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Final Session: “The Quest for Knowledge” in Tom Stoppard’s “Arcadia” – 2 scenes with Septimus – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]

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

🏁 In our third session, highlights include:

The complex relationship between Septimus and Lady Croom

Delving into the intimacy and tension of their exchanges

Unpacking the themes of knowledge and deception as secrets unravel



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Week 3 Session: “The Dance of Discovery” in Tom Stoppard’s “Arcadia” – 2 scenes with Septimus – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]

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Published January 28, 2025 | Last Updated March 29, 2025 Leave your thoughts »

Week 3 Session

🏁 In our third session, highlights include:

The complex relationship between Septimus and Lady Croom

Delving into the intimacy and tension of their exchanges

Unpacking the themes of knowledge and deception as secrets unravel



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Week 2 Session: “Secrets, Servants, and Self-Determination” in Tom Stoppard’s “Arcadia” – 2 scenes with Septimus – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]

explicit language So don't be surprised!

Published January 21, 2025 | Last Updated March 29, 2025 Leave your thoughts »

🏁 In our second session, highlights include:

Exploring the intellectual curiosity and wonder in this play

The complex dynamics between Septimus and the other characters

Understanding the nuances of the relationships and their implications

Insights into the historical context and its influence on character development



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Week 1 Session: “Curiosity and Carnal Embrace” in Tom Stoppard’s “Arcadia” – 2 scenes with Septimus – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]

explicit language So don't be surprised!

Published January 14, 2025 | Last Updated March 29, 2025 Leave your thoughts »

🏁 In our first session, highlights include:

Exploring the intellectual curiosity and wonder this play

The complex dynamics between Septimus and the other characters

Understanding the nuances of the relationships and their implications

Insights into the historical context and its influence on character development



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Tom Stoppard’s “Arcadia” in The Rehearsal Room for January 2025 with Geoffrey Wade, Jennifer Le Blanc, James Newcomb, director Brendon Fox and more!

Published January 7, 2025 | Last Updated March 29, 2025 Leave your thoughts »

We work on another play for the first time – one of Stoppard’s best!

Our group will be working on the following scenes:
– Act 1, Scene 1 – with Septimus, Thomasina and Jellaby
– Act 2, Scene 6 – with Septimus, Jellaby and Lady Croom.

The Arcadia Team involves artists across the US in CA, NY, and MA!



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Final Session – Shakespeare and Stoppard (Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern scenes) – The Rehearsal Room

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Published July 2, 2024 | Last Updated July 10, 2024 Leave your thoughts »

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 […]



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Week 3 – Shakespeare and Stoppard (Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern scenes) – The Rehearsal Room

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Published June 25, 2024 | Last Updated July 6, 2024 Leave your thoughts »

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 […]



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Week 2 – Shakespeare and Stoppard (Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern scenes) – The Rehearsal Room

explicit language So don't be surprised!

Published June 18, 2024 | Last Updated June 19, 2024 Leave your thoughts »

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 […]



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Week 1 – Shakespeare and Stoppard (Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern scenes) – The Rehearsal Room

explicit language So don't be surprised!

Published June 11, 2024 | Last Updated June 18, 2024 Leave your thoughts »

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 […]



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