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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 November 1, 2022 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, 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 October 20, 2022 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 […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Workshop Tagged With: chekhov, comedy, drama, russia, scene work, text work, uncle vanya, virtual, workshop, zoom

The Rehearsal Room FULL Workshop Presentation: Shakespeare’s As You Like It (Scene 3.5) featuring James Newcomb, Erika Rolfsrud and Meaghan Boeing, with Elizabeth Dennehy directing

Published September 20, 2022 | Last Updated October 4, 2022 Leave your thoughts »

From our May 2021 workshop, it’s the final session of Act 3, Scene 5, from Shakespeare’s As You Like it. We have another “all pro” group—all the actors in the scene are professionals, so the work has been so fun and rich! Our dramaturg Philippa said that she found it so mind-blowingly good how fully […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Workshop Tagged With: as you like it, comedy, professional, scene work, shakespeare, text work, virtual, workshop, zoom

Ep #30: Veralyn Jones (LA Women’s Shakespeare, Antaeus, A Noise Within, Lower Depth Theatre, Seinfeld) on Feeling Like a Fraud, Circuitous Paths, and Saying Yes

Published July 12, 2022 | Last Updated July 21, 2022 Leave your thoughts »

I have to face my fears because even though those things scared the hell out of me, I always said yes. And I think that’s where the opportunities came because I found that when I did say yes, it opened a door and somehow I was able to scale the wall and succeed. ~ Veralyn […]

Filed Under: Episodes, Podcast Tagged With: antaeus, caribbean, classical, failure, fear, film, los angeles, regional theatre, shakespeare, theatre, workshop

Ep #29: Alberto Isaac (East West Players, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, actor/director/playwright) on the Work of Acting, Handling Rejection, and Not Hiding

Published June 14, 2022 | Last Updated July 11, 2022 Leave your thoughts »

Acting is work. I always feel I need to be on my toes, I need to be alert, I need to have my mind open, and be aware of so many things. It’s something enjoyable even though it’s hard to do. That feeling of “yes, I’m doing well” while working has been so rare. ~ […]

Filed Under: Episodes, Podcast Tagged With: antaeus, asian, film, los angeles, philippines, regional theatre, rejection, theatre, workshop

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

New Online Workshop, June 2022 – Acting the Role: The Macbeth’s with Susan Angelo and Bo Foxworth

Published April 21, 2022 | Last Updated May 3, 2022 Leave your thoughts »

In their first online workshop together, learn the context, clues, and process for playing The Macbeth duo from two accomplished, professional actors! Details: WHERE: All online, via Zoom WHEN: Mondays, June 6-27, 5-7 pm PT / 8-10 pm ET HOW: Register to be an ACTOR and work on scenes and speeches or be part of […]

Filed Under: Workshop Tagged With: macbeth, regional theatre, scene work, shakespeare, text work, theatre, virtual, workshop

Ep #26: Elizabeth Dennehy (Star Trek, Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding, Guiding Light, and hundreds of commercials) on Being Natural vs. Casual, Propelling the Story Forward, and Saving Your Money

Published March 15, 2022 | Last Updated April 11, 2022 Leave your thoughts »

“I think the biggest mistake people make is playing their given circumstances instead of the characters’ given circumstances. Nick Bottom [in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’] is not trying to do a funny death scene. He thinks he’s going to blow your mind with his tragedy and it’s going to be the most heartbreaking death scene […]

Filed Under: Episodes, Podcast Tagged With: antaeus, father, film, london, macbeth, new york, regional theatre, shakespeare, star trek, teaching, theatre, workshop

New Class, April 2022: The Play’s the Thing with APT co-founders/AD’s Randall Duk Kim and Annie Occhiogrosso

Published March 3, 2022 | Last Updated March 6, 2022 Leave your thoughts »

In their first online workshop, these two masters of the theatre will share their lifetime exploration of Shakespeare with students of all ages! The class will be completely VIRTUAL (anyone can register) and will run on Tuesdays from April 5-26, 2022. You can sign up as an actor (open to any age, race, and gender […]

Filed Under: Workshop Tagged With: first folio, king lear, regional theatre, scene work, shakespeare, text work, theatre, virtual, workshop

REPERTORY (Part Two) FULL Workshop Presentation: Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night (Scenes 3.1 and 3.4) featuring Sara Mountjoy-Pepka, Garrett Botts, and Michele Schultz, with Elizabeth Swain directing

Published January 18, 2022 | Last Updated January 20, 2022 Leave your thoughts »

For today’s episode, we’re bringing you the second half of the Repertory workshop featuring Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. (Check out Part 1 here!) As I mentioned last episode, this was an immense project: we had a company of 6 actors (half professional and half younger and/or newer) who met twice a week for 7 weeks to […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Workshop Tagged With: comedy, drama, fool, grief, scene work, shakespeare, text work, twelfth night, virtual, workshop, zoom

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Acting the Role Discussion: UNCLE VANYA with Tony-winner Reed Birney – play by Anton Chekhov, translation by Annie Baker, at SoHo Rep in 2012

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