Free Shakespeare on the Radio

Free Shakespeare on the Radio was a radio drama and podcast starring André Holland and Lupita Nyong'o which was produced by WNYC Studios and The Public Theater.

Free Shakespeare on the Radio
Presentation
Hosted by	Vinson Cunningham
Starring	André Holland
Developed by	Ed Haber George Wellington Jared Paul Joe Plourde
Written by	William Shakespeare
Directed by	Saheem Ali
Voices	Barzin Akhavan Sean Carvajal Michael Bradley Cohen Sanjit De Silva Biko Eisen-Martin Michael Gaston Stephen McKinley Henderson Miriam A. Hyman Merritt Janson Elijah Jones Dakin Matthews Jacob Ming-Trent Maria Mukuka Lupita Nyong'o Okwui Okpokwasili Estelle Parsons Tom Pecinka Phylicia Rashad Reza Salazar Thom Sesma Sathya Sridharan John Douglas Thompson Claire van der Boom Natalie Woolams-Torres Ja'Siah Young Saheem Ali Arabella Powell Raz Golden
Language	American English
Length	60 Minutes
Production
Direction	Isaac Jones
Production	Emily Mann Emily Botein Elliott Forrest Matt Collette Sarah Sandbach
Composed by	Michael Thurber
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4
Publication
Original release	July 8 – July 16, 2020
Provider	WNYC Studios and The Public Theater
Related
Website	www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/free-shakespeare-podcast-richard-ii/

Background

The performance was originally being produced as a stage performance at the Delacorte Theater as part of the Free Shakespeare in the Park series but was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was adapted into a radio drama instead.^[1][2][3] The audio production was produced by WNYC Studios and The Public Theater^[4] and stars André Holland and Lupita Nyong'o.^[5][6] The recording was done over Zoom.^[7]

Reception

The show was included on The New York Times list of "5 Podcasts to Bring Theater Into Your Home".^[8] The show was included on IndieWire list of "The Podcasts of 2020: A Tribute".^[9]