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Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” in The Rehearsal Room for November 2024 with Christopher Guilmet, Shannon Lee Clair, director Geoffrey Wade and more!

Published November 7, 2024 | Last Updated January 7, 2025 Leave your thoughts »

For November in The Rehearsal Room, we’re pulling an archive session and sharing it publicly on all platforms! November’s Workshop Our group will be working on Act 2, Scene 1 and Act 3, Scene 2 from Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale: Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here and here. The Winter’s Tale Team – bios below: REPLAYS (both video and audio) […]



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Final Session – Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” – 2 scenes – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]

explicit language So don't be surprised!

Published November 5, 2024 | Last Updated November 7, 2024 Leave your thoughts »

🏁 In our fourth and final week, highlights include:

The warrior character of Macbeth and comedic moments with Lady Macbeth

Diving into the imagery of “spongy officers”

Analyzing the power dynamics in relationships

A Q&A with the artists!



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Week 3 – Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” – 2 scenes – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]

explicit language So don't be surprised!

Published October 29, 2024 | Last Updated November 7, 2024 Leave your thoughts »

🏁 In our third week, highlights include:

The use of hypotheticals and future tenses

What “the poor cat in the adage” really means

The staccato delivery in Lady Macbeth’s lines

Plus – could Macbeth become a Christmas play?? 🎄🤶



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Week 2 – Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” – 2 scenes – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]

explicit language So don't be surprised!

Published October 22, 2024 | Last Updated October 29, 2024 Leave your thoughts »

🏁 In our second week, highlights include:

Macbeth’s soliloquy and chaotic dialogue

Lady Macbeth’s role in the scenes

Macbeth’s influence on Halloween and Harry Potter



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Week 1 – Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” – 2 scenes – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]

explicit language So don't be surprised!

Published October 15, 2024 | Last Updated October 29, 2024 Leave your thoughts »

🏁 In our first week, highlights include:

speech transitions and symbolism

exploring power, ambition, and moral sacrifice

Shakespearean nuances



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Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” in The Rehearsal Room for October 2024 with Mark Lawson, Meaghan Boeing and director Nick Cagle!

explicit language So don't be surprised!

Published October 12, 2024 | Last Updated January 7, 2025 Leave your thoughts »

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



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Shakespeare’s “MACBETH” in The Rehearsal Room for October 2023 with Paul Bernardo, Nick Cagle, director J. Paul Nicholas and more!

Published September 28, 2023 | Last Updated January 7, 2025 Leave your thoughts »

We had a fantastic time with The Winter’s Tale last month and now onto Shakespeare’s MACBETH! Our group will be working on Act 4, Scene 3 – where Malcom tests Macduff and Ross shares tragic news. Scene from the Folger Shakespeare Library here. Macbeth Team – bios below: Get access to watch the REPLAYS of […]



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Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” in The Rehearsal Room for September 2023 with Geoffrey Wade, Christopher Guilmet, Shannon Lee Clair, and more!

Published September 5, 2023 | Last Updated January 7, 2025 Leave your thoughts »

We had a fantastic time with Measure for Measure last month and now onto Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! Our group will be working on Act 2, Scene 1 – where Leontes has Hermione arrested for adultery and treason. Scene from the Folger Shakespeare Library here. The Winter’s Tale Team: Get access to watch the REPLAYS […]



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Acting the Role Discussion: UNCLE VANYA with Tony-winner Reed Birney – play by Anton Chekhov, translation by Annie Baker, at SoHo Rep in 2012

Published November 22, 2022 | Last Updated November 23, 2022 Leave your thoughts »

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 […]



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The Rehearsal Room FULL Workshop Presentation: Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya (Act 2) featuring Alberto Isaac, Deidrie Henry, and Jully Lee, with Libby Appel directing

Published October 18, 2022 | Last Updated March 29, 2025 Leave your thoughts »

We have our first workshop scene NOT from Shakespeare, and there’s a great reason! From October 2021, we present a deep dive into the first half of Act 2 from Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya with director Libby Appel! What’s particularly special about this one is that we’re working from Libby’s translation of the play; when she […]



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