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

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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]

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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]

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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]

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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



Filed Under: Podcast, Workshop Tagged With: actors, director, drama, dramaturg, explicit, lady macbeth, macbeth, marriage, rehearsal, scene work, shakespeare, text work, theatre, virtual, workshop, zoom

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

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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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Text Work: Video game voiceover audition with Marcelo Tubert

Published April 26, 2022 | Last Updated April 25, 2022 Leave your thoughts »

The following is the text work session taken from the full episode with Marcelo. In today’s episode, Marcelo shares how he approaches a voiceover audition for a video game. We look at: what direction and description is initially provided using your instincts to create your own performance avoiding an impersonation. Plus, you’ll hear the actual audition […]



Filed Under: Podcast, Text Work Tagged With: acting class, macbeth, text work, video games, voiceover

New Online Workshop, June 2022 – Acting the Role: The Macbeth’s with Susan Angelo and Bo Foxworth

Published April 21, 2022 | Last Updated May 3, 2022 Leave your thoughts »

In their first online workshop together, learn the context, clues, and process for playing The Macbeth duo from two accomplished, professional actors! Details: WHERE: All online, via Zoom WHEN: Mondays, June 6-27, 5-7 pm PT / 8-10 pm ET HOW: Register to be an ACTOR and work on scenes and speeches or be part of […]



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Text Work: Macbeth’s dagger speech with Elizabeth Dennehy

Published March 29, 2022 | Last Updated March 28, 2022 Leave your thoughts »

The following is the text work session taken from the full episode with Elizabeth. In today’s episode, Elizabeth shares her approach to working on Shakespeare, which includes: what the number of syllables can tell you the thought igniter exercise the first question to ask, and more Plus we chat about the difference in performing a monologue […]



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Ep #26: Elizabeth Dennehy (Star Trek, Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding, Guiding Light, and hundreds of commercials) on Being Natural vs. Casual, Propelling the Story Forward, and Saving Your Money

Published March 15, 2022 | Last Updated April 11, 2022 Leave your thoughts »

“I think the biggest mistake people make is playing their given circumstances instead of the characters’ given circumstances. Nick Bottom [in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’] is not trying to do a funny death scene. He thinks he’s going to blow your mind with his tragedy and it’s going to be the most heartbreaking death scene […]



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