Our group will be working on Act 3, Scene 4 – where Hamlet verbally attacks his mother for marrying Claudius. We’ll be exploring the TWO sides of Hamlet with TWO different actors! Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here. Hamlet Team – bios below: Get access to watch the REPLAYS of all sessions for only […]
Shakespeare’s “ROMEO & JULIET” Balcony Scene in The Rehearsal Room for December 2023 with Juls Hoover, Erika Rolfsrud and director Nick Cagle!
Our group will be working on the FAMOUS “balcony scene”: Act 2, Scene 2 – where Romeo overhears Juliet express her love for him and then he answers her. Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here. R&J Team – bios below: Get access to watch the REPLAYS of all sessions for only $5 per month! […]
Shakespeare’s “TAMING OF THE SHREW” in The Rehearsal Room for November 2023 with Liisa Ivary, Joe Holt, Casey McKinnon, director Terri McMahon and more!
Our group will be working on two scenes: Act 1, Scene 1 – where Baptista announces that Bianca cannot marry until Katherine does – and Act 2, Scene 1 – Katherine’s wedding is arranged and Bianca’s suitors vie for her hand. Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here and here. Shrew Team – bios below: […]
Shakespeare’s “MACBETH” in The Rehearsal Room for October 2023 with Paul Bernardo, Nick Cagle, director J. Paul Nicholas and more!
We had a fantastic time with The Winter’s Tale last month and now onto Shakespeare’s MACBETH! Our group will be working on Act 4, Scene 3 – where Malcom tests Macduff and Ross shares tragic news. Scene from the Folger Shakespeare Library here. Macbeth Team – bios below: Get access to watch the REPLAYS of […]
Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” in The Rehearsal Room for September 2023 with Geoffrey Wade, Christopher Guilmet, Shannon Lee Clair, and more!
We had a fantastic time with Measure for Measure last month and now onto Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! Our group will be working on Act 2, Scene 1 – where Leontes has Hermione arrested for adultery and treason. Scene from the Folger Shakespeare Library here. The Winter’s Tale Team: Get access to watch the REPLAYS […]
Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” in The Rehearsal Room for August 2023 with Stefan Novinski, J. Paul Nicholas, Charlotte Northeast and more!
We had a fantastic time with To The Lighthouse last month and now onto Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure! Our group will be working on Act 2, Scene 2 – Angelo’s first meeting with Isabella, where she comes to plead for her brother’s life. Measure for Measure Team: Get access to watch the REPLAYS of all […]
Virginia Woolf’s “To the Lighthouse” in The Rehearsal Room for July 2023 with Brian Nelson, Anne Gee Byrd, Alberto Isaac and more!
We had a great time with King Lear this month and now onto To The Lighthouse! Our group will be working on an adaptation of part of the 1927 novel: the end of the first section (“The Window”) and the beginning of the second section (“Time Passes,”) wth Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay’s last conversation, their house […]
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)
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
