What happened in Week 1? 🏁 In our first week, some highlights include the participants: Watch the Week 1 session! Full transcript included at the bottom of this post. Subscribe to get notified of our next rehearsal session! Short on time? Check out this 50-second clip of director Stefan Novinski on the status game with […]
Final Session – Acting the Role: BEATRICE (Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing”) – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]
So don't be surprised!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
So don't be surprised!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
So don't be surprised!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 […]
Final Session – Shakespeare and Stoppard (Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern scenes) – The Rehearsal Room
So don't be surprised!Watch the final session! Full transcript included at the bottom of this post. Subscribe to get notified of our next rehearsal session! And there’s the audio version too – you still get everything from listening! Total Running Time: 2:00:48 Support The Rehearsal Room on Patreon – get early access to sessions (before they go public […]
Week 3 – Shakespeare and Stoppard (Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern scenes) – The Rehearsal Room
So don't be surprised!Watch the Week 3 session! Full transcript included at the bottom of this post. Subscribe to get notified of our next rehearsal session! And there’s the audio version too – you still get everything from listening! Total Running Time: 2:02:28 Support The Rehearsal Room on Patreon – get early access to sessions (before they go […]
Week 2 – Shakespeare and Stoppard (Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern scenes) – The Rehearsal Room
So don't be surprised!Watch the Week 2 session! Full transcript included at the bottom of this post. Subscribe to get notified of our next rehearsal session! And there’s the audio version too – you still get everything from listening! Total Running Time: 1:51:50 Support The Rehearsal Room on Patreon – get early access to sessions (before they go […]
Week 1 – Shakespeare and Stoppard (Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern scenes) – The Rehearsal Room
So don't be surprised!As mentioned last week, we’re now posting the FULL weekly sessions of new Rehearsal Room workshops – so let’s kick it off! Watch the Week 1 session! Full transcript included at the bottom of this post. Subscribe to get notified of our next rehearsal session! And there’s the audio version too – you still get […]
The Rehearsal Room FULL Workshop Presentation: Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya (Act 2) featuring Alberto Isaac, Deidrie Henry, and Jully Lee, with Libby Appel directing
We have our first workshop scene NOT from Shakespeare, and there’s a great reason! From October 2021, we present a deep dive into the first half of Act 2 from Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya with director Libby Appel! What’s particularly special about this one is that we’re working from Libby’s translation of the play; when she […]