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Discover a new book with every episode, as we navigate the intersections of faith, ambition, and the human condition, and uncover the timeless relevance of these compelling themes in literature. Join us on this journey through the depths of character and circumstance, where every tale invites reflection and understanding.<br /><br />This show includes AI-generated content.]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/7168070/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Books</category><copyright>Copyright Tragedy Genre</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/558149dd6e548780fe4ac92531767899.jpg</url><title>Jew of Malta</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jew-of-malta--7168070</link></image><lastBuildDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:14:50 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Christopher Marlowe</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Tragedy Genre</itunes:name><itunes:email>spreaker87@podcastlibrary.org</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/558149dd6e548780fe4ac92531767899.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>Explore the rich tapestry of religious conflict, cultural identity, and the quest for vengeance as we delve into the themes inspired by "Jew of Malta." 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The play contains a prologue in which the character Machiavel, a Senecan ghost based on Niccolò Machiavelli, introduces &#8220;the tragedy of a Jew.&#8221; (summary by Wikipedia) Thomas Heywood: The well-known dramatist of the time has included Prologues and Epilogues both for the court and the Cock-Pit theatre &#8220;&#8230;making choice of you unto whom to devote it;&#8221; . (summary by David Lawrence) Cast:Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden Officer/First Officer - Eric J. Katowitz Merchant/First Merchant - Anna Simon Messenger - Lucy Perry Machiavel, as Prologue Speaker - ontheroad Announcer - Jennifer Stearns Audio edited by - David Lawrence<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7620</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/558149dd6e548780fe4ac92531767899.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Oedipus at Colonus (Storr Translation)-Sophocles</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/oedipus-at-colonus-storr-translation-sophocles--74502648</link><description><![CDATA[Christopher &#8220;Kit&#8221; Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 &#8211; 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his own untimely death. The Jew of Malta (1589) is an original story of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set against a backdrop of the struggle for supremacy between Spain and the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean. The Jew of Malta is considered to have been a major influence on William Shakespeare&#8217;s The Merchant of Venice. The play contains a prologue in which the character Machiavel, a Senecan ghost based on Niccolò Machiavelli, introduces &#8220;the tragedy of a Jew.&#8221; (summary by Wikipedia) Thomas Heywood: The well-known dramatist of the time has included Prologues and Epilogues both for the court and the Cock-Pit theatre &#8220;&#8230;making choice of you unto whom to devote it;&#8221; . (summary by David Lawrence) Cast:Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden Officer/First Officer - Eric J. Katowitz Merchant/First Merchant - Anna Simon Messenger - Lucy Perry Machiavel, as Prologue Speaker - ontheroad Announcer - Jennifer Stearns Audio edited by - David Lawrence<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74502648</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:08:44 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74502648/oedipus_at_colonus_storr_translation_sophocles.mp3" length="46184892" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:txt purpose="ai-content">true</podcast:txt><itunes:author>Christopher Marlowe</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Christopher &amp;#8220;Kit&amp;#8221; Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 &amp;#8211; 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Christopher &#8220;Kit&#8221; Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 &#8211; 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his own untimely death. The Jew of Malta (1589) is an original story of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set against a backdrop of the struggle for supremacy between Spain and the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean. The Jew of Malta is considered to have been a major influence on William Shakespeare&#8217;s The Merchant of Venice. The play contains a prologue in which the character Machiavel, a Senecan ghost based on Niccolò Machiavelli, introduces &#8220;the tragedy of a Jew.&#8221; (summary by Wikipedia) Thomas Heywood: The well-known dramatist of the time has included Prologues and Epilogues both for the court and the Cock-Pit theatre &#8220;&#8230;making choice of you unto whom to devote it;&#8221; . (summary by David Lawrence) Cast:Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden Officer/First Officer - Eric J. Katowitz Merchant/First Merchant - Anna Simon Messenger - Lucy Perry Machiavel, as Prologue Speaker - ontheroad Announcer - Jennifer Stearns Audio edited by - David Lawrence<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5767</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/558149dd6e548780fe4ac92531767899.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Jew of Malta-Christopher Marlowe</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/jew-of-malta-christopher-marlowe--74464050</link><description><![CDATA[Christopher &#8220;Kit&#8221; Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 &#8211; 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his own untimely death. The Jew of Malta (1589) is an original story of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set against a backdrop of the struggle for supremacy between Spain and the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean. The Jew of Malta is considered to have been a major influence on William Shakespeare&#8217;s The Merchant of Venice. The play contains a prologue in which the character Machiavel, a Senecan ghost based on Niccolò Machiavelli, introduces &#8220;the tragedy of a Jew.&#8221; (summary by Wikipedia) Thomas Heywood: The well-known dramatist of the time has included Prologues and Epilogues both for the court and the Cock-Pit theatre &#8220;&#8230;making choice of you unto whom to devote it;&#8221; . (summary by David Lawrence) Cast:Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden Officer/First Officer - Eric J. Katowitz Merchant/First Merchant - Anna Simon Messenger - Lucy Perry Machiavel, as Prologue Speaker - ontheroad Announcer - Jennifer Stearns Audio edited by - David Lawrence<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74464050</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:07:54 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74464050/jew_of_malta_christopher_marlowe.mp3" length="67993541" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:txt purpose="ai-content">true</podcast:txt><itunes:author>Christopher Marlowe</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Christopher &amp;#8220;Kit&amp;#8221; Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 &amp;#8211; 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. 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The play contains a prologue in which the character Machiavel, a Senecan ghost based on Niccolò Machiavelli, introduces &#8220;the tragedy of a Jew.&#8221; (summary by Wikipedia) Thomas Heywood: The well-known dramatist of the time has included Prologues and Epilogues both for the court and the Cock-Pit theatre &#8220;&#8230;making choice of you unto whom to devote it;&#8221; . (summary by David Lawrence) Cast:Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden Officer/First Officer - Eric J. Katowitz Merchant/First Merchant - Anna Simon Messenger - Lucy Perry Machiavel, as Prologue Speaker - ontheroad Announcer - Jennifer Stearns Audio edited by - David Lawrence<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8491</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/558149dd6e548780fe4ac92531767899.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>King Lear (version 2)-William Shakespeare</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/king-lear-version-2-william-shakespeare--74431920</link><description><![CDATA[Christopher &#8220;Kit&#8221; Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 &#8211; 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his own untimely death. The Jew of Malta (1589) is an original story of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set against a backdrop of the struggle for supremacy between Spain and the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean. The Jew of Malta is considered to have been a major influence on William Shakespeare&#8217;s The Merchant of Venice. The play contains a prologue in which the character Machiavel, a Senecan ghost based on Niccolò Machiavelli, introduces &#8220;the tragedy of a Jew.&#8221; (summary by Wikipedia) Thomas Heywood: The well-known dramatist of the time has included Prologues and Epilogues both for the court and the Cock-Pit theatre &#8220;&#8230;making choice of you unto whom to devote it;&#8221; . (summary by David Lawrence) Cast:Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden Officer/First Officer - Eric J. Katowitz Merchant/First Merchant - Anna Simon Messenger - Lucy Perry Machiavel, as Prologue Speaker - ontheroad Announcer - Jennifer Stearns Audio edited by - David Lawrence<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74431920</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:08:45 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74431920/king_lear_version_2_william_shakespeare.mp3" length="97955170" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:txt purpose="ai-content">true</podcast:txt><itunes:author>Christopher Marlowe</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Christopher &amp;#8220;Kit&amp;#8221; Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 &amp;#8211; 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. 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The play contains a prologue in which the character Machiavel, a Senecan ghost based on Niccolò Machiavelli, introduces &#8220;the tragedy of a Jew.&#8221; (summary by Wikipedia) Thomas Heywood: The well-known dramatist of the time has included Prologues and Epilogues both for the court and the Cock-Pit theatre &#8220;&#8230;making choice of you unto whom to devote it;&#8221; . (summary by David Lawrence) Cast:Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden Officer/First Officer - Eric J. Katowitz Merchant/First Merchant - Anna Simon Messenger - Lucy Perry Machiavel, as Prologue Speaker - ontheroad Announcer - Jennifer Stearns Audio edited by - David Lawrence<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>12232</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/558149dd6e548780fe4ac92531767899.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>One-Act Play Collection 009-Various</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-act-play-collection-009-various--74390799</link><description><![CDATA[Christopher &#8220;Kit&#8221; Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 &#8211; 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his own untimely death. The Jew of Malta (1589) is an original story of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set against a backdrop of the struggle for supremacy between Spain and the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean. The Jew of Malta is considered to have been a major influence on William Shakespeare&#8217;s The Merchant of Venice. The play contains a prologue in which the character Machiavel, a Senecan ghost based on Niccolò Machiavelli, introduces &#8220;the tragedy of a Jew.&#8221; (summary by Wikipedia) Thomas Heywood: The well-known dramatist of the time has included Prologues and Epilogues both for the court and the Cock-Pit theatre &#8220;&#8230;making choice of you unto whom to devote it;&#8221; . (summary by David Lawrence) Cast:Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden Officer/First Officer - Eric J. Katowitz Merchant/First Merchant - Anna Simon Messenger - Lucy Perry Machiavel, as Prologue Speaker - ontheroad Announcer - Jennifer Stearns Audio edited by - David Lawrence<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74390799</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:34:58 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74390799/one_act_play_collection_009_various.mp3" length="121302162" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:txt purpose="ai-content">true</podcast:txt><itunes:author>Christopher Marlowe</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Christopher &amp;#8220;Kit&amp;#8221; Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 &amp;#8211; 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Christopher &#8220;Kit&#8221; Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 &#8211; 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his own untimely death. The Jew of Malta (1589) is an original story of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set against a backdrop of the struggle for supremacy between Spain and the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean. The Jew of Malta is considered to have been a major influence on William Shakespeare&#8217;s The Merchant of Venice. The play contains a prologue in which the character Machiavel, a Senecan ghost based on Niccolò Machiavelli, introduces &#8220;the tragedy of a Jew.&#8221; (summary by Wikipedia) Thomas Heywood: The well-known dramatist of the time has included Prologues and Epilogues both for the court and the Cock-Pit theatre &#8220;&#8230;making choice of you unto whom to devote it;&#8221; . (summary by David Lawrence) Cast:Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden Officer/First Officer - Eric J. Katowitz Merchant/First Merchant - Anna Simon Messenger - Lucy Perry Machiavel, as Prologue Speaker - ontheroad Announcer - Jennifer Stearns Audio edited by - David Lawrence<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>15147</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/558149dd6e548780fe4ac92531767899.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>One-Act Play Collection 015-Various</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-act-play-collection-015-various--74349035</link><description><![CDATA[Christopher &#8220;Kit&#8221; Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 &#8211; 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his own untimely death. The Jew of Malta (1589) is an original story of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set against a backdrop of the struggle for supremacy between Spain and the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean. The Jew of Malta is considered to have been a major influence on William Shakespeare&#8217;s The Merchant of Venice. The play contains a prologue in which the character Machiavel, a Senecan ghost based on Niccolò Machiavelli, introduces &#8220;the tragedy of a Jew.&#8221; (summary by Wikipedia) Thomas Heywood: The well-known dramatist of the time has included Prologues and Epilogues both for the court and the Cock-Pit theatre &#8220;&#8230;making choice of you unto whom to devote it;&#8221; . (summary by David Lawrence) Cast:Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden Officer/First Officer - Eric J. Katowitz Merchant/First Merchant - Anna Simon Messenger - Lucy Perry Machiavel, as Prologue Speaker - ontheroad Announcer - Jennifer Stearns Audio edited by - David Lawrence<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74349035</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:26:33 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74349035/one_act_play_collection_015_various.mp3" length="184081051" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:txt purpose="ai-content">true</podcast:txt><itunes:author>Christopher Marlowe</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Christopher &amp;#8220;Kit&amp;#8221; Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 &amp;#8211; 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Christopher &#8220;Kit&#8221; Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 &#8211; 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his own untimely death. The Jew of Malta (1589) is an original story of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set against a backdrop of the struggle for supremacy between Spain and the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean. The Jew of Malta is considered to have been a major influence on William Shakespeare&#8217;s The Merchant of Venice. The play contains a prologue in which the character Machiavel, a Senecan ghost based on Niccolò Machiavelli, introduces &#8220;the tragedy of a Jew.&#8221; (summary by Wikipedia) Thomas Heywood: The well-known dramatist of the time has included Prologues and Epilogues both for the court and the Cock-Pit theatre &#8220;&#8230;making choice of you unto whom to devote it;&#8221; . (summary by David Lawrence) Cast:Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden Officer/First Officer - Eric J. Katowitz Merchant/First Merchant - Anna Simon Messenger - Lucy Perry Machiavel, as Prologue Speaker - ontheroad Announcer - Jennifer Stearns Audio edited by - David Lawrence<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>22986</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/558149dd6e548780fe4ac92531767899.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Othello-William Shakespeare</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/othello-william-shakespeare--74209204</link><description><![CDATA[Christopher &#8220;Kit&#8221; Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 &#8211; 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. 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(summary by David Lawrence) Cast:Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden Officer/First Officer - Eric J. 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The play contains a prologue in which the character Machiavel, a Senecan ghost based on Niccolò Machiavelli, introduces &#8220;the tragedy of a Jew.&#8221; (summary by Wikipedia) Thomas Heywood: The well-known dramatist of the time has included Prologues and Epilogues both for the court and the Cock-Pit theatre &#8220;&#8230;making choice of you unto whom to devote it;&#8221; . (summary by David Lawrence) Cast:Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden Officer/First Officer - Eric J. Katowitz Merchant/First Merchant - Anna Simon Messenger - Lucy Perry Machiavel, as Prologue Speaker - ontheroad Announcer - Jennifer Stearns Audio edited by - David Lawrence<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>11226</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/558149dd6e548780fe4ac92531767899.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Salome-Oscar Wilde</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/salome-oscar-wilde--74163523</link><description><![CDATA[Christopher &#8220;Kit&#8221; Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 &#8211; 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his own untimely death. The Jew of Malta (1589) is an original story of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set against a backdrop of the struggle for supremacy between Spain and the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean. The Jew of Malta is considered to have been a major influence on William Shakespeare&#8217;s The Merchant of Venice. The play contains a prologue in which the character Machiavel, a Senecan ghost based on Niccolò Machiavelli, introduces &#8220;the tragedy of a Jew.&#8221; (summary by Wikipedia) Thomas Heywood: The well-known dramatist of the time has included Prologues and Epilogues both for the court and the Cock-Pit theatre &#8220;&#8230;making choice of you unto whom to devote it;&#8221; . (summary by David Lawrence) Cast:Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden Officer/First Officer - Eric J. Katowitz Merchant/First Merchant - Anna Simon Messenger - Lucy Perry Machiavel, as Prologue Speaker - ontheroad Announcer - Jennifer Stearns Audio edited by - David Lawrence<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74163523</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:09:27 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74163523/salome_oscar_wilde.mp3" length="33961930" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:txt purpose="ai-content">true</podcast:txt><itunes:author>Christopher Marlowe</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Christopher &amp;#8220;Kit&amp;#8221; Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 &amp;#8211; 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. 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(summary by David Lawrence) Cast:Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden Officer/First Officer - Eric J. Katowitz Merchant/First Merchant - Anna Simon Messenger - Lucy Perry Machiavel, as Prologue Speaker - ontheroad Announcer - Jennifer Stearns Audio edited by - David Lawrence<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4241</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/558149dd6e548780fe4ac92531767899.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Peer Gynt-Henrik Ibsen</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/peer-gynt-henrik-ibsen--74119068</link><description><![CDATA[Christopher &#8220;Kit&#8221; Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 &#8211; 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his own untimely death. The Jew of Malta (1589) is an original story of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set against a backdrop of the struggle for supremacy between Spain and the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean. The Jew of Malta is considered to have been a major influence on William Shakespeare&#8217;s The Merchant of Venice. The play contains a prologue in which the character Machiavel, a Senecan ghost based on Niccolò Machiavelli, introduces &#8220;the tragedy of a Jew.&#8221; (summary by Wikipedia) Thomas Heywood: The well-known dramatist of the time has included Prologues and Epilogues both for the court and the Cock-Pit theatre &#8220;&#8230;making choice of you unto whom to devote it;&#8221; . (summary by David Lawrence) Cast:Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden Officer/First Officer - Eric J. 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The play contains a prologue in which the character Machiavel, a Senecan ghost based on Niccolò Machiavelli, introduces &#8220;the tragedy of a Jew.&#8221; (summary by Wikipedia) Thomas Heywood: The well-known dramatist of the time has included Prologues and Epilogues both for the court and the Cock-Pit theatre &#8220;&#8230;making choice of you unto whom to devote it;&#8221; . (summary by David Lawrence) Cast:Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden Officer/First Officer - Eric J. Katowitz Merchant/First Merchant - Anna Simon Messenger - Lucy Perry Machiavel, as Prologue Speaker - ontheroad Announcer - Jennifer Stearns Audio edited by - David Lawrence<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>19115</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/558149dd6e548780fe4ac92531767899.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Tragical History of Doctor Faustus-Christopher Marlowe</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tragical-history-of-doctor-faustus-christopher-marlowe--73425442</link><description><![CDATA[The "Tragical History of Doctor Faustus" by Christopher Marlowe delves into the profound themes of ambition, knowledge, and the human condition through the story of a scholar who makes a pact with the devil in exchange for magical powers. 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The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his own untimely death. The Jew of Malta (1589) is an original story of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set against a backdrop of the struggle for supremacy between Spain and the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean. The Jew of Malta is considered to have been a major influence on William Shakespeare&#8217;s The Merchant of Venice. The play contains a prologue in which the character Machiavel, a Senecan ghost based on Niccolò Machiavelli, introduces &#8220;the tragedy of a Jew.&#8221; (summary by Wikipedia) Thomas Heywood: The well-known dramatist of the time has included Prologues and Epilogues both for the court and the Cock-Pit theatre &#8220;&#8230;making choice of you unto whom to devote it;&#8221; . (summary by David Lawrence) Cast:Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden Officer/First Officer - Eric J. Katowitz Merchant/First Merchant - Anna Simon Messenger - Lucy Perry Machiavel, as Prologue Speaker - ontheroad Announcer - Jennifer Stearns Audio edited by - David Lawrence<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72922793</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:10:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72922793/jew_of_malta_christopher_marlowe.mp3" length="67920497" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0bd718b2-7c34-47b4-8bdf-13ae9c86fcc4/0bd718b2-7c34-47b4-8bdf-13ae9c86fcc4.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0bd718b2-7c34-47b4-8bdf-13ae9c86fcc4/0bd718b2-7c34-47b4-8bdf-13ae9c86fcc4.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/0bd718b2-7c34-47b4-8bdf-13ae9c86fcc4/0bd718b2-7c34-47b4-8bdf-13ae9c86fcc4.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><podcast:txt purpose="ai-content">true</podcast:txt><itunes:author>Christopher Marlowe</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Christopher &amp;#8220;Kit&amp;#8221; Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 &amp;#8211; 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Christopher &#8220;Kit&#8221; Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 &#8211; 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his own untimely death. The Jew of Malta (1589) is an original story of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set against a backdrop of the struggle for supremacy between Spain and the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean. The Jew of Malta is considered to have been a major influence on William Shakespeare&#8217;s The Merchant of Venice. The play contains a prologue in which the character Machiavel, a Senecan ghost based on Niccolò Machiavelli, introduces &#8220;the tragedy of a Jew.&#8221; (summary by Wikipedia) Thomas Heywood: The well-known dramatist of the time has included Prologues and Epilogues both for the court and the Cock-Pit theatre &#8220;&#8230;making choice of you unto whom to devote it;&#8221; . (summary by David Lawrence) Cast:Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden Officer/First Officer - Eric J. Katowitz Merchant/First Merchant - Anna Simon Messenger - Lucy Perry Machiavel, as Prologue Speaker - ontheroad Announcer - Jennifer Stearns Audio edited by - David Lawrence<br /><br />This episode includes AI-generated content.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8491</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>barabas,bellamira,friar,jew,machiavel,malta,marlowe,mathias,merchant,tragedy</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/558149dd6e548780fe4ac92531767899.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
