Episodes
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🏁 In our third and final session for Shakespeare's Richard II, Act 4, Scene 1, highlights include:
- Exploring the duality and transformation of Richard and Bolingbroke
- The power of words and their impact on personal and public identity
- Delving into the emotional weight of kingship and its consequences
- Insights into the intimate versus public nature of Richard's deposition
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- DIRECTOR: Nathan Hagan
- Sharing the roles of RICHARD and BOLINGBROKE: Nick Cagle and Jamal Douglas
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😮 THE SCENE
Our group will be working on Act 4, Scene 1 from Shakespeare’s Richard II:
- Richard formally deposes himself, exploring the emotional and political turmoil
Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here.
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📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Check out David and Ben Crystal's work on original pronunciation for a deeper understanding of Shakespeare’s language: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPlpphT7n9s
One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:
- Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe
- Shakespeare’s Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK
- William Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012
#workingactor #rehearsal #richardii #shakespeare #textwork #deposed #king
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🏁 In our second session, highlights include:
Richard's journey from power to vulnerability Bolingbroke's internal conflict and familial ties Exploring Richard's private moments with Bolingbroke---
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DIRECTOR: Will Block DRAMATURG: Miranda Johnson-Haddad Sharing the roles of RICHARD and BOLINGBROKE: Jamal Douglas and Nick CagleMore about this group and artist bios: https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/december-2024-richard-ii-deposition
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😮 THE SCENE
Our group will be working on the following scene:
Act 4, Scene 1 - Richard formally deposes himself (from Richard's entrance until his exit)
Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here.
-----📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Check out David and Ben Crystal's work on original pronunciation for a deeper understanding of Shakespeare’s language: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPlpphT7n9s
One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:
Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe Shakespeare’s Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK William Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012#workingactor #rehearsal #richardii #shakespeare #textwork #deposed #king
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Get your copy of "Keys the Pro's Use to Unlock Any Script" - plus two other free guides of acting and career advice!
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The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn’t when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.
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Missing episodes?
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🏁 In our first session, highlights include:
Exploring the intimacy and public display in Richard II's deposition scene The power of language and its ability to shift the room's energy Understanding the relationship dynamics between Richard and Bolingbroke Insights into historical context and its influence on performance---
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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM - we have artists in LA, San Diego, Philly, and New York!
DIRECTOR: Will Block DRAMATURG: Miranda Johnson-Haddad Sharing the roles of RICHARD and BOLINGBROKE: Jamal Douglas and Nick CagleMore about this group and artist bios: https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/december-2024-richard-ii-deposition
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😮 THE SCENE
Our group will be working on the following scene:
Act 4, Scene 1 - Richard formally deposes himself (from Richard's entrance until his exit)
Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here.
-----📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Check out David and Ben Crystal's work on original pronunciation for a deeper understanding of Shakespeare’s language: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPlpphT7n9s
One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:
Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe Shakespeare’s Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK William Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012#workingactor #rehearsal #richardii #shakespeare #textwork #deposed #king
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Get your copy of "Keys the Pro's Use to Unlock Any Script" - plus two other free guides of acting and career advice!
See additional content on Instagram and YouTube.
---
The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn’t when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.
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🏁 In our final session, highlights include:
The power of acting to explore forbidden emotions and thoughts Using a word's actual meaning vs. personal interpretations Italian run-through rehearsals - the purpose and expectations A Q&A with the artists!-----
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DIRECTOR: Geoffrey Wade DRAMATURG: Gideon Rappaport LEONTES: Christopher Guilmet HERMIONE: Shannone Lee Clair ANTIGONUS: J. Paul NicholasMore about this group: https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/november-2024-winters-tale-hermione-arrest-defense
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😮 THE SCENE
Our group will be working on Act 2, Scene 1 and Act 3, Scene 2 from Shakespeare’s The Winter's Tale:
Leontes has Hermione arrested for adultery and treason
Hermione tries to defend herself in open court
Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here and here.
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📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe Shakespeare’s Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK William Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012
One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:#workingactor #rehearsal #measureformeasure #shakespeare #shakespeare #textwork
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Get your copy of "Keys the Pro's Use to Unlock Any Script" - plus two other free guides of acting and career advice!
See additional content on Instagram and YouTube.
---
The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn’t when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.
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🏁 In our third week, highlights include:
Geoffrey's exercise to help actors connect Exploring the psychological aspects of jealousy Transitions from personal to royal plural pronouns-----
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🙏 THANK YOU to our patrons at the Co-Star level and higher: Ivar, Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!
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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM - we have artists in LA, San Diego, Philly, and New York!
DIRECTOR: Geoffrey Wade DRAMATURG: Gideon Rappaport LEONTES: Christopher Guilmet HERMIONE: Shannone Lee Clair ANTIGONUS: J. Paul NicholasMore about this group: https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/november-2024-winters-tale-hermione-arrest-defense
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😮 THE SCENE
Our group will be working on Act 2, Scene 1 and Act 3, Scene 2 from Shakespeare’s The Winter's Tale:
Leontes has Hermione arrested for adultery and treason
Hermione tries to defend herself in open court
Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here and here.
-----
📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe Shakespeare’s Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK William Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012
One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:#workingactor #rehearsal #measureformeasure #shakespeare #shakespeare #textwork
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Get your copy of "Keys the Pro's Use to Unlock Any Script" - plus two other free guides of acting and career advice!
See additional content on Instagram and YouTube.
---
The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn’t when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.
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🏁 In our second week, highlights include:
Deciding on the beats of the scene - what each is "called" Bringing Leontes back to sanity vs. punishing him Exploring the meaning of "I'll keep her in the stables"-----
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Get early access to sessions (before they go public on YouTube and the podcast), priority with asking questions, and more!
🙏 THANK YOU to our patrons at the Co-Star level and higher: Ivar, Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!
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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM - we have artists in LA, San Diego, Philly, and New York!
DIRECTOR: Geoffrey Wade DRAMATURG: Gideon Rappaport LEONTES: Christopher Guilmet HERMIONE: Shannone Lee Clair ANTIGONUS: J. Paul NicholasMore about this group: https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/november-2024-winters-tale-hermione-arrest-defense
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😮 THE SCENE
Our group will be working on Act 2, Scene 1 and Act 3, Scene 2 from Shakespeare’s The Winter's Tale:
Leontes has Hermione arrested for adultery and treason
Hermione tries to defend herself in open court
Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here and here.
-----
📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe Shakespeare’s Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK William Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012
One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:#workingactor #rehearsal #measureformeasure #shakespeare #shakespeare #textwork
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Get your copy of "Keys the Pro's Use to Unlock Any Script" - plus two other free guides of acting and career advice!
See additional content on Instagram and YouTube.
---
The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn’t when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.
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🏁 In our first week, highlights include:
the play as a tragic comedy and its significance in Shakespeare's career
Leontes sudden and irrational jealousy towards his wife, Hermione.
the importance of pacing and punctuation in the text.
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Get early access to sessions (before they go public on YouTube and the podcast), priority with asking questions, and more!
🙏 THANK YOU to our patrons at the Co-Star level and higher: Ivar, Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!
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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM - we have artists in LA, San Diego, Philly, and New York!
DIRECTOR: Geoffrey Wade DRAMATURG: Gideon Rappaport LEONTES: Christopher Guilmet HERMIONE: Shannone Lee Clair ANTIGONUS: J. Paul NicholasMore about this group: https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/winterstale-hermione-arrest-defense-week-1
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😮 THE SCENE
Our group will be working on Act 2, Scene 1 and Act 3, Scene 2 from Shakespeare’s The Winter's Tale:
Leontes has Hermione arrested for adultery and treason
Hermione tries to defend herself in open court
Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here and here.
-----
📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe Shakespeare’s Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK William Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012
One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:#workingactor #rehearsal #measureformeasure #shakespeare #shakespeare #textwork
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Get your copy of "Keys the Pro's Use to Unlock Any Script" - plus two other free guides of acting and career advice!
See additional content on Instagram and YouTube.
---
The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn’t when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.
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🏁 In our fourth and final week, highlights include:
The warrior character of Macbeth and comedic moments with Lady Macbeth Diving into the imagery of "spongy officers" Analyzing the power dynamics in relationships A Q&A with the artists!-----
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Get early access to sessions (before they go public on YouTube and the podcast), priority with asking questions, and more!
🙏 THANK YOU to our patrons at the Co-Star level and higher: Ivar, Jaelyn, Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!
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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM
DIRECTOR: Nick Cagle DRAMATURG: Gideon Rappaport MACBETH: Mark Lawson LADY MACBETH: Meaghan BoeingMore about this group: https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/october-2024-macbeth-2-scenes/
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😮 THE SCENE
Our group will be working on Act 1, Scene 7 and Act 2, Scene 2 from Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
We’ll explore the relationship of MACBETH and LADY MACBETH:
Macbeth questioning Duncan’s murder and Lady Macbeth creating a plan Macbeth returning from Duncan’s murder, horrified by what he’s doneScenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here and here.
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📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe Shakespeare’s Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK William Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012
One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:#workingactor #rehearsal #measureformeasure #shakespeare #shakespeare #textwork
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Get your copy of "Keys the Pro's Use to Unlock Any Script" - plus two other free guides of acting and career advice!
See additional content on Instagram and YouTube.
---
The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn’t when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.
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🏁 In our third week, highlights include:
The use of hypotheticals and future tenses What "the poor cat in the adage" really means The staccato delivery in Lady Macbeth's linesPlus - could "Macbeth" become a Christmas play?? 🎄🤶
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🙏 THANK YOU to our patrons at the Co-Star level and higher: Ivar, Jaelyn, Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!
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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM
DIRECTOR: Nick Cagle DRAMATURG: Gideon Rappaport MACBETH: Mark Lawson LADY MACBETH: Meaghan BoeingMore about this group: https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/october-2024-macbeth-2-scenes/
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😮 THE SCENE
Our group will be working on Act 1, Scene 7 and Act 2, Scene 2 from Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
We’ll explore the relationship of MACBETH and LADY MACBETH:
Macbeth questioning Duncan’s murder and Lady Macbeth creating a plan Macbeth returning from Duncan’s murder, horrified by what he’s doneScenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here and here.
-----
📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe Shakespeare’s Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK William Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012
One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:#workingactor #rehearsal #measureformeasure #shakespeare #shakespeare #textwork
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Get your copy of "Keys the Pro's Use to Unlock Any Script" - plus two other free guides of acting and career advice!
See additional content on Instagram and YouTube.
---
The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn’t when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.
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From 2019, our interview with prolific director Robert Goldsby, on the aliveness of Molière, making clear transitions, and being blissfully happy. Bob took his final curtain call on October 27, 2024 at age 97. With a career spanning 60+ years, he accomplished so much and he'll be missed by all who knew him!
Click here for full show notes and links.
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🏁 In our second week, highlights include:
Macbeth's soliloquy and chaotic dialogue Lady Macbeth's role in the scenes Macbeth's influence on Halloween and Harry Potter-----
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🙏 THANK YOU to our patrons at the Co-Star level and higher: Ivar, Jaelyn, Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!
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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM
DIRECTOR: Nick Cagle DRAMATURG: Gideon Rappaport MACBETH: Mark Lawson LADY MACBETH: Meaghan BoeingMore about this group: https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/october-2024-macbeth-2-scenes/
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😮 THE SCENE
Our group will be working on Act 1, Scene 7 and Act 2, Scene 2 from Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
We’ll explore the relationship of MACBETH and LADY MACBETH:
Macbeth questioning Duncan’s murder and Lady Macbeth creating a plan Macbeth returning from Duncan’s murder, horrified by what he’s doneScenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here and here.
-----
📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe Shakespeare’s Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK William Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012
One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:#workingactor #rehearsal #measureformeasure #shakespeare #shakespeare #textwork
---
Get your copy of "Keys the Pro's Use to Unlock Any Script" - plus two other free guides of acting and career advice!
See additional content on Instagram and YouTube.
---
The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn’t when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.
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🏁 In our first week, highlights include:
speech transitions and symbolism exploring power, ambition, and moral sacrifice Shakespearean nuances-----
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Get early access to sessions (before they go public on YouTube and the podcast), priority with asking questions, and more!
🙏 THANK YOU to our patrons at the Co-Star level and higher: Ivar, Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!
Special welcome to Jaelyn as a new GUEST STAR member!
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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM
DIRECTOR: Nick Cagle DRAMATURG: Gideon Rappaport MACBETH: Mark Lawson LADY MACBETH: Meaghan BoeingMore about this group: https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/october-2024-macbeth-2-scenes/
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😮 THE SCENE
Our group will be working on Act 1, Scene 7 and Act 2, Scene 2 from Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
We’ll explore the relationship of MACBETH and LADY MACBETH:
Macbeth questioning Duncan’s murder and Lady Macbeth creating a plan Macbeth returning from Duncan’s murder, horrified by what he’s doneScenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here and here.
-----
📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe Shakespeare’s Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK William Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012
One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:#workingactor #rehearsal #measureformeasure #shakespeare #shakespeare #textwork
---
Get your copy of "Keys the Pro's Use to Unlock Any Script" - plus two other free guides of acting and career advice!
See additional content on Instagram and YouTube.
---
The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn’t when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.
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🏁 In our fourth and final week, highlights include:
The Great Vowel Shift and Shakespeare's pronunciation
Exploring Mistress Ford's emotions and actions
Q&A with the creative team
⭐️ And a special thank you to Juls Hoover for hosting this month! ⭐️
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Get early access to sessions (before they go public on YouTube and the podcast), priority with asking questions, and more!
🙏 Thank you to our current patrons at the Co-Star level and higher: Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Ivar, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!
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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM
DIRECTOR: J. Paul Nicholas DRAMATURG: Gideon Rappaport FALSTAFF: Todd Scofield MRS. PAGE: Michele Schultz MRS. FORD: Corinna ChristmanMore about this group: https://workingactorsjourney.com/work...
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😮 THE SCENE
Our group will be working on two scenes where the wives plan revenge on Falstaff!
Act 3, Scene 3 (Falstaff's first visit to Mrs. Ford), ending before Mr. Ford arrives
Act 4, Scene 2 (Falstaff's second visit to Mrs. Ford), again ending before Mr. Ford arrives
Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here and here.
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📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe Shakespeare’s Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK William Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012
One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:#workingactor #rehearsal #measureformeasure #shakespeare #shakespeare #textwork
---
Get your copy of "Keys the Pro's Use to Unlock Any Script" - plus two other free guides of acting and career advice!
See additional content on Instagram and YouTube.
---
The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn’t when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.
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🏁 In our third week, highlights include:
Focusing on the nuances of language, meaning, and dynamics
How different approaches to lines could affect the overall humor and relationships
Adjustments made to clarify character interactions
⭐️ And a special thank you to Juls Hoover for hosting this month! ⭐️
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🙏 Thank you to our current patrons at the Co-Star level and higher: Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Ivar, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!
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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM
DIRECTOR: J. Paul Nicholas DRAMATURG: Gideon Rappaport FALSTAFF: Todd Scofield MRS. PAGE: Michele Schultz MRS. FORD: Corinna ChristmanMore about this group: https://workingactorsjourney.com/work...
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😮 THE SCENE
Our group will be working on two scenes where the wives plan revenge on Falstaff!
Act 3, Scene 3 (Falstaff's first visit to Mrs. Ford), ending before Mr. Ford arrives
Act 4, Scene 2 (Falstaff's second visit to Mrs. Ford), again ending before Mr. Ford arrives
Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here and here.
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📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe Shakespeare’s Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK William Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012
One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:#workingactor #rehearsal #measureformeasure #shakespeare #shakespeare #textwork
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Get your copy of "Keys the Pro's Use to Unlock Any Script" - plus two other free guides of acting and career advice!
See additional content on Instagram and YouTube.
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The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn’t when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.
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🏁 In our second week, highlights include:
Discussing lines like "kiln-hole," "loons," and "still swine eats all the draff," clarifying meanings and exploring delivery options
Figuring out transitions, with characters entering and exiting, and experimented with different line delivery for comedic effect
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🙏 Thank you to our current patrons at the Co-Star level and higher: Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Ivar, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!
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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM
DIRECTOR: J. Paul Nicholas DRAMATURG: Gideon Rappaport FALSTAFF: Todd Scofield MRS. PAGE: Michele Schultz MRS. FORD: Corinna ChristmanMore about this group: https://workingactorsjourney.com/work...
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😮 THE SCENE
Our group will be working on two scenes where the wives plan revenge on Falstaff!
Act 3, Scene 3 (Falstaff's first visit to Mrs. Ford), ending before Mr. Ford arrives
Act 4, Scene 2 (Falstaff's second visit to Mrs. Ford), again ending before Mr. Ford arrives
Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here and here.
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📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe Shakespeare’s Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK William Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012
One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:#workingactor #rehearsal #measureformeasure #shakespeare #shakespeare #textwork
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Get your copy of "Keys the Pro's Use to Unlock Any Script" - plus two other free guides of acting and career advice!
See additional content on Instagram and YouTube.
---
The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn’t when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.
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🏁 In our first week, highlights include:
Detailed analysis and debate of character motivations and intentions Several linguistic nuances and potential stage directions were clarified Discussion of whether certain actions were scripted or improvised-----
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🤗 Support The Rehearsal Room on Patreon - get early access to sessions (before they go public on YouTube and the podcast), priority with asking questions, and more: https://www.patreon.com/wajpodcast
🙏 Thank you to our current patrons at the Co-Star level and higher: Joan, Michele, Jim, Magdalen, Ivar, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!
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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM
DIRECTOR: J. Paul Nicholas DRAMATURG: Gideon Rappaport FALSTAFF: Todd Scofield MRS. PAGE: Michele Schultz MRS. FORD: Corinna ChristmanMore about this group: https://workingactorsjourney.com/work...
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😮 THE SCENE
Our group will be working on two scenes where the wives plan revenge on Falstaff!
Act 3, Scene 3 (Falstaff's first visit to Mrs. Ford), ending before Mr. Ford arrives
Act 4, Scene 2 (Falstaff's second visit to Mrs. Ford), again ending before Mr. Ford arrives
Scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library here and here.
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📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe Shakespeare’s Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK William Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012
One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:#workingactor #rehearsal #measureformeasure #shakespeare #shakespeare #textwork
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Get your copy of "Keys the Pro's Use to Unlock Any Script" - plus two other free guides of acting and career advice!
See additional content on Instagram and YouTube.
---
The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn’t when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.
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🏁 In our fourth and final session, highlights include:
conveying the characters' emotions effectively bringing out the depth and complexity of the characters finding the humanity in the text Q&A with the creative teamSession released from the Rehearsal Room ARCHIVE - August 2023.
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🤗 Support The Rehearsal Room on Patreon - get early access to sessions (before they go public on YouTube and the podcast), priority with asking questions, and more: https://www.patreon.com/wajpodcast
🙏 Thank you to our current patrons at the Co-Star level and higher: Joan, Michele, Christion, Jim, Magdalen, Ivar, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!
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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM
DIRECTOR: Stefan Novinski DRAMATURG: Miranda Johnson-Haddad ANGELO: J. Paul Nicholas ISABELLA: Charlotte Northeast PROVOST / LUCIO: Rachel DilliplaneMore about this group:
https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/shakespeares-measure-for-measure-august-2023-----
😮 THE SCENE
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 scene from the Folger Shakespeare Library:
https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/measure-for-measure/read/2/2-----
📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe Shakespeare’s Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK William Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012
One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:#workingactor #rehearsal #measureformeasure #shakespeare #shakespeare #textwork
---
Get your copy of "Keys the Pro's Use to Unlock Any Script" - plus two other free guides of acting and career advice!
See additional content on Instagram and YouTube.
---
The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn’t when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.
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🏁 In our third week, highlights include:
Looking at the Provost, his role as a guide and mediator, and his interactions with Angelo
Comparing the Provost and Lucio, highlighting how they are foils for each other
The actors question whether the Provost and Lucio could be played by women
Session released from the Rehearsal Room ARCHIVE - August 2023.
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🛑 Subscribe to get notified of our next rehearsal session! And click that BELL notification to never miss an update! 🔔
🤗 Support The Rehearsal Room on Patreon - get early access to sessions (before they go public on YouTube and the podcast), priority with asking questions, and more: https://www.patreon.com/wajpodcast
🙏 Thank you to our current patrons at the Co-Star level and higher: Joan, Michele, Christion, Jim, Magdalen, Ivar, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!
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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM
DIRECTOR: Stefan Novinski DRAMATURG: Miranda Johnson-Haddad ANGELO: J. Paul Nicholas ISABELLA: Charlotte Northeast PROVOST / LUCIO: Rachel DilliplaneMore about this group:
https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/shakespeares-measure-for-measure-august-2023-----
😮 THE SCENE
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 scene from the Folger Shakespeare Library:
https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/measure-for-measure/read/2/2-----
📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe Shakespeare’s Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK William Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012
One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:#workingactor #rehearsal #measureformeasure #shakespeare #shakespeare #textwork
---
Get your copy of "Keys the Pro's Use to Unlock Any Script" - plus two other free guides of acting and career advice!
See additional content on Instagram and YouTube.
---
The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn’t when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.
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🏁 In our second week, highlights include:
Themes of power, authority, temptation, and morality
The idea that those in authority often act oppressively
Isabella's use of bribery and prayer to persuade Angelo, and Angelo's internal struggle and attraction to Isabella
Session released from the Rehearsal Room ARCHIVE - August 2023.
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🛑 Subscribe to get notified of our next rehearsal session! And click that BELL notification to never miss an update! 🔔
🤗 Support The Rehearsal Room on Patreon - get early access to sessions (before they go public on YouTube and the podcast), priority with asking questions, and more: https://www.patreon.com/wajpodcast
🙏 Thank you to our current patrons at the Co-Star level and higher: Joan, Michele, Christion, Jim, Magdalen, Ivar, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!
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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM
DIRECTOR: Stefan Novinski DRAMATURG: Miranda Johnson-Haddad ANGELO: J. Paul Nicholas ISABELLA: Charlotte Northeast PROVOST / LUCIO: Rachel DilliplaneMore about this group:
https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/shakespeares-measure-for-measure-august-2023-----
😮 THE SCENE
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 scene from the Folger Shakespeare Library:
https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/measure-for-measure/read/2/2-----
📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe Shakespeare’s Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK William Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012
One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:#workingactor #rehearsal #measureformeasure #shakespeare #shakespeare #textwork
---
Get your copy of "Keys the Pro's Use to Unlock Any Script" - plus two other free guides of acting and career advice!
See additional content on Instagram and YouTube.
---
The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn’t when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.
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Session released from the Rehearsal Room ARCHIVE - August 2023
🏁 In our first week, some highlights include the participants:
speaking about their locations, past experiences in theater, and the current state of the industry sharing their excitement about working on scenes from the play and discussed the purpose of the project, which is to provide learning opportunities for young professionals exploring the character of Angelo and his complicated past, as well as the role of the Provost in revealing Angelo's true nature analyzing Isabella's entrance and her high status as she pleads with Angelo. discussing an upcoming monologue by Angelo and the importance of exploring different approaches to the material-----
🛑 Subscribe to get notified of our next rehearsal session! And click that BELL notification to never miss an update! 🔔
🤗 Support The Rehearsal Room on Patreon - get early access to sessions (before they go public on YouTube and the podcast), priority with asking questions, and more: https://www.patreon.com/wajpodcast
🙏 Thank you to our current patrons at the Co-Star level and higher: Joan, Michele, Christion, Jim, Magdalen, Ivar, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!
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🎭 CREATIVE TEAM
Measure for Measure Team:
DIRECTOR: Stefan Novinski
DRAMATURG: Miranda Johnson-Haddad
ANGELO: J. Paul Nicholas
ISABELLA: Charlotte Northeast
PROVOST / LUCIO: Rachel DilliplaneMore about this group:
https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/shakespeares-measure-for-measure-august-2023-----
😮 THE SCENE
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 scene from the Folger Shakespeare Library:
https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/measure-for-measure/read/2/2-----
📚 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe Shakespeare’s Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK William Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012
One of our dramaturgs, Dr. Gideon Rappaport, has written three books on Shakespeare:#workingactor #rehearsal #measureformeasure #shakespeare #shakespeare #textwork
---
Get your copy of "Keys the Pro's Use to Unlock Any Script" - plus two other free guides of acting and career advice!
See additional content on Instagram and YouTube.
---
The WAJ podcast is designed to show you HOW the work is done, WHAT the realities of the working actor life are like, and to share all the different ways actors have come to this career. There is no one path and no single answer. We want to learn from all of those further down the road, to shorten the learning curve and to discover what helps and what doesn’t when it comes to having a lifelong career as an actor.
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