Was Shakespeare racist?  Was he anti-Semitic?  Or was he just writing as a product of his times?And what about modern day productions of Shakespeare - how  do they deal with these  issues?  Is there such a thing as truly colorblind casting? We are proud to  welcome our first guest (YAY!!!!), the wonderful and talented Alvin Keith, to discuss this very timely, important, and frankly, often inflammatory topic.To send us an email - please do, we want to hear from you!!! - write us at: thebardcastyoudick@gmail.com To support us (by giving us money - per episode if you like!) on Patreon, go here:  https://www.patreon.com/user?u=35662364&fan_landing=trueTo visit our website, go here:https://www.thebardcastyoudick.comTo donate to an awesome charity, go here:https://actorsfund.org/help-our-entertainment-communiity-covid-19-emergency-reliefLike us? Leave us a five-star rating AND a review wherever you get your podcasts!!Episode Sources:Little, Arthur L. Jr.:  Shakespeare Jungle Fever, Stanford University Press, 2000Alexander, Catherine M.S. and Wells, Stanley, editors: Shakespeare and Race, Cambridge University Press, 2000Shapiro, James: Shakespeare and the Jews,  Columbia University Press, 1996https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roderigo_Lopez