As Bassianus, Titus and the remaining Andronici strike an uneasy peace with Saturninus, Aaron the Moor celebrates his lover Tamora’s new power as empress and persuades her quarreling sons to rape Lavinia.

A bloody cycle of revenge is unleashed when the victorious general Titus refuses the imperial crown, permits a human sacrifice, and alienates his own family by following the precepts rigid Roman law.

Next Chapter Podcasts presents Shakespeare’s bloodiest tragedy: a brutal revenge thriller that descends into a savage spiral of betrayal, mutilation and cannibalism.

Four young men at Howard University vow to swear off women and wine and devote themselves entirely to their studies for three years.

In February 2024, celebrated children’s book author and illustrator Petra Mathers and her husband, photographer Michael Mathers, mailed letters to dozens of friends and family members to let them know they had died by suicide. Petra and Michael were by all accounts healthy, happy, and in love. Why did they choose to die together? And what did that decision do to the people left to mourn them?

Next Chapter Podcasts presents the complete Play On Podcast series, Troilus and Cressida, in its entirety.

Troilus vows revenge after Hector ignores warnings and goes to battle where he is trapped and slaughtered by Achilles and his Myrmidons.

The Greeks and Trojans negotiate a possible truce while Troilus rages in despair watching Cressida succumb to Diomedes’ amorous overtures.

Troilus and Cressida exchange love tokens and bid each other a tearful farewell as Ajax and Hector fight to a draw and the Greek Commanders fawn over their newly delivered prize.

Troilus and Cressida’s budding romance is cut short when the Trojans trade Cressida to the Greeks in exchange for Antenor.

Agamemnon gives up on Achilles and encourages Ajax to be their champion, and Pandarus sings a love song to Helen and Paris before finally bringing Troilus and Cressida together in person.

The Greeks receive Hector’s challenge as the Trojans decide to keep Helen and continue the war.

Renowned theatremaker Lillian Groag explains why “Troilus and Cressida” is her favorite of all the plays Shakespeare ever wrote, but not without wondering out loud what happened to him along the way.

During the endless Trojan War, the lovesick Trojan Prince Troilus agonizes over his pursuit of Cressida as the frustrated Greek generals plot to overcome their own divided and insubordinate warriors.

NEXT CHAPTER PODCASTS PRESENTS THE PLAY ON PODCAST SERIES, “TROILUS AND CRESSIDA” 

“We Gave Everything We Had”: Actor Randall Duk Kim and Director Annie Occhiogrosso reflect on their lives as artists.

Actor Randall Duk Kim and Director Annie Occhiogrosso reflect on their lives as artists.

“I fell into Shakespeare!” Historian and podcaster ⁠Cassidy Cash⁠ describes how finding a copy of a play tucked between a Bible and a hymnal in her grandmother’s house in rural Alabama led her into a life of learning about the past, the present, engineering information, painting castles, making podcasts, playing Noddy and knowing what a Link Boy was!

“That’s what you hear with Sinatra!” Larry Walsh describes how spending 25 years re-mastering the entirety of “Ol' Blue Eyes” recordings taught him  how to tune his ear to Shakespeare. Plus, why a mix engineer will never have a sharkskin suit.

Sound and Mastering Engineer Larry Walsh reflects on the lifelong journey through audio that led him to Shakespeare. 

“There are no villains”: Actors Maria-Christina Oliveras and Christine Toy Johnson open up about the painfulness of trying to belong, the grace of finding forgiveness, and the joy of reinventing yourself through the epic storytelling of “Cymbeline”.

“It’s a play about an incredibly broken world”: Playwright Andrea Thome and Director Stephen Brown-Fried reflect on the challenges, liberations, miracles and faith they had putting “Cymbeline” together.

Next Chapter Podcasts presents the complete Play On Podcast series, CYMBELINE, in its entirety.