Episode 66

Shakespeare, Psychopathy, and Cancel Culture.

Patrick Page is one of the America's most celebrated classical actors.

An actor for nearly 4 decades, highlights from his extensive Broadway career include Scar in "The Lion King," Norman Osborne/Green Goblin in "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark," and Hades in the hit-show "Hadestown", for which he received a Tony Award nomination.


He can currently be seen on HBO's "The Gilded Age", and his one-man show, "All the Devils Are Here," is playing NOW.


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Conversation starts at 02:48.


CHAPTERS:


00:00 -- Intro


09:23 -- On Respect for Acting.


14:41 -- On Curiosity and Empathy.


37:13 -- On Shakespeare's Psychological Depth.


52:06 -- On Conformity and the Stifling of Creative Expression.


01:05:24 -- On the Superficiality of Identity Politics.


01:07:27 -- On True Inclusivity.


01:11:41 -- On Shakespeare's Empathy.


01:21:29 -- On Hamlet's Most Famous Soliloquy.


01:36:13 -- On the State of the Theatre Industry.


01:39:28 -- On What Patrick's Up to Next.


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Clifton Duncan

With sharp wit, striking good looks, and a voice built for listening, veteran professional actor and singer Clifton Duncan is as powerful a presence among content creators as he is on stage and on-screen.

He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University's elite Graduate Acting Program (a subsidiary of the Tisch School of the Arts).

In addition to multiple television guest-star appearances (including on the popular "NCIS: New Orleans") and having starred on Broadway (in "The Play that Goes Wrong", co-produced by J. J. Abrams), his impressive body of work--from Shakespearean Tragedy to Musical Comedy, and beyond--has been celebrated on many of America's most prestigious stages.