Watch the Week 4 session! Full transcript included at the bottom of this post. Subscribe to get notified of our next rehearsal session! What happened in Week 4? 🏁 In our final session, the group: Plus, what about a web series of Beatrice as a childless cat lady in 2024?! Who’s in? 🙋♀️😹 And Erika […]
Week 3 – Acting the Role: BEATRICE (Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing”) – The Rehearsal Room
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What happened in Week 3? 🏁 This week, the group discussed Beatrice’s emotional state, and the play’s thematic elements like gender roles, public perception, and the use of wit. They also explored the historical and cultural context of the play, and theorized about its inspiration. Watch the Week 3 session! Full transcript included at the […]
Week 2 – Acting the Role: BEATRICE (Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing”) – The Rehearsal Room
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What happened in Week 2? 🏁 This week, the group watched a few different versions of the opening scene and discussed the various takes on performances by Catherine Tate and David Tennant (Wyndham’s), Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh (Branagh’s film), Danielle Brooks and Grantham Coleman (Public Theatre), and Dame Maggie Smith and Robert Stephens (Zeffirelli’s […]
Week 1 – Acting the Role: BEATRICE (Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing”) – The Rehearsal Room
So don't be surprised!
What happened in Week 1? 🏁 We dive into the first week of work on the character BEATRICE: exploring the dynamics between Beatrice and Benedict; the concept of wit as a form of communication; and addressing themes such as gender roles, societal expectations, and love. You’ll see the group analyze key scenes, including the gulling […]
Acting the Role of BEATRICE (Shakespeare’s “Much Ado”) in The Rehearsal Room for July 2024 with director Erika Rolfsrud, dramaturg Cathleen Sheehan and actors Juls Hoover, Anu Bhatt and Shannon Lee Clair!
This month, we’ll focus on the role of BEATRICE in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing as three different actors will work on scenes and speeches from the play. We’ll dive into what makes this character tick and understanding her full arc. Our director Erika Rolfsrud has played the role Off-Broadway and in Cleveland at the […]
Acting the Role Discussion: Geoffrey Wade on DOGBERRY from Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing (Amherst College and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park)
Professional actor Geoffrey Wade joined us in October 2021 to discuss the character of Dogberry in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. Geoffrey has played Dogberry twice, at very different times in his life, and finds it’s a fascinating character to dissect. He first performed it as a student at Amherst College and then again at […]
Geoffrey Wade on Dogberry (Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing) – LIVE Discussion and Q&A on Facebook [Watch the Replay]
Professional actor Geoffrey Wade joined us LIVE (October 27, 2021) to discuss the character of Dogberry in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. Geoffrey has played the part twice, at very different times in his life, and finds it’s a fascinating character to dissect. He first performed it as a student at Amherst College and then […]
