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Week 2 Session – Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor – 2 scenes – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]

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Published September 24, 2024 | Last Updated October 23, 2024 Leave your thoughts »

What happened in Week 2?

🏁 In our second week, highlights include:

Discussing lines like “kiln-hole,” “loons,” and “still swine eats all the draft,” clarifying meanings and exploring delivery options

Figuring out transitions, with characters entering and exiting, and experimented with different line delivery for comedic effect



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Week 1 Session – Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor – 2 scenes – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]

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Published September 17, 2024 | Last Updated October 23, 2024 Leave your thoughts »

What happened in Week 1? 🏁 In our first week, highlights include: 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 everything from listening! Total Running Time: 1:57:57 Short on time? […]



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Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor” in The Rehearsal Room for September 2024 with Todd Scofield, Michele Schultz, Corinna Christman and director J. Paul Nicholas!

Published September 14, 2024 | Last Updated May 18, 2025 Leave your thoughts »

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Final Session – Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure – Act 2, Scene 2 – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]

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Published September 10, 2024 | Last Updated September 10, 2024 Leave your thoughts »

What happened in the Final Session? 🏁 In our fourth and final session, highlights include: Session released from the Rehearsal Room ARCHIVE – August 2023. Watch the Final Session! Full transcript included at the bottom of this post. Subscribe to get notified of our next rehearsal session! Short on time? ​Check out this 50-second clip […]



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Week 3 – Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure – Act 2, Scene 2 – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]

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Published September 3, 2024 | Last Updated September 6, 2024 Leave your thoughts »

What happened in Week 3? 🏁 In our third week, highlights include: Session released from the Rehearsal Room ARCHIVE – August 2023. Watch the Week 3 session! Full transcript included at the bottom of this post. Subscribe to get notified of our next rehearsal session! Short on time? ​Check out this 50-second clip with Rachel […]



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Week 2 – Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure – Act 2, Scene 2 – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]

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Published August 27, 2024 | Last Updated August 29, 2024 Leave your thoughts »

What happened in Week 2? 🏁 In our second week, highlights include: Session released from the Rehearsal Room ARCHIVE – August 2023. Watch the Week 2 session! Full transcript included at the bottom of this post. Subscribe to get notified of our next rehearsal session! Short on time? ​Check out this 50-second clip on what […]



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Week 1 – Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure – Act 2, Scene 2 – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]

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Published August 20, 2024 | Last Updated August 21, 2024 Leave your thoughts »

What happened in Week 1? 🏁 In our first week, some highlights include the participants: Watch the Week 1 session! Full transcript included at the bottom of this post. Subscribe to get notified of our next rehearsal session! Short on time? ​Check out this 50-second clip of director Stefan Novinski on the status game with […]



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Final Session – Acting the Role: BEATRICE (Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing”) – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]

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Published August 6, 2024 | Last Updated August 7, 2024 Leave your thoughts »

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 […]



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Week 3 – Acting the Role: BEATRICE (Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing”) – The Rehearsal Room

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Published July 30, 2024 | Last Updated July 31, 2024 Leave your thoughts »

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 […]



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Week 2 – Acting the Role: BEATRICE (Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing”) – The Rehearsal Room

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Published July 23, 2024 | Last Updated July 24, 2024 Leave your thoughts »

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 […]



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