🏁 In our first week, highlights include:
speech transitions and symbolism
exploring power, ambition, and moral sacrifice
Shakespearean nuances
Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” in The Rehearsal Room for October 2024 with Mark Lawson, Meaghan Boeing and director Nick Cagle!
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We’ll explore the relationship of MACBETH and LADY MACBETH:
Macbeth questioning Duncan’s murder and Lady Macbeth creating a plan
Macbeth returning from Duncan’s murder, horrified by what he’s done
Final Session – Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor – 2 scenes – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]
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What happened in the final session?
🏁 In our fourth and final week, highlights include:
The Great Vowel Shift and Shakespeare’s pronunciation
Exploring Mistress Ford’s emotions and actions
Q&A with the creative team
Week 3 Session – Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor – 2 scenes – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]
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What happened in Week 3?
🏁 In our third week, highlights include:
Focusing on the nuances of language, meaning, and dynamics
How different approaches to lines could affect the overall humor and relationships
Adjustments made to clarify character interactions
Week 2 Session – Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor – 2 scenes – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]
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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
Week 1 Session – Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor – 2 scenes – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]
So don't be surprised!
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? […]
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!
Catch the weekly sessions on YouTube and the podcast! The Rehearsal Room is its own weekly “show”, reaching more actors, artists, and theatre lovers who would benefit from: I’d love for you to follow along, so just click below to subscribe to our YouTube channel – and then click the bell icon to get notification […]
Acting the Role of BEATRICE (Shakespeare’s “Much Ado”) in The Rehearsal Room for July 2024 with director Erika Rolfsrud, dramaturg Cathleen Sheehan and actors Juls Hoover, Anu Bhatt and Shannon Lee Clair!
This month, we’ll focus on the role of BEATRICE in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing as three different actors will work on scenes and speeches from the play. We’ll dive into what makes this character tick and understanding her full arc. Our director Erika Rolfsrud has played the role Off-Broadway and in Cleveland at the […]
Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” and Stoppard’s “Ros & Guil are Dead” in The Rehearsal Room for June 2024 with Marcelo Tubert, Nick Cagle, Dan Cordova and director Geoffrey Wade!
For the first time, I’ll be releasing the weekly sessions on YouTube for ALL to enjoy. The goal here is to reach more actors, artists, and theatre lovers who would benefit from: There’s no reason our Rehearsal Room can’t be its own weekly “show”. I’m inspired by all of you willing to come together to […]
Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” in The Rehearsal Room for May 2024 with Dennis Renard, Kodi Jackman, Sarah Garic and director Will Block!
Our group will be working on Act 1, Scene 2 – where Cassius urges Brutus to oppose Caesar for fear that Caesar may become king. Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here. Julius Caesar Team – bios below: We’re actually re-visiting this scene after first workshopping it in 2021 – always fun to see how […]
