đ In our first session, highlights include:
Exploring the intellectual curiosity and wonder this play
The complex dynamics between Septimus and the other characters
Understanding the nuances of the relationships and their implications
Insights into the historical context and its influence on character development
We work on another play for the first time – one of Stoppard’s best!
Our group will be working on the following scenes:
– Act 1, Scene 1Â – with Septimus, Thomasina and Jellaby
– Act 2, Scene 6Â – with Septimus, Jellaby and Lady Croom.
The Arcadia Team involves artists across the US in CA, NY, and MA!
đ In our third and final week, highlights include:
Exploring the duality and transformation of Richard and Bolingbroke
Delving into the emotional weight of kingship and its consequences
Insights into the intimate versus public nature of Richard’s deposition
Plus, Q&A with the artists!
đ In our second week, highlights include:
Richard’s journey from power to vulnerability
Bolingbroke’s internal conflict and familial ties
Exploring Richard’s private moments with Bolingbroke
đ In our first week, highlights include:
Exploring the intimacy and public display in Richard II’s deposition scene
The power of language and its ability to shift the room’s energy
Understanding the relationship dynamics between Richard and Bolingbroke
Insights into historical context and its influence on performance
It’ll be our first time diving into this beautiful play, and we start with one of the (many) GREAT scenes in the play. December’s Workshop Our group will be working on the following scene: Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here. Richard II Team – we have artists in LA and Hawaii! REPLAYS (both video […]
đ In our final week, highlights include:
The power of acting to explore forbidden emotions and thoughts
Using a word’s actual meaning vs. personal interpretations
Italian run-through rehearsals – the purpose and expectations
A Q&A with the artists!
đ In our third week, highlights include:
Geoffrey’s exercise to help actors connect
Exploring the psychological aspects of jealousy
Transitions from personal to royal plural pronouns
đ In our second week, highlights include:
Deciding on the beats of the scene – what each is “called”
Bringing Leontes back to sanity vs. punishing him
Exploring the meaning of “I’ll keep her in the stables”
đ In our first week, highlights include:
the play as a tragic comedy and its significance in Shakespeare’s career
Leontes sudden and irrational jealousy towards his wife, Hermione.
the importance of pacing and punctuation in the text.
