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UNCLE VANYA Final Session: “Echoes of the Past” – Chekhov – Act 2 – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]

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Published April 1, 2025 | Last Updated April 6, 2025 Leave your thoughts »

🏁 In our third session, highlights include:

The psychological tension with the characters during a stormy night

The motivations and frustrations expressed throughout the scene

Vanya’s emotional turmoil and existential reflections



Filed Under: Podcast, Workshop Tagged With: actors, anton chekhov, chekhov, director, drama, dramaturg, explicit, rehearsal, scene work, text work, theatre, uncle vanya, uv-mar25, virtual, workshop

UNCLE VANYA Week 3 Session: “The Weight of Regret” – Chekhov – Act 2 – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]

explicit language So don't be surprised!

Published March 25, 2025 | Last Updated March 30, 2025 Leave your thoughts »

🏁 In our third session, highlights include:

The psychological tension with the characters during a stormy night

The motivations and frustrations expressed throughout the scene

Vanya’s emotional turmoil and existential reflections



Filed Under: Podcast, Workshop Tagged With: actors, anton chekhov, chekhov, director, drama, dramaturg, explicit, rehearsal, scene work, text work, theatre, uncle vanya, uv-mar25, virtual, workshop

UNCLE VANYA Week 2 Session: “Conflict and Desire” – Chekhov – Act 2 – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]

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Published March 18, 2025 | Last Updated March 29, 2025 Leave your thoughts »

🏁 In our second session, highlights include:

Delving into themes of aging, longing, and existential despair

Uncovering the subtext and motivations behind the characters’ words

Examining the frustrations and desires on this stormy night



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UNCLE VANYA Week 1 Session: “Love, Loss and Longing” – Chekhov – Act 2 – The Rehearsal Room [Video, Audio, and Transcript versions]

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Published March 11, 2025 | Last Updated March 29, 2025 Leave your thoughts »

🏁 In our first session, highlights include:

Exploring Chekhov’s characters and their complex relationships

Discussing the impact of beauty and its ephemeral nature in the play

Examining the themes of longing and self-worth that resonate throughout the narrative



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Q&A with director Libby Appel (Five Chekhov Plays, former Artistic Director for Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Indiana Repertory Theatre, and former Dean of Cal Arts Theatre)

Published November 1, 2022 | Last Updated March 29, 2025 Leave your thoughts »

Director Libby Appel joined us in October 2021 for a lively Q&A, and now you can listen on the podcast and YouTube! It’s wonderful that we can follow up our Chekhov workshop from last episode with an even deeper discussion with the director! In this chat, you’ll hear Libby and I talk about: what she […]



Filed Under: Discussion, Podcast Tagged With: auditions, chekhov, director, discussion, facebook, q&a, uv-mar25, workshop

The Rehearsal Room FULL Workshop Presentation: Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya (Act 2) featuring Alberto Isaac, Deidrie Henry, and Jully Lee, with Libby Appel directing

Published October 18, 2022 | Last Updated March 29, 2025 Leave your thoughts »

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 […]



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Discussion with Director Libby Appel – LIVE on Facebook [Watch the Replay]

Published October 1, 2021 | Last Updated March 29, 2025 Leave your thoughts »

Professional director Libby Appel joined us LIVE (September 30, 2021) for a fun Q&A and discussion about her career, theatre, and of course, Chekhov! Libby is currently directing a section of Act 2 in her translation of Uncle Vanya for The Rehearsal Room. She was such a fantastic guest and has so much enthusiasm for […]



Filed Under: Discussion Tagged With: anton chekhov, chekhov, director, facebook, q&a, shakespeare, theatre, uv-mar25

Cast and Creative Team Announced for CHEKHOV in The Rehearsal Room – Fall 2021

Published August 5, 2021 | Last Updated March 29, 2025 Leave your thoughts »

In our first ever session focusing on the work of Anton Chekhov, we have selected a scene from Act 2 of UNCLE VANYA! The great joy of these programs is that we get to: We are thrilled to welcome so many new professionals to our group, including Libby, Allison, Alberto, Deidrie, and Jully! Want to […]



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Get Libby Appel’s new Chekhov translations in “Five Chekhov Plays” – used in our upcoming September session!

Published June 22, 2021 | Last Updated March 29, 2025 Leave your thoughts »

In preparation for our Chekhov session in The Rehearsal Room this September, you can get your own copy of Libby Appel’s new translations, co-produced with Allison Horsley. BUY NOW As Libby shares: I discovered Anton Chekhov’s plays at age 16 when an English teacher in my junior year of high school  assigned us THE CHERRY […]



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