useful study tool! Thank you for creating the showww!! <3

Andreea94 ,

Beautiful storytelling

This show is so well-made! The acting, the soundscape, the stories. I’m a big theater fan but don’t get the chance to go to plays as often as I wish. Play On is always there and really never disappoints!

mspassell ,

4675 stars!!!

Amazing sound, acting that will knock your socks off, Play On! is the best modern interpretation of Shakespeare I’ve come across. I cannot believe all I have to do is hit play on Play On! To have the theater brought to my ears! Should be taught in schools. With I had it when I was in high school.

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