Watch the Week 4 session! Full transcript included at the bottom of this post. Subscribe to get notified of our next rehearsal session! What happened in Week 4? 🏁 In our final session, the group: Plus, what about a web series of Beatrice as a childless cat lady in 2024?! Who’s in? 🙋♀️😹 And Erika […]
Week 3 – Acting the Role: BEATRICE (Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing”) – The Rehearsal Room
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What happened in Week 3? 🏁 This week, the group discussed Beatrice’s emotional state, and the play’s thematic elements like gender roles, public perception, and the use of wit. They also explored the historical and cultural context of the play, and theorized about its inspiration. Watch the Week 3 session! Full transcript included at the […]
Week 2 – Acting the Role: BEATRICE (Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing”) – The Rehearsal Room
So don't be surprised!
What happened in Week 2? 🏁 This week, the group watched a few different versions of the opening scene and discussed the various takes on performances by Catherine Tate and David Tennant (Wyndham’s), Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh (Branagh’s film), Danielle Brooks and Grantham Coleman (Public Theatre), and Dame Maggie Smith and Robert Stephens (Zeffirelli’s […]
Week 1 – Acting the Role: BEATRICE (Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing”) – The Rehearsal Room
So don't be surprised!
What happened in Week 1? 🏁 We dive into the first week of work on the character BEATRICE: exploring the dynamics between Beatrice and Benedict; the concept of wit as a form of communication; and addressing themes such as gender roles, societal expectations, and love. You’ll see the group analyze key scenes, including the gulling […]
Final Session – Shakespeare and Stoppard (Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern scenes) – The Rehearsal Room
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Watch the final session! Full transcript included at the bottom of this post. Subscribe to get notified of our next rehearsal session! And there’s the audio version too – you still get everything from listening! Total Running Time: 2:00:48 Support The Rehearsal Room on Patreon – get early access to sessions (before they go public […]
Week 3 – Shakespeare and Stoppard (Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern scenes) – The Rehearsal Room
So don't be surprised!
Watch the Week 3 session! Full transcript included at the bottom of this post. Subscribe to get notified of our next rehearsal session! And there’s the audio version too – you still get everything from listening! Total Running Time: 2:02:28 Support The Rehearsal Room on Patreon – get early access to sessions (before they go […]
Week 2 – Shakespeare and Stoppard (Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern scenes) – The Rehearsal Room
So don't be surprised!
Watch the Week 2 session! Full transcript included at the bottom of this post. Subscribe to get notified of our next rehearsal session! And there’s the audio version too – you still get everything from listening! Total Running Time: 1:51:50 Support The Rehearsal Room on Patreon – get early access to sessions (before they go […]
Week 1 – Shakespeare and Stoppard (Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern scenes) – The Rehearsal Room
So don't be surprised!
As mentioned last week, we’re now posting the FULL weekly sessions of new Rehearsal Room workshops – so let’s kick it off! Watch the Week 1 session! Full transcript included at the bottom of this post. Subscribe to get notified of our next rehearsal session! And there’s the audio version too – you still get […]
Acting the Role Discussion: UNCLE VANYA with Tony-winner Reed Birney – play by Anton Chekhov, translation by Annie Baker, at SoHo Rep in 2012
Reed Birney played Uncle Vanya at SoHo Rep in 2012 in a translation by Annie Baker, with a cast that also included Michael Shannon. He joined us in December 2021 to discuss the character in depth. This episode marks our third installment in our Chekhov series as we focus on Reed playing the role of […]
Q&A with director Libby Appel (Five Chekhov Plays, former Artistic Director for Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Indiana Repertory Theatre, and former Dean of Cal Arts Theatre)
Director Libby Appel joined us in October 2021 for a lively Q&A, and now you can listen on the podcast and YouTube! It’s wonderful that we can follow up our Chekhov workshop from last episode with an even deeper discussion with the director! In this chat, you’ll hear Libby and I talk about: what she […]
