Join host Dawn Monique Williams for another episode of Not Without Right: A Shakespeare in the Public Domain podcast. This week on the pod is athlete-turned-actor Michael J. Asberry. Michael has been a professional actor in the San Francisco Bay area for 30 years. His regional theatre credits include Aurora Theatre Company; California Shakespeare Theatre; Sacramento Theatre Company; Orlando Shakes (Orlando, FL); San Francisco Shakespeare Festival; San Francisco Mime Troupe; American Conservatory Theatre; Center REPertory Company; Capital Stage; Artists Repertory Theatre (Portland, OR); Lorraine Hansberry Theatre; TheatreWorks; Marin Theatre Company; Elm Shakespeare Company (New Haven, CT); and the 6th Street Playhouse. His film and TV appearances include San Andreas, FreeByrd, Mr. Incredible and Pals, Chance, Trauma, and Nash Bridges. He's voiced spots with Pixar Animation, Pine Sol and Clorox, and appears as characters in the video games Watchdogs 2 and Battlefield Vietnam. For bonus content, consider a paid subscription to the Blackfuturist Shakespearean https://substack.com/@dawnmoniquewilliams
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Not Without Right: a Shakespeare in the Public Domain Podcast
What began as a blog celebrating multicultural Shakespeare performances—and calling out those who could do better in creating real access, inclusion, and belonging—has now evolved into this companion podcast. Here, I’ll be ranting, celebrating, amplifying, and sitting down with friends and colleagues who are shaking up Shakespeare in ways that truly excite me.
As a Black woman, I used to believe Shakespeare was reserved for the privileged—a world of dusty plays, inaccessible language, and themes that felt out of reach and irrelevant. I totally get why people might feel this way. But thanks to
What began as a blog celebrating multicultural Shakespeare performances—and calling out those who could do better in creating real access, inclusion, and belonging—has now evolved into this companion podcast. Here, I’ll be ranting, celebrating, amplifying, and sitting down with friends and colleagues who are shaking up Shakespeare in ways that truly excite me.
As a Black woman, I used to believe Shakespeare was reserved for the privileged—a world of dusty plays, inaccessible language, and themes that felt out of reach and irrelevant. I totally get why people might feel this way. But thanks to
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