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Regarding The Bard

Radio Players Presents
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Radio Players Presents: Regarding The Bard

Radio Players Presents: Regarding The Bard. An original radio drama consisting of seven short sketches that re-imagine some of Shakespeare's most popular characters from Romeo and Juliet to Hamlet, and Julius Caesar to Othello.

Regarding The Bard is an original radio drama written by Steve Falcone. Radio Players is a local community group of actors from the southern Illinois region. This production was recorded live in the WSIU studios.

Author and storyteller Steve Falcone was born in the Germantown area of Philadelphia. He developed a love of language and literature, which lead to graduate studies and a college teaching career. Retired, he lives in southern Illinois where he continues his daily poetry routine, as well as writing radio plays for the local airwaves.