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KING LEAR Final Session: “The Art of Character and Conflict” – Shakespeare – Act 2, Scene 4 – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]

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Published March 4, 2025 | Last Updated March 29, 2025 Leave your thoughts »

🏁 In our final session, highlights include:

Delving into the dynamics of power and how it shapes the characters’ choices throughout the play

Exploring the nuances of familial loyalty

Q&A with the artists!



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KING LEAR Week 3: “The Unraveling of Lear” – Shakespeare – Act 2, Scene 4 – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]

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Published February 25, 2025 | Last Updated March 29, 2025 Leave your thoughts »

🏁 In our third session, highlights include:

Discussing the importance of props in Shakespearean plays and their role in storytelling

Examining the arcs of Lear, Goneril, and Regan as they navigate power struggles

Tracing the characters from the beginning of the play, looking at how their relationships evolve and the consequences of their choices



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KING LEAR Week 2: “Unpacking Shakespeare’s Punctuation” – Shakespeare – Act 2, Scene 4 – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]

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

🏁 In our second session, highlights include:

Exploring the emotional relationship of Lear and his daughters

How punctuation in Shakespeare’s text informs performance

Discussing the importance of spontaneity in portraying characters



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KING LEAR Week 1: “The Fragility of Authority and Family Bonds” – Shakespeare – Act 2, Scene 4 – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]

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Published February 11, 2025 | Last Updated March 29, 2025 Leave your thoughts »

🏁 In our first session, highlights include:

The intricate dynamics between Lear and his daughters, revealing the complexities of love and power

Delving into the emotional weight of familial relationships and the impact of aging on identity

Discussions on the nature of theater and its role in reflecting humanity



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Final Session – Shakespeare’s “Richard II” – the king deposed (Act 4, Sc 1) – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]

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Published December 24, 2024 | Last Updated December 31, 2024 Leave your thoughts »

🏁 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!



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Week 2 Session – Shakespeare’s “Richard II” – the king deposed (Act 4, Sc 1) – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]

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Published December 17, 2024 | Last Updated December 29, 2024 Leave your thoughts »

🏁 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



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The Rehearsal Room FULL Workshop Presentation: Shakespeare’s King Lear (Scenes 1.4 and 2.4) with Tony Amendola as Lear and Elizabeth Dennehy as Goneril

Published July 27, 2021 | Last Updated May 12, 2023 Leave your thoughts »

From our October 2020 workshop, it’s the final session of Act 1, scene 4 and Act 2, scene 4 from Shakespeare’s King Lear. We continue rolling out these episodes from the past 12+ months of workshops we’ve been doing. If you’ve missed any presentations thus far, click here to find them all. It was exciting […]



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The Rehearsal Room FULL Workshop Presentation: Shakespeare’s Richard III (Scenes 1.1 and 4.4) with Tony Amendola as Richard and Anne Gee Byrd as Margaret

Published July 13, 2021 | Last Updated November 1, 2021 Leave your thoughts »

We have another special episode today from the vault of scene presentations! From our June 2020 workshop, it’s the final session of Act 1, scene 1 and Act 4, scene 4 from Shakespeare’s Richard III. It’s already been over a year since we started these programs, and it’s so much fun to go back and […]



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