Our group will be working on Act 1, Scene 7 – where Iachimo begins his attempt to seduce Imogen by telling her that Posthumus is betraying her (later claimed as a test). Imogen forgives the slander and agrees to keep in her bedroom that night Iachimo’s trunk that he says is filled with jewels and precious ornaments.
Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here.
Cymbeline Team – bios below:
- Erika Rolfsrud as DIRECTOR
- Gideon Rappaport as DRAMATURG
- Juls Hoover and Sapna Kumar as IMOGEN
- J. Paul Nicholas and Brian Boller as IACHIMO
Yes, our first foray into double casting—and our first time working on this play!
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REPLAYS (both video and audio) will be available approximately each Thursday in April for 30 days, beginning April 11th. Attendees can be part of the final “live” session on Wednesday, May 1st.
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These sessions are always filled with amazing scene work, and you’ll learn:
- how professional artists approach material
- what questions to ask
- what the director expects from actors
- how to find character clues from the text
- how the exploration never stops!
The great joy of these programs is that we get to:
- spend SO much time diving deep on a scene and characters
- bring together lifelong professionals with newer/younger actors
- cast roles while being totally open to race, gender, and age
Artist Bios – folks coming from LA/San Diego, Chicago, Philadelphia and New York!
Erika Rolfsrud (DIRECTOR) has appeared on Broadway in The Coast of Utopia, Rabbit Hole, and Exit The King. She has appeared Off-Broadway and in regional theatre. In films, Erika has appeared in Alone, Dream Date and Unsane. In television she has appeared in Manifest, Law & Order: SVU, House of Cards, God Friended Me, Blue Bloods, Third Watch and more. She has an MFA from Old Globe Theatre/USD. Website.
Gideon Rappaport (DRAMATURG) is San Diego’s premiere Shakespearean dramaturg; he has worked as an English, humanities and Shakespeare teacher in high school, college, graduate school and professional theater. He earned his Master of Arts and Ph.D. in English and American literature at Brandeis University. He is the author of the book Appreciating Shakespeare and host of a podcast under the same name.
Juls Hoover (IMOGEN) studied at San Diego State University, majoring in both Theater and Psychology, and also trained at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford. She also works as a Yoga Teacher while attending graduate school to obtain a Masters in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in Addiction Medicine.
Sapna Kumar (IMOGEN) is originally from the Midwest (Indianapolis and Chicago). She was part of the writing team and ensemble for the theater piece “Yoniverse” at the 2023 Hollywood Fringe Festival, named Best Drama of the Festival, Best of the Broadwater theater, and received an Encore Producers’ Award. TV credits include co-stars on Netflix’s hit comedy series I Think You Should Leave and on ABC’s Fresh Off the Boat. Sapna is a graduate of Purdue. Website.
J. Paul Nicholas (IACHIMO) has worked off-Broadway, in regional theatre and national tours, and on TV/film. He has won two Barrymore Awards and received his MFA from The Academy for Classical Acting at George Washington University. Website.
Brian Boller (IACHIMO) is a Chicago-based actor, dancer, and teaching artist, and is also skilled in stage combat and choreography. He is a graduate of Le Moyne College and studied at the Joel Hall Dancers and Center.
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