Much Ado About Muppets

6: Hamlet

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT

It's the end of the season! Sasha brings us a Muppet-filled Hamlet and special guest Ellen walks us through Taming of the Shrew. Plus we talk about what we learned.

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5: Much Ado About Nothing

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT

Get ready for a particularly unhinged episode as the team reacts to Evan's spirited take on Much Ado About Nothing and special guest Kenjiro's thoughtful casting for Julius Caesar. Join us!

Kenjiro Lee (he/him) is a Korean/Japanese-American playwright, puppeteer, director, and occasional performer with an interest in the cerebral and the absurd. Selected works include: Seoul City Sue, NO FAN SERVICE: An Unauthorized Sequel to an Anime about Giant Robots, and Ninja Tea. He has presented work through Paper Kraine Productions, Harriet Tubman Effect, the Fled Collective (NYC), and the Road Theatre Company (Los Angeles). Alum of the Under Construction 3 Playwriting Group (Road Theatre, LA) and the 24 Hour Plays: Nationals. Member of the Dramatists’ Guild, Puppeteers of America, and the Serials Artist Pool. Catch Episode 2 of The Good, the Bad, and the Undead at Serials at the Tank, May 1-3!

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4: Richard III

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:55:00 GMT

It's a new month and that means it's time for new Muppet castings. This week Peter is bringing you his take on Richard III with the surprising invention of a brand new Muppet, but first special guest Court delves into Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Also, we have a special guest doing our ad read, NYC-based costume designer Izzy Kitch!

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3: Romeo & Juliet

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:55:00 GMT

This week we start out strong with special guest Zach Barr muppet-casting (and adding a musical number to) Winter's Tale. Then Evan brings us a casting of Romeo and Juliet with some surprising deep-cut muppets portraying those two crazy kids from Verona.

Zach Barr (they/them) is a nonbinary multidisciplinary theatre artist based in Chicago. As a playwright, they’ve completed residencies with Three Brothers Theatre and Filament Theatre, and have had work developed by Valdez Theatre Conference, Bramble Theatre Company, Fat Theatre Project, and Ego Death Theatre Collective. Plays include New Oleanna (Live Arts WATERWORKS Festival Finalist, Normal Ave NAPSeries Semi-Finalist), The Pilon (Seven Devils Semi-Finalist), Quinlyn Can Paint, and Enduring Jest. Zach is an Artistic Cohort member at Red Theater and an Artistic Associate at Refracted Theatre Company, curating new play reading series for both (“Script Club” and “Role Call”). Additionally, Zach is the creator of the theatre history video essay series "And Now They Sing" on YouTube, and was a featured presenter at BroadwayCon 2024. Find them on NPX. @admiralzachbarr

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2: The Tempest

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:00:00 GMT

It's time for the Tempest! Peter takes us across storm tossed seas and to the shores of a Muppet (treasure) island, but first special guest Al brings us a Muppet Macbeth that boldly goes where no Muppet has gone before.

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1: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 12:59:00 GMT

On this inaugural episode of Much Ado About Muppets, Sasha guides Peter and Evan through their muppet-filled, but controversial take on A Midsummer Night's Dream. But first, guests Lauren Grace Thompson and Ian Geers delight us with "King Bear" a muppet re-casting of King Lear.

Lauren Grace Thompson and Ian Geers are the (award-winning!) creators/writers/directors of Fawx & Stallion and The Vanishing Act. They have dedicated countless hours pitching reworked versions of literary and theatrical classics in the hopes of entertaining each other and (perhaps) hitting upon that million dollar idea that’ll officially pay off all of their student loans, thus allowing them to finally be able to start their lives as adults. They perform as actors regularly in the city of Chicago and on stage with the fantastic team at the Michigan Shakespeare Festival.

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Teaser: Much Ado About Muppets

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT

“All the worlds a stage… and sometimes the crown weighs rather heavy on this little froggy head.” Welcome to Much Ado About Muppets! Each week Peter, Sasha, and Evan will take some of Shakespeare's most famous plays and cast them with silliest gaggle of creatures ever to be made from felt, The Muppets! Will all that glitters be gold? Can the gang and their special guests come to some forgone conclusions? WILL THEY CAST LEW ZEALAND? Why don’t we get things started, on Much Ado About Muppets!

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24: Season Finale

Sat, 24 Aug 2024 20:01:21 GMT

Evan and Sasha celebrate the end of the season with an award show. Tune in to find out which was the best and worst of the Sherlocks, Watsons and rivals and which Sherlock media we didn’t get a chance to cover.

Our old podcast!

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23: Enola Holmes 2

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 15:30:30 GMT

Sasha and Evan wrap up the season with Enola Holmes 2, a bit of campy historical fiction where “all the important parts” are true?

Much Ado About Muppets

6: Hamlet

5: Much Ado About Nothing

4: Richard III

3: Romeo & Juliet

2: The Tempest

1: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Teaser: Much Ado About Muppets

24: Season Finale

23: Enola Holmes 2

Casebook 22: Sherlock Drag Race Season 2

22: Enola Holmes

21: Young Sherlock Holmes

Casebook 21: Elementary, Dear Data

Casebook 20: Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century

20: Mr. Holmes

19: Elementary (part 2)

19: Elementary (part 1)

Casebook 18: Wishbone

18: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

Casebook 17: Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

17: Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Casebook 16: Sherlock Drag Race

16: Sherlock Holmes The Musical (part 2)

16: Baker Street (part 1)

Casebook 15: The Whole Art of Detection

15: Get A Clue

Casebook 14: Batman

14: The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

Casebook 13: Copper Beeches & The Sussex Vampire

13: Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Casebook 12: Chip'n Dale & Scooby Doo

12: The Great Mouse Detective

Casebook 11: Sherlock Hound

Casebook 10: House MD

11: A Scandal in Belgravia (BBC Sherlock)

10: A Study in Pink (BBC Sherlock)

Casebook 9: Fawx & Stallion

9: The Blue Carbuncle

Casebook 8: Sheerluck Holmes and the Golden Ruler

8: Parody Film Double Feature

Casebook 7: Bruce-Partington Plans & Five Orange Pips

7: Chapter One

Casebook 6: Sherlock Jr.

6: Miss Holmes

Casebook 5: The Empty House & The Three Garridebs

5: Murder by Decree

Casebook 4: A Study in Emerald

4: Granada Sherlock Holmes

Casebook 3: The Red Headed League & The Devil's Foot

3: Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

Casebook 2: The Gunpowder Plot

2: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

Casebook 1: A Scandal in Bohemia & The Final Problem

1: Arthur Conan Doyle's Holmes

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