Ian Gould
@iangouldhere.bsky.social
Actor, director, teacher, New Yorker, dog person, Shakespeare obsessive
Absolutely amazing letter
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Absolutely amazing letter
No idea what kind of actor I’d be without him. His plays came along at career turning points, first “Rough Crossing”, my first gig out of grad school, then “R&G Are Dead”, my first official Off-Broadway contract. Loved all his work so much. Farewell, Sir Tom.
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
No idea what kind of actor I’d be without him. His plays came along at career turning points, first “Rough Crossing”, my first gig out of grad school, then “R&G Are Dead”, my first official Off-Broadway contract. Loved all his work so much. Farewell, Sir Tom.
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
William Shakespeare, asking questions that echo through the ages. Timeless.
November 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
William Shakespeare, asking questions that echo through the ages. Timeless.
Whew Chuck Schumer…..
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Whew Chuck Schumer…..
As I do every Halloween, I find myself hoping for the missing footage from “Mark of the Vampire” to be rediscovered as well as, if possible, a full print of “London After Midnight”
October 30, 2025 at 12:03 AM
As I do every Halloween, I find myself hoping for the missing footage from “Mark of the Vampire” to be rediscovered as well as, if possible, a full print of “London After Midnight”
An update on the Siege of Portland, with thanks to Rebecca Solnit, writer, and Jay Ungar, composer
September 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
An update on the Siege of Portland, with thanks to Rebecca Solnit, writer, and Jay Ungar, composer
In Prague you must pet the extremely good boy
July 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
In Prague you must pet the extremely good boy
Wandering around the incredibly beautiful Prague I came around a corner to this surprise
July 8, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Wandering around the incredibly beautiful Prague I came around a corner to this surprise
June is shaping up to be a Month of Readings and Workshops for me. First up: “Exit the King”, part of this year’s Off The Shelf reading series presented by Basement Theatrics in residence at HB studios. Chock full o’ Acting Co/Juilliard alums! Big laughs! Absurdist musings! Free!!
May 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
June is shaping up to be a Month of Readings and Workshops for me. First up: “Exit the King”, part of this year’s Off The Shelf reading series presented by Basement Theatrics in residence at HB studios. Chock full o’ Acting Co/Juilliard alums! Big laughs! Absurdist musings! Free!!
I’m on a big movie poster! Very pleased to be a part of this
May 20, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I’m on a big movie poster! Very pleased to be a part of this
Delighted to join the estimable judges’ panel for the finals of the @esuus.bsky.social National Shakespeare Competition this afternoon. So much talent from all over the country, and still in high school yet. Today I felt like it’s all gonna be ok.
April 29, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Delighted to join the estimable judges’ panel for the finals of the @esuus.bsky.social National Shakespeare Competition this afternoon. So much talent from all over the country, and still in high school yet. Today I felt like it’s all gonna be ok.
That’s a wrap on my first lead role in a film, a role I hadn’t even booked this time last week. Life….comes at you fast
March 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
That’s a wrap on my first lead role in a film, a role I hadn’t even booked this time last week. Life….comes at you fast
Did SNL’s 50th special just kinda sorta apologize to Sinead?
February 17, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Did SNL’s 50th special just kinda sorta apologize to Sinead?
I’m off to Prague this summer to perform and teach with the Prague Shakespeare Company. If you or someone you know would be interested in attending an exceptional summer training program in what is merely one of the most beautiful cities in the world, please reach out to me.
February 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I’m off to Prague this summer to perform and teach with the Prague Shakespeare Company. If you or someone you know would be interested in attending an exceptional summer training program in what is merely one of the most beautiful cities in the world, please reach out to me.
Say Drake….Just want to point out that “You best not ever go to Cell Block One” is perfect iambic pentameter
February 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Say Drake….Just want to point out that “You best not ever go to Cell Block One” is perfect iambic pentameter
Well, that’s the end of the Kennedy Center then. What artist will perform there now?
Trump says he’s fired the chairman of the Kennedy Center and named himself chairman.
February 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Well, that’s the end of the Kennedy Center then. What artist will perform there now?
Reposted by Ian Gould
NOT NOW, MELVILLE. READ THE ROOM.
February 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
NOT NOW, MELVILLE. READ THE ROOM.
Reposted by Ian Gould
Our people and our peers are both misled,
Our treasure seiz’d
Our treasure seiz’d
February 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Our people and our peers are both misled,
Our treasure seiz’d
Our treasure seiz’d
Reposted by Ian Gould
in 1933, the German Communist Party had a slogan: "after Hitler, us." they figured he'd fuck up so badly that voters would vote for them in the next election. Hitler abolished elections and had all the commies murdered. do you see where I'm going with this
February 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
in 1933, the German Communist Party had a slogan: "after Hitler, us." they figured he'd fuck up so badly that voters would vote for them in the next election. Hitler abolished elections and had all the commies murdered. do you see where I'm going with this
We’re off to see the revival of Cabaret this afternoon nice to have a Broadway show to distract us from all the oh wait
January 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We’re off to see the revival of Cabaret this afternoon nice to have a Broadway show to distract us from all the oh wait
“I shall not look upon his like again.” Certainly not for four more years at least
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Jimmy Carter, longest-lived US president, dies aged 100
Former president faced series of economic and foreign policy crises, including Iran hostage affair and Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2024 at 9:32 PM
“I shall not look upon his like again.” Certainly not for four more years at least
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Love and light to whoever is doing the Super Bowl halftime show this year because Beyonce just set the bar on the moon
December 25, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Love and light to whoever is doing the Super Bowl halftime show this year because Beyonce just set the bar on the moon
Not the hero that we ordered
But the situation’s drastic
Christmas Eve, we got a
But the situation’s drastic
Christmas Eve, we got a
December 24, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Not the hero that we ordered
But the situation’s drastic
Christmas Eve, we got a
But the situation’s drastic
Christmas Eve, we got a