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Nathan answers your questions about The Working Actor’s Shakespeare!

Published January 12, 2021 | Last Updated September 7, 2021 Leave your thoughts »

WAJ Workshop FAQ

Today I answer many of your questions about The Working Actor’s Shakespeare virtual workshops! Our next round happens Jan 18 – Feb 12, 2021, so this is the FINAL WEEK to register! I’ll cover what to know, including experience, schedule, unlimited pass, union status, scholarships, and more! Grab your spot now » https://workingactorsjourney.com/virtual-workshops Deadline for […]



Filed Under: Podcast, Workshop Tagged With: answers, director, dramaturg, questions, shakespeare, text work, virtual, voice, workshops, 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

Q&A with actor, social media maven, and entrepreneur BEN WHITEHAIR (pandemic, trends, SAG-AFTRA)

Published December 15, 2020 | Last Updated December 18, 2020 Leave your thoughts »

Ben Whitehair Q&A

BEN WHITEHAIR RETURNS for a great discussion! I am thrilled to welcome Ben back to the show—we did this Q&A as part of the October virtual workshops. Among other things, we talked about: How he responded to the pandemic, both personally and professionally Trends he’s seeing in the industry and with social media What SAG-AFTRA […]



Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: covid, entrepreneur, industry, pandemic, safety, sag-aftra, social media, union, virtual, workshops, zoom

Q&A with Shakespeare dramaturg GIDEON RAPPAPORT

Published October 20, 2020 | Last Updated December 14, 2020 Leave your thoughts »

Today we have a great discussion with an often overlooked role in the theatre: the dramaturg! And if you’re wondering exactly what that person does, you’re in the right place! Gideon Rappaport joined us for our online readings in the Spring (Much Ado and Merry Wives), and has been part of the workshop series since […]



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Virtual Shakespeare Workshop Registration opens July 22 at 12 pm PT

Published July 21, 2020 | Last Updated July 21, 2020 Leave your thoughts »

Anne Gee Byrd

What if your scene partner were a professional actor? How might that up your game and what might you learn from someone who has been working for decades? Well now you can make that happen. We’re opening up registration on Wednesday, July 22nd at 12 pm PT for a series of Virtual Shakespeare Workshops to […]



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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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May 14th: Livestream Reading of Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor” with an All-Star Cast!

Published May 12, 2020 | Last Updated May 12, 2020 Leave your thoughts »

 Things went very well with our first reading, so welcome to the “Much Ado About Something” series, as we all do our part to fight this pandemic and stay entertained at the same time. Next up is our online reading of William Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor with an all-star cast of past […]



Filed Under: Event Tagged With: broadcast, comedy, global, merry wives, much ado, pandemic, reading, shakespeare, staged, theatre, virtual, windsor, youtube

April 2nd: Online Shakespeare Reading of “Much Ado About Nothing” with an All Star Cast!

Published March 31, 2020 | Last Updated May 12, 2020 Leave your thoughts »

In these times of much ado about SOMETHING, you’re invited to an online Shakespeare reading of Much Ado About Nothing with an all-star cast of past podcast guests! The broadcast will be April 2nd at 3 pm Pacific / 6 pm Eastern, and yes, you can WATCH all of this too. Head over here to […]



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