SoS #57 | Thomas Dabbs: With guest host, Stephen Wittek

Speaking of Shakespeare

Feb 10 2024 • 1 hr 18 mins

Stephen Wittek sits in as co-host and speaks with Thomas Dabbs about his career, both as a Shakespearean and as a Bible teacher in Japan.

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:00 - The Speaking of Shakespeare Series

00:06:40 - Aoyama Gakuin, Tokyo, and how Dabbs got to Japan

00:16:45 - “Genesis in Japan: the Bible beyond Christianity”

00:34:14 - St Paul’s, Paul’s Cross and Shakespearean drama

00:47:03 - Digital Humanities, AI, AGU Digital Project, Archives, Meisei

00:56:17 - “Waiting for Will,” avant-garde drama in Japan, prison

01:04:02 - “Playing with Shakespeare in Japan”

01:14:27 - “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” and the Office of the Revels

01:18:12 - Closing remarks