The new season of Play On Podcasts launches with William Shakespeare's Richard III, which is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast platforms.

Set in San Francisco at the height of the Latin Punk movement, this adaptation applies a new lense to Shakespeare’s tragedy about an unwelcome outsider who uses his genius to destroy his enemies before they destroy him.

The cast includes Matt Fraser as Richard the Third; Mia Katigbak as Queen Margaret, Citizen, and Blunt; Hiram Delgado as Clarence, Dorset, Ely, and Messenger; Nancy Rodriguez as Lady Anne, Oxford, Rivers and a murderer; Rachel Crowl as Queen Elizabeth, Norfolk, and Messenger; Sanjit De Silva as Ness Aquino, Buckingham, and a citizen; Charles Dumas as Edward, Henry the Sixth, Stanley, and Cardinal; Andy Lucien as Hastings, Scrivener, a messenger and a murderer; Gabriela Saker as Catesby, Duke of York, and a messenger; Danaya Esperanza as Brakenbury, Ratcliffe, Lord Mayor, Tyrrel, and Richmond; Alma Cuervo as Duchess of York, Sheriff, and a messenger; and Elijah Goodfriend as Prince Edward, a page, and a boy. Casting is by Karyn Casl of the Telsey Office.

The podcast was recorded under a SAG-AFTRA agreement.

Produced by Next Chapter Podcasts and Play On Podcasts, this version was translated into modern English verse by Migdalia Cruz. All episodes were directed by Lisa Rothe. Radio play is by Catherine Eaton.

The series also features music composition, mix, and sound design by Lindsay Jones, additional compositions, music production, guitar, bass, lead vocals, and recording and mix engineering by David Molina, Edwin Ayala on drums, backup vocals by Manuel Trujillio, additional sound engineering and mixing by Sadaharu Yagi, mix engineering and dialogue editing by Larry Walsh, podcast mastering by Greg Cortex at New Monkey Studio, and voice and text coaching by Julie Foh.

Michael Goodfriend is executive producer; Transcend Streaming (Kyra Bowie and Leanna Keyes) is coordinating producer.

Play On Shakespeare is a non-profit company dedicated to promoting and creating contemporary modern English translations of Shakespeare’s plays.

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