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 Nafeesa Monroe, an actor, spoken word artist, writer, martial artist, staged violence designer, acting coach, and educator. We discuss her acting training, aspirations to be an astronaut, her rad book collection, and more. Nafeesa is a graduate of The Meisner School of Acting, has a B.A. from Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, and an M.F.A. from The Shakespeare Theatre Company's Academy for Classical Acting at George Washington University. Gary Logan's The Eloquent Shakespeare https://amzn.to/3WyVwDD | #ad For bonus content, consider a paid subscription to the Blackfuturist Shakespearean https://substack.com/@dawnmoniquewilliams
Throwing Down the Gauntlet w/ Shakespeare - Not Without Right: Shakespeare in the Public Domain ep4
Jan 30, 2025
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 toListen on
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