Final Session - Shakespeare and Stoppard - The Rehearsal Room

The Working Actor's Journey

In our final week of looking at the scenes of Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, the group used "Italian run-thrus" (rapid line delivery) and continued to work on the scenes switching roles. The group discussed the benefits and challenges of role-sharing and switching between the language styles of Shakespeare and Stoppard. During the Q&A, a number of artists mentioned their growth in understanding and portrayal of these characters.

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About the Scene

Our group is working on sections of Act 2, Scene 2 and Act 3, Scene 2 from Shakespeare's Hamlet - AND they will also look at the beginning of Act 2 in Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.

CREATIVE TEAM

• DIRECTOR: Geoffrey Wade
• DRAMATURG: Gideon Rappaport
• And the PLAYERS: Marcelo Tubert, Nick Cagle and Dan Cordova

Hamlet scenes from the Folger Shakespeare Library: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/hamlet/read/2/2/ https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/hamlet/read/3/2/

More about this group: https://workingactorsjourney.com/workshop/shakespeare-stoppard-rehearsal-room-june-2024

BOOKS

Dr. Gideon Rappaport has written three books on Shakespeare:

• William Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Edited and Annotated: https://amzn.to/3xdt012
• Appreciating Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/3XjY6Pe
• Shakespeare’s Rhetorical Figures: An Outline: https://amzn.to/3KEzyZK

Thank you to our current patrons Joan, Michele, Christion, Jim, Magdalen, Ivar, Claudia, Clif and Jeff!

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