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Cast and Creative Team Announced for THE BELLE’S STRATAGEM in The Rehearsal Room – February 2022

Published February 3, 2022 | Last Updated January 7, 2025 Leave your thoughts »

In our first ever session focusing on the work of Hannah Cowley, we have selected excerpts from TWO scenes from her popular play The Belle’s Stratagem: Act 3, Scene 1 and Act 5, Scene 5! The great joy of these programs is that we get to: We are thrilled to welcome so many new professionals […]



Filed Under: Updates, Workshop Tagged With: actors, belle's stratagem, director, dramaturg, hannah cowley, play, rehearsal, rehearsal room, theatre, voice, voice coach

Discussion with Director Libby Appel – LIVE on Facebook [Watch the Replay]

Published October 1, 2021 | Last Updated March 29, 2025 Leave your thoughts »

Professional director Libby Appel joined us LIVE (September 30, 2021) for a fun Q&A and discussion about her career, theatre, and of course, Chekhov! Libby is currently directing a section of Act 2 in her translation of Uncle Vanya for The Rehearsal Room. She was such a fantastic guest and has so much enthusiasm for […]



Filed Under: Discussion Tagged With: anton chekhov, chekhov, director, facebook, q&a, shakespeare, theatre, uv-mar25

Cast and Creative Team Announced for CHEKHOV in The Rehearsal Room – Fall 2021

Published August 5, 2021 | Last Updated March 29, 2025 Leave your thoughts »

In our first ever session focusing on the work of Anton Chekhov, we have selected a scene from Act 2 of UNCLE VANYA! The great joy of these programs is that we get to: We are thrilled to welcome so many new professionals to our group, including Libby, Allison, Alberto, Deidrie, and Jully! Want to […]



Filed Under: Updates, Workshop Tagged With: actors, anton chekhov, chekhov, director, dramaturg, play, rehearsal, rehearsal room, theatre, uncle vanya, uv-mar25, voice, voice coach

Get Libby Appel’s new Chekhov translations in “Five Chekhov Plays” – used in our upcoming September session!

Published June 22, 2021 | Last Updated March 29, 2025 Leave your thoughts »

In preparation for our Chekhov session in The Rehearsal Room this September, you can get your own copy of Libby Appel’s new translations, co-produced with Allison Horsley. BUY NOW As Libby shares: I discovered Anton Chekhov’s plays at age 16 when an English teacher in my junior year of high school  assigned us THE CHERRY […]



Filed Under: Other Tagged With: anton chekhov, book, chekhov, director, libby appel, playwright, russian, translations, translator, uv-mar25

Nathan answers your questions about The Working Actor’s Shakespeare!

Published January 12, 2021 | Last Updated September 7, 2021 Leave your thoughts »

WAJ Workshop FAQ

Today I answer many of your questions about The Working Actor’s Shakespeare virtual workshops! Our next round happens Jan 18 – Feb 12, 2021, so this is the FINAL WEEK to register! I’ll cover what to know, including experience, schedule, unlimited pass, union status, scholarships, and more! Grab your spot now » https://workingactorsjourney.com/virtual-workshops Deadline for […]



Filed Under: Podcast, Workshop Tagged With: answers, director, dramaturg, questions, shakespeare, text work, virtual, voice, workshops, zoom

The Rehearsal Room FULL Workshop Presentation: Shakespeare’s RICHARD III (Act 1, Sc 4) “Clarence’s Dream and Murder” with Peter Van Norden

Published December 29, 2020 | Last Updated November 1, 2021 Leave your thoughts »

Clarence Drowning

We have a special episode today—a great item from the vault! From our August 2020 workshop, it’s the final workshop presentation of “Clarence’s Dream and Murder!” We’re doing this for a couple reasons: It’s such fantastic work and I’m sure you’ll learn something Rgistration is now OPEN for our next workshop in January 2021! Learn […]



Filed Under: Podcast, Workshop Tagged With: clarence, director, dramaturg, dream, geoffrey wade, murder, richard iii, text work, virtual, workshops, zoom

Q&A with Shakespeare dramaturg GIDEON RAPPAPORT

Published October 20, 2020 | Last Updated December 14, 2020 Leave your thoughts »

Today we have a great discussion with an often overlooked role in the theatre: the dramaturg! And if you’re wondering exactly what that person does, you’re in the right place! Gideon Rappaport joined us for our online readings in the Spring (Much Ado and Merry Wives), and has been part of the workshop series since […]



Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: cressida, director, dramaturg, king lear, lear, scene work, shakespeare, text work, tragedy, troilus, virtual, zoom

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