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Ep #28: James Newcomb (Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Denver Center Theatre, Shakespeare & Company) on Being Authentic, Career Hang Times, and Readiness

Published May 10, 2022 | Last Updated June 14, 2022 Leave your thoughts »

“I take great pride in the fact that as a profane clergyman in the theater—I think of the theater as a profane church, a place of worship—we honor the human condition, with all of its warts.” ~ James Newcomb Today’s guest started in the theatre at a very young age, felt adrift and wasn’t exactly […]



Filed Under: Episodes, Podcast Tagged With: classical, denver, film, hamlet, new york, regional theatre, richard iii, shakespeare, theatre, workshop

The Rehearsal Room FULL Workshop Presentation: Shakespeare’s Richard III (Scene 4.4) featuring Veralyn Jones and Michael Kirby, with Liz Swain directing

Published December 21, 2021 | Last Updated December 21, 2021 Leave your thoughts »

From our May 2021 workshop, it’s the final session of Act 4, Scene 4, from Shakespeare’s Richard III. OK, there is a lot going on with this scene, so let’s attempt to summarize! Queen Elizabeth and the Duchess of York (Richard’s mother) are grieving over their children and grandchildren. Former Queen Margaret secretly watches, and […]



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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 […]



Filed Under: Podcast, Workshop Tagged With: england, geoffrey wade, king, richard iii, scene work, shakespeare, text work, tragedy, virtual, workshop, zoom

The Rehearsal Room FULL Workshop Presentation: Shakespeare’s RICHARD III (Act 1, Sc 4) “Clarence’s Dream and Murder” with Peter Van Norden

Published December 29, 2020 | Last Updated November 1, 2021 Leave your thoughts »

Clarence Drowning

We have a special episode today—a great item from the vault! From our August 2020 workshop, it’s the final workshop presentation of “Clarence’s Dream and Murder!” We’re doing this for a couple reasons: It’s such fantastic work and I’m sure you’ll learn something Rgistration is now OPEN for our next workshop in January 2021! Learn […]



Filed Under: Podcast, Workshop Tagged With: clarence, director, dramaturg, dream, geoffrey wade, murder, richard iii, text work, virtual, workshops, zoom

Sit in on a Virtual Workshop of Shakespeare’s Richard III with acting veterans and rookies on June 18th!

Published June 9, 2020 | Last Updated July 20, 2020 Leave your thoughts »

Tony Amendola

  I’m excited to invite you to sit in on a NEW online event happening LIVE on Thursday, June 18th: we’re doing an open workshop of Shakespeare’s Richard III, bringing together both veteran and rookie actors! Grab your spot here! First up are a couple of scenes from Shakespeare’s Richard III with Tony Amendola (ep […]



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Ep #2: Armin Shimerman (Star Trek DS9, BTVS, Shakespeare Actor/Director/Teacher) on Gratitude and Trusting Fate

explicit language So don't be surprised!

Published December 19, 2017 | Last Updated October 31, 2019 Leave your thoughts »

Armin Shimerman

Take the small opportunities as well because you never know what project you encounter now may branch out to be a much larger, beneficial, and profitable project later. —Armin Shimerman   Armin (@ShimermanArmin) is perhaps best known to audiences for playing Quark on the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine series. I consider myself quite fortunate […]



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