Olivia/Viola, Final Session (TWELFTH NIGHT) - "A Dance of Grief and Desire" | The Rehearsal Room
Release Date: 11/18/2025
"The Search for Truth" in HAMLET: Act 2, Scenes 1-2(a). Week 3 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
The Working Actor's Journey
🏁 In this session, highlights include: ➤ Meeting Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Hamlet's friends with a secret mission ➤ Exploring Polonius' reaction to the description of Hamlet's strange behavior ➤ Analyzing Claudius' and Gertrude's responses to Hamlet's madness Welcome back to The Rehearsal Room for this season (10!) as we continue our HAMLET Project. 📷 cover photo: Elizabeth Swain --- 🛑 SUBSCRIBE to get notified of our next rehearsal session. *** These sessions are free for all to enjoy; your support helps us keep this space creative, accessible, and high-quality.***...
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"Love and Madness" in HAMLET: Act 2, Scenes 1-2(a). Week 2 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
The Working Actor's Journey
Welcome back to The Rehearsal Room for this season (10!) as we continue our HAMLET Project. --- 🏁 In this session, highlights include: ➤ Diving deeper into the relationships introduced in Act 1 ➤ Exploring Polonius' nature as he instructs Reynaldo to spy on Laertes ➤ Ophelia's emotional turmoil as she describes her encounter with Hamlet cover photo: Sharon McCune --- 🛑 SUBSCRIBE to get notified of our next rehearsal session. *** These sessions are free for all to enjoy; your support helps us keep this space creative, accessible, and high-quality.*** 🙌 Many thanks to our...
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"From Grief to Action" in HAMLET: Act 2, Scenes 1-2(a). Week 1 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
The Working Actor's Journey
Welcome back to The Rehearsal Room as we kick off Act 2 of our HAMLET Project in SEASON 10 🙌, where we explore one scene (or section) of Shakespeare's Hamlet - one month at a time. New sessions are still being produced; we recently crossed one year working on this play and are about to begin Act 4. Yes, a LOT happens in Acts 2 and 3. 😉 For this month, we'll look at Act 2, Sc 1, and then Act 2, Sc 2 (descriptions below) - and scene 2 has so much going on, we spent multiple months on it, hence the "part a". --- 🏁 In this session, highlights include: ➤ The transition into Act 2 as we...
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"Sworn to Silence" in HAMLET: Act 1, Sc 5. Final Session - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
The Working Actor's Journey
🏁 In this session, highlights include: ➤ The tension and intrigue that fill Hamlet's encounter with the Ghost ➤ Exploring the themes of secrecy and trust as Hamlet asks his friends to swear silence ➤ Hamlet's emotional journey as he grapples with these revelations We continue with The HAMLET Project, where we explore one scene (or section) of Shakespeare's Hamlet - one month at a time. To our knowledge, this is the first long-form, open rehearsal of this play available online! So yes, something new with Shakespeare. 😁 *** These sessions are free for all to enjoy;...
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"A Son's Oath" in HAMLET: Act 1, Sc 5. Week 2 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
The Working Actor's Journey
🏁 In this session, highlights include: ➤ Hamlet's emotional journey following his encounter with the Ghost ➤ The complexities of the Ghost's character and his impact on Hamlet ➤ Exploring how Hamlet, Horatio and Marcellus navigate the revelations We continue with The HAMLET Project, where we explore one scene (or section) of Shakespeare's Hamlet - one month at a time. To our knowledge, this is the first long-form, open rehearsal of this play available online! So yes, something new with Shakespeare. 😁 *** These sessions are free for all to enjoy; your support helps us...
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"A Father's Plea" in HAMLET: Act 1, Sc 5. Week 1 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
The Working Actor's Journey
🏁 In this session, highlights include: ➤ Exploring the complex relationship between Hamlet and the Ghost ➤ Insights into the Ghost's motivations and emotional turmoil ➤ The implications of revenge and Hamlet's moral dilemmas We continue with The HAMLET Project, where we explore one scene (or section) of Shakespeare's Hamlet - one month at a time. To our knowledge, this is the first long-form, open rehearsal of this play available online! So yes, something new with Shakespeare. 😁 *** These sessions are free for all to enjoy; your support helps us keep this space...
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"The Journey Begins" in HAMLET: Act 1, Sc 3-4. Final Session - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
The Working Actor's Journey
🏁 In this session, highlights include: ➤ A deep examination of the dynamics between Hamlet, Horatio, and the Ghost ➤ Insights into Polonius’ role and his influence on Ophelia and Laertes ➤ How Ophelia is often misrepresented in traditional interpretations We continue with The HAMLET Project, where we explore one scene (or section) of Shakespeare's Hamlet - one month at a time. To our knowledge, this is the first long-form, open rehearsal of this play available online! So yes, something new with Shakespeare. 😁 *** These sessions are free for all to enjoy; your...
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"The Ghost's Revelation" in HAMLET: Act 1, Sc 3-4. Week 3 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
The Working Actor's Journey
🏁 In this session, highlights include: ➤ Exploring the relationship between Hamlet and the ghost, focusing on memory and loss ➤ An analysis of language and punctuation in Hamlet's initial lines ➤ Insights Marcellus' and Horatio's fears regarding the ghost's intentions We continue with The HAMLET Project, where we explore one scene (or section) of Shakespeare's Hamlet - one month at a time. To our knowledge, this is the first long-form, open rehearsal of this play available online! So yes, something new with Shakespeare. 😁 *** These sessions are free for all to enjoy;...
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"Ophelia's Strength" in HAMLET: Act 1, Sc 3-4. Week 2 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
The Working Actor's Journey
🏁 In this session, highlights include: ➤ Reframing Ophelia as a strong, self-aware woman rather than a passive character ➤ The dynamic of Polonius' family, exploring familial duty and societal expectations ➤ How the characters' relationships influence the unfolding tragedy of the play We continue with The HAMLET Project, where we explore one scene (or section) of Shakespeare's Hamlet - one month at a time. To our knowledge, this is the first long-form, open rehearsal of this play available online! So yes, something new with Shakespeare. 😁 *** These sessions are free...
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"The Ties that Bind" in HAMLET: Act 1, Sc 3-4. Week 1 - Shakespeare | The Rehearsal Room
The Working Actor's Journey
🏁 In this session, highlights include: ➤ A deep dive into the relationships between Laertes, Ophelia, and Polonius ➤ An examination of Ophelia's agency and her struggle within her family and society ➤ Insights into familial duty and how it influences the characters’ decisions We continue with The HAMLET Project, where we explore one scene (or section) of Shakespeare's Hamlet - one month at a time. To our knowledge, this is the first long-form, open rehearsal of this play available online! So yes, something new with Shakespeare. 😁 *** These sessions are free for all...
info_outlineJoin us as we dive into two scenes featuring Olivia and Viola in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. In our FINAL session (just 3 weeks this round), we conclude this great series from 2025 focused on the two Olivia/Viola scenes Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. This will also wrap up SEASON 8 of The Working Actor's Journey! New episodes will start again in January...
🏁 In this session, highlights include:
➤ The transformative exercise of "Dropping In" to deepen connection
➤ Insights into the grief, identity, and power dynamics present in these interactions
➤ An exploration of the First Folio and its clues to Shakespeare's language and intent
➤ A Q&A with the team, including the value of different interpretations
Act 1, Scene 5: Olivia allows Viola (in her disguise as Cesario) to speak with her privately about Orsino’s love, though Olivia ends up falling in love with Cesario.
Act 3, Scene 1: Olivia declares her love to Cesario.
Featuring DIRECTOR Edgar Landa, DRAMATURG Miranda Johnson-Haddad, and ACTORS Anne Gee Byrd (Viola) and Shelby Lewis (Olivia). With your host, Nathan Agin.